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Minneapolis will allocate a million dollars in funding for emergency rental assistance, as some residents say they need help amid the ongoing federal immigration operation. Hennepin County Sheriff Dawanna Witt says she is considering a change in policy at the county jail that would allow staff to notify federal immigration officials when someone they're seeking to detain is being released from custody.Those stories and more in today's evening update from MPR News. Hosted by Emily Reese. Music by Gary Meister.

For many people, the federal immigration activity in Minnesota creates fear and raises urgent questions about safety and belonging. For others, it's a call to witness, document and respond. Artists are often among the first to translate historic moments like this — to give shape to emotions that can feel overwhelming or hard to name. Through poetry, visual art, murals, performance, and music, they help communities process what's happening in real time. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with a poet, a ceramic artist and a graphic artist about what they're seeing, feeling and creating in this moment.Guests:Junauda Petrus is the Poet Laureate for the city of Minneapolis. She is an author, playwright, filmmaker and co-founder of the experimental artist collective, Free Black Dirt. She is the author of the award-winning young adult novel, “The Stars and the Blackness Between Them,” and the children's book, “Can We Please Give the Police Department to the Grandmothers?”   Terresa Hardaway is the owner and creative director of Blackbird Revolt, a social justice-based design studio in Minneapolis. She's an associate professor of graphic design and the director of Design Justice in the College of Design at the University of Minnesota. She is also the owner of Black Garnet Books in St. Paul. Sayge Carroll is an artist and co-founder of Mudluk Pottery Studio in Minneapolis.  

Minnesotans are experiencing the ICE surge in the state in many ways. One Minneapolis artist took the spotlight thrust on Minnesota's Somali American community from President Trump as an opportunity to share what it is to be a part of that community.MPR News host Kelly Gordon spoke with Ifrah Mansour to explain her perspective on the last few months and how her community is standing strong.

It's a big weekend for sports; Super Bowl 60 is this Sunday in the San Francisco Bay Area. At the same time, in Italy, the Winter Olympics are kicking off, with dozens of Minnesotans competing. Back at home, Minnesota men's basketball teams have taken two wins. MPR News host Kelly Gordon spoke with sports contributors Wally Langfellow and Eric Nelson to talk about more about it.

The Minneapolis City Council passed a proposal to provide rental assistance to people impacted by the surge of federal agents. Proponents say too many residents face eviction and other hardships because they feel like they can't leave their homes and work their jobs. Cari Spencer watched the council's discussion about the proposal and joined MPR News guest host Kelly Gordon.

This week is five years since the military in Myanmar seized control in a coup that forced many in the country to flee political repression and violence. Some came to Minnesota to join a large diaspora that was already here. More than 20 thousand people from Myanmar live in the state, which is home to the United States' largest population of Karen people, an ethnic minority group from Myanmar. The Karen community includes U.S. citizens, refugees and asylum seekers. Recently, federal immigration activities have caused fear and uncertainty among Karen people in Minnesota. That includes the fear of being sent back to Myanmar. MPR News host Kelly Gordon talked with two leaders of The Urban Village, a St. Paul nonprofit that works with youth in the Myanmar diaspora. Jesse Phenow is the group's co-director and Eh Ler Tha is director of special projects and media.

Federal immigration enforcement is fueling a growing rent crisis. Many immigrant workers — even those with legal authorization — fear leaving home due to increased enforcement, while others are losing income as workplaces cut hours or shut down. Without paychecks, rent and other bills go unpaid.Advocates report a surge in calls to tenant hotlines and emergency assistance programs, particularly in immigrant communities, and some leaders are calling for a temporary ban on evicting tenants. MPR News host Angela Davis discusses how immigration enforcement is upending people's livelihoods and how communities are responding.

