A judge weighs extending protections for refugees in Minnesota facing arrest and deportation
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Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., accompanied by refugee rights attorneys and supporters, speaks with reporters outside the federal courthouse in Minneapolis on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, following a hearing on whether a federal judge should extend a temporary order that protects Minnesota refugees lawfully in the U.S. from being arrested and deported. (AP Photo/Steve Karnowski)Hundreds of people attend a rally in the rotunda of the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, Minn., Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, to urge leaders to support economic recovery in the wake of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in the state. (AP Photo/Steve Karnowski)Hundreds of people attend a rally in the rotunda of the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, Minn., Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, to urge leaders to support economic recovery in the wake of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in the state. (AP Photo/Steve Karnowski)
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Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., accompanied by refugee rights attorneys and supporters, speaks with reporters outside the federal courthouse in Minneapolis on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, following a hearing on whether a federal judge should extend a temporary order that protects Minnesota refugees lawfully in the U.S. from being arrested and deported. (AP Photo/Steve Karnowski)
