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Invoking Torah, Minnesota Jews mobilize against ICE operations

Minnesota’s Jewish community is speaking out against ICE raids, invoking Torah teachings on welcoming the stranger and mobilizing protests across the Twin Cities.

Rabbi Tamar Magill-Grimm, of the Conservative Beth Shalom Congregation in Mendota Heights, Minnesota, speaks out with other faith leaders against Immigrations and Customs Enforcement operations in the Twin Cities at a press conference at a Lutheran church in St. Paul, Jan. 20, 2026.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (R) and his wife Gwen Walz (L) look on during a vigil for Renee Good on the steps of the state capitol building on January 09, 2026 in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Tim Walz, Minneapolis mayor subpoenaed by US Dept. of Justice amid immigration crackdown

Law enforcement officials stand guard, in front of the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, during a protest more than a week after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US, January 17, 2026.

Pentagon prepares to deploy 1,500 soldiers to Minnesota as Walz mobilizes Nat'l Guard to protests

Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil attends a pro-Palestinian protest outside Columbia University, in Manhattan in New York City, US, October 7, 2025

Court overturns ruling to free pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, paving way for rearrest


Mayor calls for release of New Jersey synagogue custodian detained by ICE

Glen Rock Mayor Kristine Morieko condemned Aquino's detention, asserting it was “in direct violation of due process and without cause.”

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents look over lists of names and their hearing times and locations inside the Federal Plaza courthouse before making arrests on June 27, 2025 in New York.

ICE arrests 11 Iranians in US illegally, Homeland Security says

One of the 11 Iranian nationals was on the known or suspected terrorist list, and another served as an Iranian army sniper, according to a CBS report shared by DHS's official X/Twitter.

 An ICE agent in Los Angeles, June 2025; illustrative.

ICE arrests Jewish NYC mayoral candidate Brad Lander for unknown reasons

In the videos of the incident, he can be heard repeatedly asking ICE officers, "Do you have a judicial warrant?" and "Can I see the judicial warrant?"

 Jewish NYC Mayoral candidate and city comptroller Brad Lander was arrested by ICE outside a federal immigration court on June 17, 2025.

US Justice Department tells immigration judges to dismiss cases in order to expedite arrests – NBC

A Justice Department memo to US immigration judges noted that they can rapidly grant case dismissals, meaning that immigrants will not be able to respond in court.

 Demonstrators shout slogans as they attend a protest against federal immigration sweeps, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. June 10, 2025.

Apple bans pro-terror, pro-violence Telegram channel agitating LA riots

The group called on their loyal “Hamas Marxist Army” to fight against the “Fourth Reich” with their “favorite pastime - terrorizing police officers.”

 Screenshot of Unity of Fields account on X.

Anti-ICE riots in Los Angeles: What is behind the clashes, arrests in LA? - explainer

What was the trigger behind the anti-ICE Los Angeles riots? How have law enforcement officers cracked down? And how have lawmakers and government officials responded? 

 A police officer uses stun grenades as they approach the protesters gathered around the Los Angeles Federal Building following multiple detentions by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in downtown Los Angeles, California, US, June 6, 2025.

Family of Boulder attack suspect taken into federal custody

Mohamed Sabry Soliman, an Egyptian national, did not have legal status to be in the United States as his documentation expired in March. 

 An Israeli flag is placed near police tape, after an attack that injured multiple people, in Boulder, Colorado, US June 1, 2025.

Trump admin’s visa crackdown targeting thousands of foreign students raises legal concerns

Students with as little as a dismissed traffic violation have found themselves with revoked student visas.

 Policemen arrest student during students and pro-Palestine activists protest across New York City demanding the release of Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian student activist and recent Columbia graduate in the borough of Manhattan.

Tufts student challenging immigration arrest must be moved to Vermont, judge rules

The decision by US District Judge William Sessions in Burlington marked an early victory for Turkish national Rumeysa Ozturk.

 Masked and plainclothes agents take Tufts University Turkish doctoral student Rumeysa Ozturk into custody near her home when, according to her lawyer, she was heading to meet with friends to break her Ramadan fast, in Somerville, Massachusetts, US, March 25, 2025.

State Department says Trump admin. has no grounds to deport Tufts Uni. student

After being arrested by masked ICE agents, the State Department ruled that the Trump administration had no grounds to deport Turkish Tufts University student.

Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish doctoral student at Tufts University in Somerville, Massachusetts, poses in an undated photograph provided by her family and obtained by Reuters on March 29, 2025