Federal immigration enforcement has entered a new era. ICE agents are now deploying facial recognition software, social media monitoring, and other digital tools to identify immigrants and surveil protesters. MPR News host Catharine Richert and her guests take a hard look at how these technologies work, where the law draws the line, and what the expansion of digital surveillance means for privacy for all of us. If you've ever wondered how much your digital footprint can reveal, join us for tonight's conversation.Guests:William McGeveran is the dean of the University of Minnesota Law School where he teaches data privacy.Shubhanjana Das is a reporter with the Sahan Journal. Subscribe to the MPR News with Angela Davis podcast on: Apple Podcasts, Spotify or RSS.Use the audio player above to listen to the full conversation.   

When two Brooklyn Park women were detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, they would up helping an agent through a medical emergency. Their arrest, captured on Brooklyn Park police dash cam, also gives an inside look at how local police interact with ICE. Tippy Amundson and Heather Zemian shared their experience with MPR News.

Tom Homan, the White House official leading the federal immigration operation in the state, announced that 700 federal agents will leave the state today.MPR News host Kelly Gordon spoke with MPR's Estelle Timar-Wilcox, who was at the press conference at the Whipple federal building, to hear the latest.

Two Minnesota school districts and Education Minnesota, which represents the state's teachers' unions, filed a lawsuit Wednesday to block DHS from conducting immigration enforcement activity in or near public schools.This follows DHS's decision to remove limitations of immigration enforcement at sensitive locations like schools and churches. Duluth's public school district has signed onto the lawsuit. The district sent an email to its families this morning that said it is quote "fighting for the safety and stability of our learning environments." MPR News host Kelly Gordon spoke with Duluth Public School District Superintendent John Magas to explain further.

This month, Children's Minnesota will pause some gender-affirming care. The health system announced Tuesday that starting Feb. 27, it will stop prescribing puberty blockers and hormones to patients under 18. Hospitals and clinics around the country are under pressure from the Trump Administration. It's proposed ending Medicaid and Medicare funding for providers that continue these treatments to minors. One of the providers that will likely take on patients who had gone to Children's Minnesota is Family Tree Clinic. MPR News host Kelly Gordon spoke with Family Tree's Executive Director Annie Van Avery to explain the significance of the decision.

A federal judge today ordered two men charged with assaulting an ICE officer last month be released from custody pre-trial. And the City of Minneapolis anticipates that Operation Metro Surge has led local businesses to lose as much as $20 million in revenue a week. Those stories and more in today's evening update from MPR News. Hosted by Emily Reese. Music by Gary Meister.

Over the past month, federal immigration enforcement has focused on the city of Minneapolis. Their presence and aggressive tactics have forced city leaders to navigate complex questions about authority, cooperation, and the role of local government.  At the center of that conversation is the city's community safety commissioner, Todd Barnette.He oversees the Minneapolis Police Department along with the city's fire department, 911 services, emergency management and neighborhood safety programs — with the goal of improving communication, accountability, equity, and service delivery.MPR News host Angela Davis talks with Barnette about leadership, reform, and the path forward.Guest:Todd Barnette is the community safety commissioner for the city of Minneapolis. Before his current role, he served 17 years as a judge in the Hennepin County District Court, including terms as presiding judge of drug court, presiding judge of the criminal division, and chief judge, where he was the first person of color to hold the position. He is also an adjunct faculty member and mentor at the University of St. Thomas Law School. Subscribe to the MPR News with Angela Davis podcast on: Apple Podcasts, Spotify or RSS.Use the audio player above to listen to the full conversation.     

