2026.01.27

[lsanderson]

ICE

That's our Gov!
https://youtu.be/Sn53Yjt9_gU

After Alex Pretti killing, Minnesota politicians are inching (definitely not bounding) toward bipartisan solutions
Maybe the Walz-Trump call marked a shift. But politicians on both sides are still reciting familiar lines.
by Matthew Blake
https://www.minnpost.com/state-government/2026/01/operation-metro-surge-after-alex-pretti-killing-minnesota-politicians-are-inching-definitely-not-bounding-toward-bipartisan-solutions/

WHITE! STRAIGHT! GUNTOTTING MALE!
Why Trump is finally waving a white flag in Minnesota
kos, author
by kos
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/1/26/2365601/-Why-Trump-is-finally-waving-a-white-flag-in-Minnesota?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=top_news_slot_4&pm_medium=web

Border patrol commander to leave Minneapolis after shooting of Alex Pretti
Gregory Bovino, an aggressive promoter of Trump’s deportation agenda, is said to have been stripped of ‘commander at large’ title
Lauren Gambino, George Chidi and agencies
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/27/gregory-bovino-minneapolis-minnesota-alex-pretti-shooting

‘A militia that kills’: uproar in Italy over ICE security role at Winter Olympics
Milan’s mayor says agents ‘clearly not welcome’ in co-host city and that Italy can take care of security itself
Angela Giuffrida in Rome and Jakub Krupa
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/27/italy-ice-security-role-winter-olympics

How ICE is using facial recognition in Minnesota
Mobile Fortify app being used to scan faces of citizens and immigrants – but its use has prompted a severe backlash
Sanya Mansoor
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/27/ice-facial-recognition-minnesota

A week of ICE and outrage in Minneapolis: the turmoil of the days leading up to Alex Pretti’s death
Since the Trump administration sent ICE agents into the city in December, there have been 3,000 arrests and two fatal shootings. In the freezing cold, as the crisis deepens, the Minnesotan people continue to resist
Oliver Laughland
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/27/a-week-of-ice-and-outrage-in-minneapolis-the-turmoil-of-the-days-leading-up-to-alex-prettis-death

State, feds clash in court over preserving evidence in Alex Pretti killing
The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension filed a lawsuit to prevent the federal government from destroying evidence in the case.
by Katrina Pross
https://sahanjournal.com/public-safety/alex-pretti-shooting-immigration-lawsuit-destroying-evidence/

More News

Renowned Minnesota author Kao Kalia Yang’s new picture books meet the current moment
‘I write because I don’t know what to do with all of the things that are going on in the world,’ Yang said.
by Sheila Regan
https://www.minnpost.com/artscape/2026/01/renowned-minnesota-author-kao-kalia-yangs-new-picture-books-meet-the-current-moment/

Families of two men killed in Trump’s military boat strikes sue US government
First-of-its kind suit filed by civil rights attorneys on behalf of families centers on 14 October strike in Caribbean Sea that killed six
Aram Roston
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/27/trump-military-boat-strikes-lawsuit

Alex Vindman, Trump impeachment witness, to run as Democrat for Senate
Vindman, who served on national security council, will challenge Republican incumbent in Florida if nominated
Associated Press
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/27/alex-vindman-running-florida-senate-trump

Girl, 5, deported to Honduras despite being US citizen, becomes latest victim of Trump crackdown
Mother whose visa application was pending says she will send girl back to US soon accompanied by another relative
Claudia Mendoza in Puerto Cortés, Honduras, and Tiago Rogero in Rio de Janeiro
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/27/five-year-old-girl-us-citizen-and-mother-deported-honduras

‘Delays, lowballs, outright denials’: how the LA wildfires have exposed the US’s broken insurance industry
Insurance practices in an age of climate volatility raise troubling questions about home ownership and housing affordability – the bedrock of the American middle class
Andrew Gumbel in Los Angeles
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/27/la-wildfires-insurance-industry

Masked thugs, sneering elites and terrified citizens: a picture of the US today. We used to have a name for this
Marina Hyde
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/27/us-masked-thugs-sneering-elites-terrified-citizens-ice-donald-trump

Why I’m launching a feminist video games website in 2026
Maddy Myers
https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/jan/26/why-im-launching-a-feminist-video-games-website-in-2026-mothership