The Latest Breaking News from Minneapolis

'This Job Sucks'

Plus: the partial withdrawal of federal agents from Minneapolis, shifting public opinion on immigration, and D.C.'s continued snowpocalypse.

Reason · Feb 5

A terrorism label that comes before the facts can turn ‘domestic terrorism’ into a useless designation

In separate encounters, federal immigration agents in Minneapolis killed Renée Good and Alex Pretti in January 2026.

The Conversation · Feb 5

Why corporate America is mostly staying quiet as federal immigration agents show up at its doors

When U.S. Border Patrol agents entered a Target store in Richfield, Minnesota, in early January, detaining two employees, it marked a new chapter in the relationship between corporate America and the federal government.

The Conversation · Feb 5

Trump says Renee Good and Alex Pretti were ‘no angels’ but admits: ‘We’re not good at public relations’

Donald Trump did not fully roll back on his position, though, and claimed that ‘we don’t have a country’ without ICE

The Independent UK · Feb 5

‘Can use a softer touch on immigration’: Donald Trump says after Minneapolis shootings that killed 2; ‘ICE was not happy either’

US President Donald Trump has said that two people shot dead by federal immigration officers last month were “not angels”, but said that their actions did not justify their deaths.

The Times of India · Feb 5

15 FBI officials have been harassed since their IDs were stolen during Minnesota ICE protest, feds say

Threats against a federal official and their child began soon after people vandalized government vehicles and made off with FBI documents in Minneapolis in January, complaint alleges

The Independent UK · Feb 5

Trump admits ‘we can use a little bit of a softer touch’ on immigration after Minneapolis chaos

Trump’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota, which saw the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens by federal agents, has led to nationwide protests

The Independent UK · Feb 4

‘Less lethal’ crowd-control weapons still cause harm – 2 physicians explain what they are and their health effects

Images and videos from Minneapolis, Chicago and other U.S. cities show masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol agents in military-style gear pointing weapons at people protesting or observing immigration enforcement actions. These are not typical firearms; they are riot control agents, and they emit cascades of projectiles or…

The Conversation · Feb 4

Bruce Springsteen’s Streets of Minneapolis: how digital circulation boosts the impact of a protest song

In moments of creeping authoritarianism, culture sometimes reacts faster than institutions. Bruce Springsteen’s rush-released song in the wake of killings of two Minneapolis residents by agents of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was not just an act of commentary, but a deliberate intervention in public discourse.

The Conversation · Feb 4

Protesters Turn to Economic Disruption to Fight ICE

A nationwide shutdown, inspired by a one-day general strike in response to the killings of two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis last month, shows the evolving tactics of groups from Minnesota to Los Angeles mobilizing against Trump’s immigration agenda.

Capital & Main · Feb 4