ICE raids leave a heavy toll on Minnesota schools

ICE raids leave a heavy toll on Minnesota schools

School drop-off and pick-up in Minneapolis looks a lot different since Immigration and Customs Enforcement came to town. Kate Lundquist, a mother of six and a local teacher, told CNN that these days — as she’s pulling her kids out the door — she finds herself checking to see if her two adopted sons have … Read more

Murdoch Paper Warns Trump Stephen Miller Plot Backfires After Humiliating GOP Defeat

Murdoch Paper Warns Trump Stephen Miller Plot Backfires After Humiliating GOP Defeat

A newspaper owned by Rupert Murdoch has issued a stark warning to President Donald Trump after a high-profile Republican loss. In a new editorial, The Wall Street Journal warned Trump that a hard-line immigration strategy promoted by top adviser Stephen Miller is fueling voter backlash. It comes after a Trump-backed candidate for Texas state senate … Read more

What a House district in Colorado shows about the consequences of immigration for Republicans in the midterms

What a House district in Colorado shows about the consequences of immigration for Republicans in the midterms

GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — Like many Donald Trump voters, Miranda Niedermeier isn’t opposed to immigration enforcement. She was encouraged by the Republican president’s initial moves in his second term that she saw as targeting immigrants who were in the United States illegally and had committed crimes. But Niedermeier, 35, has grown increasingly disenchanted with Trump. … Read more

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

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

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

Republicans fear their midterm chances are shrinking because of the immigration chaos

Republicans fear their midterm chances are shrinking because of the immigration chaos

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are growing concerned that immigration enforcement is becoming a political liability in the upcoming midterm elections after two people were killed by federal agents during President Donald Trump’s crackdown in Minneapolis. While few are willing to publicly break with the president, there has been a crescendo of criticism as Republicans push … Read more

Omar Criticizes Trump’s ‘Hateful Rhetoric’ After Attack; the suspect made pro-Trump posts online

Omar Criticizes Trump’s ‘Hateful Rhetoric’ After Attack; the suspect made pro-Trump posts online

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar blamed President Donald Trump for threats to her safety Wednesday, a day after she was attacked and doused at an event in Minneapolis. The man arrested in Tuesday’s attack posted online in support of the Republican president. “Every time the president of the United States chooses to … Read more

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

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

“It’s time to start doing something.” Despite the risks of violence, Minnesotans are reaching out to ICE

“It’s time to start doing something.” Despite the risks of violence, Minnesotans are reaching out to ICE

(Fix typo in first subtitle) By Heather Schlitz MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 24 (Reuters) – When Fabiola, a single mother and naturalized U.S. citizen from Latin America, first learned of the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, she said she was heartbroken and terrified. She then joined thousands of others in … Read more