The surge of ICE activity in Minneapolis has led tens of thousands of people to flood downtown for a variety of protests against ICE. But it's kept many others— like those afraid of violence, harassment or arrest by ICE agents— far away from downtown. Events from graduations to conferences to concerts have been canceled or moved outside of the city. The tourism organization Meet Minneapolis conducted a survey about the impact of ICE on tourism in the city. Of the 101 restaurants, event businesses, hotels, arts organizations, attractions and service providers that responded to the survey, 80 percent said they have had canceled, postponed or reduced bookings and sales as a result of ICE activity. 90 percent of those businesses said that fear and stress is affecting the operations of their business.A senior vice president at Meet Minneapolis, Courtney Ries, told MPR News that the 13 Minneapolis hotels that responded to the survey said they lost around $3 million in revenue from the ICE surge this year. That's after more than 40 groups and events connected to the hotels canceled, including two large events at the Minneapolis Convention Center.“When travelers are looking at Minneapolis, there is a lot of uncertainty,” Ries said. “Our job is to advocate for our community and businesses. Who have obviously experienced a lot of heartbreaking emotions over the killings as well as the struggle for businesses to survive.“Meet Minneapolis also surveyed 2,030 American travelers were interested in traveling to Minnesota. 20.6 percent of those said they have altered plans to travel to a destination because of ICE activity.“This is a very acute situation for many of these businesses. We're seeing a lot of questions about how event attendees are going to feel when they come into the city,” Ries said. “We'll continue to host things like the auto show, the boat show, the totally rad vintage fest, the Minnesota school board association meetings, but with more information because attendees have more questions.”

Border Czar Tom Homan has said he'd take federal immigration agents out of Minnesota if local leaders cooperate. And one form of cooperation that he's said the federal government wants is more access to people in county jails. Some counties notify ICE when people who could be deported are about to be released from jail. Sometimes, the jails hold these individuals for ICE for up to two days. And some counties don't do any of these things. MPR News host Kelly Gordon spoke with Linus Chan, an immigration lawyer and law professor at the University of Minnesota, to explain why there's variation in how sheriffs handle immigration detainers in county jails.

Every Homeland Security officer in Minneapolis is now being issued a body camera. That's according to Department of Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem who said the move is effective immediately. MPR News host Kelly Gordon spoke with Lauren Bonds, the executive director of the National Police Accountability Project, to get a better understanding of what this means for accountability efforts.DHS was asked whether cameras are for only ICE agents in the city of Minneapolis or statewide. They were also asked how long it would take for cameras to be up and running. They did not answer those questions.

MPR News host Angela Davis talks with Minnesota school superintendents about how the surge in federal immigration activity is affecting student attendance, learning, and safety — and what it means for families and schools. Guests:Brenda Lewis is the superintendent of Fridley Public Schools.Christine Tucci Osorio is the superintendent for School District 622 which includes North St. Paul, Maplewood and Oakdale.

For some immigrant families and people of color in Minnesota, two months of the immigration operation means it's been at least two months of feeling like they have to hide in their homes out of fear. For others, it's been two months of watching violent confrontations while scrolling on your phone or in-person as an observer. MPR News host Kelly Gordon spoke with Ana Marielle Rivera, a licensed clinical social worker and therapist in St. Paul, about what this means for mental health.

ProPublica has identified the two Customs and Border Patrol agents who shot at Alex Pretti as Jesus Ochoa and Raymundo Gutierrez. They have been put on leave. Additionally, 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father are back home in Minnesota after being released from the Dilley detention center in Texas. But for families still there, DHS has confirmed actives measles infections inside. MPR News guest host Kelly Gordon spoke with Shannon Heffernan and Anna Flagg, journalists with The Marshall Project, to talk about their reporting on children in detention and federal law enforcement use-of-force.

It's been two months since the federal government began deploying thousands of federal agents to Minnesota. Rachel Sayre is the city of Minneapolis emergency management director. She has coordinated emergency resources for residents. MPR News host Kelly Gordon spoke to her about some of the impacts she has seen.

A large part of the cases of people detained — at times unlawfully — by federal immigration officers has played out in the courts. MPR News has reported that the federal government has quickly moved detainees to other states. That's made it difficult for families and attorneys to locate them. And judges from across the Midwest are coming in to help keep up with a constant stream of challenges to those detentions. MPR News host Kelly Gordon spoke to Gloria Contreras Edin, an immigration lawyer based in St. Paul, about those challenges.

For a second straight Friday, protesters filled the streets of downtown Minneapolis this afternoon to speak out against the ongoing surge of federal immigration agents to Minnesota.And hundreds of protesters gathered at the Whipple federal building near the Twin Cities airport this morning. They say they don't trust new leaders overseeing the ongoing surge of federal immigration agents. Those stories and more in today's evening update from MPR News. Hosted by Emily Reese. Music by Gary Meister.

