SDBaker
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Let's start with the truth and end with it.
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An FBI agent conducted an initial review of the Renee Good killing and determined sufficient grounds existed to open a civil rights probe into the actions of the ICE officer who shot her. Justice Department says no inquiry is warranted. @perrystein.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
FBI opened probe on Minneapolis shooting; none exists now, Justice Dept. says
After the death of Renée Good in Minneapolis, FBI agents launched a civil rights probe into the shooting. The Justice Department says no such case now exists.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 19, 2026 at 6:59 PM
An FBI agent conducted an initial review of the Renee Good killing and determined sufficient grounds existed to open a civil rights probe into the actions of the ICE officer who shot her. Justice Department says no inquiry is warranted. @perrystein.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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This is what happened in our neighborhood yesterday. ICE snatched a human being off of our streets, roughed them up badly, and then pepper sprayed legal observers as they documented it all. This is a daily occurrence happening all throughout Minnesota right now.
January 19, 2026 at 3:46 PM
This is what happened in our neighborhood yesterday. ICE snatched a human being off of our streets, roughed them up badly, and then pepper sprayed legal observers as they documented it all. This is a daily occurrence happening all throughout Minnesota right now.
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ICE ended up returning the man, Saly, after realizing he’s a fucking US citizen with no criminal record, per his sister-in-law. These fucking animals.
January 19, 2026 at 5:41 AM
ICE ended up returning the man, Saly, after realizing he’s a fucking US citizen with no criminal record, per his sister-in-law. These fucking animals.
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Notable fact in this great article: “Minnesota is an odd choice for such a huge operation. It is a medium-size state — fewer than six million people — and its percentage of undocumented immigrant residents is less than half the national average, far lower than states like Texas, Florida..”
I went to Minneapolis last week. What I saw was horrifying and inspiring in equal measure. Gift link to my latest column: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
Opinion | In Minneapolis, I Glimpsed a Civil War
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Notable fact in this great article: “Minnesota is an odd choice for such a huge operation. It is a medium-size state — fewer than six million people — and its percentage of undocumented immigrant residents is less than half the national average, far lower than states like Texas, Florida..”
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I went to Minneapolis last week. What I saw was horrifying and inspiring in equal measure. Gift link to my latest column: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
Opinion | In Minneapolis, I Glimpsed a Civil War
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 12:56 PM
I went to Minneapolis last week. What I saw was horrifying and inspiring in equal measure. Gift link to my latest column: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
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Plow driver for the City of St Paul — with legal status and valid commercial drivers license — taken by ICE and sent to El Paso, TX.
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St. Paul Public Works says worker illegally detained by ICE
St. Paul Public Works Director Sean Kershaw says one of the department's employees was detained by ICE agents last week.
The department says he was legally authorized to work in the U.S. by the…
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January 19, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Plow driver for the City of St Paul — with legal status and valid commercial drivers license — taken by ICE and sent to El Paso, TX.
youtu.be/tQ3l4OvriBw?...
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In the last 18 days alone:
- Two men in ICE custody have killed themselves (jails are supposed to protect against this)
- Two men died of cardiac-related issues
- One man was reportedly choked to death by a guard
- One man died of fentanyl withdrawal (family question the medical care provided)
- Two men in ICE custody have killed themselves (jails are supposed to protect against this)
- Two men died of cardiac-related issues
- One man was reportedly choked to death by a guard
- One man died of fentanyl withdrawal (family question the medical care provided)
A third immigrant held at Camp East Montana has died, reportedly by suicide. Victor Manuel Díaz was detained in Minnesota. He is the sixth migrant to die since Jan. 1 in ICE detention.
My story:
www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/i...
My story:
www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/i...
January 18, 2026 at 5:40 PM
In the last 18 days alone:
- Two men in ICE custody have killed themselves (jails are supposed to protect against this)
- Two men died of cardiac-related issues
- One man was reportedly choked to death by a guard
- One man died of fentanyl withdrawal (family question the medical care provided)
- Two men in ICE custody have killed themselves (jails are supposed to protect against this)
- Two men died of cardiac-related issues
- One man was reportedly choked to death by a guard
- One man died of fentanyl withdrawal (family question the medical care provided)
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Please listen to the audio of this Dokoupil-Leavitt exchange (halfway into the story, free link below) so you can hear the way he says, "Yeah, we're doing it, yeah."
