Updated on: January 16, 2026 / 5:21 PM CST / CBS Minnesota Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey are under federal investigation, two U.S. officials told WCCO on Friday afternoon.    Walz and Frey are being investigated by the Department of Justice for allegedly obstructing law enforcement activities, the officials confirmed.  WCCO has reached out to Walz's and Frey's offices for comment.  The investigation comes after New details were released on the Jan. 7 fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Good in south Minneapolis by ICE officer Jonathan Ross. The reports say Good had at least three gunshot wounds on her chest, her left arm and a possible one on her head. President Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act, which would allow him to deploy troops to quell protests in Minnesota after two shootings, one fatal, by federal immigration enforcement agents there. On Friday, Gov. Tim Walz's office confirmed that he is "engaged in an ongoing conversation with the White House." What started as an average night for Pancho's Taqueria and Mexican Cafe in Circle Pines, Minnesota, turned into a traumatic memory. Frank Chase, who owns the restaurant, says he can't stop thinking about Tuesday, when federal agents arrested one of the restaurant's employees, who Chase says had a valid work visa to live legally in the U.S.  The agents waited in the parking lot before following a Latino staff member named Kevin into a storage container as he grabbed supplies for the kitchen.  [Read more]  More than two dozen U.S. House Democrats convened in St. Paul on Friday for an unofficial Congressional hearing on the conduct of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal agents in Minnesota, spotlighting the testimony of local officials and witnesses as the federal operation intensifies.  U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal — the Democrat from the state of Washington who is the ranking member on a subcommittee on immigration — chaired the meeting alongside U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, who represents Minneapolis and some surrounding suburbs.  [Read more] Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey are under federal investigation, two U.S. officials told WCCO on Friday afternoon.  Walz and Frey are being investigated by the Department of Justice for allegedly obstructing law enforcement activities, the officials confirmed.  Daniel Rosen with the U.S. Attorney's Office in Minnesota declined to comment on the investigation.  Walz in a statement regarding the investigation said, "Two days ago, it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week, it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system and threatening political opponents is a dangerous, authoritarian tactic. The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her." Slotkin, a Democratic U.S. senator representing Michigan, said Wednesday that she had received inquiries from the Justice Department after they appeared in a video message urging members of the military not to follow "illegal orders." Four other congressional Democrats also received inquiries. Last week, the Pentagon took steps to demote Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona's rank in the Navy and cut his military pension because of his appearance in the video.  The Federal Reserve on Jan. 9 received grand jury subpoenas from the Justice Department stemming from a criminal investigation into its chair, Jerome Powell, he said in a video statement Sunday. WCCO has reached out to Frey's office for comment.  Minnesota safety officials are asking that protesters participating in demonstrations this weekend stay orderly and peaceful.  Department of Public Safety Commissioner Bob Jacobsen and Major General Shawn Manke with the Minnesota National Guard discussed measures the state is taking at a news conference on Friday afternoon. "While peaceful expression is protected, any actions that harm people, destroy property or jeopardize public safety will not be tolerated," Jacobsen said.  He urged demonstrators to follow directions from law enforcement and avoid confrontations.   Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz earlier this month issued a warning order to prepare the National Guard in response to the fatal shooting of Renee Good by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent. Manke said members have been mobilized, though they will not be used unless needed.  "I don't know if you'll see National Guard in the neighborhoods or not. I guess it depends on what the needs are," Manke said. "We are a support element to local law enforcement as well as the state." Manke said the National Guard was in a similar state of preparedness during protests last weekend. Two vans contracted by St. Paul Public Schools were pulled over by federal agents this week while students and staff were onboard, the district said. Erica Wacker, the St. Paul Public School's director of communications, confirmed to CBS News that nobody was arrested or detained, and that the vans were on the way to school. "Our staff followed the district's protocols, and both vans were able to continue to school without further disruption," said Wacker."We applaud the staff members onboard for keeping everyone calm and safe." Both incidents occurred between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m., Wacker said. The first occurred on Monday, Jan.12, and the second was on Wednesday, Jan. 14. CBS News has reached out to the Department of Homeland Security for comment. St. Paul Public Schools contracts vans for transportation through various companies, Wacker said. Going forward, the district is ordering magnets with the district's name and logo to display on the outside of the vehicles. The district previously announced that it will be offering temporary virtual learning options, starting on Jan. 22, for students who do not feel comfortable going to school amid federal immigration enforcement activity in the area. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety and the Minnesota National Guard are set to hold a safety briefing ahead of demonstrations scheduled to take place this weekend, state officials said. The news conference, which will also feature officials with the Minnesota State Patrol, Metro Transit and Department of Natural Resources, is set to begin at 3:30 p.m. in St. Paul.  DPS Commissioner Bob Jacobson, Major General Shawn Manke with the National Guard, Lieutenant Colonel Jeremy Geiger with the Minnesota State Patrol, Colonel Rodmen Smith with the DNR and Metro Transit Interim Police Chief Joe Dotseth are expected to be in attendance.  CBS News Minnesota will carry the news conference live. Watch in the attached video player or on YouTube. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz earlier this month issued a warning order to prepare the National Guard in response to the fatal shooting of Renee Good by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent. Minneapolis officials say any vehicles that end up at a city impound lot after being "abandoned due to ICE detention" will be given back at no cost. The city said vehicle owners can call 612-673-5777 or go online to see if a vehicle has been impounded. Proof of detention and vehicle ownership will be required to claim a car. For more than a week now, protesters have been showing up at the Whipple building in Minneapolis where federal agents are headquartered.  At times, the situation has grown contentious between federal agents and the crowd.  "The energy has been very much in support of our neighbors and in support of our communities," said Danielle, who was protesting at the building on Friday morning. [Read more] The Department of Homeland Security disputes a Minneapolis family's claims that immigration enforcement agents targeted them with tear gas in the midst of a standoff Wednesday evening. A couple and their six children earlier said they were trapped inside their vehicle when a tear gas canister exploded underneath them. The kids in the vehicle ranged in age from 11 years old to a 6-month-old infant. "The last person to get out of the car was my infant child," mother Destiny Jackson said. "And when he came in, he was, like, lifeless. It was like foam or bubbles coming out of his mouth. I had to give him mouth-to-mouth and CPR." On Friday, DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin issued a statement, saying, "DHS law enforcement NEVER targeted this family or their innocent children." McLaughlin called the family "the victim of rioters and agitators." The Minnesota Department of Corrections says claims made by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that the state is not honoring ICE arrest detainers are "categorically false." On Thursday, ICE responded to Walz's request to "turn down the temperature" by demanding he and the state "honor our immigration detainers."  The DOC responded to DHS claims, saying it honors all federal detainers, including those from ICE. The corrections department vehemently disputed DHS claims that "1,360 aliens, including violent criminals, are in the state's custody" and that Minnesota "has released nearly 470 criminal illegal aliens back onto the streets of Minnesota since President Trump took office," calling such claims "unsupported by facts, and deeply irresponsible." The Minnesota Department of Corrections does not have jurisdiction over county jails. [Read more.] A new statement from the office of Gov. Tim Walz says he "is engaged in an ongoing conversation with the White House." WCCO has asked if Walz has spoken to President Trump directly, but has not yet heard back. Walz on social media on Thursday made a "direct appeal" to Mr. Trump to "stop this campaign of retribution." He also called on the president to "end this occupation" in a primetime address earlier this week. WCCO's Caroline Cummings contributed to this report. Midtown Global Market is pushing back its Lunar New Year celebration, organizers said Friday. Originally planned for Jan. 31, organizers said that as "Lake Street and other communities across Minnesota face challenges, this did not feel like the right time to celebrate." A new date has not been set.  The number of detainees in ICE custody has reached a new record high, surpassing 70,000 for the first time in the deportation agency's 23-year history, according to internal DHS data obtained by CBS News. As of Thursday, ICE was holding about 73,000 individuals facing deportation in its custody across the country, the highest level recorded by the agency and an 84% increase from the same time in 2025, when its detention population hovered below 40,000, the internal statistics show. The Trump administration has said it is aiming to be able to detain upwards of 100,000 immigration detainees at any given time, as part of its government-wide effort to carry out a deportation crackdown of unprecedented proportions. [Read more] The president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe has walked back claims he made in a memo and press release earlier this week that immigration enforcement arrested four tribal members and that the federal government tried to extract an "immigration agreement" out of the tribe in return for information about their members' whereabouts. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said it can't verify claims that any of their officers arrested or "even encountered" members of the Oglala Sioux Tribe or found anyone in their detention centers claiming to be a tribal member. They denied asking the tribe for any kind of agreement. Tribal President Frank Star Comes Out has not responded to repeated requests for comment, including after his updated memo was released on Thursday. The accusations of arrests came at a time when many Native Americans are already concerned over the Trump administration's immigration enforcement agenda and racial profiling by federal agents ensnaring them as well, and as some tribes have grappled with whether to engage in agreements with DHS tied to the crackdown. [Full story] A Liberian Minnesotan is back in custody Friday, his lawyer said, a day after a judge ordered him released because federal agents broke down his door in Minneapolis to arrest him without a judicial warrant. The dramatic arrest of Garrison Gibson last weekend by armed immigration agents using a battering ram was captured on video. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Bryan ruled the arrest unlawful on Thursday, but Gibson was detained again when he appeared at an immigration office, attorney Marc Prokosch said. "We were there for a check-in and the original officer said, 'This looks good, I'll be right back,'" Prokosch said. "And then there was a lot of chaos, and about five officers came out and then they said, 'We're going to be taking him back into custody.' I was like, 'Really, you want to do this again?'" [Full story] Renee Good, who died last week after she was shot by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, sustained at least three gunshot wounds and a possible fourth, according to a Minneapolis Fire Department report obtained by CBS News Minnesota. The incident report shows that paramedics arrived five minutes after Good was shot in her SUV following the encounter with ICE agents. Medics found the 37-year-old unresponsive with an irregular pulse and attempted life-saving efforts on the scene and in the ambulance to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead.  [Full story] Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is directly appealing to President Trump to "lower the temperature" and stop what he calls Trump's "campaign of retribution." The governor's office tells WCCO they're attempting to speak with Mr. Trump. So far, WCCO has not heard of any contact.  Meanwhile, ICE accuses Walz of quote "hostile, anti-inflammatory" rhetoric against the agency and its agents. That's echoed by the White House and some Republican lawmakers, like Minnesota House Speaker and gubernatorial candidate Lisa Demuth.   "Gov. Walz says he wants to turn the temperature down. The solution is simple: Minnesota should be honoring requests by the federal government to hold criminals that are here illegally that are already in our jails, rather than release them onto our streets, so that they can be detained by ICE in an orderly and safe manner," Demuth said in a statement. WCCO spoke with Nathan Stock, an expert in conflict resolution, who has worked on this issue for the late President Jimmy Carter's nonprofit on how to de-escalate tensions.  "There's a balance to be struck in your public engagement between being honest about your own feelings, your frustrations, your concern for your country or your state, but also wherever possible, not framing the issue in a way that your political opponents will immediately jump on, will immediately be triggering to them," Stock said. "And also constantly taking care. And I think we've seen this from a lot of our elected leaders to emphasize over and over and over again, the importance of peaceful political engagement." Stock has worked on efforts to bridge partisan divides in Minnesota politics.  Walz met with former governors, business, faith, elected and civic leaders, urging them to help decrease tensions and assist with an appeal to Trump administration leadership. A raid on a south Minneapolis apartment building Thursday left a family shaken, outraged and looking for answers.  Ring video shows law enforcement officers with long guns moving in, busting through the door, before entering the apartment building. Another angle shows officers inside, searching Alisa Porter's unit before ripping the camera off the wall.  The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office says it was conducting a criminal investigation and executing multiple search warrants for a firearm stolen from a federal vehicle on Wednesday night. The operation was assisted by the ATF, FBI and other agencies. The investigation is ongoing. Porter said agents raided the wrong apartment.  