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2026.01.28
Jan. 28th, 2026 07:19 pmICE
“Gov. Tim Walz said that President Donald Trump pledged to “do things differently” on the federal immigration surge during a 10-minute Monday morning call,” according to MPR News. Walz also said “Trump agreed to consider reducing the number of immigration enforcement agents in the Twin Cities and ensure the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension could conduct independent investigations into the killings of [Alex] Pretti and Renee Macklin Good.” Via MinnPost
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/01/26/gov-tim-walzs-first-sit-down-interview-since-dropping-out-of-2026-race
“Border czar” Tom Homan is taking over ICE operations in Minnesota at President Donald Trump’s behest. The 64 year old “became the face of Trump’s immigration policy when the president began his second term. Homan, a staunch supporter of Trump, was on record advocating for deporting illegal immigrants and opposing sanctuary-city policies,” according to the Minnesota Star Tribune. Homan was investigated for allegedly accepting a $50,000 bribe from undercover agents posing as businessmen during an FBI operation; the Department of Justice shut the investigation down, citing insufficient evidence. Via MinnPost
https://www.startribune.com/tom-homan-is-coming-to-minneapolis-to-lead-ice-who-is-he/601571692?utm_source=gift
Two women are facing federal charges “after allegedly biting the fingers of federal agents during the protests that followed the shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday,” KARE11 reports. “Claire Feng and Emily Baierl are each charged with assaulting and interfering with a federal law enforcement officer in violation of U.S. codes.” Via MinnPost
https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/ice-in-minnesota/federal-charges-filed-against-2-women-accused-of-biting-federal-agents-fingers/89-ca186edd-5ebb-40ad-8565-470b5acb33d6
A federal judge has ruled that “any removal or transfer of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias, is on hold while a court case proceeds,” PBS reports. “The father and son are now at family detention facility in Dilley, Texas, near San Antonio.” Via MinnPost
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/judge-issues-temporary-order-barring-removal-of-5-year-old-and-father-detained-in-minnesota ( Read more... )</cut?
“Gov. Tim Walz said that President Donald Trump pledged to “do things differently” on the federal immigration surge during a 10-minute Monday morning call,” according to MPR News. Walz also said “Trump agreed to consider reducing the number of immigration enforcement agents in the Twin Cities and ensure the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension could conduct independent investigations into the killings of [Alex] Pretti and Renee Macklin Good.” Via MinnPost
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/01/26/gov-tim-walzs-first-sit-down-interview-since-dropping-out-of-2026-race
“Border czar” Tom Homan is taking over ICE operations in Minnesota at President Donald Trump’s behest. The 64 year old “became the face of Trump’s immigration policy when the president began his second term. Homan, a staunch supporter of Trump, was on record advocating for deporting illegal immigrants and opposing sanctuary-city policies,” according to the Minnesota Star Tribune. Homan was investigated for allegedly accepting a $50,000 bribe from undercover agents posing as businessmen during an FBI operation; the Department of Justice shut the investigation down, citing insufficient evidence. Via MinnPost
https://www.startribune.com/tom-homan-is-coming-to-minneapolis-to-lead-ice-who-is-he/601571692?utm_source=gift
Two women are facing federal charges “after allegedly biting the fingers of federal agents during the protests that followed the shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday,” KARE11 reports. “Claire Feng and Emily Baierl are each charged with assaulting and interfering with a federal law enforcement officer in violation of U.S. codes.” Via MinnPost
https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/ice-in-minnesota/federal-charges-filed-against-2-women-accused-of-biting-federal-agents-fingers/89-ca186edd-5ebb-40ad-8565-470b5acb33d6
A federal judge has ruled that “any removal or transfer of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias, is on hold while a court case proceeds,” PBS reports. “The father and son are now at family detention facility in Dilley, Texas, near San Antonio.” Via MinnPost
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/judge-issues-temporary-order-barring-removal-of-5-year-old-and-father-detained-in-minnesota ( Read more... )</cut?
