‘I couldn’t save my husband’: the Minnesota families ripped apart by ICE
The Guardian • • general
Key Points:
- Around 3,000 federal immigration agents have been deployed to Minnesota in the largest enforcement operation by the Trump administration, resulting in over 2,400 arrests, many of whom have been swiftly moved out of state or deported.
- Several arrested individuals had valid visas or legal refugee status, according to local leaders and lawyers, with many taken from their homes, workplaces, and communities, causing significant distress among families.
- Cases like Paulo Sosa Garcia and Ramona Cecilia Silva, detained after years of legal residency efforts, highlight the personal toll, as their daughters now struggle to secure legal aid and maintain contact with them from a detention facility in El Paso.
- Tomas Martinez Gregorio was arrested by ICE while en route to his son's surgery, leaving
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