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Minnesota school leader has doubts about news of an ICE drawdown in Minneapolis

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Here & Now Newsroom

February 16, 2026

High school students protest against ICE outside the State Capitol in St. Paul, Minnesota, on January 14, 2026. (Octavio Jones/AFP via Getty Images)

Public school students have been a target for Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the Minneapolis suburb of Columbia Heights.

Here & Now's Scott Tong speaks with Mary Granlund, chair of the local school board, about the need for accountability from the federal government.

This segment aired on February 16, 2026.

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