A copy of the search warrant left behind lists the name of a man living at 2926. Mail for Porter lists her address as 2928 Apt 2.  WCCO also learned that more than just a gun was taken when two FBI SUVs were broken into. The document left behind by law enforcement lists highly sensitive items that were taken, including multiple FBI access badges and wallets containing driver's licenses and credit cards.  [Full story] Federal agents in Minneapolis arrested one person on Thursday for allegedly stealing FBI body armor and weaponry, according to government officials. U.S. Attorney General Bondi says ATF agents, along with Department of Justice partners, executed a warrant on a "known member of the Latin Kings gang" who has a "long list of prior violent crimes." "This criminal is a perfect example of what our brave federal law enforcement agents are up against every day as Minnesota leadership ENCOURAGES lawbreaking," Bondi said in a post on X about the arrests. FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed the items had been stolen from an FBI vehicle in Minneapolis on Wednesday night. "There will be more arrests. Again: any individual who attacks law enforcement or vandalizes federal property paid for by hardworking taxpayers will be found and arrested," Patel said. Patel added that the FBI is pursuing others believed to be involved in vandalizing and stealing from several government vehicles Wednesday night. The FBI is offering a reward of up to $100,000 for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for alleged vandalism in Minneapolis Wednesday evening. The incident happened after an ICE agent shot a man in the leg in north Minneapolis on Wednesday night. Officials say dozens of protesters smashed through two parked, unmarked FBI vehicles. They then forcibly ripped out a large lock box from the trunk and tried desperately to open it. The crowd tore through a second vehicle and successfully broke into the locked container, which was already emptied. [Click here to read more.] In a brief off-camera interview, Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith told CBS News that President Trump's threat to invoke the Insurrection Act is akin to "declaring war on Minnesota." Smith accused Mr. Trump of continuing to "throw gasoline on the fire in ways that are really dangerous to people." Asked if she plans to make a direct appeal to the president after Gov. Tim Walz's appeal, the Minnesota Democrat said that she will use "all the powers" she has to protect her state. Smith said she will attend a House hearing Friday, saying she's "looking forward to hearing from Minnesotans about the direct impact that the reckless and dangerous ICE activities in Minnesota have had. And I hope that we'll hear not only about what's happening in the Twin Cities, which has gotten the most attention, but also how dangerous this has been in other parts of the state." A union representing Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport employees says more than a dozen workers have been apprehended by ICE on the job — sometimes inside the terminal. Wade Luneburg with the Unite Here Local 17 union represents 1,600 people working in airport concessions and in-flight catering. He says airport employees need to pass vigorous federal background checks to work at the airport. Two people were apprehended after coming out of work at LSG Sky Chefs. The facility is on Metropolitan Airports Commission property. But most have been detained inside Terminal 1, where passengers also enter and go through security. "It seems clear that they came through the TSA line and then were quickly detained by ICE or Border Patrol or some other law enforcement agency on the back end of security and then just taken away," said Luneburg. "I can confirm we have workers, members of our union, that have passed 10-year background checks with TSA, so federal background checks that authorize them to work in that secure environment, that after they've passed through that security area, they've been taken away." Luneburg said to their knowledge, initially, ICE may have been in some type of uniform without a badge, but they now understand they may be operating at the airport in plain clothes. Luneberg said the ongoing federal immigration enforcement is keeping some workers at home and away from work, something travelers are likely to notice if they're flying, as it is impacting staffing at concessionaires.  "People are staying at home, they are fearful of leaving their homes, they are fearful of the back and forth to work," said Luneburg. WCCO reached out to the Department of Homeland Security, asking about its operations at MSP, but has not heard back. The Metropolitan Airports Commission has information about immigration enforcement at the airport here.  Democratic state Sen. Erin Maye Quade shared a video on social media that raises questions about what the Department of Homeland Security is saying about Wednesday night's shooting. While WCCO has not been able to independently verify the video, a Facebook livestream from inside a home appears to capture people on the phone with police.  At one point, a woman says in Spanish, "ICE agents were pursuing my cousin and husband for about half an hour and tried to ram with their vehicles ... when we shut the door, they fired shots."  WCCO has requested, but not yet received, the 911 transcript of the call from Minneapolis police. President Trump has raised the threat of invoking a centuries-old law known as the Insurrection Act to send troops into Minnesota. It's something he's threatened to do as recently as last fall when federal immigration enforcement actions were surging in Chicago. The Insurrection Act has its roots in the 1790s and evolved over the decades, with the last substantive amendment coming in 1874. The law gives the president broad authority to deploy troops and enlist state militias to address unrest on U.S. soil. The law leaves it up to the president to determine when it should be invoked. The last time it was invoked was in 1992, when President George H.W. Bush used it to quell the Los Angeles riots. Presidents have invoked the act unilaterally only five times in the past 130 years, all during the Civil Rights Era, according to Joseph Nunn, a counsel at the Brennan Center for Justice who has studied the statute extensively. [Click here to read more.] Canisters and fireworks went off at the site where an ICE agent shot a man in North Minneapolis Wednesday night.  Thursday morning, a community group was working to clean up the mess.  "We've picked up water bottles, milk cartons, gas canisters, flash bangs," said Lexi, a member of the Marshall Terrace Neighborhood Organization.  More than 30 people from the organization showed up to the scene with the goal of helping where they could.  Lexi said that she knew it was time to show up for her community.  "I love my community and I love the Mississippi River and I would do anything for either one of them," she said. Department of Homeland Security officials said Thursday that the Venezuelan migrant shot in the leg by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday evening was previously convicted for driving without a license and arrested for two counts of giving a false name to a peace officer. According to DHS, he was released from Minnesota custody before ICE could file an arrest detainer. The DHS added that he entered the country illegally in 2022.  WCCO has reached out to DHS officials for clarification on whether the previous convictions were the reason federal agents were targeting Sosa-Celis, and are still awaiting a response. The Trump administration has stressed that federal forces are targeting the "worst of the worst" offenders among the criminals who are living illegally in the U.S. A data analysis by CBS News has found that many undocumented immigrants targeted by ICE, Border Patrol and other federal forces do not have violent criminal records.  