Jan 28 Homeland Security's Kristi Noem faces rising calls for her firing or impeachment By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press A groundswell of voices have come to the same conclusion: Noem must go. Continue reading
Jan 28 WATCH: Man arrested after spraying unknown substance on Rep. Ilhan Omar at Minneapolis town hall By Laura Bargfeld, Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press Minneapolis police said officers saw the man use a syringe to spray an unknown liquid at Omar. They immediately arrested him and booked him at the county jail for third-degree assault. Continue reading
Jan 27 DHS tells Congress 2 federal officers fired shots during encounter that killed Alex Pretti By Mike Catalini, Steve Karnowski, Associated Press Two federal officers fired shots during an encounter that killed ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, a Customs and Border Protection official told Congress in a notice sent Tuesday. Continue reading
Jan 27 Trump suggests his shakeup of federal officials in Minnesota may 'de-escalate' things By Associated Press President Donald Trump spoke of his sending "border czar" Tom Homan to Minnesota during an interview on Fox News’ “Will Cain Show” on Tuesday saying, “we’re going to de-escalate a little bit.”… Continue reading
Jan 27 Judge issues temporary order barring removal of 5-year-old and father detained in Minnesota By Associated Press A federal judge has issued a temporary order prohibiting removal of a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father whose arrest last week in Minnesota quickly became another lightning rod for America’s divisions on immigration under the Trump administration. Continue reading
Jan 27 Killing of Alex Pretti scrambles Second Amendment politics for Trump By Bill Barrow, Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press On Tuesday, Trump weighed in anew on Pretti having a firearm, which he was legally allowed to carry. Before leaving for a trip to Iowa, the president told reporters he wanted to see an investigation into the death but also… Continue reading
Jan 27 WATCH: Trump gives speech on energy and the economy as Minnesota shooting fallout continues By Seung Min Kim, Hannah Fingerhut, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Tuesday made his first big pitch ahead of this year's midterm elections on his administration's economic performance, even as his White House remains mired in the fallout in Minneapolis over a second fatal shooting by federal… Continue reading
Jan 27 ICE chief ordered to appear in court to explain why detainees have been denied due process By Mike Catalini, Steve Karnowski, Associated Press The chief federal judge in Minnesota says the Trump administration has failed to comply with orders to hold hearings for detained immigrants and ordered the head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement to appear before him Friday to explain why he… Continue reading
Jan 26 Watch 7:00 Sadness, anger and exhaustion grip Twin Cities after latest killing by federal agents By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Mary Fecteau, Sam Lane, Simeon Lancaster President Trump sent his border czar to Minneapolis and shifted his response a bit following bipartisan blowback to the fatal shooting of a second U.S. citizen by federal agents. But anger over the conduct of ICE and Border Patrol is… Continue watching
Jan 26 Watch 6:14 Border Patrol 'untrained and unskilled' for policing in urban areas, ex-CBP head says By Amna Nawaz, Jonah Anderson The crackdown in Minnesota and the deadly shootings of two U.S. citizens are raising questions about the tactics used by federal immigration agents. Amna Nawaz discussed that with former U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske. He also served… Continue watching