More than 2,000 arrested in Twin Cities ICE operation

ICE enforcement:
–The federal government has made more than 2,000 arrests in Minnesota in the immigration enforcement surge that began this month, MPR reports. Federal officials did not say how many people face deportation or provide other details.  

-Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara criticized ICE tactics in an interview with the New York Times, the Star Tribune reports. On the Times’ “The Daily” podcast, O’Hara said the shooting death last week of Renee Good by an ICE agent was “predictable and entirely preventable.”

-A video captured ICE agents ramming a door and pushing their way inside a home to arrest a man in the Twin Cities. The AP report says a document agents that handed to a woman in the house is different than a warrant signed by a judge and does not authorize forced entry into a private residence.

Other news:
-When the Legislature convenes next month, several Twin Cities communities will be asking for funds to address “forever chemicals” in groundwater, the Pioneer Press reports. Apple Valley, for one, is seeking $40 million for a water-treatment plant that would protect against the chemicals, which are used in things like nonstick cookware but resist breaking down naturally in the environment.

–Minneapolis-based Sun Country Airlines is merging with the airline Allegiant, the Pioneer Press reports. Sun Country says the Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport will remain a base city for the new combined Allegiant airline.

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