Members of the Minneapolis City Council — including Robin Wonsley, Jamal Osman, Jason Chavez and Soren Stevenson — are calling for an eviction moratorium as some of their constituents are afraid to leave their homes amid the ICE surge. "Asking ICE to leave is not enough. Saying 'f ICE' is not enough. We are going to need more than strongly worded letters and statements to get ICE out of our communities. And people need protection now," said Wonsley, who represents Cedar-Riverside, Seward and the area around the University of Minnesota. "Everyday people are risking their lives to protect their neighbors. And now they need to see political courage from the people who have the means to take action like elected officials." Osman said residents are "staying inside because they are being kidnapped on the street. Parents who work every day are missing shifts because they don't feel safe going to work." "Everyday people are risking their lives to protect their neighbors. And now we need to see political courage from the people who the means to take action like elected officials," Osman said. The press conference Thursday afternoon preceded a Minneapolis City Council meeting. Trump has repeatedly threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act, a rarely used federal law, to deploy the U.S. military or federalize the National Guard for domestic law enforcement, over the objections of state governors. Presidents have indeed invoked the law more than two dozen times, most recently in 1992 by President George H.W. Bush to end unrest in Los Angeles. In that instance, local authorities had asked for the assistance. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison responded to Trump's post by saying he would challenge such an action in court. He's already suing to try to stop the surge by the Department of Homeland Security. ICE is a DHS agency. The American Civil Liberties Union is filing a class action lawsuit against the federal government on behalf of three Minnesotans — two Somali men and one Latino man — "whose constitutional rights were violated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and other federal agents," the ACLU of Minnesota announced Thursday morning. ACLU of Minnesota executive director Deepinder Mayell and staff attorney Catherine Ahlin-Halverson spoke at Thursday's conference, underlining the "increasing escalation of unconstitutional activity throughout the state," and how federal agents as racially profiling residents, conducting illegal search and seizures and making arrests without warrants. "It is not a mystery," Mayell said. "People around the world are seeing this, and this should be understood as part of a broader pattern, one that has been well documented in court after court across this country." [Full story] Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is attempting to get a hold of the president directly Thursday. He is also convening business leaders, members of Congress, other governors and civil leaders "to make an appeal to the administration to reverse course and turn down the temperature." Walz on Thursday also put out a statement including a "direct appeal" to President Trump, in which he repeated his wish to lower the temperature. "Stop this campaign of retribution. This is not who we are," Walz wrote on social media. Walz's statement also included "an appeal to Minnesotans." "I know this is scary," he wrote. "We can — we must — speak out loudly, urgently, but also peacefully. We cannot fan the flames of chaos. That's what he wants." The U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement responded to Walz's social media statement with defiance, saying, "The buck stops with you" and demanding of Walz, "Honor our immigration detainers." Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says she has discussed the possibility of President Trump invoking the Insurrection Act in Minnesota. This comes after an ICE officer shot a man during an arrest operation on Wednesday.  Noem also said the agent hurt in last night's attack is "beat up" and "bruised." She reiterated claims that the multiple people "weaponized shovels and brooms" and attacked the officer who shot the man. "What we saw last night in Minneapolis was an attempted murder of federal law enforcement. Our officer was ambushed and attacked by three individuals who beat him with snow shovels and the handles of brooms. Fearing for his life, the officer fired a defensive shot," Noem said. "Mayor Frey and Governor Walz have to get their city under control. They are encouraging impeding and assault against our law enforcement which is a federal crime, a felony. This is putting the people of Minnesota in harm's way." Noem says the Department of Homeland Security has "no plans to pull out of Minnesota. Click here to hear more from CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson. A group of Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota is calling on hospitals to keep Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents off their premises, saying their presence "endangers everyone." Last week, community organizers and health care workers alleged ICE agents were allowed inside a Minneapolis hospital for more than 24 hours without a judicial warrant. The group also said agents handcuffed a patient to their bed. Following that and other reports, the lawmakers, including Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy and 11 other state senators and representatives, are asking hospitals to "to adopt clear and proactive policies, protocols, and training to safeguard care, security, and privacy." The lawmakers are also calling on ICE to "leave our state immediately." "You are not welcome here, you are not wanted anywhere, you are not making anyone safer or healthier, and your presence causes harm," the statement read.   Below is the full statement from the lawmakers, as well as the names of those who signed it. "It is illegal for ICE to enter private buildings and residences without a judicial warrant, and it is absolutely unconscionable to deliberately put patients' health at risk. This lawlessness and vigilantism must end now.  "Every person in our country is entitled to due process and constitutional protections from unreasonable searches and seizure — no matter their immigration status. Those who violate their oath to the Constitution by carrying out these illegal acts will face justice. "Patient health is the number one priority. Health care workers should never be forced to choose between doing their job and protecting their patients from masked agents. Any ICE presence in health care settings endangers everyone. Patients in ICE detention are under civil detention, not criminal custody, and must be treated with dignity, not shackles. "We echo the calls of health care and community leaders urging Minnesota hospitals to adopt clear and proactive policies, protocols, and training to safeguard care, security, and privacy. And to ICE: leave our state immediately. You are not welcome here, you are not wanted anywhere, you are not making anyone safer or healthier, and your presence causes harm."   President Trump's Thursday threat to invoke the Insurrection Act recalls statements made during Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago. Mr. Trump last fall suggested he might invoke the Insurrection Act to send federal troops to the city "if I have to," adding he "would do that" if "governors or mayors were holding us up." Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, asked at the time what would happen if Mr. Trump invoked the Insurrection Act, said, "He can say anything he wants. But if the Constitution means anything — and I guess we are all questioning that right now, but the courts will make the determination — if the Constitution means anything, the Insurrection Act cannot be invoked to send them in because they want to fight crime." Pritzker's statement came amid a federal appeals court decision blocking the deployment of National Guard troops in the Chicago area. In December, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a bid by the Trump administration to deploy National Guard members to the Chicago area, in a 6-3 decision. President Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act allowing him to deploy troops as protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement persist in Minneapolis. Trump made the threat after a federal officer shot a man in the leg in Minneapolis on Wednesday after being attacked with a shovel and broom handle. The incident further heightened the sense of fear and anger radiating across the city a week after an immigration agent fatally shot a woman in the head. Trump has repeatedly threatened to invoke the rarely used federal law to deploy the U.S. military or federalize the National Guard for domestic law enforcement, over the objections of state governors. "If the corrupt politicians of Minnesota don't obey the law and stop the professional agitators and insurrectionists from attacking the Patriots of I.C.E., who are only trying to do their job, I will institute the INSURRECTION ACT, which many Presidents have done before me, and quickly put an end to the travesty that is taking place in that once great State," Trump said in social media post. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension announced on social media they will conduct an independent investigation after an ICE officer shot a Venezuelan national Wednesday night in north Minneapolis.  "BCA Force Investigation Unit is investigating the use-of-force incident that occurred earlier tonight in Minneapolis involving an ICE officer. Our team has processed the scene and left the area. This will be an independent BCA investigation," bureau officials said. Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara said in a news conference late Wednesday night the FBI was on the scene collecting evidence.  The BCA is also independently investigating the death of Renee Good, the 37-year-old woman killed one week earlier by ICE officer Jonathan Ross in south Minneapolis, after the U.S. Department of Justice pushed state investigators off the case. Early Thursday morning, President Trump took to his Truth Social platform to say Operation Metro Surge will continue following the decision Wednesday by federal Judge Kate Menendez to deny Minnesota and Twin Cities prosecutors a temporary restraining order against ICE. "A highly respected judge declined to block I.C.E. operations in the very politically corrupt State of Minnesota. I.C.E. will therefore be allowed to continue its highly successful operation of removing some of the most violent and vicious criminals anywhere in the World, many of them murderers, from the State. The great patriots of Law Enforcement will continue to make our Country safe. RECORD LOW CRIME NUMBERS!!!" Trump wrote. A shooting occurred Wednesday night in north Minneapolis after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers were attacked by men with shovels during an arrest operation amid Operation Metro Surge, three U.S. officials told CBS News.  One of the men, a Venezuelan migrant, was shot in the leg but is expected to be OK, two of the officials told CBS News. A large crowd quickly formed at the scene, with demonstrators clashing with law enforcement into the early morning hours. The shooting came exactly one week after ICE officer Jonathan Ross fatally shot 37-year-old Renee Good in south Minneapolis. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Police Chief Brian O'Hara held a joint news conference late Wednesday night in which Frey called for peace. O'Hara said his officers were also being hit by rocks, fireworks, ice and snowballs. The chief said protesters crossed the line, and mutual aid from the Minnesota State Patrol and the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office was called in.  "This is already a very tense situation, and we do not need this to escalate any further," O'Hara said. "I have faith that the investigators who are involved will follow every lead in this case and ensure it is completed to its logical conclusion."  Frey once again called for ICE to leave Minneapolis.       [Full story] In a rare primetime address Wednesday evening, Gov. Tim Walz gave a six-minute-long address to Minnesotans where he called on President Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to "end this occupation." Walz's address came hours after Noem's department announced Operation Metro Surge has led to 2,500 arrests in Minnesota since it began last month. "What's happening in Minnesota right now defies belief," Walz said. "News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos and disruption and trauma the federal government is raining down upon our communities." Click here to read the full transcript of his speech. [Full video] Taking a cue from Minneapolis schools, St. Paul Public Schools will now offer a virtual learning option for students "who do not feel comfortable coming to school at this time." The virtual learning option is being described as temporary, and will begin starting Thursday, Jan. 22, similar to the way classrooms altered course during the COVID-19 pandemic. Registration for the option will begin this Thursday. Because of the preparations necessary before switching to virtual learning, the school will extend the number of days off next week from just Monday — Martin Luther King Jr. Day — to include Tuesday and Wednesday as well. "To the greatest extent possible, students will learn remotely with teachers and students from their current school for a temporary period of time," the school reported. Last week, Minneapolis Public Schools pivoted to let students attend school virtually until the middle of February. A Twin Cities attorney who successfully defended a state trooper against murder charges says he's helping the ICE agent involved in last week's deadly shooting. Chris Madel says, "Jonathan Ross has applied for U.S. Department of Justice legal representation under federal regulations. I have represented him with respect to that, and I will continue to help him." Madel is also a Republican hopeful for governor in the 2026 race. Recently, Madel made headlines as the attorney for Ryan Londregan, a state trooper who faced murder charges before they were later dismissed. Federal immigration agents have carried out roughly 2,500 arrests in the Minneapolis area since the start of "Operation Metro Surge," according to Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin. The department says there are now nearly 3,000 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents and officers deployed in the area.  The family of Renee Good, the woman who was fatally shot by a U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement officer one week ago, is now being represented by the firm that also represented George Floyd's family. Chicago-based Romanucci and Blandin confirmed Wednesday morning that they are representing Good's family. Floyd was killed in May 2020 after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for approximately nine minutes. U.S. Reps. Angie Craig and Kelly Morrison have signed onto Rep. Robin Kelly's formally introduced articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. On Wednesday, Kelly said she filed three articles of impeachment against Noem. The first accuses Noem of obstruction for improperly denying members of Congress access to ICE facilities. Craig was among the representatives who attempted to access the federal Whipple building in the south Twin Cities metro area over the weekend, along with Morrison and Rep. Ilhan Omar. A second article accuses Noem of violating the public trust for directing federal agents to arrest people without warrants and other due process concerns. The third accuses Noem of abusing her power for personal benefit. "Secretary Noem has shown us that she will do whatever it takes to advance President Trump's heartless and dangerous immigration agenda. Under her leadership, DHS has repeatedly ignored due process, denied Members of Congress their right to conduct oversight of immigration detention facilities and used immigrants as political pawns," Craig said. "This month, her political stunts in Minneapolis got a woman killed. Secretary Noem is a danger to every single Minnesotan. ... Enough is enough."  