Minnesota's prairie, in the southwestern part of the state, is a biodiverse ecosystem that's home to buffalo, bees and tall grass. In the book, "Sea of Grass: The Conquest, Ruin and Redemption of Nature on the American Prairie," Josephine Marcotty and Dave Hage dig into the significance prairies have to the climate. MPR News chief meteorologist Paul Huttner talks with Hage in depth about the American prairie. The following has been edited for length and clarity. Use the audio player above to listen to the full conversation. What drew you to write about the American prairie?The book grew out of a series that Josephine wrote when we were both working with the Minnesota Star Tribune. She was the environment reporter. I was her editor. She had come across a pair of remarkable studies, which showed that today, we are plowing up the continent's remaining grasslands. That's grasslands west of here, into the Dakotas and Montana. We're plowing them up at the rate of a million acres a year. That's about as fast as we're destroying the Amazon rainforest. It's an environmental catastrophe, but nobody's paying attention. It's bad for wildlife, it's bad for clean water and it's especially bad for climate change.How do you think about the prairie in a climate context?These grasslands are one of the greatest carbon sinks on the planet. Grasses inhale carbon dioxide from the air. They exhale oxygen. They take the carbon from that carbon dioxide, and they store it deep underground in Prairie soils. You know, these grasses can have roots that go 8-12 feet deep. It's estimated that the world's grassland soils hold about a third of all terrestrial carbon stocks. Jo Handelsman at the University of Wisconsin says grassland soils hold more carbon than human beings have emitted since the Industrial Revolution. When you plow open those grasslands, you release all that carbon into the atmosphere and you accelerate climate change.Tell us a little bit about how Minnesota is working on plans to protect the prairies.In Minnesota, we still have like 1-4 percent of the original native prairie. You find it in patches around southwestern and western Minnesota. But Minnesota is also home to the largest prairie restoration project in the United States. It's called Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge. It's up near Crookston, Minn., which was running out of clean water because of agricultural pollution. And they said, “Look, if we can convert this back to prairie, one of the things that prairie plants do is that they filter water and they give you clean groundwater.” They said to the city of Crookston, “We can guarantee you years and years supply of clean water, and so now you can go to Glacial Ridge.” It's just beautiful, huge expanse of tall grasses and wildflowers and butterflies and bees, and it's a magnificent spot.What's your main message about climate change and the prairie?Here's an amazing statistic we came across. There's a beautiful researcher, Tyler Lark at the University of Wisconsin, who does amazing work. He's become a buddy of ours, and here are just two data points from Tyler Lark's work: One, he estimates that our current rate of plowing up grasslands is the same as adding 11 million cars to the road every year. It's releasing that much carbon as 11 million new cars to the road. But conversely, he also estimated that if we can just protect the remaining grasslands and wetlands in our part of the country, we could meet 20 percent of our commitments under the Paris Climate Change accords just by leaving prairies and wetlands alone, protecting what we've still got.

A man charged with accosting Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar will remain in federal custody.And Republican candidates for Minnesota governor are adopting common messaging aimed at knocking down new Democratic candidate Amy Klobuchar. Those stories and more in today's evening update from MPR News. Hosted by Emily Reese. Music by Gary Meister.

Businesses across Minnesota are feeling the strain as the Trump administration's immigration crackdown moves into its seventh week.Immigrant-owned businesses — and companies that rely on immigrant workers — have been hit especially hard. Employers say many workers are staying home, worried about being stopped or detained by immigration officers. At the same time, customers are also staying away, as fear and tension ripple through communities following the recent killings of two U.S. citizens, Alex Pretti and Renee Good. The result? Short-staffing, reduced hours, lost revenue — and a lot of uncertainty about what comes next. MPR News guest host Chris Farrell looks at how this surge in enforcement is disrupting business as usual and what people can do to support their local shops and restaurants.Guests: R.T. Rybak is the president and CEO of the Minneapolis Foundation, which just announced plans to distribute $3.5 million to businesses hurt by the immigration enforcement surge. He is also a former mayor of Minneapolis. Miguel Hernandez is the owner of Lito's Burritos, with locations on Lake Street in Minneapolis and Richfield. He grew up working in his parents' Richfield restaurant, El Tejaban Mexican Grill. Subscribe to the MPR News with Angela Davis podcast on: Apple Podcasts, Spotify or RSS.Use the audio player above to listen to the full conversation.      

