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Brandon Siguenza, observer, abducted by ICE:

"At one point during my detention, I was offered money or legal protection for any undocumented family members or the, which I don't have, or, in exchange for the names of undocumented persons or in exchange for the names of protest organizers."
January 13, 2026 at 2:06 AM
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My representative should be on tv showing clips of this shit to everyone every fucking night until this bullshit ends. We are being fucking abandoned by our state and federal representatives.
Today at 34 & Park in Minneapolis, a woman tried to drive down the street where a protest had broken out in front of a home ICE was raiding, saying she had a doctor apt to get to. ICE agents busted out her windows, cut off her seatbelt, and pulled her out before arresting her.
January 13, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Correct.
Also, now realizing that Amy Madigan was miscast in Weapons.
January 13, 2026 at 7:07 PM
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That wasn’t the question, Rep. DeLauro. It’s “do you support abolishing ICE, or at the VERY least reducing its funding?” At least one of your primary challengers does.

By reiterating a straw-man argument rather than coming out in support to reduce ICE funding, you’re making it clear where you stand
January 13, 2026 at 6:38 PM
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/3 Add this to the Civil Rights Division resignations and many others that have been happening this year.

DoJ and the various U.S. Attorney Offices will be increasingly staffed by people for whom all of this is just fine, who are, with the greatest respect, disproportionately witless mooks.
January 13, 2026 at 6:40 PM
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I worked with Joe Thompson at my first job out of law school at Jenner & Block.

Knowing Joe, this was an easy decision to resign: he would never do anything that wasn't ethical, moral, and proper as an attorney, and that's what they were ordering him to do. Brilliant guy, and a huge loss to DOJ.
January 13, 2026 at 6:09 PM
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UPDATE: Judge Menendez makes it clear she intends to rule on the emergency motion by protesters — seeking to halt key police tactics by ICE in Minnesota — by Thursday afternoon.
January 13, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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I pulled up next to one at 10:17am yesterday an snapped a photo. By 10:27 the agents I photographed were in front of my house, along with another vehicle that met them there. It's a 10 minute drive from where I took the photo to my house - so they got the data *instantly*

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Guys I think they're instantly getting DVS data.

Pulled up next to this guy on central going south in Columbia heights, followed him, they turned around, got on 694, crossed the river, and went straight to my house in Brooklyn center.
January 13, 2026 at 1:09 PM