Minneapolis journalist reflects on continued ICE operation following deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti

All eyes have been on Minneapolis in recent weeks, following the deployment of large numbers of ICE and Customs and Border Protection agents to the area in December.

The heightened federal presence has coincided with deadly use-of-force incidents that have ignited national concern, including the fatal shootings of ICU nurse Alex Pretti on Jan. 24 and poet and mother of three Renée Nicole Good on Jan. 7.

Those and other deaths, as well as the federal government's handling of the investigations, have become focal points of protests, calls for accountability, and broader debates about public safety and civil liberties.

Earlier this week, the "Sound of Ideas" Host Stephanie Haney spoke with Minnesota Star Tribune Opinion Editor Phillip Morris. Morris is also a former longtime columnist for the Cleveland Plain Dealer. He shared what he's been seeing on the ground and his thoughts on the broader political and legal ramifications to come.

Wednesday's show will start with that conversation, then we'll turn to Springfield, Ohio, where Gov. Mike DeWine recently warned of a potential ICE operation coming to central Ohio. More than 12,000 Haitian immigrants with temporary legal status were about to see their protections end this week, before a judge delayed that order Monday.

Guest:
- Phillip Morris, Opinion Editor & Vice President, Minnesota Star Tribune

Judge ruling keeps legal protections for Springfield's Haitian immigrants intact

Springfield, Ohio is home to a large Haitian immigrant community living with Temporary Protected Status.

TPS is a federal designation that allows people from countries facing extraordinary conditions such as natural disasters or ongoing instability, to live and work legally in the U.S.

For Haitians, that protection was first granted after a massive earthquake in 2010 and has been renewed several times amid continued political and humanitarian crises, such as the assassination of Haiti's president in 2021.

The most recent extension was set to expire on Feb. 3. But on Monday, a federal district judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from ending TPS. In addition, residents are bracing for a possible ICE enforcement operation reported to begin today.

According to the Department of Homeland Security, as of Dec. 16, ICE agents have arrested at least 280 residents in Columbus and the surrounding area, in what has been called Operation Buckeye.

Guests:
- Kathryn Mobley, Education and Politics Reporter, WYSO
- Heather Prendergast, Immigration Attorney, Aljijakli, Kosseff & Prendergast, LLC
- Marjory Wentworth, Leadership Team Member, Springfield G92
- Viles Dorsainvil, Executive Director, Haitian Community Help and Support Center

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