Minneapolis already highly militarized Critics argue the move is more about signaling power than improving safety Salon · Jan 23
‘We want you arrested because we said so’ – how ICE’s policy on raiding whatever homes it wants violates a basic constitutional right, according to a former federal judge As Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, agents continued to use aggressive and sometimes violent methods to make arrests in its mass deportation campaign, including breaking down doors in Minneapolis homes, a bombshell report from the Associated Press on Jan. 21, 2026, said that an internal ICE memo – acquired… The Conversation · Jan 23
Federal prosecutors reportedly blocked from investigating Renee Good’s killing – as it happened This live blog is now closed. The Guardian - US · Jan 23
Minnesotans strike in protest against ICE surge: ‘No work, no school, no shopping’ Organizers demand ICE leave state and agency be investigated for constitutional violations The Guardian - US · Jan 23
Minnesota gears up for anti-immigration enforcement protest Friday despite dangerous cold A vast network of labor unions, progressive organizations and clergy has been asking Minnesotans to stay away from work, school and stores Friday to protest against immigration enforcement in the state The Independent UK · Jan 23
Vance's message in Minneapolis: Local officials must cooperate with the immigration crackdown Vice President JD Vance says he came to Minneapolis to help “lower the temperature” in the city The Independent UK · Jan 22
What images of a detained five-year-old boy reveal about Trump’s draconian ICE crackdown Liam Ramos, a preschooler, is just one of a number of kids caught up in dystopian ICE surges in Minnesota and beyond The Guardian - US · Jan 22
JD Vance blames local officials ‘not cooperating’ with ICE for Minneapolis violence Vice-president says ‘number one thing’ that would lower the temperature would be for officials to help facilitate ‘reasonable enforcement of law’ The Guardian - US · Jan 22
Terror, tension and unity in Minnesota amid Trump’s ICE surge: ‘I’ve never seen anything like this’ Minnesota residents share the fundamental ways their lives have changed since federal troops arrived in their state The Guardian - US · Jan 22
‘How do you sleep?’ Federal agents heckled as they arrest crying teenage girl in Minneapolis Tensions between ICE agents and protesters continue in Minneapolis following the fatal shooting of Renee Good The Independent UK · Jan 22
ICE whines that protesters in Minnesota won’t even let agents take bathroom breaks in peace Department of Homeland Security appeals for sympathy by claiming its officers are harassed by ‘agitators’ wherever they go, even when trying to use gas station restrooms The Independent UK · Jan 22
Blaming ‘wine moms’ for ICE protest violence is another baseless, misogynist myth Following the recent shooting of Renee Good by an agent for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the United States, the Donald Trump administration’s latest narrative suggests that “deluded wine moms” are to blame for the violence in ICE-related demonstrations in Minneapolis and across the country. The Conversation · Jan 22
ICE Turns Lawyers Away at Minneapolis Detention Facility As arrests surge under “Operation Metro Surge,” attorneys say the Trump administration is again denying detainees meaningful access to counsel. Reason · Jan 22
Ellen DeGeneres shares rare political message offering thoughts and prayers to Minneapolis Former TV host says she’s proud of everyone ‘protesting peacefully’ after Good’s death The Independent UK · Jan 22
The Independent UK · Jan 22 ICE live updates: Officers clash with Minnesota protesters as businesses participate in ‘economic blackout’ Vice President JD Vance blamed the level of chaos on local and state officials not cooperating with federal immigration enforcement
The Independent UK · Jan 22 Five-year-old and father detained by ICE officer in Minnesota — and he’s not the only school kid swept up in raids Liam Ramos is now the fourth student from Columbia Heights Public Schools caught up in ICE activity in Minneapolis in recent weeks, officials said
The Guardian - US · Jan 22 Renee Good was shot three times, autopsy into Minneapolis ICE killing finds Private postmortem says unarmed US citizen was struck in arm, breast and head in shooting by immigration officer
The Conversation · Jan 22 A government can choose to investigate the killing of a protester − or choose to blame the victim and pin it all on ‘domestic terrorism’ The question the First Amendment keeps asking, across wars and panics and moral crusades, is whether a democracy can tolerate the possibility of persuasion.
The Independent UK · Jan 22 JD Vance heads to Minneapolis to praise immigration crackdown as tensions over ICE shooting continue Vice president to ‘focus on restoring law and order’, as anger over fatal shooting of Renee Good continues
International Business Times UK · Jan 22 Ellen DeGeneres' Minneapolis Protest Video Sparks Backlash — and Shock Over Her Dramatic New Look Ellen DeGeneres sparks online backlash after commenting on Minneapolis protests, with critics targeting both her remarks and her dramatic new appearance.
The Independent UK · Jan 22 Army orders military police to get ready for a possible Minneapolis deployment, AP source says The U.S. Army has ordered several dozen additional active-duty soldiers to prepare for a possible deployment to Minneapolis if needed amid protests over the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement crackdown
The Independent UK · Jan 21 SNL criticized for releasing sketch mocking ICE after it was cut from live broadcast: ‘Cowardly move’ SNL repeatedly played a clip of an ICE officer falling on ice in Minnesota
The Independent UK · Jan 21 ICE agents can now forcibly enter homes without judge’s warrant, memo says This move directly conflicts with Fourth Amendment protections and overturns years of advice given to immigrants
The Guardian - US · Jan 21 Minneapolis leaders call the ICE surge a ‘siege’. My reporting from there concurs After covering Trump’s immigration policies from Chicago and LA, the Twin Cities operation feels like a marked escalation
The Independent UK · Jan 21 Minneapolis businesses struggle during Trump's immigration enforcement surge Business in Minnesota has taken a hit a President Donald Trump's administration carries out an immigration sweep that has spurred protests