The TV drama "Heated Rivalry" has become a global sensation. It follows the story of two professional men's hockey players who fall in love and hide their romance from the world.For many fans, the fictional story is a huge step for LGBTQ+ representation in men's professional sports. And it inspired Andover native Jesse Kortuem to publicly come out as gay.MPR News host Emily Bright spoke Kortuem about growing up gay in the Minnesota hockey community and the impact the show has had on his life and the sport of hockey.

After much anticipation she would run, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar is now a candidate for Minnesota governor. The race was thrown up in the air after the sudden exit of Gov. Tim Walz in early January. Klobuchar has a clear shot to the fall ballot on the DFL side, while Republicans sort through a crowded field.MPR News host Emily Bright spoke with MPR reporter Ellie Roth to tell us more about the announcement and its potential effects on the upcoming election season.

White House border czar Tom Homan made his first public remarks Thursday after arriving in Minnesota earlier this week to oversee federal immigration enforcement. Homan is assuming leadership of the surge of federal agents from Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino, who had been the face of the operation.MPR News host Emily Bright spoke with MPR's Estelle Timar-Wilcox, who was at this morning's news conference, about what she heard.

Congresswoman Ilhan Omar was attacked at a town hall Tuesday night when a man lunged at her and sprayed a substance. The town hall was about ongoing federal immigration enforcement. MPR News host Nina Moini spoke with MPR News reporter Peter Cox to explain the latest on the investigation.

Border patrol chief Greg Bovino has officially left Minnesota and Border Czar Tom Homan has been put in charge of operations in the state. In an MPR News interview earlier this week, Governor Tim Walz said that in a private conversation, President Trump had pledged to do things differently with ICE in Minnesota. We don't yet know what that will mean for ICE presence— or agent behavior — in the state. St. Paul city council vice president Hwa Jeong Kim and Minneapolis city council member Robin Wonsley joined Minnesota Now to talk about what they've seen in the last 24 hours.

A growing number of Republicans are pressing for a deeper investigation into tactics of federal immigration agents in Minnesota after the killing of Alex Pretti over the weekend. Top leaders from DHS, ICE and Customs and Border Protection will testify before congress in two weeks after a hearing was called by several congressional Republicans. Democrats are also becoming louder and using stronger language in their opposition to ICE. MPR News host Nina Moini spoke with Larry Jacobs, founder and director of the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance at the University of Minnesota, for some analysis on this political moment. Use the audio player above to listen to the full conversation.Subscribe to the Minnesota Now podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.We attempt to make transcripts for Minnesota Now available the next business day after a broadcast. When ready they will appear here.

The Trump administration official now overseeing the ongoing federal operation in Minnesota has arrived in the state and met with Gov. Tim Walz.St. Paul mayor Kaohly Her said she doesn't know if ICE's presence in the city is likely to change soon.Those stories and more in today's evening update from MPR News. Hosted by Emily Reese. Music by Gary Meister.

There are several federal court cases involving immigration enforcement activity in front of a judge this week. A federal judge in Minneapolis is ordering the head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement to appear personally in his courtroom on Friday. Judge Patrick Schiltz said ICE has failed to comply with dozens of court orders. And he wants the agency's acting director, Todd Lyons, to answer for why he shouldn't be held in contempt.Over the weekend, the same judge had harsh words for the way the U.S. Justice Department is handling its case against a group of protesters who disrupted a St. Paul church service to protest ICE. MPR News host Nina Moini spoke with MPR Reporter Matt Sepic to sort through the various legal filings.Additionally, judges are considering temporary restraining orders in two separate federal cases dealing with the ongoing massive immigration operation in Minnesota. MPR reporters Peter Cox and Jon Collins give the latest on those cases.

