Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is out, and Minnesota lawmakers are publicly reacting to her departure from DHS, WCCO-TV reports. “Kristi Noem has done a stunning amount of damage and it’s good she’s gone. But this doesn’t change the fact that we need a complete overhaul of DHS, impartial investigations into the killings of two American citizens, and information on children that were taken from Minnesota,” Gov. Walz posted on X.
“What would it be like to get a whole neighborhood to visually display that they were not interested in having ICE in their neighborhood? Could we make it feel emotionally unpleasant for the ICE agents driving around?” artist Dio Cramer told MPR News. Cramer is part of a local art collective behind protest signs, banners, flags and posters that started popping up throughout Operation Metro Surge. They are part of an “explosion of art” made in response to ICE agents’ actions in the state.
The Minneapolis City Council has voted to temporarily extend the eviction notice period for renters in the city with the goal of helping those impacted by Operation Metro Surge, WCCO-TV reports. Landlords need to wait 60 days before bringing an eviction notice to a renter.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and Ojibwe nations have decided to limit walleye catches on Lake Mille Lacs this upcoming season, KARE 11 reports. Anglers will be allowed to take home three.
The New York Times travel section has a feature out about dogsledding at the edge of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Hike!
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