{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/57cc3c7d-b0fd-4930-9279-4e84c75df457/6973966549ef7552162b251d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Minnesota ICE: crackdown in the Twin Cities","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a834d4d9a8af874246/1769424228065-3c7256b4-cc03-47e0-b86c-5b4e0c4a216c.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Most people reckon Minnesota’s immigrant population is smaller than Texas’s or Florida’s. But those two states, which voted for Donald Trump in 2024, have been spared the large-scale immigration <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/united-states/2026/01/21/why-minneapolis-is-at-the-centre-of-donald-trumps-immigration-crackdown?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=checksandbalance&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">crackdown</a> that’s fallen on Minnesota. Weeks after an ICE agent killed a demonstrator, tensions remain high. Will the White House de-escalate?</p><p><br></p><p>Charlotte Howard hosts with James Bennet.</p><p><br></p><p><em>Transcripts of our podcasts are available via </em><a href=\"http://economist.com/podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>economist.com/podcasts</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><em>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—</em><a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>subscribe to Economist Podcasts+</em></a> <em>&nbsp;</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our </em><a href=\"https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>FAQs page</em></a><em> or watch </em><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gczo71bg1uY\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>our video</em></a><em> explaining how to link your account.</em></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}