ICE Turns Lawyers Away at Minneapolis Detention Facility
“attorneys say the Trump administration is again denying detainees meaningful access to counsel.”
https://reason.com/2026/01/22/ice-turns-lawyers-away-at-minneapolis-detention-facility/
Tag: Minnesota
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.”
https://reason.com/2026/02/06/militarized-policing-caused-at-the-root-of-the-minneapolis-mayhem/
Why Trump Voters Are Torn Over Minneapolis
Some Trump supporters don’t like the lack of due process, lack of professionalism, and lack of targeting of Trump’s deportation operations.
Others are cool with it, or maybe not aware of some of the rule of law and rights violations.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tA7HpyIVhaQ
She Ran DHS. Now She’s Watching It Mishandle Minnesota.
“One of the issues here is that in the press, everything is conflated as being ICE. But Border Patrol had a big presence here, and, you know, Border Patrol are trained differently. They’re trained for operation at ports of entry, and it’s a different use of force policy, it is a different method of training. It’s a different environment totally. And I noticed Bovino himself came from the border patrol. He was acting like just a cowboy.”
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/02/02/jmart-napolitano-homeland-security-q-a-00758973
‘Nothing has really substantially changed’: Homan’s efforts leave Democrats unimpressed
“federal immigration agents are still deployed across the city, with U.S. citizens continuing to have aggressive run-ins with them. Community members remain on edge, avoiding work and keeping children home from school. Both Democratic Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on Wednesday called for a faster and larger drawdown of federal agents, a plea echoed by state, local and federal officials.
“Now we only have 2,300 aggressive, brutal, cosplaying soldiers bursting into people’s homes, brutalizing people on the streets, killing citizens, creating mayhem and chaos,” said state Sen. Scott Dibble, a member of the Democratic-Farm-Labor Party.
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“You tell us at some point there will only be 2,300, 3.5 times as many police as we have in our city, is that supposed to reassure us?” said Minnesota state Rep. Aisha Gomez, a DFL member who represents parts of South Minneapolis. “They’re in Minneapolis now, but they can be coming for your city next.”
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White House officials reiterated on Wednesday that Homan’s decision to pull 700 agents was a result of new cooperation with local officials to take custody of immigrants who have committed crimes directly from jails. That meant the government no longer needs as many officers in the state.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/04/trump-administration-is-pulling-700-agents-from-minnesota-democrats-say-not-good-enough-00766328
Law Enforcement Reckons With ICE Fallout
In two small focus groups of law enforcement, one of Harris voters and one of Trump voters, the Harris voters in stark and thoughtful terms explain how ICE and Border Patrol are acting unprofessionally and unjustly. The Trump voters seemed to have a lower desire to talk and were more defensive of ICE, but didn’t fully support all the shots fired either.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMqwOnfjedE
What video shows in the shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis
“An officer shoves a person next to Pretti. Pretti steps between them, holding his hands up as the officer sprays a substance toward his face. Pretti appears to be holding his phone in his right hand, and his left hand is empty.
Several more officers surround Pretti, bringing him to the ground near the curb as they hit him repeatedly.
Just before the first gunshot, one officer emerges from the scrum. The first shot is then heard, followed by more gunfire as the camera swings away.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/video-shows-shooting-alex-pretti-234643994.html
An agent removes the man’s holstered gun, then another shoots him.
An agent removes the man’s holstered gun, then another shoots him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yz0v3RiXaJM
BREAKING: MN Shooting Victim IDed, New Video of Incident
It looks like ICE saw that the man was armed, and shot him. Being armed is legal, and just being armed doesn’t make someone a threat. ICE started the physical altercation with him and he doesn’t seem to be reaching for his gun or anything like that, although the video isn’t clear.
Like Renee Good, the Trump administration blatantly lied about the situation, giving us no confidence that the situation will be properly investigated. Blatantly lying about the state killing a citizen is a hallmark sign of a tyranny.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdLhbQNELJY
Judge limits ICE’s crowd control tactics following Minneapolis shooting
“Menendez’s order bars Homeland Security and ICE officials involved in Operation Metro Surge from “using pepper-spray or similar nonlethal munitions and crowd dispersal tools against persons who are engaging in peaceful and unobstructive protest activity.” The judge also prohibited federal agents from stopping vehicles following them, as long as those vehicles are maintaining a safe and “appropriate” distance.
“The First Amendment protects speech and peaceful assembly — not rioting,” DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement. “DHS is taking appropriate and constitutional measures to uphold the rule of law and protect our officers and the public from dangerous rioters. We remind the public that rioting is dangerous — obstructing law enforcement is a federal crime and assaulting law enforcement is a felony.””
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/16/ice-minneapolis-arrests-judge-protests-00735416?_bhlid=b376075801834ad0b250c6bc586df392cbc430ab&utm_campaign=the-smile-1-21&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=www.readthesmile.com