Illinois Gov. Pritzker says Minneapolis shooting fits pattern of ICE ‘breaking their own protocols’

Illinois Gov. Pritzker says Minneapolis shooting fits pattern of ICE ‘breaking their own protocols’

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Sunday that last week’s fatal shooting in Minneapolis is hardly the first time immigration agents have pushed into legally questionable territory. He pointed to the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement operations in the Chicago area, known as Operation Midway Blitz, that led to the fatal shooting of 38‑year‑old Silverio Villegas Gonzalez…

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Southern Poverty Law Center’s hate map survives legal challenge

Southern Poverty Law Center’s hate map survives legal challenge

The Southern Poverty Law Center survived one of its toughest courtroom challenges last week, when a federal judge tossed out a lawsuit accusing the group’s vaunted hate map of libel for describing an immigration crackdown group as “anti-immigrant.” Georgia-based activist D.A. King, who led the Dustin Inman Society, had prevailed at an earlier stage when…

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Judge blocks Homeland Security from canceling ‘parole’ for migrant family reunification

Judge blocks Homeland Security from canceling ‘parole’ for migrant family reunification

A federal judge ruled Saturday that the Trump administration can’t shut down “parole” status for some family reunification migrants, saying the Department of Homeland Security failed to properly notify them of their impending loss of status. The Family Reunification Parole program, which had allowed people from certain nations to remain in the U.S. despite lacking…

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Minnesota Democrats denied entry to ICE detention facility

Minnesota Democrats denied entry to ICE detention facility

Three Minnesota House representatives said that they were denied entry to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing center in Minneapolis Saturday morning. The Democratic congresswoman, Reps. Ilhan Omar, Angie Craig and Kelly Morrison, attempted to conduct congressional oversight of the Whipple detention facility in Minneapolis.  Ms. Omar told MS NOW that the three were initially…

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American protesters brave D.C. chill to call for Iranian regime change

American protesters brave D.C. chill to call for Iranian regime change

Amid the rain and cold, Iranian Americans gathered near the White House on Saturday in solidarity with protests across Iran.  What began as Iranian merchants protesting an economic collapse has evolved into widespread calls for regime change and political reform, spreading beyond Tehran and prompting the deployment of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. At least…

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