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‘My hands were really shaky’: high-school journalist documents ICE raids

Lila Dominguez was working on an article as agents came on to school grounds – their presence has jolted Minneapolis’s young people

When immigration enforcement agents came on to her Minneapolis high school’s grounds on 7 January, Lila Dominguez was in the school’s basement working on an article about an ICE agent shooting Renee Good earlier that day.

The high school junior was glued to her phone watching videos from outside the school.

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© Photograph: Dave Decker/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock

© Photograph: Dave Decker/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock

© Photograph: Dave Decker/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock

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‘Make no mistake, this is an occupation’: ICE’s deadly presence casts long shadow over Minneapolis

Classrooms have emptied, shops have shut, and the mood is tense – but as the federal operation has ramped up, so has residents’ response

At 6.15am, Jac Kovarik revs up their SUV and snakes through the iced-over streets of south Minneapolis, eyes scanning for federal immigration agents.

The neighborhood where Renee Good was killed by a federal officer has been eerily quiet. The bus stops are depleted of early shift workers.

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© Photograph: John Locher/AP

© Photograph: John Locher/AP

© Photograph: John Locher/AP

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