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What's up Minneapolis! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Photos show Minneapolis protests surging after fatal ICE shooting
  • What the sudden closure of a Minneapolis daycare means for families
  • How Minneapolis neighbors are quietly shielding immigrant families from ICE fears

Also on today's calendar: Candlelight: The Best of Hans Zimmer and 9 more events.

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📰 News we're reading

1. Minnesotans Hit The Streets To Protests After ICE Officer Kills Woman: Photos (patch.com) — Minneapolis streets have filled with protesters after an ICE officer fatally shot 37-year-old Renee Good, prompting vigils and tense confrontations outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building. Federal authorities have surged more than 2,000 officers into the Minneapolis area, while Minnesota officials demand ICE leave and hundreds of arrests deepen the city’s turmoil. Powerful photos capture scenes from the shooting site and ongoing demonstrations.
   

2. Minneapolis daycare closes amid fraud allegations, viral video exposure (wcbm.com) — A Minneapolis childcare center, Quality Learning Center, has closed after state officials confirmed its license was voluntarily terminated this week, following a viral video that raised questions about its operations and public funding. The daycare, which previously received significant taxpayer support and had past safety violations, cannot reopen without reapplying, leaving Minneapolis families who used the center needing to find alternative care.
   

3. Immigrant families get help with rides, groceries from neighbors (minnpost.com) — Mutual aid volunteers in Minneapolis are stepping up to drive kids to school and deliver groceries to immigrant families who are afraid to leave home amid a major federal immigration operation in the Twin Cities. Residents are organizing ride networks, food deliveries, and legal observation trainings to support neighbors and document enforcement activity while trying to keep daily life going for local children.
   

4. New charges against man with al-Qaida ties as lawyer raises mental health concerns (castanet.net) — Minneapolis appears here mainly in Mohamed Warsame’s past, noting he lived in the city while providing information to al-Qaida associates in the early 2000s before his U.S. conviction and deportation. The main focus is his current charges in Montreal, where his lawyer highlights serious mental health issues and ongoing negotiations over terrorism-related threat accusations.
   

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