Cecelia Lizotte owns Suya Joint, a celebrated Nigerian restaurant in Boston. She’s a rising star in the city who was nominated for a James Beard Award in 2024 and operates two restaurants and a food truck. But last year, a key employee—who happens to be her brother—was detained by ICE. “I’m not able to operate […]
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“I freely admit being in favor of the First Amendment,” the Minnesota attorney general said to the Republican Senator.
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Ron Johnson Erupts During Senate Hearing as Ellison Defends Protesters’ Rights Read Post »
From the moment I learned of “The Call,” an appeal to religious professionals across the country to come to Minneapolis to join with local clergy and bear witness against aggressive and now deadly ICE operations in that city, I knew that I had to go. Our mission would also involve shielding vulnerable neighbors, community members, […]
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I Went to Minneapolis to Bear Witness—and to Make Amends Read Post »
One Minneapolis lawmaker urged residents to “remain cautious and vigilant until we can confirm what this truly means.”
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Minnesotans Skeptical as Homan Announces Drawdown of DHS Operations in State Read Post »
Bianca Sonnenberg’s uniform has become her security blanket. Before ICE arrived in Minneapolis, she would change when she finished her route. Recently, she’s hoped her identity as a US Postal Service worker would protect her from getting targeted by ICE operations. She’s Native American, and over the last few months, she’s heard about ICE detaining […]
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I’m a Minneapolis Postal Worker. This Is What I Saw. Read Post »
Nate Pischke has found a uniquely Minnesotan way to protest the ICE surge in Minneapolis, using his platform as a fishing influencer to call attention to what he describes as a federal siege of his hometown. “I don’t feel comfortable putting out fishing content when, you know, our neighbors are getting kidnapped by goons on […]
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This “Fish-Fluencer” Telling ICE to Fuck Off Is the Best Thing You’ll Watch Today Read Post »
“I’m not going to speak about personnel actions,” acting ICE director Todd Lyons said in response to a question from Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) about whether ICE agents have been fired for misconduct during his leadership. “I welcome the opportunity to speak to the family in private, but I’m not going to comment on any […]
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Trump’s Immigration Officials Don’t Want to Talk About the Cruelty Read Post »
In a small Idaho town, a 10-year-old girl I’ll call A.S.P. was cozied up in her family’s pickup truck outside La Catedral racetrack, where she and her dad were looking forward to a day of festivities. It was a Sunday in October, and families in this predominantly Latino town, Wilder, were there to cheer on […]
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ACLU’s Lawsuit Over ICE Raid at an Idaho Racetrack Could Be a Game Changer Read Post »
An immigration judge dropped a deportation case against Rümeysa Öztürk, the Tufts University doctoral student who was arrested by masked and plainclothes federal agents nearly a year ago, according to a letter from her lawyers on Monday. In March 2024, Öztürk was one of four authors of an op-ed in Tufts’ student newspaper, Tufts Daily, […]
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Immigration Court Blocks Trump from Deporting Pro-Palestine Tufts Student Read Post »
The Department of Justice has withheld evidence from state investigators examining Renee Nicole Good’s killing.
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DOJ Nixed Probe Into Renee Good’s Killing After Trump Made False Claims — Report Read Post »
Last December, Steven Tendo stood on the steps of the First Unitarian Universalist Society of Burlington, Vermont, speaking to a crowd holding a candlelight vigil for immigrant justice. “I believe that when we gather like this,” said Tendo, an ordained minister and asylum seeker from Uganda who fled torture and political persecution, “we are not […]
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He Fled Torture in Uganda. ICE Is Trying to Send Him Back. Read Post »
In the late 1970s, after building a small airport hotel into one of the biggest names in hospitality, the Pritzkers of Chicago joined forces with an ambitious young developer to convert an unfashionable hotel on New York’s 42nd Street into a sparkling Grand Hyatt. The building would have five restaurants, a signature atrium, and even—if […]
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What Being a Billionaire Scion Taught JB Pritzker About Standing Up to One Read Post »
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