MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A vast network of labor unions, progressive organizations and clergy has been urging Minnesotans to stay away from work, school and stores Friday to protest immigration enforcement in the state. “We really, really want ICE to leave Minnesota, and they’re not going to leave Minnesota unless there’s a ton of pressure on … Read more
By Brad Brooks MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 17 (Reuters) – Hundreds of anti-ICE protesters in Minneapolis chased away a small group of far-right activists who had vowed to march in a heavily immigrant neighborhood on Saturday, raising tensions in a city still reeling from the killing of Renee Good by a federal immigration agent 10 days ago. … Read more
A US citizen on her way to a medical appointment in Minneapolis was pulled from her car and detained by immigration officials, according to a statement released by the woman on Thursday, after a video of her arrest attracted millions of views on social media. Aliya Rahman said she was brought to a detention center … Read more
The president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe in South Dakota on Tuesday called for the immediate release of tribal members who were held in a homeless encampment by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minnesota last week. Three of the four Oglala Sioux Tribe members who were arrested in Minneapolis on Friday have been transferred … Read more
YOU NEED TO KNOW Pastor Kenny Callaghan says he was detained by ICE in Minneapolis after walking to a protest near his church He tells Fox 9 Minneapolis that agents repeatedly asked him, “Are you scared now?” while he was handcuffed inside an SUV Callahan said he was eventually released after an agent allegedly told … Read more
By Julia Harte Jan. 13 – Video of a US immigration agent fatally shooting a Minneapolis mother in her car on Wednesday went viral, becoming a political Rorschach test that elicits different verdicts depending on who watches it. President Donald Trump and his administration have defended the agent and labeled 37-year-old Renee Good a domestic … Read more
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota and its two largest cities sued the Trump administration Monday to try to stop a surge in immigration enforcement that led to the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by a federal officer and sparked anger and protests across the country. The state, along with Minneapolis and St. Paul, said the … Read more
The federal agent who shot and killed a driver in Minneapolis is an Iraq War veteran who served nearly two decades in the Border Patrol and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to records obtained Thursday by The Associated Press. Jonathan Ross, who shot and killed Renee Good on Wednesday, has served as a deportation … Read more
Minneapolis is once again the focus of debates about violence involving law enforcement after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother, in her car. The incident soon led to narratives of a duel. Trump administration officials defended the shooting as justified, while local officials condemned it. The … Read more
By Helen Coster Jan 8 (Reuters) – Renee Nicole Good, a Minnesota mother of three, was shot and killed in her car by a federal agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday, sparking protests and intense debate over the circumstances of her killing. Here’s what we know about Good so far: POET FROM COLORADO, STUDIED IN VIRGINIA … Read more