Despite a supposed personnel drawdown, the Department of Homeland Security is calling its ICE rollout in Minnesota the largest immigration operation ever.


Now that thousands of federal agents are leaving, how are the state and its communities faring?

We check in with the neighbors, school leaders, and small business owners keeping Minnesota running.

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