White house border czar Tom Homan made his first remarks in Minnesota. He said he's focusing on a drawdown of agents. Plus, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar is running for Governor of Minnesota. We get the latest.

Millions have watched videos of the ICE killing of Alex Pretti. One was filmed by a bystander, known to many simply as "the woman in the pink coat." Hear her experience.

And school districts are offering a virtual learning option for students who are too afraid to leave their homes right now. We cover that and a changed school grading system with St. Paul School's superintendent.

Plus, musicians in the state are taking to the stage with original protest songs to meet this tense moment. We hear some of those.

The TV drama "Heated Rivalry" has become a global sensation. It follows the story of two professional men’s hockey players who fall in love and hide their romance from the world.

For many fans, the fictional story is a huge step for LGBTQ+ representation in men’s professional sports. And it inspired Andover native Jesse Kortuem to publicly come out as gay.

MPR News host Emily Bright spoke Kortuem about growing up gay in the Minnesota hockey community and the impact the show has had on his life and the sport of hockey.

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to stop arresting and detaining lawfully resettled refugees in Minnesota under a program known as Operation PARRIS. The temporary restraining order also requires the immediate release of refugees currently detained in Minnesota, and the release within five days of those transferred to a Texas detention center.

The ruling comes in a class-action lawsuit brought by refugee advocacy groups, who argue the arrests are unlawful.

Michelle Drake is an attorney based in Minneapolis with Berger Montague, that is helping lead the case. She joined Minnesota Now to talk about the judge’s ruling.

After much anticipation she would run, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar is now a candidate for Minnesota governor. The race was thrown up in the air after the sudden exit of Gov. Tim Walz in early January. Klobuchar has a clear shot to the fall ballot on the DFL side, while Republicans sort through a crowded field.

MPR News host Emily Bright spoke with MPR reporter Ellie Roth to tell us more about the announcement and its potential effects on the upcoming election season.

White House border czar Tom Homan made his first public remarks Thursday after arriving in Minnesota earlier this week to oversee federal immigration enforcement. Homan is assuming leadership of the surge of federal agents from Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino, who had been the face of the operation.

MPR News host Emily Bright spoke with MPR's Estelle Timar-Wilcox, who was at this morning's news conference, about what she heard.

ICE's actions are hurting the safety and learning of Minnesota students. That was the message of superintendents and elected officials this week, as they called for ICE to leave the state. As students worry about the safety of their loved ones or stay home from school, education leaders warn student education will suffer the same losses documented during the COVID pandemic.

Several school districts, including Minneapolis and St. Paul public schools, have created a virtual option for for students who feel safer learning from home. And this week, St. Paul announced changes to its grading system to account for potential disruptions in learning. Joining Minnesota Now to talk about all of this is Stacie Stanley, superintendent of St. Paul Public Schools.

U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar said she is OK after being attacked at a town hall last night. A man sprayed an unknown substance at her after she called for the federal government to abolish ICE. We have the latest on that story.

Plus, the Border Patrol's Greg Bovino has left Minneapolis. But has federal immigration activity changed on the ground? We talked with city council members in Minneapolis and St. Paul about what they're hearing.

The actions of federal agents have pushed Democratic and Republican politicians to take new stances on ICE. A political scientist explains the shift.

And a new shelter and supportive housing program has opened just three blocks from where Border Patrol agents killed Alex Pretti.

Our Minnesota Minute was “Alone” by Trampled by Turtles.

The bitter cold of Minnesota is especially dangerous for unhoused people who are living outside. That means the work of supportive housing and outreach is all the more urgent. But federal immigration activities on top of the frigid weather have created challenges for street outreach programs like Agate Housing and Services and Simpson Housing Services.

Both are also working in the same neighborhood where Alex Pretti was killed by federal agents.

Anvis Aryavong shared the challenges his street team is facing when helping people find shelter. And MPR News host Nina Moini spoke to Wendy Wiegmann, the associate director for Simpson Housing Services about the problems they have been running into.

A growing number of Republicans are pressing for a deeper investigation into tactics of federal immigration agents in Minnesota after the killing of Alex Pretti over the weekend. Top leaders from DHS, ICE and Customs and Border Protection will testify before congress in two weeks after a hearing was called by several congressional Republicans.

Democrats are also becoming louder and using stronger language in their opposition to ICE. MPR News host Nina Moini spoke with Larry Jacobs, founder and director of the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance at the University of Minnesota, for some analysis on this political moment.

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Border patrol chief Greg Bovino has officially left Minnesota and Border Czar Tom Homan has been put in charge of operations in the state. In an MPR News interview earlier this week, Governor Tim Walz said that in a private conversation, President Trump had pledged to do things differently with ICE in Minnesota. We don’t yet know what that will mean for ICE presence— or agent behavior — in the state.

St. Paul city council vice president Hwa Jeong Kim and Minneapolis city council member Robin Wonsley joined Minnesota Now to talk about what they’ve seen in the last 24 hours.