DIThe Distraction Index

#Minnesota

11 events across 6 weeks

1Damage
7Hype
3Noise
9.1Avg Dmg
24.4Avg Hype
WEEK 81Jul 12 – 18
HYPE2026-07-17
Tim Walz Questions Deportation of Convicted Sex Offender He Pardoned
single state · narrow
Damage
0.8
Hype
38.0
WEEK 60Feb 15 – 21
HYPE2026-02-13
Trump Administration Halts Deportation Surge in Minnesota
Policy Changesingle state · moderate
Damage
4.4
Hype
30.3
WEEK 58Feb 1 – 7
HYPE2026-02-05
Trump Administration Reduces ICE Presence in Minnesota
Enforcement Actionsingle state · moderate
Damage
10.0
Hype
28.2
HYPE2026-02-05
ICE Lawyer Removed After Telling Judge Job Sucks
Personnel Capturesingle state · narrow
Damage
1.6
Hype
27.2
HYPE2026-02-05
Minnesota Could Lose Federal Election Assistance Funding
Resource Reallocationsingle state · moderate
Damage
19.6
Hype
24.4
WEEK 57Jan 25 – 31
NOISE2026-01-30
Judge in Minnesota Attempts to Constrain Trump Administration ICE Operations
Judicial/Legal Actionsingle state · moderate
Damage
13.7
Hype
23.5
DMG2026-01-30
Large-Scale ICE Immigration Enforcement Operation in Minnesota
Enforcement Actionsingle state · broad
Damage
38.4
Hype
28.2
HYPE2026-01-30
Trump Border Czar Suggests Possible Drawdown in Minnesota
Enforcement Actionsingle state · moderate
Damage
2.8
Hype
26.0
HYPE2026-01-30
Somali Community in Minnesota on Edge Amid ICE Raids
Enforcement Actionsingle state · moderate
Damage
4.9
Hype
26.5
WEEK 56Jan 18 – 24
NOISE2026-01-23
Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar Prepares Minnesota Governor Run
Damage
0.0
Hype
2.2
WEEK 54Jan 4 – 10
NOISE2026-01-09
Trump and Congress Move to Undo Biden-Era Mining Ban in Northern Minnesota
Policy Changesingle state · moderate
Damage
3.6
Hype
14.4