He sounds like an Olive Garden waiter who was just asked to bring another bowl of breadsticks.
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www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/b...
He sounds like an Olive Garden waiter who was just asked to bring another bowl of breadsticks.
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www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/b...
January 18, 2026 at 3:28 AM
Please listen to the audio of this Dokoupil-Leavitt exchange (halfway into the story, free link below) so you can hear the way he says, "Yeah, we're doing it, yeah."
He sounds like an Olive Garden waiter who was just asked to bring another bowl of breadsticks.
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www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/b...
He sounds like an Olive Garden waiter who was just asked to bring another bowl of breadsticks.
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www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/b...
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I wonder how long it will take the media to catch on to the fact that ICE’s recruiting spree has effectively deputized every white supremacist hate group out there.
January 17, 2026 at 5:32 AM
I wonder how long it will take the media to catch on to the fact that ICE’s recruiting spree has effectively deputized every white supremacist hate group out there.
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Just a reminder ▶️ Brett Kavanaugh did this. #KavanaughStops
How much more in your face can it be?
"Why are you asking me for my paperwork?"
"Because of your accent."
"You have an accent too."
"Where were you born sir?"
"Where were you born at?"
"Put your hands behind your back."
"Why are you asking me for my paperwork?"
"Because of your accent."
"You have an accent too."
"Where were you born sir?"
"Where were you born at?"
"Put your hands behind your back."
January 17, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Just a reminder ▶️ Brett Kavanaugh did this. #KavanaughStops
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Every word of this is a lie
January 18, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Every word of this is a lie
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Several of the 13 “worst of the worst” criminals that the Department of Homeland Security said were arrested in Minnesota through its immigration enforcement operation were actually handed over to ICE by state prisons before Operation Metro Surge began.
Some criminals ICE takes credit for arresting were already in Minnesota prisons
Several of the 13 “worst of the worst” criminals that the Department of Homeland Security said were arrested in Minnesota through its immigration enforcement operation were actually handed over to ICE...
www.mprnews.org
January 17, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Several of the 13 “worst of the worst” criminals that the Department of Homeland Security said were arrested in Minnesota through its immigration enforcement operation were actually handed over to ICE by state prisons before Operation Metro Surge began.
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For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
Opinion | I'm a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence. Here's how ICE observers are helping.
Research into how violence occurs shows that disapproval from the people around you can help reduce it.
www.ms.now
January 16, 2026 at 6:55 PM
For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
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Federal judge: Border Patrol chief was 'outright lying' about previous ICE surge
www.fox9.com/news/border-...
www.fox9.com/news/border-...
Border Patrol chief was 'outright lying' about previous ICE surge
As a central figure in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown efforts, Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino was found by a federal judge to have been “evasive", “not credible", and was…
www.fox9.com
January 17, 2026 at 5:57 AM
Federal judge: Border Patrol chief was 'outright lying' about previous ICE surge
www.fox9.com/news/border-...
www.fox9.com/news/border-...
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The only thing that can stop Trump are free and fair elections in 2026. In the last two weeks he has suggested they be canceled and the ballot boxes seized.
As a lawyer, I will fight this in court. Just as importantly, I started Democracy Docket to keep you informed. Sign up now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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January 17, 2026 at 2:34 AM
The only thing that can stop Trump are free and fair elections in 2026. In the last two weeks he has suggested they be canceled and the ballot boxes seized.
As a lawyer, I will fight this in court. Just as importantly, I started Democracy Docket to keep you informed. Sign up now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
As a lawyer, I will fight this in court. Just as importantly, I started Democracy Docket to keep you informed. Sign up now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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NEW: Jonathan Ross, the ICE thug who murdered Renee Good, was NOT TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL according to police reports. He was taken to the Federal Building. He was NOT INJURED. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
January 16, 2026 at 3:37 PM
NEW: Jonathan Ross, the ICE thug who murdered Renee Good, was NOT TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL according to police reports. He was taken to the Federal Building. He was NOT INJURED. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
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Anna Brauch said an ICE agent grabbed her by handcuffs, and used all his strength to yank her repeatedly around the car.
