The Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office has partnered with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), expanding its authority to assist with immigration enforcement as part of routine operations.

Department of Homeland Security officials began ramping up immigration enforcement in the Minneapolis area in recent days, escalating its push to crack down on illegal immigration in the region.

The Hampton Inn by Hilton Lakeville Minneapolis hotel allegedly canceled federal immigration agents' reservations, prompting ICE to publicly question the decision on social media.

A 54-year-old man has been charged after the U.S. Department of Justice said he hit a federal officer with his car and bit another officer's hand in St. Paul, Minnesota, last month.

The Trump administration is deploying around 2,000 federal agents to Minneapolis as part of an immigration crackdown on the heels of a welfare fraud scandal in Minnesota, according to two law enforcement officials.

Laws affecting immigration enforcement, evictions, artificial intelligence and taxes are set to kick in on Jan. 1.

ICE presence arrives as Minnesota officials face a fraud scandal involving day care centers and businesses run by local Somali residents.