Jan 30 Watch 4:50 Arrests of journalists fuel backlash as anti-ICE protests spread from Minneapolis By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Kayan Taraporevala The Justice Department said today it has opened a civil rights investigation into the shooting death of Alex Pretti, the ICU nurse who was killed in Minneapolis last weekend. That news came shortly after there were more arrests in Minnesota… Continue watching
Jan 30 Department of Homeland Security intensifies surveillance in immigration raids, sweeping in citizens By Garance Burke, Byron Tau, Associated Press Department of Homeland Security officials insist their immigration enforcement operations are "highly targeted."… Continue reading
Jan 30 Protesters call for nationwide strike against Trump's immigration policies By Associated Press The demonstrations are calling for “no work, no school, no shopping” on Friday. Continue reading
Jan 30 DOJ has opened a federal civil rights probe into the death of Alex Pretti, deputy AG says By Michael Biesecker, Rebecca Santana, Associated Press “We’re looking at everything that would shed light on that day,” Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Friday. Continue reading
Jan 29 Shooting deaths climb in Trump's mass deportation effort By Joshua Barajas Outrage has grown nationwide over the violent and sometimes deadly tactics used by federal immigration officers in communities across the country. Continue reading
Jan 29 Minneapolis community defies ICE to warn immigrants of approaching agents By Tim Sullivan, Associated Press If there’s been a soundtrack to life in Minneapolis in recent weeks, it’s the shrieking whistles and honking horns of thousands of people following immigration agents across the city. Continue reading
Jan 29 WATCH: Border czar Homan says federal forces will be drawn down in Minnesota only after 'cooperation' By Giovanna Dell'Orto, Rebecca Santana, Associated Press Tom Homan acknowledged that immigration enforcement operations in Minnesota haven’t been perfect but was also adamant that the administration isn’t surrendering their mission. Continue reading
Jan 29 Unearthed videos show Alex Pretti scuffling with federal officers in Minneapolis days before his death By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press, Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press/ Report for America Alex Pretti was forcefully taken to the ground by federal immigration agents after kicking out the tail light of their vehicle during a Minneapolis protest 11 days before he was shot and killed by Border Patrol officers, videos that emerged… Continue reading
Jan 28 Bruce Springsteen pens new Trump protest song, 'Streets of Minneapolis' By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press The song, released Wednesday, describes how “a city aflame fought fire and ice ’neath an occupier’s boots,” which Springsteen calls “King Trump’s private army.”… Continue reading
Jan 28 Family of Alex Pretti retains lawyers who helped prosecute the George Floyd case By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press The parents of Alex Pretti have retained a former federal prosecutor who helped Minnesota’s attorney general convict the police officer who kneeled on George Floyd’s neck of murder. Continue reading