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Trump administration wants ICE to quickly deport five-year-old Minneapolis boy and dad days after release

DHS wants to dismiss asylum claims from Adrian Conejo Arias after his release from ICE custody with son Liam Conejo Ramos

The Independent UK

Militarized Policing Is at the Root of the Minneapolis Mayhem

Thanks to a lack of hiring standards, purposeful federal policy, poor training, and a lack of accountability for bad behavior, ICE is eroding safety and liberty for all Americans.

Reason

Pardoned Jan 6 rioter Jake Lang arrested in Minneapolis for vandalism

Jake Lang posted a video of himself kicking down an anti-ICE sculpture at the Minnesota State Capitol, before triumphantly declaring: “Pro ICE baby! America first, America only”

The Independent UK

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In Minnesota, sending a child to school is an act of faith for immigrant families

For many immigrant families in Minnesota, sending a child to school each day requires faith that one of the thousands of federal immigration officers deployed around the state won’t detain them

The Independent UK

Minneapolis man ‘coming for’ ICE charged with threatening and cyberstalking officers

Attorney General Pamela Bondi said he “encouraged bloodshed in the streets”

The Independent UK

ICE pullback in Minneapolis shows the limits of Donald Trump’s scare tactics

Thanks to United States President Donald Trump, 2026 is shaping up to be an age of angst as groups and countries retreat turtle-like into protective economic and cultural shells. We’re trusting very few and are suspicious of many. As is generally the result of such tactics, the perpetrator is creating…

The Conversation

Poll shows majority of Americans don’t believe Trump admin’s account of Alex Pretti shooting

Pressure for independent investigation into killing grows amid chorus of bipartisan anger at ICE activities in Minneapolis and beyond

The Independent UK

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Understanding corporate leaders' muted Minnesota response: the example of Disney, Florida and conservative retaliation

The Minnesota CEO letter is a window into a broader shift.

Fortune

'This Job Sucks'

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

Reason

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

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

White House doubles down on Tulsi Gabbard’s presence at FBI raid of election center – as it happened

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The Guardian - US

Trump’s border-czar takeover does little to calm Minneapolis tensions: ‘The agenda is still the same’

Experts say Tom Homan’s charge, replacing Greg Bovino’s aggressive tactics, may change the tone, but not the mission

The Guardian - US

I’m autistic and have a brain injury. ICE dragged me from my car anyway. Then my nightmare really began

IN FOCUS: Exclusive Details: Aliya Rahman speaks to Eric Garcia about her ordeals — on the streets of Minneapolis, in a grim ICE detention center where she was mocked over her condition and through the public threats that flooded in after she spoke out

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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 Times of India

‘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 Independent UK

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

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

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The Conversation

‘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

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.

Capital & Main

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.

The Conversation

ICE and Border Patrol in Minnesota − accused of violating 1st, 2nd, 4th and 10th amendment rights − are testing whether the Constitution can survive

Forcibly entering homes without a judicial warrant. Arresting journalists who reported on protests. Defying dozens of federal orders. Killing U.S. citizens for noncompliance. Asking constitutionally protected observers this chilling question: “Have you not learned?”

The Conversation

Congress has exercised minimal oversight over ICE, but that might change

President Donald Trump and Congress agreed to separate funding for the Department of Homeland Security from a larger spending bill that enables the federal government to continue operations. They now face a self-imposed deadline of Feb. 13, 2026, to negotiate potential changes to immigration enforcement.

We Got This Covered

Minneapolis Teacher Union boss pushes war on ICE further, admits elected officials were part of anti-ICE Signal chats

So begins the Resistance.

The Guardian - UK

On a street in Minneapolis, two versions of masculinity clashed. One anchored in fear, the other in care

Alex Pretti had courage and empathy. This, not Maga’s conception of male power, is what we must teach young men, says Guardian Europe columnist Alexander Hurst

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