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The shooting of a Venezuelan man in Minnesota is the latest in which video evidence contradicts ICE’s accounts

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The shooting of a Venezuelan man in Minnesota is the latest in which video evidence contradicts ICE’s accounts

Federal authorities on Friday announced an investigation into two immigration officers who appeared to have made false statements under oath about a shooting in Minneapolis last month. It is among at least five shootings in which initial descriptions by immigration officials were later contradicted by video evidence. Among them were the fatal Minneapolis shootings of … Read more

Protesters from several states press Target to oppose Minnesota’s immigration crackdown

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Protesters from several states press Target to oppose Minnesota’s immigration crackdown

NEW YORK (AP) — Activists planned protests at more than two dozen Target stores across the United States on Wednesday to pressure the discount retailer to take a public stand against a 5-week immigration crackdown in his home state of Minnesota. ICE Out Minnesota, a coalition of community groups, faith leaders, unions and other critics … Read more

Minneapolis tensions rise again as Trump accuses mayor of ‘playing with fire’

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Minneapolis tensions rise again as Trump accuses mayor of ‘playing with fire’

(Corrects by deleting former paragraphs 22-23 with incorrect reference to the fact that the criminal defense attorney Abdikadir Noor is a plaintiff in the civil case) By Brad Brooks and Joseph Axe MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 28 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump warned Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on Wednesday that he was “playing with fire” for … Read more

Donald Trump skips Kristi Noem during cabinet meeting after she was removed from ICE operation in Minneapolis

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Donald Trump skips Kristi Noem during cabinet meeting after she was removed from ICE operation in Minneapolis

HE NEEDS TO KNOW President Donald Trump ran over Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem during a Cabinet meeting on January 29 Trump also made the rare move of refusing questions from the media following the meeting Kaitlan Collins, CNN’s chief White House correspondent, suggested Trump’s actions allowed the administration to avoid addressing the recent DHS … Read more

Megyn Kelly says she doesn’t “feel sorry” for Alex Pretti for “resisting arrest” like George Floyd

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Megyn Kelly says she doesn’t “feel sorry” for Alex Pretti for “resisting arrest” like George Floyd

Megyn Kelly started the latest episode of her podcast by saying she wasn’t “sorry.” Alex Prettywho was fatally shot by Border Patrol agents over the weekend, even using that clip on social media to promote the show. Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse who worked for the VA, was fatally shot by Border Patrol agents on … Read more

Moderate Sen. Jacky Rosen Calls for Noem’s Impeachment as Dem Anger Grows Over Minneapolis Shooting

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Moderate Sen. Jacky Rosen Calls for Noem’s Impeachment as Dem Anger Grows Over Minneapolis Shooting

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen is calling for the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, saying she believes Noem is trying to “mislead the American public” about the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old protester in Minneapolis. The call by Rosen, a Nevada moderate who was part of the group that helped Republicans … Read more