I'm a business owner in Minneapolis working 16-hour shifts so my staff can stay home to avoid ICE

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Michael Knox runs a restaurant near Minneapolis.

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Target's new CEO is thrown into crisis mode on day one

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Michael Fiddelke starts his new job as Target CEO on February 1.

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'Slow it down a thousand times': How the Minnesota Star Tribune covers the ICE story playing out on social media.

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A federal agent throws a teargas canister towards protesters following the fatal shooting of a protester earlier in the day, on January 24, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The federal government's deployment to Minnesota is being covered by everyone from network news to citizens with iPhones. That poses a challenge for the Minnesota Star Tribune, the state's largest paper.

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'Absolutely shameful': Business and tech leaders react to Saturday's fatal immigration shooting

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Business leaders spoke about federal immigration officers' latest fatal shooting over the weekend.

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Hundreds of Target employees urge the company to keep ICE out of stores. Read the letter to leadership.

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A small crowd of protesters sing along during a sit-in in a Target store as they denounce what they say is complicity by the store to allow Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to come into the store and stage in their parking lot in Saint Paul, Minnesota, on January 19, 2026.
Protesters at a Target store in Saint Paul, Minnesota, on January 19.

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Bill Ackman donates $10,000 to GoFundMe for Alex Pretti's family

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Bill Ackman has made donations to multiple fundraisers amid clashes between protesters and immigration officers in Minneapolis.

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America's business leaders need to say something. Now.

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A still from a video showing federal agents holding down protestor Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday, January 24, moments before they shot and killed him.
A still from a video showing federal agents holding down protestor Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday, January 24, moments before they shot and killed him.

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Target's incoming CEO tells staff violence in Minneapolis is 'incredibly painful' — without naming Trump or ICE

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Target's new CEO Michael Fiddelke.
Target has tapped Michael Fiddelke as its new CEO.

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Target is once again caught in a political firestorm. Here's what HR is telling staff.

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We'll do it again, ICE out now!
Graffiti reading "ICE out now!" is seen on the exterior wall of a Target store in Minneapolis.

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I'm an immigration lawyer in Minneapolis. People are scared — here's what employers and employees should know about their rights.

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Loan Huynh, an immigration attorney in Minneapolis, shared her advice for employers and employees amid ICE raids.

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