Some people want Target to take a stand on the surge in federal immigration operations in Minnesota so much that they are willing to be arrested.

Police detained some protesters who demonstrated at the MN Target location where federal agents had arrested two employees weeks prior.
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"Photographic evidence from the shooting scene of a Venezuelan man by federal agents last month in Minneapolis supports the account of witnesses there — and appears to undercut the narrative provided by federal officials."

Sit-ins are being held at Target stores across the state. Demonstrators want Target to "stand with Minnesotans" and publicly call for ICE to leave, according to organizers.

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The front page of tomorrow's Minnesota Star Tribune: Feb. 1, 2026

The Minnesota Star Tribune, @mprnews.org @minnesotareformer.com , @spokesmanrecorder.bsky.social, @sahanjournal.bsky.social, Center for Broadcast Journalism and Minnesota Newspaper Association today released the following statement:

“We’ve had political assassinations. We had a multi-fatality school shooting, and now the largest immigration crackdown in American history has all happened in Minneapolis in the last eight months,” said Liz Sawyer, a reporter at The Minnesota Star Tribune.

Bystander video reveals confrontation between Alex Pretti and federal agents 11 days before killing

The Star Tribune conducted a frame analysis into the videos capturing Pretti's killing. We found the video evidence directly contradicts the administration's initial narrative that Pretti was a threat. I do not recommend viewing if you don't need convincing. Some key findings in the thread:

“Just getting a client to sign a document becomes almost impossible. ... Suddenly, they’re in Texas and there’s no way to contact them.”

In 2025, more than 2,700 immigrants passed through Minnesota detention facilities. They were transferred nearly 8,000 times.

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Viral images turn local bookstore owner into symbol of Minneapolis anger.

“I didn’t have a motive or other reason,” Greg Ketter, owner of DreamHaven Books & Comics, said. “I just felt I had to go down there. I wanted to be in that spot.”

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Scoop: Hundreds of Target employees pen letter saying the Minneapolis retailer ‘abandoned its community’

“In the face of this tyranny, continued silence from our leaders will never make us safer”

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Target’s CEO has agreed to meet with clergy members after a sit-in at its headquarters. The group is asking Target to make a public statement about ICE’s ongoing presence in Minnesota, including the detention of two employees at its Richfield store.

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More than 50 clergy gathered Thursday morning at Target's downtown Minneapolis store for a news conference and then marched to the retailer's corporate headquarters to present demands and ask to speak to CEO Brian Cornell.

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During a federal immigration enforcement operation on the north side of Minneapolis, a man was shot in the leg during a foot chase, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the situation.

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Bill George, a former Medtronic CEO and Target Board member, encouraged Minnesota employers to “make a statement.”

“How can you expect a committed, loyal workforce if you’re not there to have their back?” George said.
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Two Target employees detained by federal officers at Richfield store are U.S. citizens, Rep. Michael Howard said. Target declined to comment.

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