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Yoga students in Minneapolis demand instructors condemn ICE

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Yoga students in Minneapolis demand instructors condemn ICE


Yoga students in Minneapolis berated instructors for allegedly being complicit in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in recent video footage.

A video posted by a customer at the Yoga studio showed 13 women speaking sternly to two staffers in the lobby.

The students call on the instructors to condemn ICE.

“Give us answers, let’s go, let’s hear it – why are you being silent?” one person said.

“You’re not being berated – you’re being asked hard questions. Berating is what our neighbors are living through,” another person said.

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Students ant the studio argued that the major corporation which owns the business had been staying silent on the ICE operations.

Eventually, the chain did put up anti-ICE signs in the studios, according to the New York Post.

Multiple anti-ICE protests have occurred across the country, especially at its epicenter in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Two demonstrators were killed while protesting ICE operations under the Trump administration. The FBI is investigating both instances.

Border czar Tom Homan announced this week that federal agents in Minnesota would be reduced by 700.

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“While we had our differences, one thing was clear, we all committed to public safety for all who live in the Twin Cities,” Homan told reporters. “We have made significant progress under the direction of President Trump, working with state and local officials here in Minnesota, and I expect that to increase in the coming weeks.”



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‘The power of truth:’ How high school students reported on the ICE surge in their front yard 

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‘The power of truth:’ How high school students reported on the ICE surge in their front yard 


Student journalists at Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis witnessed federal agents shove staffers and students and deploy pepper spray on school grounds last January. That inspired them to report stories of how that event and the ICE surge impacted their colleagues and communities.



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Minneapolis fire crews battle apartment blaze near Saint Anthony Park

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Minneapolis fire crews battle apartment blaze near Saint Anthony Park


Residents of a northeast Minneapolis apartment were seen evacuating the building after fire crews were called to the scene on Friday morning.

This all happened around 3 a.m. near 5th Street and 7th Avenue Northeast near Saint Anthony Park.

A 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS crew says that multiple fire crews were on scene and several residents were seen evacuating.

5 EYEWITNESS NEWS has reached out to Minneapolis Fire for more information.

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This is a developing story. Check back for updates.



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Break out the rhinestones for this book bedazzling event

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Break out the rhinestones for this book bedazzling event


Local romance authors Evi James and Alice Daniels will be at Yellowbird Coffee Bar NE on Friday, May 8th to meet the readers, sign books and bedazzle book covers. DabbleKit will be bringing all the supplies for bedazzling. The event is 18+ and you do need to reserve a spot to attend. There will be more bedazzling events throughout the summer.



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