A spokesperson with the DHS responded to Kelly's filing, saying: "As ICE officers are facing a 1,300% increase in assaults against them, Rep. Kelly is more focused on showmanship and fundraising clicks than actually cleaning up her crime-ridden Chicago district." [Click here to read more.] Metro Transit union employees said they're standing against the ICE surge in Minneapolis, saying it is risking the safety of their employees and the people who use public transportation to get to work. David Stiggers, president of the union representing Metro Transit employees, said an operator witnessed ICE agents "ripping people from their cars" and using "excessive force" at a bus stop on 31st Street and Bloomington Avenue South last week. The incident, which happened in broad daylight, caused anxiety and fear for the operator and everyone who witnessed it, Stiggers added. In another instance, Stiggers said an operator was detained for days on end for no clear reason. He was released, but was subject to "horrible" treatment while in custody.  "ATU stands with community members, transit workers, and all people who believe in justice in humanity. We oppose any federal action that interferes with the transit operation. That risks the safety of our members and riders, and that terrorizes our neighborhoods," Stiggers said. "We will not stand by silently as families are torn apart." He added that members have reported ICE agents coming to bus stops, and that ridership is down "because of fear." Stiggers also endorsed union members participating in the economic blackout planned for Jan. 23. While he said union workers cannot use the day as an opportunity to strike or not go to work, he supported the movement and encouraged members to use another method — like not shopping — to protest.  Metro Transit union workers on Wednesday morning say they plan to speak out on how U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions are negatively affecting their jobs. According to the ATU Local 1005, members will speak at the site where a bus driver saw a Minnesotan "grabbed by ICE agents last week." "Members will share other awful examples of how ICE is impacting their ability to do their job. They will speak about the need for ICE to not interfere with transit operations so that Minnesotans can be safe in transit within their own community," the union wrote in a statement.  The news conference is set for 11 a.m. CBS News Minnesota will stream live. You can watch in the live player above.  Three people were arrested while protesting at the Graduate by Hilton Hotel near the University of Minnesota late Tuesday. Protesters were making noise to disturb the federal agents they believed were staying at the hotel.  The University of Minnesota said officers arrested three people, calling the protest an unlawful assembly. The university said the protest resulted in property damage and "hazardous conditions for the public and law enforcement."  In a "Fox and Friends" interview that aired earlier this week, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey was asked by Griff Jenkins whether he supported abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement. "I do not support abolishing ICE," Frey responded. "However, I absolutely oppose the way this administration is conducting themselves with us." Frey went on to point out the disparity in the number of federal agents in the city — roughly 2,800 as of Tuesday — compared to the 600 officers in the Minneapolis police force.  "The kind of duress that our city is experiencing because of this is magnified. Again, crime has been down. This is not helping. Chaos has been dramatically increased by the way that these ICE operations are taking place," he said. A judge on Wednesday morning declined to issue a temporary restraining order against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in Minnesota, seeking further evidence before issuing a ruling. [Read more] One week after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Good in south Minneapolis, a prayer vigil is set to take place at the site of the killing. Mourners will gather near East 34th Street and Portland Avenue. The vigil is scheduled to begin just after 9:37 a.m., at the exact time organizers say the agent shot Good. The prayer service will last three hours. Organizers said that's to mark the three bullets fired at Good and the three children she leaves behind. On Wednesday, the first hearing will take place in the lawsuit Minnesota's attorney general and the mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul have filed against the Trump administration to get federal agents out of the state. The lawsuit claims federal operations in the state are unconstitutional. It alleges Operation Metro Surge has led to warrantless arrests, excessive force and violations of the First and Tenth amendments. "This is, in essence, a federal invasion of the Twin Cities and it must stop," said Attorney General Ketih Ellison, who filed the lawsuit along with St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey. "The obvious targeting of Minnesota for our diversity, for our democracy and our differences of opinion with the federal government is a violation of the Constitution and of federal law." Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said the lawsuit is "baseless." Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth and Rep. Harry Niska, both Republicans, said the lawsuit is "wasting state resources" and seeking to "override the federal government's authority to enforce immigration law." The hearing is set for 8:30 a.m. It was originally set to be held at the federal courthouse in Minneapolis, but will now take place by phone. As federal agents increase their footprint in Minnesota, observers are hitting the road, following along.  WCCO Photojournalist Tom Aviles watched as it happened Tuesday afternoon in Minneapolis. His camera was rolling as whistles echoed through the community, and cars followed block to block. Then, suddenly, they stopped as agents jumped out and took a man into custody. Not far behind are observers documenting everything. Some outside their vehicle, others inside, ready to follow again once agents start driving.  Angel Castillo Saldana considers himself an observer who says he's exercising a legal right to record and document. "They are moving like cartel members, very corrupt," Castillo Saldana said. "I'm not following; I patrol my streets. I grew up in these neighborhoods." Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara says that following federal agents is not unlawful unless you're committing some separate act that is illegal. [Full story]  Sunday afternoon, Luis Escoto realized Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were surrounding his wife's car.  With the images of an ICE agent shooting and killing Renee Good in her car fresh in his head, he rushed outside with her passport card, knowing that the woman ICE had surrounded was born in the United States.  "They're going to break the window, drag her out, put her in a snowbank, all of those things came to my mind," Luis Escoto said.  Sitting down with WCCO, Escoto became emotional. Originally from Mexico, he said he became a U.S. citizen in 1992. His wife, Irma, is from New Mexico.  They proudly co-own and operate El Taquito Taco Shop in West St. Paul. Restaurant security footage and a video from a bystander show multiple ICE vehicles seemingly focused on a business next door when three masked agents came to Irma's driver's side window.  