Eric Umansky
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Missed this a few days ago:
Two U.S. citizens grabbed by ICE say there were cells reserved for Americans.
Also, they weren’t given medical attention or allowed to go to the bathroom.
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
Two U.S. citizens grabbed by ICE say there were cells reserved for Americans.
Also, they weren’t given medical attention or allowed to go to the bathroom.
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
January 18, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Missed this a few days ago:
Two U.S. citizens grabbed by ICE say there were cells reserved for Americans.
Also, they weren’t given medical attention or allowed to go to the bathroom.
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
Two U.S. citizens grabbed by ICE say there were cells reserved for Americans.
Also, they weren’t given medical attention or allowed to go to the bathroom.
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
Ok this great:
Mamdani’s pick to run the Department of Transportation got the job by…applying online. Just like 70k others.
“I wouldn’t say I’m the most politically connected person,” said the one-time
DOT intern. “But I think pretty competent in my field.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/n...
Mamdani’s pick to run the Department of Transportation got the job by…applying online. Just like 70k others.
“I wouldn’t say I’m the most politically connected person,” said the one-time
DOT intern. “But I think pretty competent in my field.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/n...
January 18, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Ok this great:
Mamdani’s pick to run the Department of Transportation got the job by…applying online. Just like 70k others.
“I wouldn’t say I’m the most politically connected person,” said the one-time
DOT intern. “But I think pretty competent in my field.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/n...
Mamdani’s pick to run the Department of Transportation got the job by…applying online. Just like 70k others.
“I wouldn’t say I’m the most politically connected person,” said the one-time
DOT intern. “But I think pretty competent in my field.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/n...
Back in Oct, we tallied 20+ citizens who’ve been grabbed and held for more than a day *without being able to contact a lawyer or loved one.*
These are only the cases we happened to hear about. Before Minneapolis.
The admins has released no data or details.
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
These are only the cases we happened to hear about. Before Minneapolis.
The admins has released no data or details.
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
January 18, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Back in Oct, we tallied 20+ citizens who’ve been grabbed and held for more than a day *without being able to contact a lawyer or loved one.*
These are only the cases we happened to hear about. Before Minneapolis.
The admins has released no data or details.
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
These are only the cases we happened to hear about. Before Minneapolis.
The admins has released no data or details.
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
January 18, 2026 at 1:52 AM
January 17, 2026 at 4:46 PM
This is some next-level he-says-she-says stuff.
Facts: Minnesota and Minneapolis *have* been excluded from the investigation.
Not facts: the governor and mayor are “corrupt” and can’t be trusted.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Facts: Minnesota and Minneapolis *have* been excluded from the investigation.
Not facts: the governor and mayor are “corrupt” and can’t be trusted.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
January 17, 2026 at 3:42 AM
This is some next-level he-says-she-says stuff.
Facts: Minnesota and Minneapolis *have* been excluded from the investigation.
Not facts: the governor and mayor are “corrupt” and can’t be trusted.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Facts: Minnesota and Minneapolis *have* been excluded from the investigation.
Not facts: the governor and mayor are “corrupt” and can’t be trusted.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Reporter: "Do you believe there are any cases in Minnesota where ICE agents have gone too far?"
Kristi Noem: "Our ICE agents are following the law -- and running their operations according to training."
Kristi Noem: "Our ICE agents are following the law -- and running their operations according to training."
January 15, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Reporter: "Do you believe there are any cases in Minnesota where ICE agents have gone too far?"
Kristi Noem: "Our ICE agents are following the law -- and running their operations according to training."
Kristi Noem: "Our ICE agents are following the law -- and running their operations according to training."
This is 10th-grader Arnoldo Bazan.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
January 13, 2026 at 10:20 PM
This is 10th-grader Arnoldo Bazan.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
Amazing he was able to score nail that interview. Very. Impressive.
January 13, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Amazing he was able to score nail that interview. Very. Impressive.
BREAKING:
We've found 40+ cases of agents using banned chokeholds & other moves that can cut off breathing
People have had seizures. They passed out.
“I felt like I was going to die” said 16-yr-old citizen
Admin won't say whether any agents have been punished
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
We've found 40+ cases of agents using banned chokeholds & other moves that can cut off breathing
People have had seizures. They passed out.
“I felt like I was going to die” said 16-yr-old citizen
Admin won't say whether any agents have been punished
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
January 13, 2026 at 12:06 PM
BREAKING:
We've found 40+ cases of agents using banned chokeholds & other moves that can cut off breathing
People have had seizures. They passed out.
“I felt like I was going to die” said 16-yr-old citizen
Admin won't say whether any agents have been punished
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
We've found 40+ cases of agents using banned chokeholds & other moves that can cut off breathing
People have had seizures. They passed out.
“I felt like I was going to die” said 16-yr-old citizen
Admin won't say whether any agents have been punished
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
One thing the DOJ *isn't* doing?
Investigating whether Renee Nicole Good's civil rights were criminally violated.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/u...
Investigating whether Renee Nicole Good's civil rights were criminally violated.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/u...
January 13, 2026 at 2:02 AM
One thing the DOJ *isn't* doing?