She told him: “You're breaking my hands, you’re breaking my hands.”
He told her: “I don’t fucking care. Shut the fuck up. Shut the fuck up.” (6) www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
She told him: “You're breaking my hands, you’re breaking my hands.”
He told her: “I don’t fucking care. Shut the fuck up. Shut the fuck up.” (6) www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Fear factor: Intimidation becomes a calling card as Twin Cities ICE surge widens
Six weeks into the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota, observers say there are signs that federal agents are employing violence more frequently and with little apparent restraint against citiz...
www.mprnews.org
January 16, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Anna Brauch said an ICE agent grabbed her by handcuffs, and used all his strength to yank her repeatedly around the car.
She told him: “You're breaking my hands, you’re breaking my hands.”
He told her: “I don’t fucking care. Shut the fuck up. Shut the fuck up.” (6) www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
She told him: “You're breaking my hands, you’re breaking my hands.”
He told her: “I don’t fucking care. Shut the fuck up. Shut the fuck up.” (6) www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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I reached out to the most well-known Minnesota-based companies, multiple times, for comment on what's happening in the Twin Cities right now. None of them responded. Here's my attempt at unpacking why.
We asked Minnesota's biggest companies about ICE. None of them responded
In a sign of how far we've come from the summer of 2020, well-known brands have stayed silent as escalating chaos unfolds in their backyard.
www.fastcompany.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM
I reached out to the most well-known Minnesota-based companies, multiple times, for comment on what's happening in the Twin Cities right now. None of them responded. Here's my attempt at unpacking why.
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ICE has kidnapped one of my MN News Guild siblings
January 16, 2026 at 4:03 PM
ICE has kidnapped one of my MN News Guild siblings
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Today Twin Cities schools are closed to prepare for a return to pandemic-era online learning because masked federal goons have been kidnapping parents and teachers and people standing on the sidewalk during dropoff and pickup times
January 16, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Today Twin Cities schools are closed to prepare for a return to pandemic-era online learning because masked federal goons have been kidnapping parents and teachers and people standing on the sidewalk during dropoff and pickup times
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The death of a Black midwife following complications from giving birth has renewed difficult questions surrounding inequities in Black maternal health care. https://to.pbs.org/3ZggLek
Black midwife’s death highlights racial gap in maternal mortality
The death of a Black midwife following complications from giving birth has renewed difficult questions surrounding inequities in Black maternal health care. Black women are still three times more like...
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January 16, 2026 at 3:20 AM
The death of a Black midwife following complications from giving birth has renewed difficult questions surrounding inequities in Black maternal health care. https://to.pbs.org/3ZggLek
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And for those not aware, this is an established pattern.
January 16, 2026 at 3:09 AM
And for those not aware, this is an established pattern.
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Harris County, Texas, is the deadliest place in the United States for Black mothers to give birth
This Texas County Is the Deadliest Place in the U.S. for Black Mothers to Give Birth
Health care advocates struggle to figure out why this Texas county has some of the nation’s highest rates of maternal and infant mortality.
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January 16, 2026 at 3:39 AM
Harris County, Texas, is the deadliest place in the United States for Black mothers to give birth
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This evening Democracy Docket sent out to subscriber and members my reaction to Trump’s call to cancel elections and why this must be an immediate wake-up call.
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January 16, 2026 at 3:42 AM
This evening Democracy Docket sent out to subscriber and members my reaction to Trump’s call to cancel elections and why this must be an immediate wake-up call.
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It’s been reported locally, but I’m not sure how much national notice this has gotten. As part of this invasion by shithead goons, they are putting ICE agents in jetbridges and other parts of the airport at Minneapolis-Saint Paul. If you are flying Delta via MSP, you are putting yourself at risk.
ICE agents to begin checking documents at MSP airport, patrol jet bridges - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will begin checking documents of travelers and workers at MSP airport, with patrols inside jet bridges.
www.bizjournals.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:11 AM
It’s been reported locally, but I’m not sure how much national notice this has gotten. As part of this invasion by shithead goons, they are putting ICE agents in jetbridges and other parts of the airport at Minneapolis-Saint Paul. If you are flying Delta via MSP, you are putting yourself at risk.