It's the seventh week of heightened immigration enforcement presence in Minnesota. The presence of federal law enforcement has had an impact on many parts of life, with St. Paul businesses closing or reducing hours, citizens being arrested and schools with virtual options. MPR News host Nina Moini spoke with St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her about local and state leader's actions during this time.

5-year-old Liam Conejo-Ramos is still in immigration detention, his mother told MPR News. ICE officers detained the boy and his father last Friday in Columbia Heights on their way home from school. The story of Conejo-Ramos' detention has circulated all over the world. And news of protests this weekend in Minnesota apparently reached the detention center in Dilley, Texas where the child and his father are being held. Detainees demonstrated there this weekend. MPR News host Nina Moini spoke with Attorney Eric Lee, who heard the protest, and Sam Doiron, an attorney with the Texas-based group RAICES.

A Twin Cities-based theater company is portraying stories of homelessness and housing insecurity. Many of the performers have lived experience with these issues. For more than two decades, zAmya Theater Project has been putting on productions. They have weekly workshops at the Minneapolis Central Library and they're performing at the Art Shanty Projects on Lake Harriet this weekend. MPR News host Nina Moini spoke with troupe member Jada Windom and artistic director Maren Ward about the company.

A judge heard arguments this morning in a lawsuit seeking an end to the federal immigration operation in Minnesota. President Donald Trump and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz are both casting a phone call in positive terms after weeks of trading accusations and blame over immigration actions. Those stories and more in today's evening update from MPR News. Hosted by Emily Reese. Music by Gary Meister.

Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old Minneapolis resident, was killed by Border Patrol agents on Saturday. The shooting has renewed protests after weeks of aggressive federal immigration action.  The federal government's account of what happened differs starkly from bystander video footage. Civil liberties groups say that's exactly why independent observation and documentation of law enforcement actions is important. Documentation can be a tool for accountability, legal challenges and public trust. But misunderstanding your rights can put you at risk.MPR News guest host Catharine Richert explores what constitutional observers are, what rights they have and what can be considered interference. Guest:Francisco Segovia is the executive director of COPAL, a Minneapolis nonprofit serving Minnesota's Latino communities.

A Republican state representative has joined calls from Democrats for an end to the heightened presence of federal immigration officers in Minnesota.In a statement, Rep. Nolan West placed some of the blame for the situation with Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey. But he wrote on social media "It's clear that Operation Metro Surge is causing more harm than good. It puts law enforcement officers' lives at risk, and it feeds the chaos destroying our state.”MPR News host Nina Moini spoke with Rep. West, who represents an area of the northern Twin Cities suburbs.

Constitutional observers, protestors and others detained by ICE at the Whipple Federal Building are released from the building at all times of the day, every day. And a newly organized group of people, called HavenWatch, spends its days waiting outside the Whipple building. They help newly released people get home, contact their loved ones and stay safe from the cold. Leading the group is Natalie Ehret. She talked to MPR News host Nina Moini by phone outside the Whipple building.

On Monday morning, a federal judge has been hearing arguments on whether to temporarily halt immigration enforcement activity in the state. MPR News host Nina Moini spoke with MPR News reporter Estelle Timar-Wilcox, who listened to the hearing.

Vice President JD Vance met with local leaders and ICE personnel in Minneapolis today and says more cooperation could calm tensions.Federal immigration enforcement in Minneapolis may continue indefinitely, according to Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino, who spoke at a press conference today.Those stories and more in today's evening update from MPR News. Hosted by Emily Reese. Music by Gary Meister

Faith communities across Minnesota are facing a hard question: What happens when federal immigration enforcement collides with religious conviction?A recent protest inside a church has also raised questions about free speech, religious freedom and the role of faith leaders in moments of moral conflict.MPR News guest host Catharine Richert explores how churches and other religious communities are responding to the legal and moral questions raised by federal actions in Minnesota and why immigration enforcement has become such a flashpoint for people of faith.

