2026.01.23

ICE

Minnesotans strike to protest ICE surge in state: ‘No work, no school, no shopping’
Organizers demand ICE leave state and agency be investigated for constitutional violations
Michael Sainato and Rachel Leingang in Minneapolis
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/23/minnesota-economic-blackout-ice-protests

Vice President JD Vance held a press conference in Minneapolis on Thursday, calling for “more cooperation with state, local and federal officials as a way to ‘tone down the temperature a little bit but still enforce the nation’s immigration laws’ during the federal government’s immigration enforcement surge in the Twin Cities but then blamed Minnesota officials for the problems and defended the tactics of federal agents,” according to MPR News. Via MinnPost
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/01/22/jd-vance-heads-to-minnesota-amid-high-tensions-over-immigration-actions

When will the immigration crackdown end? The Minnesota Star Tribune reports that “federal agents have no plans to end the surge of immigration enforcement in Minnesota,” citing U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Greg Bovino. Via MinnPost
https://www.startribune.com/no-set-end-date-for-immigration-crackdown-in-minnesota-officials-say/601568476?utm_source=gift

A knock at the door: fear of ICE is transforming daily life in America
Abdul Wahid Gulrani
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/23/ice-fear-life-america-change ( Read more... )