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Immigration detainers

The controversy surrounding immigration detainers and Minnesota's handling of them.

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Jan 16, 2026
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How did ice arrest people during the Clinton and Obama years

During the Clinton years ICE’s predecessor systems and enforcement tools produced some of the highest deportation counts in modern history, and during the Obama administration ICE shifted toward “prio...

Jan 28, 2026
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Are minnesota authorities forcing ice and disabled to search for and apprehend illegal immigrants by not releasing them directly to ice or dhs from jails and prisons

is not systematically "forcing" and to hunt down released immigrants by uniformly refusing to hand people directly to federal authorities; the situation is a mix of legal constraints, varying county p...

Jan 29, 2026
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Did Minnesota refuse to hand over criminals?

did not issue a blanket statutory refusal to hand over criminals: state law imposes duties for extradition and cooperation with criminal process , and federal and state practice shows transfers do occ...

Jan 26, 2026

Under what authority does ICE detain noncitizens encountered while homeless in public spaces?

’s statutory authority to arrest and detain noncitizens in public flows principally from as implemented by , which allows officers to take into custody noncitizens who are subject to removal or who ar...

Jan 11, 2026

What legal liabilities do counties face when complying with ICE detainers and what remedies have courts ordered?

Counties that honor ICE detainers risk civil and constitutional liability for unlawful arrest and detention, exposure to expensive settlements and lawsuits, and conflicts with state laws that restrict...

Jan 21, 2026

What are the major federal court rulings about municipal noncooperation with ICE in the last five years?

in the last five years have produced a patchwork of decisions that both constrain and affirm federal immigration enforcement powers vis-à-vis cities and states: a federal judge blocked from conditioni...