The Sextortion "Pandemic" That’s Hitting Minnesota
It starts as an online flirtation, escalates in intensity and ends in tragedy. The story of one family's experience and the local investigator determined to bring them justice.
6 Mars 24min
How a “meltdown” is impacting Minnesota
Half of the lawyers at the U.S. Attorney’s office in Minnesota have left in the past year. We find out why and what that means for people involved in immigration, fraud and violent crime cases – inclu...
27 Feb 26min
Three shootings, two deaths, zero cooperation
As Operation Metro Surge ends in Minnesota, massive legal questions remain. Our reporters explain how state leaders are faced with finding a way around the federal government to hold the immigration a...
20 Feb 24min
Minnesotans in Hiding
Even with the announcement that Operation Metro Surge is coming to an end, many Minnesotans are still in hiding. Our reporters visit with one family who has been wondering when it will be safe to com...
12 Feb 20min
Comparing Notes: Lessons from the ICE surge in Chicago
Before Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis, there was Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago. Chicago Tribune reporter Greg Pratt describes how it started, the similarities between Minneapolis and Chicago...
9 Feb 19min
Tackled, shackled and then what?
We find out what is happening inside the ICE detainment facility in Minneapolis and what people have to do to be set free.
6 Feb 24min
Is Minnesota a sanctuary state and can its jails be opened to ICE?
Reporters in Minneapolis fact check federal officials' claims that violence across the metro is caused by state and local officials who have declared Minnesota a sanctuary state and won’t open its jai...
29 Jan 20min
The escalation of Operation Metro Surge and the shooting of Renee Good
In three stories that happened over three months, reporters in Minneapolis track the escalation of the ICE and Border Patrol surge from November 2025 to January 2026, when ICE agent Jonathan Ross fata...
29 Jan 35min
