The Latest Breaking News from Minneapolis

Alex Pretti filmed kicking in taillight on an ICE SUV 11 days before he was shot dead

Video footage shows Alex Pretti appearing to kick an Immigration and Customs (ICE) vehicle 11 days before he was fatally shot in Minneapolis.

The Independent UK · Jan 29

ICE claims Ecuadorian consulate in Minneapolis was ‘not clearly marked’ when officers tried to enter

Two large seals reading ‘Consulate de Ecuador’ are posted outside building

The Independent UK · Jan 29

Democrats told House reps not to go to Minnesota over security fears: report

Members of Congress advised against traveling to Minneapolis to protest ICE, being told their doing so, while ‘well intentioned,’ ‘puts a burden on local resources’ that is unhelpful

The Independent UK · Jan 29

Minneapolis ICE watchers face violence, teargas and arrests. They keep showing up

Bystanders say they are determined to keep recording federal agents’ actions: ‘There will be absolutely no accountability unless people are documenting’

The Guardian - US · Jan 29

Bruce Springsteen’s angry anti-ICE song is on-the-nose in the right way

The star’s urgent and to-the-point protest song is not subtle about its target and right now that’s why it works so well

The Guardian - US · Jan 29

Even the quilters are protesting ICE now

We're seeing more "I don't usually get political on here, but" posts than ever

Salon · Jan 29

First Thing: Footage shows altercation between Alex Pretti and federal officers 11 days before he was killed

New video shows the Minneapolis ICU nurse being tackled by federal agents in a previous confrontation. Plus, is this the end of gentle parenting?

The Guardian - UK · Jan 29

Forecast shows chance of snow, shutdown

It was supposed to be fairly straightforward. The Senate would return to Washington and pass the big spending package the House passed last week and the Capitol would shake off its all-too-familiar shutdown showdown drama. Then federal immigration agents shot and killed Alex Pretti in the street in Minneapolis. Homeland…

Roll Call · Jan 29

From worst of times to even worse: the Trump administration continues to spiral

In the winter of despair, it was a day of the vile and a night of the obscene

The Guardian - US · Jan 29

Why the Minneapolis killings have driven a wedge between Trump and pro-gun groups

Trump loyalists are upset the administration has blamed Pretti’s shooting on him exercising his right to carry a gun

The Guardian - US · Jan 29