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US witnessed many ICE-related deaths in 2026. Here are their stories

Shootings of Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good are two of at least nine deaths related to immigration enforcement in US.

Aside From That, Mr. Cook, What Did You Think of the Movie?

Let them eat popcorn…

Why the latest iPhone update is leaving ordinary users and tech experts grumbling

NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe speaks to digital writer Patrick Holland about why some iPhone users dislike the latest iOS update.

A Crisis of Confidence for ICE and Border Patrol as Clashes Escalate

Current and former officials describe growing frustration and disillusionment with the Trump administration’s approach, even as they support the goal of immigration enforcement.

“Morale is in the dumpster,” he said. “Many of the agents will be very happy to go back to the job they were trained for on the border.”

“You’re not addressing the problem by throwing a 500-pound gorilla into these inner cities,” said Mr. Hagelsieb, 52, who said he voted three times for President Trump and retired from the Department of Homeland Security in 2023. “It’s completely unfair to the agents who have been put in this position.” “They’re causing chaos, and unfortunately it’s costing lives,” he added. “There’s only so much they can handle before bad things start to happen.”

Stephen Miller, Not (Just) Kristi Noem and Greg Bovino, Must Be Held Accountable - emptywheel

The right wing wants to blame Kristi Noem’s propaganda failures for the cratering legitimacy of Stephen Miller’s deportation regime. If they want to scapegoat, let’s make sure they include Miller as well.

From the start, Stephen Miller has believed that if he just created enough fascist spectacle, people would learn to love his thuggery. That was always failing because — it turns out — not as many people get erotic pleasure out of watching armed men roll around in the street on top of a brown person; Miller created negative spectacle that drowned out his planned fascist spectacle.

It doesn’t matter if Alex Pretti had a gun

Nonviolence is a double standard.

What is the point of law enforcement that doesn’t follow the law?

Racist ace of spades cards left behind following ICE arrests in Eagle County, Colorado nonprofit says

ICE said it began an investigation into the allegations and that it “unequivocally condemns” any such actions

Gun Activists Bridle at Suggestion That Pistol Justified Killing

The National Rifle Association and others have argued citizens need guns to fend off government. The killing of Alex Jeffrey Pretti, who carried a pistol, set off debate.

Minneapolis Live Updates: Demands for Investigation Grow as Trump Officials Blame Victim

A judge ordered federal authorities not to destroy evidence from a fatal shooting by immigration agents. Videos directly contradict descriptions of the encounter by administration officials.

Senator Bill Cassidy, the Louisiana Republican who is facing a primary challenger backed by Mr. Trump, called for a “full joint federal and state investigation” into the fatal shooting of Mr. Pretti, in a statement that called his death “incredibly disturbing.” “The credibility of ICE and D.H.S. are at stake,” Mr. Cassidy said, referring to Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Department of Homeland Security. “There must be a full joint federal and state investigation. We can trust the American people with the truth.”

CNN video analysis sheds new light on killing of Alex Pretti | CNN

CNN analyzed cellphone footage of immigration officers fatally shooting Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. Taken together, they appear at odds with the Department of Homeland Security’s claims about the killing.

Minneapolis Live Updates: Man Killed by Federal Agents Was Holding a Phone, Not a Gun

Videos analyzed by The New York Times appear to contradict federal accounts of the shooting. The man, an I.C.U. nurse, was an American citizen with no criminal record, the city police chief said.

Minnesotans strike in protest against ICE surge: ‘No work, no school, no shopping’

Organizers demand ICE leave state and agency be investigated for constitutional violations

‘Repatriate the gold’: German economists advise withdrawal from US vaults

Shift in relations and unpredictability of Donald Trump make it ‘risky to store so much gold in the US’, say experts

German media likens US border patrol official’s coat to ‘Nazi look’

Gregory Bovino’s outwear choice prompts German commentators to compare it to fascist aesthetic

US immigration agents detain two-year-old Minnesota girl: ‘depravity beyond words’

DHS detain a toddler and her father on Thursday and fly them to Texas before returning child on judge’s order

Hundreds of Minnesota Businesses on Strike in Protest Against ICE

After protesters called for a pause on economic activity and work to strike against the federal immigration crackdown, many business owners kept their doors shut on Friday.

A preschooler was taken away by ICE, but officials say they had no choice. Here’s what we know | CNN

What exactly led federal agents to remove 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos from his driveway and take him across the country remains in dispute.