Investigating whether Renee Nicole Good's civil rights were criminally violated.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/u...
Investigating whether Renee Nicole Good's civil rights were criminally violated.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/u...
Three mind-blowing headlines in one.
January 13, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Three mind-blowing headlines in one.
January 12, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Reminder: Here's DHS actual policy on deadly force.
TLDR: It can only be used when there's "imminent threat of death or serious bodily injury."
www.dhs.gov/sites/defaul...
TLDR: It can only be used when there's "imminent threat of death or serious bodily injury."
www.dhs.gov/sites/defaul...
January 11, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Reminder: Here's DHS actual policy on deadly force.
TLDR: It can only be used when there's "imminent threat of death or serious bodily injury."
www.dhs.gov/sites/defaul...
TLDR: It can only be used when there's "imminent threat of death or serious bodily injury."
www.dhs.gov/sites/defaul...
"Where's your license plate, bro??"
January 11, 2026 at 11:05 PM
"Where's your license plate, bro??"
This is the government's own rules say about handling agents who use excessive force.
www.dhs.gov/sites/defaul...
www.dhs.gov/sites/defaul...
January 11, 2026 at 10:31 PM
This is the government's own rules say about handling agents who use excessive force.
www.dhs.gov/sites/defaul...
www.dhs.gov/sites/defaul...
Reminder:
The Trump admin has made it basically impossible to file complaints against an immigration agents.
It's gutted the DHS oversight office that took complaints -- going from 150 employees to about nine.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The Trump admin has made it basically impossible to file complaints against an immigration agents.
It's gutted the DHS oversight office that took complaints -- going from 150 employees to about nine.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
January 10, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Reminder:
The Trump admin has made it basically impossible to file complaints against an immigration agents.
It's gutted the DHS oversight office that took complaints -- going from 150 employees to about nine.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The Trump admin has made it basically impossible to file complaints against an immigration agents.
It's gutted the DHS oversight office that took complaints -- going from 150 employees to about nine.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
DHS’s Trish McLaughlin: Good had been “stalking agents all day long.”
Reality: Good dropped her son off for school, *which starts at 9:30am.*
She was shot seven minutes later.
abcnews.go.com/US/minneapol...
Reality: Good dropped her son off for school, *which starts at 9:30am.*
She was shot seven minutes later.
abcnews.go.com/US/minneapol...
January 10, 2026 at 8:13 PM
DHS’s Trish McLaughlin: Good had been “stalking agents all day long.”
Reality: Good dropped her son off for school, *which starts at 9:30am.*
She was shot seven minutes later.
abcnews.go.com/US/minneapol...
Reality: Good dropped her son off for school, *which starts at 9:30am.*
She was shot seven minutes later.
abcnews.go.com/US/minneapol...
DHS’s Trish McLaughlin: Good had been “stalking agents all day long.”
Good’s family: She had just dropped her son off at school.
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
Good’s family: She had just dropped her son off at school.
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
January 10, 2026 at 2:50 PM
DHS’s Trish McLaughlin: Good had been “stalking agents all day long.”
Good’s family: She had just dropped her son off at school.
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
Good’s family: She had just dropped her son off at school.
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
January 9, 2026 at 1:18 PM
What Trump said *after* he had watched video of Renee Nicole Good being killed:
“She behaved horribly, and then she ran him over.”
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“She behaved horribly, and then she ran him over.”
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January 8, 2026 at 1:29 PM
What Trump said *after* he had watched video of Renee Nicole Good being killed:
“She behaved horribly, and then she ran him over.”
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“She behaved horribly, and then she ran him over.”
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She was not alone.
Immigration agents have shot at least 14 people over the past year. That includes:
-3 people who were observing ICE.
-5 people who were driving away.
-4 people who’ve been killed.
-5 people injured.
www.thetrace.org/2025/12/immi...
Immigration agents have shot at least 14 people over the past year. That includes:
-3 people who were observing ICE.
-5 people who were driving away.
-4 people who’ve been killed.
-5 people injured.
www.thetrace.org/2025/12/immi...
January 8, 2026 at 12:33 AM
She was not alone.
Immigration agents have shot at least 14 people over the past year. That includes:
-3 people who were observing ICE.
-5 people who were driving away.
-4 people who’ve been killed.
-5 people injured.
www.thetrace.org/2025/12/immi...
Immigration agents have shot at least 14 people over the past year. That includes:
-3 people who were observing ICE.
-5 people who were driving away.
-4 people who’ve been killed.
-5 people injured.
www.thetrace.org/2025/12/immi...
Trump announces that Venezuela is gonna hand over 30-50 million barrels of oil, which the U.S. will then sell.
"That money will be controlled by me."
truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
"That money will be controlled by me."
truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
January 7, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Trump announces that Venezuela is gonna hand over 30-50 million barrels of oil, which the U.S. will then sell.
"That money will be controlled by me."
truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
"That money will be controlled by me."
truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
January 6, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Don't worry, they're considering putting Stephen Miller in charge....
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
January 5, 2026 at 3:11 AM
Don't worry, they're considering putting Stephen Miller in charge....
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...