Minneapolis

Minneapolis immigration operation to conclude, Trump administration says - NBC

Over 4,000 illegal immigrants were apprehended by the DHS since the operation began in November 2025.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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.
Synagogue security funds and practices can come with tradeoffs, Jewish leaders say.

US synagogues face a terrible choice: Collaborate with ICE or risk our own safety - opinion

Synagogues must decide whether to comply with ICE's terms tied to DHS security grants or uphold their values by refusing to cooperate with enforcement actions.

|ByRABBI ARI LEV FORNARI/JTA, JON ARGAMAN/JTA
US President Donald Trump looks on after signing executive orders inside the Capital One Arena on the inauguration day of his second presidential term, in Washington, January 20, 2025.

Trump says ICE could use a 'softer touch' in immigration enforcement - NBC

Trump said he had “learned that maybe we could use a little bit of a softer touch, but you still have to be tough. We’re dealing with really hard criminals."

|ByESTHER DAVIS
Liam Conejo Ramos, who was detained with his father by immigration officers during a raid in Minnesota and then taken to a detention center in Texas, is back at home after a judge ordered their release, in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, U.S., in this picture obtained from social media February 1, 2026

Five-year-old detained by ICE returns home to Minnesota after detention in Texas

"Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack," Castro said. "We won't stop until all children and families are home."

|ByREUTERS