2026.02.14

ICE

What is it about Minnesota that made it a target for Trump’s ICE crackdown?
The Democratic-leaning midwestern state where federal agents killed two citizens is in many ways anathema to the administration
Rachel Leingang in Minneapolis
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/14/why-minnesota-ice-crackdown-trump

Feds open perjury probe into ICE officers’ testimony about north Minneapolis shooting of Venezuelan man
by Michael Biesecker | The Associated Press, Jim Mustian | The Associated Press and Jack Brook | The Associated Press
https://sahanjournal.com/news-partners/ap-us-immigration-enforcement-minnesota-ice-shooting/

Journalist Don Lemon pled not guilty on Friday to charges related to his involvement in covering a protest at a Minneapolis church last month. “Lemon’s attorneys are also asking for the Department of Homeland Security to return his seized cellphone,” CBS News reports. “Independent journalist Georgia Fort and one other person charged in the case are set to be arraigned on Tuesday.” Via MinnPost
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/don-lemon-nekima-levy-armstrong-st-paul-church-protest-arrest-arraignment/

Don Lemon pleads not guilty to civil rights charges after Minnesota anti-ICE protest
Former CNN anchor said he was working as a journalist when he was arrested at protest during church service
Lucy Campbell and agencies
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/13/don-lemon-pleads-not-guilty-anti-ice-protest-minnesota ( Read more... )