Overview
- Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem confirmed that ICE may ask nearby individuals to prove citizenship during targeted raids, addressing questions about tactics used in Minnesota.
- Dozens of refugees were arrested in Minnesota in recent days and many were transferred to Texas detention centers, with advocates estimating roughly 100 people detained.
- DHS and USCIS launched Operation Parris on Jan. 9 to reexamine about 5,600 Minnesota refugee cases involving people who have not obtained green cards.
- Civil-rights groups and immigration attorneys advised asserting the right to remain silent, requesting a lawyer, requiring a judge-signed warrant at homes, and carrying or storing digital copies of valid IDs or status documents such as passports, green cards, EADs, REAL ID, I-94, and proof of residence.
- ICE outlined Form I-246 as a $155 administrative request for a temporary stay of removal that does not confer status or guarantee a halt to deportation, while DHS set March 17, 2026 as the end date for Somalia TPS affecting about 1,082 people.