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He Helped Build the Religious Right. Now He’s Fighting ICE.

On January 24, a US Border Patrol agent shot and killed 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis after he was held down by multiple federal agents. The Trump administration alleged that Pretti threatened agents with a gun. But videos appear to show Pretti, who was carrying a licensed handgun, holding only his phone in […]


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ICE Was Warned About Conditions at Fort Bliss Migrant Jail. Then 2 Men Died.

Immigrant rights activists and elected officials are calling to shut down Camp East Montana.


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“We’re Going to Still Be Looking Out for Each Other When They’re Gone”

George Floyd’s aunt, Angela Harrison, sits in her car down the block from Renée Good’s memorial, warming her hands against the heater. Outside, two women walk toward the memorial in face masks and ski goggles, the snow squeaking under their boots, to join the dozens in puffy jackets and face masks who are already there. […]


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Civil Rights Attorney Faces “Trumped-Up Charges” for Anti-ICE Church Protest

“I’m being criminalized for helping to lead a nonviolent, peaceful demonstration,” says Nekima Levy Armstrong.


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Americans Skeptical of Fed Narratives as Court Reviews “Metro Surge”

More than 6 in 10 Americans who have seen the video of Pretti being killed say the shooting was not justified.


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Minneapolis Residents Face Down Police and Feds After Pretti’s Killing

“The resilience of our communities is really incredible,” one demonstrator said. “They’re murdering us out here.”


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Trump’s Latest Visa “Pause” Targets 75 Countries He Thinks Are Lazy

Last Wednesday, the Trump administration “paused” immigrant visa applications for people from 75 countries, mostly in the Global South, on the supposed grounds that people from those countries are of “nationalities at high risk of public benefits usage.” Since the 19th century, the United States has used “public charge” rules to restrict entry, alleging that […]


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The Idea of Strong Borders Has Fueled Fascist-Style Wave in US, Parts of Europe

Grassroots aid efforts and mass protests offer glimmers of hope at a time when hope is in short supply.


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“This Is Blackmail”: Critics Slam Pam Bondi’s Demand for Minnesota Voter Rolls

Trump’s attorney general demanded records on Medicaid and food aid programs and that Walz repeal sanctuary policies.


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He Spent Decades Building the Religious Right. Now He’s Marching to Undo It.

He helped build the religious right in the United States. Now he’s in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to join the clergy’s fight ICE’s siege of the city. “Being here, in solidarity, is part of the repair work in my own soul,” said Rev. Rob Schenck, an Evangelical minister who spent decades commingling church and state to advance […]


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