Everything Is Changing Fast: A Brisk Tour Through Shifting Views In this chaotic, transformative period, a lot of realities are changing in a lot of ways, and public opinion is often either changing with it or leading the change. We are not who we were even a few y...

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Twin Ports Rapid Response News 2026-04-21 We are an all-volunteer group standing in support of our immigrant family, friends, neighbors, coworkers — community members who are under attack.

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ICE went on a hiring spree. Sterling credentials were not required, AP investigation finds Some new U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers started working before passing background checks and had problems in their past. ICE announced in January that it completed an unprecedented ...

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Immigration court hearings hidden from public, lawsuit says Advocates for Human Rights says public has a right to witness immigration court hearings, including the growing number being held virtually.

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., heard arguments last week from a Minnesota-based group that says the Fort Snelling immigration court is violating federal regulations and the First Amendment by restricting access to court proceedings.

Former judges speak out on Trump admin's immigration court purges Following President Trump's promise of mass deportations of undocumented immigrants, more than 200 immigration judges have been fired, forced out or retired, and are being replaced by what are adverti...

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Deputized for Disaster | American Civil Liberties Union Deputized for Disaster, details how the Trump administration is drastically expanding the federal 287(g) program to transform state and local law enforcement into a national deportation policing force...

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ICE agent charged with two felonies for pointing his gun at motorists during Operation Metro Surge Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said a nationwide warrant has been issued in the first criminal charges against an ICE agent for on-duty actions during the surge.

A nationwide warrant has been issued in the first criminal charges against an ICE agent for on-duty actions during the enforcement surge in Minnesota.

ICE is not about immigration.

ICE is about normalizing a paramilitary force on peaceful streets.

Abolish ICE.

Trump's playbook is to blame every problem on immigrants. But immigrants didn't take your job or spike your healthcare. Here's who did…

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The Infrastructure of Mass Deportation Meets Organized Neighborhood Resistance As ICE expands the infrastructure of mass deportation, communities are expanding efforts to protect their neighbors

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May Day Duluth!
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Immigrants who sought asylum during border surge under increasing pressure • Minnesota Reformer The millions of migrants who were released into the country during the immigration surge that began in 2021 and peaked in 2023 caused a political firestorm when Republican states transported them to D...

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5 things to know about a new proposed work permit rule The government is proposing major work permit changes for asylum seekers. A proposed new rule would make it impossible for asylum seekers to apply for…

"This proposed rule is NOT final. If you are eligible for a work permit, apply now! The earliest the rule could be finalized is sometime after April 24, 2026."

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Some Twin Cities suburbs shut off license plate cameras over data sharing concerns Residents have aired concerns about privacy at City Council meetings and raised new questions after the federal immigration enforcement surge.

More cities nationwide have deactivated Flock cameras, with some officials saying they learned their data was being shared more widely, and with more out-of-state agencies, than they realized.

Weaving a Network of Resistance Indiana Democrats Light Our Way to Freedom

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Trump’s mass deportation plan has broken the quiet of small US towns: ‘We have to take care of each other’ Immigration agents have spread into rural western Wisconsin, taking dozens of people from towns in more politically conservative areas

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Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex X.com Death is always lurking. We see it in violence, in the wounds of the world, in the cry of pain that rises from every corner because of the abuses that crush the weakest among us, because of the idolatry of profit that plunders the earth's resources, because of the violence of war that kills and destroys. #Easter 6:01 AM • 4/5/26 • 339K Views

“Death is always lurking. We see it in violence, in the wounds of the world, in the cry of pain that rises from every corner…because of the idolatry of profit that plunders the earth's resources, because of the violence of war that kills and destroys.”

Charges filed against bounty hunters who drew ‘replica firearms’ at anti-ICE protesters The men, who are based in Oklahoma are each charged with making threats of violence with reckless disregard and brandishing replica firearms, both of which are felonies.

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Opposing ICE Might Save the Country. It Could Also Ruin Your Life For months, lone vibe coder Rafael Concepcion has obsessively built tools to counter the federal immigration crackdown—pivoting as he’s been outmatched. He’s also lost his job and become a target.

"With more than $77 billion to spend, ICE has amassed an array of Palantir-powered tools that can pinpoint human targets. The resistance, by contrast, has had to rely on the ingenuity of independent operators"
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Over 100 ‘No Kings’ rallies are planned across Minnesota on Saturday, flagship event in St. Paul Organizers expect millions of people to take part in over 3,200 rallies planned across the world on Saturday.

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Rep Liish Kozlowski is working hard every day to make life better for all of us here in MN! Grateful

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What A DHS Funding Deal Should Include - American Immigration Council As Congress negotiates funding at DHS, any deal must include reforms at ICE that could increase the agency's accountability.

Today, the Senate passed a DHS funding bill for FY 2026 that zeroes out ICE and CBP’s Border Patrol funding. These agencies don't need more money. They need accountability.

‘Unbelievably inhumane’: U.S. Rep. Kelly Morrison visits troubled Texas detention center • Minnesota Reformer U.S. Rep. Kelly Morrison traveled to a sprawling immigrant detention center on the outskirts of El Paso on Monday for an unannounced oversight visit of the facility where many people were transferred ...

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Trump Called My Neighbors “Paid Agitators.” This is Who They Really Are. After ICE came to Minneapolis, ProPublica journalist Peter DiCampo saw his community step up to patrol the streets, drive strangers to work and provide aid to families in hiding. These are his neighbo...

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I35 on THURSDAY 3/26, 4-5:30 there will be bridges
from Mn to Tx
BIG TURNOUT NEEDED!
In Duluth we will be at the 25th Ave E site AND the 16/17th Ave E site!

ICE surge in Willmar created unexpected bonds between neighbors Willmar stands out for its large immigrant population. When ICE agents showed up in town, many longtime residents stepped up to help their immigrant neighbors, possibly creating lasting connections.

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KYR at airports

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After Minneapolis, ICE Has a New Target… an Airport Near You What you can do about Trump’s latest weaponization of ICE

"'We can use what’s happening with these ICE [officers] helping out at the airports, we can use this as a test run, as a test case to really perfect ICE’s involvement in the 2026 midterm elections…'"

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ICE deployments created chaos for cities and cost them millions, NPR analysis finds Local leaders report already-strapped police departments racked up overtime bills in the millions while others report a multi-million dollar hit to business during the worst ICE surges.

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