Luis Escoto and their son, Alex, said there was no reason for ICE to randomly check her immigration status other than the color of her skin.  "I love this country more than my life. If you ask me to give my life for it, I would give my life for my country," Luis Escoto said, in tears. "I'm so sad to see that they're destroying it. I'm so sad that they're doing what they're doing now. It's not right."  [Full story] At a small toy shop on Grand Avenue in St. Paul, Minnesota, customers aren't just buying board games and plushies. They're grabbing handfuls of tiny plastic whistles and walking out without paying a cent. Mischief Toys has become one of the most visible hubs in a growing Twin Cities effort to hand out free 3D printed whistles that activists say can alert neighbors when Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are nearby. "We've been giving away thousands of 3D-printed whistles," said co-owner Abigail Adelsheim-Marshall. "We started doing it after Thanksgiving when ICE really started cracking down in Chicago and the whistle strategy first started showing signs of success and we were kind of giving away a trickle. Then ever since ICE has been hitting the Twin Cities and Minnesota really hard, we've been giving away upwards of a thousand a week." The whistles are small, often brightly colored and come in all kinds of shapes. Some are double-barreled. Some are barely bigger than a paper clip. Others are printed with a phone number that connects callers to volunteers tracking enforcement activity. "One of our employees owns a 3D printer and she used to make all of them for us. She's still making many, but she is at capacity, so we are now crowdsourcing them from around the Twin Cities," Adelsheim-Marshall said. "So many 3D printers are donating, which is why we have a million different designs on the whistles right now." [Read more] Surveillance video from Monday afternoon shows several men exiting an SUV outside Wrecktangle Pizza in Minneapolis' LynLake neighborhood. "They stormed up on our door to try to get in," said Breanna Evans, co-owner of Wrecktangle Pizza.  Employees and community members chased off those ICE agents, Evans said, after they tried to enter her restaurant. Video appears to show the agents leaving, but not before deploying chemical agents, which were kicked right back at them by the crowd. "We probably put a target on ourselves like that by helping people, which is sickening," Evans said. The visit comes after a Wrecktangle Pizza fundraising campaign for nonprofits, which the owners said raised more than $83,000. In addition, the restaurant donated pizzas, one for each customer's purchase, for people impacted by the increased ICE presence. [Full story] The Department of Homeland Security says eight people were arrested outside the Whipple Building in Minneapolis on Monday. The DHS claimed in a post on X that 45 "violent rioters" were threatening and assaulting law enforcement "by launching fireworks" and that they "threw bottles, ice chunks, and other objects at DHS officers. "Secretary Noem has been clear: Anyone who obstructs or assaults law enforcement will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law," the DHS said. President Trump told CBS News he believes the woman who was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent last week was likely a "very, solid wonderful person," but that her actions before she was killed were "pretty tough." Mr. Trump spoke with "CBS Evening News" anchor Tony Dokoupil in Michigan on Tuesday, less than a week after 37-year-old Renee Good was shot in Minneapolis while behind the wheel of her SUV. Dokoupil asked if the president had a message for Good's father, Timothy Ganger, a Trump supporter who spoke with Dokoupil last week and described his daughter as a warm and witty person who wrote poetry and taught English. Ganger told CBS News he's heartbroken that the Trump administration quickly called Good "a domestic terrorist." Mr. Trump said: "I would bet you that she, under normal circumstances, was a very solid, wonderful person. But, you know, her actions were pretty tough." [Read more] On Monday afternoon, WCCO's Esme Murphy sat down with U.S. Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino to discuss the ICE crackdown in Minnesota, the widespread backlash and what the future holds in the Twin Cities and beyond. In Monday's interview, Bovino defended the operation in Minnesota amid the state's move to fight back with a lawsuit. Bovino describes the current situation in stark contrast to many local political leaders and protestors, saying more federal law enforcement is coming to Minnesota to make ICE agents and the community safer. "People are scared to death about what's going on on the streets of Minneapolis," Murphy said. "What do you say to those people who are genuinely worried?"  "Sure, those individuals that are worried, if they're United States citizens or legal permanent residents, or have some type of legal status to be or remain here in the United States, there's no reason to be scared," Bovino said. "However, if they are a criminal alien or an illegal alien, then they should probably be very scared." [Full story] President Trump is following through on a promise he made late last year to end deportation protections for some Somali immigrants in the country. Officials with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security says it's revoking the Temporary Protected Status for hundreds of Somali nationals. They are set to lose their legal status on March 17. A DHS official says roughly 2,500 Somali immigrants are expected to be affected. By contrast, a 2023 fact sheet from the Immigrant Law Center shows only around 430 Somalis are in Minnesota under that protection. Between that announcement and the targeted ICE enforcement, many Somali Minnesotans are choosing to stay home.  It's lunchtime at Sanag Restaurant on Lake Street in Minneapolis. On the menu: lamb, rice and Somali spaghetti. But a quick look around shows there's more food than people. David Ellis is very intentionally eating at Sanag for the first time. "I got the camel, so I actually never tried camel," Ellis said. "I am just trying to get out and support the Somali community." A community that is admittedly scared. WCCO spoke with a Somali Minnesotan at the restaurant who did not want to show his face on camera. [Full story] As ICE raids ramp up across the Twin Cities, local observers are taking to the streets. One of them, Minneapolis City Council President Elliot Payne, says he was assaulted by immigration officials. "What I've been trying to do is stay present on Central Avenue," Payne said. "One of the things I'm trying to do is make sure I'm observing their activity to make sure they're conducting it in a lawful and legal way." Payne says while he was out Monday night, things turned quickly. "When another agent came from behind and pushed me aside, I barely stayed on my feet he pushed me so hard," Payne said. He says It happened shortly after filming a PSA with state Sen. Dorian Clark and City Council Member Jason Chavez. Video posted to Payne's social media shows the interaction. [Full story] The Justice Department does not believe there is currently any basis to open a criminal civil rights investigation into the killing of a woman by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis, a top department official said Tuesday. The decision to keep the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division out of the investigation into the fatal shooting of Renee Good marks a sharp departure from past administrations, which have moved quickly to probe shootings of civilians by law enforcement officials for potential civil rights offenses. On Tuesday, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a statement that "there is currently no basis for a criminal civil rights investigation." The statement, first reported by CNN, did not elaborate on how the department had reached a conclusion that no investigation was warranted. Federal officials have said that the officer acted in self-defense and that the driver of the Honda was engaging in "an act of domestic terrorism" when she pulled forward toward him. Earlier this week, WCCO's Esme Murphy sat down with U.S. Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino to discuss the ICE crackdown in Minnesota. During their interview, Bovino said he is convinced that most Americans and Minnesotans support ICE's actions.  "We're glad to be here, and for those 90% to 95% of Minnesotans that, that like us here, we salute you, we respect you and we love you," he said.  A national YouGov poll this month says 52% of Americans disagree with the ICE operations, but WCCO has not found evidence of any recent Minnesota-centered polling on ICE's activities.  "People are scared to death about what's going on on the streets of Minneapolis," Murphy asked Bovino. "What do you say to those people who are genuinely worried?"  "If they are a criminal alien or an illegal alien, then they should probably be very scared," Bovino said.  Minneapolis City Council President Elliot Payne says he was assaulted by immigration officials this week, and video appears to show the encounter. The incident happened shortly after filming a PSA with state Sen. Dorian Clark and City Council Member Jason Chavez. Video posted to Payne's social media shows the interaction. "Looked like they had no training whatsoever. They were completely unprepared," Payne said. Just under a week after Renee Good was killed, tensions are still boiling at Fort Snelling, which is the site of large demonstrations. Crews constructed a long line of fencing in response to the protests, building a second barrier around a building that already has a permanent barrier around it. Demonstrators have traveled from near and far to make their voices heard.  "I understand how difficult it is to not just be in law enforcement, but deal with so much distraction out here to do your job," said Chris Stone, who drove from the west metro.  He appeared to be the only person on site who held that particular belief. While most appeared to shout negatively at the agents driving in and out, Stone says that's okay too. "I have just as many rights out here as the opposition does," he said. "I'm okay with them saying what they have to say."  There are now 800 U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents in the Minneapolis area as part of a massive federal force there, a DHS official tells CBS News. That's on top of 2,000 ICE officers and agents. "This is the largest DHS operation in history," the official told CBS News. The Minneapolis Delegation of the Minnesota House of Representatives says the Trump administration's decision to end Temporary Protected Status for Somalis is "a significant departure from decades of bipartisan humanitarian policy." "These decisions place long-standing Minnesota residents—who have lived, worked, and raised families here legally—at immediate risk of losing their lawful status and being forced into uncertainty," the delegation said in a written statement. "TPS exists because conditions in designated countries meet clear statutory standards related to conflict and instability. Ending these protections does not change the realities on the ground abroad, but it does create fear, disrupt families, and destabilize communities here at home." The Minneapolis Delegation added that they stand with Somali Minnesotans and all communities impacted by the termination of TPS. "Immigrant and refugee communities are an essential part of Minneapolis and Minnesota," the delegation said. "They are our neighbors, coworkers, healthcare workers, educators, small-business owners, and civic leaders. Our state is stronger because of their contributions, and we will continue to advocate for policies that protect the safety, dignity, and stability of every community impacted by these decisions." The Minneapolis Delegation in the House includes Reps. Michael Howard, Fue Lee, Esther Agbaje, Sydney Jordan, Mohamud Noor, Katie Jones, Jamie Long, Aisha Gomez, Anquam Mahamoud, Samantha Sencer-Mura and Emma Greenman. At least six career prosecutors in the Minneapolis U.S. Attorney's office — including Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson — have resigned as the office continues to face pressure to treat the investigation of the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an ICE officer as an assault on a federal officer case. Thompson also previously served as the acting U.S. attorney for Minnesota; he was appointed by President Trump in June and served in the position until October. He resigned from the attorney's office along with Harry Jacobs, Melinda Williams, Thomas Calhoun-Lopez, Ruth Schneider and Tom Hollenhurst. CBS could not immediately confirm the reasons for all the resignations. The New York Times has reported that senior DOJ officials were seeking a criminal investigation into the actions of the widow and whether she had ties to "activist groups." [Read more]  Faith leaders, union representatives and community members are calling for a Day of Truth and Freedom on Friday, Jan. 23 — urging all Minnesotans not to go to work, school or go shopping in response to Operation Metro Surge. Organizers held a news conference Tuesday morning outside of the Hennepin County Government Center in downtown Minneapolis to announce the statewide day of mourning and action. It comes amid ongoing tensions over the federal law enforcement surge in Minnesota that escalated after ICE officer Jonathan Ross fatally shot 37-year-old Minneapolis resident Renee Good last week. Auxiliary Minister JaNaé Bates Imari of St. Paul's Camphor Memorial United Methodist Church led the conference, calling for Minnesotans to "leverage our economic power, our labor, our prayer for one another." "What we have seen and what we have witnessed, what we have all gone through is not normal," Bates Imari said. "[Renee Good was] standing up for her neighbor. Her whistle blowing was returned by bullets. We will not, we cannot let that stand. Minnesota will not continue to be a testing ground for the kind of fear and violence that is expected for the rest of this country." [Read more] Several career prosecutors in the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division announced their resignations this week shortly after they learned there would be no civil rights probe into the fatal shooting of Renee Good, according to five sources briefed on the matter. At least six prosecutors, most of whom are supervisors in the Civil Rights Division's criminal section, will be leaving their jobs. Their decision to resign was announced in a meeting to staff on Monday, the sources told CBS News. The announcement came after CBS News reported on Friday that career prosecutors in the section had offered to drop all of their work to help investigate the Minneapolis shooting, but they were told there would be no criminal civil rights investigation. [Read more] The U.S. government is revoking the legal status of several thousand immigrants from Somalia, raising the specter of deportation for a community often assailed by President Trump. A Department of Homeland Security official said the Trump administration had decided to terminate Somalia's Temporary Protected Status program, which allows beneficiaries to live and work in the U.S. without fear of deportation.  Nationals of Somalia enrolled in the TPS program are now set to lose their legal status and work permits on March 17. The DHS official said roughly 2,500 Somali immigrants with TPS are expected to be affected by the termination. The Trump administration has urged TPS holders whose status will lapse to self-deport, warning that they will be found, arrested and deported if they fail to do so. [Read more]