Chris Boex at FOX 9 is reporting 25 ICE field offices nationally, including one in St. Paul, have each been given the goal of 75 arrests per day. President Donald Trump’s administration is pushing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to increase the arrest numbers.
Related: ICE arrests target immigrants at Hennepin County courthouse, causing ‘immense’ anxiety [Sahan Journal]
Mark Zdechlik at MPR News reports the St. Paul-based Center for Victims of Torture, founded 40 years ago to provide care for survivors of torture and trauma around the globe, had to “furlough about 75 percent of our staff,” according to CEO Simon Adams.
Lydia Morrell at KARE 11 is reporting six people were arrested after they allegedly assaulted a student-athlete with a pipe during a basketball game Tuesday at Robbinsdale Cooper High School in New Hope.
Jonah Kaplan at WCCO News reports school officials in Lakeville voted on Tuesday to remove inclusive posters with the term “Black Lives Matter” throughout the school system.
Kyle Jaeger at Marijuana Moment writes Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar are calling out the Trump administration’s new head of the DEA, Derek Maltz, over past comments he’s made about marijuana that reflect a “boomer” mentality, including his claim that cannabis is a gateway drug.
Frederick Melo at the Pioneer Press reports demolition of the historic Hamline-Midway Library in St. Paul is now officially underway.
Louis Krauss at the Star Tribune reports Irish on Grand, a destination for Minnesota shoppers in need of Irish gifts or sausages, will close at the end of March.
MSNBC host Rachel Maddow interviewed Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday about President Trump’s freeze on federal funds:
