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Carson Hartzog
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Retail reporter @startribune.com. Iowa grad. Lover of libraries and pit bulls.

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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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February 12, 2026 at 2:06 AM
We’re looking for volunteers to share their social media feeds for a possible story about how algorithms shape people’s understanding of the ongoing immigration crackdown.

If you’d be willing to share your own experience and insights, fill out the form below.

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Share your experience to help inform our reporting.
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February 4, 2026 at 8:08 PM
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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."
Live: Judge orders release of suspects in alleged shovel attack on agent
Department of Homeland Security says agent fired in self-defense after being attacked with a snow shovel and broom.
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February 3, 2026 at 10:34 PM
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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.

Ongoing coverage: bit.ly/3NO1vD6

📷️ Anthony Soufflé/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 31, 2026 at 8:07 PM
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The front page of tomorrow's Minnesota Star Tribune: Feb. 1, 2026
January 31, 2026 at 9:42 PM
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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:
January 30, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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“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.
How exhausted Minneapolis journalists are covering a prolonged federal crackdown - Poynter
Local journalists in Minneapolis describe exhaustion, safety risks and disinformation as they cover a prolonged ICE crackdown.
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January 30, 2026 at 5:42 PM
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Bystander video reveals confrontation between Alex Pretti and federal agents 11 days before killing
Bystander video reveals confrontation between Alex Pretti and federal agents 11 days before killing
Agents tackled and pinned Pretti to the ground after he kicked out the tail light of their vehicle, according to observers who filmed the encounter.
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January 29, 2026 at 12:38 AM
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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:
A chaotic confrontation, a gun and 10 shots: A frame-by-frame analysis of the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti
Minnesota Star Tribune analyzed how another encounter with federal agents turned deadly.
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January 28, 2026 at 7:17 PM
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“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.

www.startribune.com/how-immigrat...
How immigration detainees move around Minnesota and the nation
ICE detained hundreds of thousands of people last year, shuttling them between jails and detention centers around the country, limiting access to legal support.
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January 28, 2026 at 8:13 PM
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January 28, 2026 at 9:17 PM
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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Viral images turn local bookstore owner into symbol of Minneapolis anger
After federal agents fatally shot Alex Pretti, Greg Ketter drove to the scene to “be in that spot.” Images of the 70-year-old emerging from tear gas and shouting his anger quickly went viral.
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January 28, 2026 at 9:15 PM
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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”

With @carzharts.bsky.social. Stay updated: www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
January 23, 2026 at 11:42 PM
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.

Full update: www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
The latest: Two arrests made after anti-ICE unrest, Trump threatens to send troops to Minnesota
The war of words between state and federal officials escalated as the president threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to quell anti-ICE protests.
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January 16, 2026 at 5:13 PM
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.

Additional info (outside the paywall): www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
Live: Trump threatens to send troops to Minnesota after federal agent shoots man over alleged attack
Trump claimed “professional agitators and insurrectionists” were among the demonstrations in Minneapolis as he threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act. The federal government released new details ab...
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January 15, 2026 at 7:54 PM
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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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Live: Shooting reported in Minneapolis allegedly involving federal agents
Gov. Tim Walz address Minnesotans in a live broadcast Wednesday night on the surge of federal immigration agents in Minnesota. A federal judge has declined to immediately rule on the ICE surge in Minn...
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January 15, 2026 at 2:15 AM
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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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Minnesota’s biggest companies starting to feel heat from ICE surge
From Target to General Mills and Caribou Coffee, Minnesota’s largest employers are feeling pressure amid a surge of immigration officers in the state following the killing of Renee Good.
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January 14, 2026 at 10:12 PM
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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Target employees detained by federal officers were U.S. citizens, legislator says
Minnesota Rep. Michael Howard, who represents Richfield, said the employees also were injured in the incident.
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January 14, 2026 at 9:43 PM