Just ahead of the session, House and Senate Democrats unveiled 11 bills to counter what they consider some of the worst excesses by federal immigration officers during the surge.

A day before the start of the 2026 legislative session, Minnesota Democrats gathered at the State Capitol on Presidents Day to urge their Republican colleagues to stand against federal immigration actions,

Border czar Tom Homan said President Donald Trump has agreed with his proposal to conclude a federal immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota.

Border czar Tom Homan announced that the Trump administration will end the immigration crackdown in Minnesota. And, DHS funding is set to expire after lawmakers failed to advance a spending bill.

Minnesota farmers are worried they won’t have enough hands to tend livestock and manage crops this year, a consequence of ongoing federal immigration enforcement in the state targeting undocumented workers from Latin America who keep U.

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Thursday morning will hear testimony from the Trump administration and Minnesota officials on federal immigration enforcement efforts in the North Star State.

The drawdown comes amid the continued fallout from the fatal shootings of Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good by federal agents in Minneapolis.

Among those leading the push to “abolish ICE” — short for Immigration and Customs Enforcement — is progressive Rep. Ilhan Omar, who said “the moment demands it” after thousands of federal agents flooded the state for Operation Metro Surge and two Minnesotans were killed.