Former USDS Leaders Launch Tech Reform Project to Fix What DOGE Broke

The plan, which is still in its early stages, is spearheaded by former USDS administrator Mikey Dickerson.

«No Kings» steht in Feuerschrift im Davoser Nachthimmel – das steckt dahinter

«No Kings» steht in Feuerschrift im Davoser Nachthimmel – das steckt dahinter

Nearly 400 millionaires and billionaires call for higher taxes on super-rich

Mark Ruffalo, Brian Eno and Abigail Disney sign letter timed for WEF in Davos saying wealthy are buying political influence

Palantir CEO Says AI to Make Large-Scale Immigration Obsolete

Artificial intelligence will displace so many jobs that it will eliminate the need for mass immigration, according to Palantir Technologies Inc. Chief Executive Officer Alex Karp.

After Trump’s Bailout, Argentina’s So-Called Libertarian President Issues Emergency Decree to Ramp Up Surveillance

Milei, who has regularly defended Israel’s genocide in Gaza, was also invited to join Trump’s Board of Peace.

Feds Create Drone No Fly Zone That Would Stop People Filming ICE

The FAA has altered a no fly zone designation that was originally created for US military bases to apply to DHS units.

ICE’s Facial Recognition App Misidentified a Woman. Twice

In testimony from a CBP official obtained by 404 Media, the official described how Mobile Fortify returned two different names after scanning a woman’s face during an immigration raid. ICE has said the app’s results are a “definitive” determination of someone’s immigration status.

So, How’s the Occupation Going for You?

What’s it like to live in America with a domestic military occupation? Minnesota has the answer.

DOGE employees may have improperly accessed social security data, DOJ says

It’s a stunning admission from the Trump administration, after it battled in court over DOGE’s rights to access and use Social Security data .

US citizen says ICE took him at gunpoint in only underwear despite frigid cold and no warrant

Federal immigration agents have detained a U.S. citizen in Minnesota at gunpoint without a warrant. That’s according to ChongLy “Scott” Thao, who says agents forced open his door, entered with guns drawn and led him outside in his underwear in freezing conditions.

Trump made many statements on US economy. Most are untrue

In address to media on Tuesday, US president made many false claims, including that there was ‘no inflation’ in the US.

Europe condemns Trump’s ‘new colonialism’ as Greenland crisis grows

US president says there is ‘no going back’ on goal of controlling Arctic territory as Emmanuel Macron leads European resistance

DOJ says won’t investigate ICE agent’s fatal shooting of Renee Good

US Justice Department says no to probing the ICE agent, despite public outrage over Renee Good’s shooting in Minnesota.

Trump links Greenland dispute to not getting Nobel Peace Prize

The US president says he no longer feels obliged to think only of peace, after not being awarded the annual prize.

This isn’t how Nobel prizes work (they are not determined by the government or the people of Norway, never mind Denmark). But that hardly matters, does it? As Paul Kafasis notes, there’s a reason the 25th Amendment exists.

US believes its power matters more than international law, UN chief António Guterres tells BBC

António Guterres says Washington’s “clear conviction” is that multilateral solutions are irrelevant.

Billionaires have more money and political power than ever, Oxfam says

Charity says superrich 4,000 times more likely to hold political power than others and own all social media companies.

Oxfam also estimated that billionaires are 4,000 times more likely to hold political office than common citizens and cited a World Values Survey of 66 countries, which found that almost half of all people polled say the rich often buy elections in their country.

Oxfam also noted that there were 142 significant antigovernment protests across 68 countries last year, which it said authorities typically met with violence. “Governments are making wrong choices to pander to the elite and defend wealth while repressing people’s rights and anger at how so many of their lives are becoming unaffordable and unbearable,” Behar said.

Around 1,500 soldiers on standby for deployment to Minneapolis, reports say

The troops are an option should Donald Trump decide to use them to quell anti-ICE protests in the city, an official tells CBS News.

In a Sunday interview on CBS Face the Nation, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey condemned Trump’s threat to send more troops into the city, saying the existing presence of federal ICE agents is already an “occupying force that has quite literally invaded our city”. “You can go through whatever rhetorical flourish you want, but when you have 3,000 ICE agents and border control come to the city, when you’ve got this supposed threat of 1,500 military coming to the city, yeah, that’s very much what it feels like,” Frey said.

