A man clung to a partially built roof for hours in frigid temperatures during a standoff with immigration agents in Chanhassen, Minn., a suburb of Minneapolis. The confrontation was part of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in the state to remove what it calls “vicious criminals.

Armed with a legal opinion to sheriffs from Attorney General Keith Ellison, the ACLU is suing Freeborn County to stop cooperation with ICE.

ICE operations have begun in Minnesota with 100 federal agents converging on the twin cities with their presence, prompting backlash, protests and threats. Reporting for TODAY, NBC’s Gabe Gutierrez shares a look at the new arrests across Minneapolis–Saint Paul.

NBC News was granted exclusive access to accompany Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers as they tried to arrest targets in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area.

Minneapolis Councilman Jamal Osman, who is of Somali descent, told ABC News in an interview last Wednesday that locations for English as a second language courses, places of worship and homes have been targeted.

In September, Freeborn County Sheriff Ryan Shea told the Minnesota Star Tribune he signed a partnership because it would save ICE agents a trip if the county held onto people they

With winter's chill, ice fishing is on many minds in Minnesota. Remember, safety first—check ice thickness and follow local guidelines for a memorable day out.

The ACLU of Minnesota filed a lawsuit this week, and the state's Council on American-Islamic Relations chapter is pushing for a criminal investigation.