By Madison McVan | Reporter
Good morning, Reformers.
At least 506 U.S. citizens have been detained by immigration agents since the start of the second Trump administration, ProPublica reported this morning.
That number includes at least 70 children and teens, 63 Americans who were detained while recording immigration agents, and roughly a dozen citizens — mostly children — who were deported.
“The Trump administration says none of this is happening,” the reporters wrote. “But that is precisely what is happening, and at a far larger scale than previously reported.”
The report includes several Minnesota incidents, including some we’ve reported on — like the arrest of Chongly Scott Thao, which Ramsey County officials are investigating as a potential kidnapping.
There are Minnesota cases I hadn’t heard of before, including a video from Jeyli Salguero in Oakdale, an east metro suburb. Salguero alleged in a lawsuit that agents broke into her family’s home without a judicial warrant to arrest her brother, who didn’t live there, ProPublica reports.
To the Reformer:
Republican Senate candidate Michele Tafoya appears at a campaign event with Senate Majority Leader John Thune in Le Sueur, Minn. on Oct. 5, 2026. (Photo by Max Nesterak/Minnesota Reformer)
By Max Nesterak
At a campaign stop with farmers on Monday in Le Sueur, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., boasted that GOP Senate candidate Michele Tafoya is a strong candidate with a convincing message to give Republicans hope for winning in a state they’ve mostly surrendered.
But he was noncommittal on deploying some of Senate Republicans’ vast war chest to boost Tafoya’s campaign before the Nov. 3 election.
“We’ve got a big map this year. It’s a very competitive environment,” said Thune, who’s touring battleground states. “But Minnesota is unique in a lot of ways.”
By Mariel Padilla
Gen Z women are more likely than Gen Z men to consider themselves feminist, identify as liberal and Democrat, support abortion access, and believe society should not return to traditional gender norms, according to a new poll from The 19th and YouGov.
Claire Gothreau, an assistant professor of political science at Lebanon Valley College, said the ideological gender gap is not unique to Gen Z.
“What does appear especially interesting about Gen Z is the combination of ideology, gender identity, feminism and political participation,” Gothreau said. “Young women have come of age politically during a period in which issues related to gender and reproductive rights have been really prominent. The #MeToo movement, the first Trump presidency and the Dobbs decision all occurred during the formative political years of Gen Z women.”
By Amanda Hefner
Amanda Hefner, manager for Save the Boundary Waters Action Fund, writes that the leaders Minnesotans elect this November will help determine whether the pendulum swings back to toxic mining proposals near America’s most visited wilderness — or whether permanent protections finally become law.
“If we want permanent protection for the Boundary Waters, we must send more champions to St. Paul who will stand up and safeguard this special place, forever,” Hefner writes.
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OH BY THE WAY
My family is visiting from Texas this weekend. What quintessential Minnesota experiences do you show out-of-towners when they visit? We have a pizza farm on the itinerary already.
And, a song for your Tuesday.
That’s all from me. Have a great week!
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