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===== Claims from various federal announcements or lawsuits have suggested that “hundreds” of individuals in Minnesota custody with immigration detainers have been released without federal pickup or notification — but those figures have not been independently verified by transparent data and are disputed by local authorities. AP News<ref>{{cite web|title=AP News|url=https://apnews.com/article/60d8f35809fa299861107379223ae2bf|publisher=AP News|access-date=2026-01-18}}</ref> =====

If one were to take the federal claims at face value (for example, “nearly 470 released” according to DHS assertions in a recent press statement), and compare that to general local jail populations of removable individuals (which are a small fraction of total detainees), you might see rough, speculative estimates in the '''tens of percent''' — but this estimate isn’t supported by solid public data, and such figures should be treated cautiously. FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul<ref>{{cite web|title=FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul|url=https://www.fox9.com/news/hennepin-co-sheriff-says-ice-report-inaccurate-demands-apology|publisher=FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul|access-date=2026-01-18}}</ref>