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It leaves Minnesota in another tense situation as federal authorities used tear gas to break up crowds of whistle-blowing activists and state and <a href="https://www.audacy.com/wccoradio/news/local/minnesota-twin-cities-sue-federal-government-over-ice-surge">local leaders sued to fight the enforcement</a> surge that led to the\xa0<a href="https://www.audacy.com/wccoradio/news/local/ice-activity-south-minneapolis-including-report-woman-shot">fatal shooting</a>\xa0of a Minneapolis woman.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmkcn8a7d000w357vx85ms9we@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Confrontations between federal agents and protesters stretched throughout the day and across multiple cities on Monday. 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