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Fighting Pre-Crime?: Law Enforcement, Artificial Intelligence, and Predictive Policing Technology

January 27, 2026

By: Aaron Spitler* View/Download PDF Version: Fighting Pre-Crime? Law Enforcement, AI, and Predictive Policing Technology (Spitler) For law enforcement agencies (LFAs), the allure of artificial intelligence (AI) is hard to resist. Vendors of AI-powered products have pitched them to police departments by emphasizing how this software can help stop crime in its tracks. The most…

ICE Must Use Front Plates, Cannot Use Out-of-State Plates in Minnesota

February 26, 2026

By: Patrick Kissel View/Download PDF Version: ICE Must Use Front Plates, Cannot Use Out-of-State Plates in Minnesota (Kissel) Minnesota has experienced something few predicted an American state would ever experience: a federal occupation. Masked agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other agencies of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have roamed the streets…

What Happened to Liam? The Detention of Immigrant Youth

March 26, 2026

By: Mary Leniton View/Download PDF Version: What Happened to Liam? The Detention of Immigrant Youth (Leniton) The image of a five-year-old Minnesotan boy standing teary-eyed before federal agents in a blue bunny-eared cap is ingrained in the public’s mind. United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) took the boy from a running car. ICE agents…

Is Operation Metro Surge Really Over?

March 31, 2026

By: Teresa Padrón View/Download PDF Version: Is Operation Metro Surge Really Over? (Padrón) Operation Metro Surge is one of the largest immigration enforcement operations in recent memory,[1] with roughly 4,000 troops deployed to Minneapolis.[2] During the occupation of Minneapolis, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents shot and killed Renee Good,[3] and Alex Pretti.[4] ICE…

Legal Accountability for Private Prison Companies Operating ICE Detention Facilities

By: Emma Walsh View/Download PDF Version: Legal Accountability for Private Prison Companies Operating ICE Detention Facilities (Walsh) Who is benefiting from the federal government’s ongoing campaign of abductions and unlawful detentions of Minnesota residents in the name of immigration enforcement? The private corporations that ICE contracts with to hold detainees certainly are. The Trump…