The FBI has arrested two activists, Nekima Levy Armstrong and Chauntyll Allen, who were part of an anti-ICE protest at a St. Paul church on Sunday. Border Patrol Commander at large Greg Bovino spoke to reporters Thursday morning with J.D. Vance expected to visit Minneapolis later that afternoon. MPR News host Nina Moini talked with MPR News reporter Jon Collins to explain what's happening.

Thousands of Minnesotans across the state are gearing up for what union organizers and faith leaders are calling A Day of Truth and Freedom this Friday. It's meant to cause an economic blackout to protest the influx of ICE agents in the state. That means no going to work, school or spending money. While the U.S. has seen its share of labor-related general strikes, it's far less common to see a widespread action about a social issue like this one. Some businesses have gotten on board with the protest — including many of the 2,000 businesses that call Minneapolis' Lake Street home. Theresa Swaney is the director of operations at the Lake Street Council. She talked with MPR News host Nina Moini about what to expect on that business corridor.

Critics — and supporters — of President Donald Trump have compared his administration's actions to those of Nazi Germany. In May, Gov. Tim Walz compared ICE operations to the Gestapo. Joe Rogan, an influential podcaster and a Trump supporter, brought up the Gestapo comparison on his podcast last week.The comparison to Nazi Germany and World War II is a striking parallel to a dark time in history. Holocaust educator Kristin Thompson said history often plays an important role in understanding our society today.Thompson was a classroom history teacher in Redwood Falls for 20 years. She also was the education program coordinator at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C. Thompson now runs her own Holocaust and human rights consulting firm. She spoke to MPR News producer Aleesa Kuznetsov about the several examples of similarities between the two governments.

A federal appeals court today put a temporary hold on a judge's order in a case challenging the actions of immigration authorities in Minnesota. President Donald Trump railed against Minnesota in front of a global audience today over local resistance to his ongoing deportation campaign.Those stories and more in today's evening update from MPR News. Hosted by Emily Reese. Music by Gary Meister.

Recent federal immigration enforcement actions are creating fear, anger or uncertainty for some Minnesota families. And mental health providers say that anxiety doesn't stop with adults. Stress in young people might show up as sleeplessness, trouble focusing in school or a deep sense of worry about family safety.MPR News host Angela Davis talks about what children, teenagers and young adults are experiencing right now and how the adults in their lives can support their mental health.Guest:Ana Mariella Rivera is a licensed clinical social worker and therapist in private practice in St. Paul who works with teenagers, young adults and families. She is also an adjunct professor of social work at St. Catherine University.Resources shared during the show: ”Good People Everywhere” by Lynea Gillen, ”Something Happened to My Dad: A Story about Immigration and Family Separation” by Ann Hazzard, ”The Breaking News” by Sarah Lynne Reul and ”Most People” by Michael Leannah.If you or someone you know is in crisis or needs immediate mental health support, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. You can also find the number for your local crisis team here.

On today's show, Dana Ferguson, political correspondent for MPR News, joins Kimberly to share how her community has been affected by a recent surge in Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity, including the fatal shooting of Renee Macklin Good. We'll also discuss the impact on small businesses in the Twin Cities and the political fallout from Minnesota Governor Tim Walz's decision to end his reelection campaign.Here's everything we talked about today:"Minnesota business owners feeling the effects of ICE enforcement actions" from MPR News"As immigration raids roil Minnesota, corporate leaders stay silent" from Marketplace "Tim Walz drops out of Minnesota governor's race, Klobuchar considers jumping in" from Politico"With limited political power, Minnesota Democrats navigate resistance to Trump" from MPR News"Walz's exit from Minnesota governor's race will pose challenges for both parties" from MPR News"What to Nosh in the North Star State: Minnesota's Most-Iconic Dishes" from Food Network "Photos: The Minneapolis music scene, from the 1980s to now" from MPR NewsWe love hearing from you. Leave us a voicemail at 508-U-B-SMART or email makemesmart@marketplace.org.