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Immigration Minnesota Churches
People walk by a sign outside University Baptist Church, Friday, Sept. 4, 2026, in Minneapolis.
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Court cases involving Twin Cities churches and immigration enforcement highlight how the acrimonious debate continues to roil faith communities more than six months since the federal surge in Minnesota. The state turned into a symbol of defiance of the Trump administration’s policies. In one case, a Baptist church has asked for the government to be reprimanded after spying on protest-related activity on its property. In another case, protesters have asked for their charges to be dismissed after they disrupted a worship service at a church where one of the pastors served an Immigration and Customs Enforcement official.