Red-state Republicans seek climate ‘liability shield’ for fossil fuel industry

If enacted, Utah and Oklahoma measures would restrict litigation against oil companies over role in climate crisis

Big oil is not the only industry seeking limits on legal accountability. Pharmaceutical giants have pushed state and federal lawmakers to block some pesticide-focused lawsuits, successfully lobbying for such measures in Georgia and North Dakota. More recently, lawmakers attempted – but failed – to weaken pesticide regulations via a national bill. Tech companies have also raised concerns about lawsuits over harms linked to artificial intelligence, prompting federal and state proposals – including in Colorado and Texas – that would shield companies from certain civil claims.Attempts from the oil industry to skirt liability are “expressions of fear”, said Inslee.

Microplastics are undermining the ocean’s power to absorb carbon

Tiny plastic particles drifting through the oceans may be quietly weakening one of Earth’s most powerful climate defenses. New research suggests microplastics are disrupting marine life that helps oceans absorb carbon dioxide, while also releasing greenhouse gases as they break down. By interfering with plankton, microbes, and natural carbon cycles, these pollutants reduce the ocean’s ability to regulate global temperatures.

The authors stress that plastic pollution and climate change must be addressed together. “In this way, the effects of climate change could be lessened by taking appropriate action to slow down the production of microplastics,” they state.

Homeland Empire • EQUATOR

From Venezuela to Minnesota, Trump is trying to create a borderless American power, collapsing the foreign and the domestic into a single domain of impunity

Violence is not power. Dominance without hegemony is dangerous, but fragile. Democratic ferment, unlike kinetic action, tends to be slow, until it isn’t. The political opposition desperately needs trustworthy leadership and organisation, but it is anything but timorous. As we already see, it will take many people willing to risk being on the other side of terrible violence. But in a waning American age, the struggle to defeat the Homeland Empire can also teach us to finally see the horizons of a world shared in common.

Conservative Influencer Chased From Minneapolis Streets by Counterprotesters

A protest at City Hall was organized by a conservative influencer to draw attention to a fraud scandal in the state. He was chased by counterprotesters lobbing water balloons in frigid temperatures.

$1 Billion in Cash Buys a Permanent Seat on Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’

The board was originally conceived to oversee the rebuilding of Gaza, but its charter does not mention the Palestinian enclave, suggesting a possibly broader mandate.

She protested at Stephen Miller’s home. Now police are investigating.

Barbara Wien, a retired peace studies professor, believes she was confronting a threat to her community with her protest of Stephen Miller. Some say she’s the danger.

Dispatch from the occupation

What life is like in Minneapolis now

As a large, public Minneapolis high school was dismissing students for the day, two teachers parked in front of the school were violently extracted from their cars and abducted by ICE officers. No warrants were presented; no documents requested or checked. Both abducted teachers were US citizens. Students observing the abductions were assaulted with pepper spray by the federal officers, with some fleeing to shelter in the public library across the street. In response, Minneapolis public schools canceled classes for two days and subsequently went to a hybrid attendance option ─ because, as they told parents in an email, they did not feel they could keep their students safe. This is our federal government terrorizing its citizens.

During a subsequent hybrid class in the same school ─ with mostly White students in the classroom and mostly students of color online ─ an online student’s apartment building was raided by federal officers. The teacher had to stop class to support the affected student, who was rightfully terrified. Class was interrupted for the day as students texted or called their families for support. None of our students feel psychologically safe; learning has all but come to a halt. This is our federal government terrorizing its citizens.

A man walking his child to the school bus stop in the morning was abducted by federal officers. A child was left abandoned and terrified on the street. This is our federal government terrorizing its citizens.

Medical examiner likely to classify death of ICE detainee as homicide, recorded call says

A fellow detainee says he witnessed Geraldo Lunas Campos being choked to death by guards at the ICE detention center in Texas on Jan. 3.

‘Unconstitutional conspiracy’: Judge slams Trump administration over targeted deportations

A Reagan appointee pointedly rebuked decisions by Trump, Rubio and Noem.

Judge Restricts Immigration Agents’ Actions Toward Minnesota Protesters

A federal judge ordered agents not to retaliate against people “engaging in peaceful and unobstructive protest activity” in the state and not to stop drivers who are not “forcibly obstructing” officers.