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Minnesota school leader has doubts about news of an ICE drawdown in Minneapolis

High school students protest against ICE outside the State Capitol in St. Paul, Minnesota, on January 14, 2026. (Octavio Jones/AFP via Getty Images)
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High school students protest against ICE outside the State Capitol in St. Paul, Minnesota, on January 14, 2026. (Octavio Jones/AFP via Getty Images)

Public school students have been a target for Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the Minneapolis suburb of Columbia Heights.

Here & Now‘s Scott Tong speaks with Mary Granlund, chair of the local school board, about the need for accountability from the federal government.

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