Central High School students march in an anti-immigration enforcement protest to the Minnesota State Capitol with fellow students on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn. Credit: Ellen Schmidt/MinnPost/CatchLight Local/Report for America
MinnPost visual journalist Ellen Schmidt has been covering the impact of ICE’s immigration enforcement in the Twin Cities since joining the newsroom last July. She continues to cover federal actions, the community’s response and this ongoing story.
MinnPost will continue to update this page with Schmidt’s visual coverage, and the week prior’s coverage can be seen here.
**Graphic image warning. Some images on this page may be disturbing to viewers.**
An employee at Homi Restaurant brings a takeout order to the door, which is locked to the public, on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn. The Mexican restaurant, once bustling with foot traffic from the light rail, has closed its dining room due to ongoing immigration enforcement actions. Credit: Ellen Schmidt/MinnPost/CatchLight Local/Report for America
Miguel Lopez, owner of Homi Restaurant, works in the kitchen on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn. The 16-year-old Mexican restaurant is operating on a skeleton crew because his staff is afraid to come into work due to federal immigration enforcement operations. Credit: Ellen Schmidt/MinnPost/CatchLight Local/Report for America
A window is broken at a house that was involved in a shooting by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, in north Minneapolis, Minn. Protests erupted after the shooting and federal agents deployed chemical irritants.
A trailer features a quote in the driveway of a house at the scene where an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot a man while trying to apprehend him on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, in north Minneapolis, Minn. Protests erupted after the shooting and federal agents deployed chemical irritants.
A Bureau of Criminal Apprehension agent and a police dog search for evidence outside a house at the scene where an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot a man while trying to apprehend him on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, in north Minneapolis, Minn. Protests erupted after the shooting and federal agents deployed chemical irritants.
A community member helps to clean up the scene where an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot a man while trying to apprehend him on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, in north Minneapolis, Minn. Protests erupted after the shooting and federal agents deployed chemical irritants.
A chemical irritant canister and stain remains at the scene where an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot a man while trying to apprehend him on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, in north Minneapolis, Minn. Protests erupted after the shooting and federal agents responded with crowd control including chemical weapons and riot gear. Credit: Ellen Schmidt/MinnPost/CatchLight Local/Report for America
Federal documents are left at the scene where an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot a man while trying to apprehend him on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, near 24th Street and Lyndale Avenue in north Minneapolis, Minn. Protests erupted after the shooting and federal agents deployed chemical irritants. Credit: Ellen Schmidt/MinnPost/CatchLight Local/Report for AmericaCredit: Ellen Schmidt/MinnPost/CatchLight Local/Report for AmericaCentral High School students carry a Somali flag, left, while student Leah Odegaard-Dunning, center, leads an anti-immigration enforcement march to the Minnesota State Capitol with fellow students on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn.
Central High School students march in an anti-immigration enforcement protest to the Minnesota State Capitol with fellow students on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn. Credit: Ellen Schmidt/MinnPost/CatchLight Local/Report for America
Federal immigration agents leave a scene on Lake Street and Nicollet Avenue after detaining a woman near a bus stop on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minn.A canister emits chemical irritants as the community responds after agents crashed into a car near 34th Street and Park Avenue on Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minn. Credit: Ellen Schmidt/MinnPost/CatchLight Local/Report for America
