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
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
(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
This is part of a series of field reports from Minneapolis. As masked men in war gear surrounded the car my friend Patty and I were sitting in, all I could think about was the moments that led to the death of my neighbor Renee Good. “I’m not mad at you,” she had told her … Read more
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A woman who led an anti-immigration protest that disrupted a church service in Minnesota has been arrested, Attorney General Pam Bondi said Thursday, just as Vice President JD Vance is set to visit the state. Bondi announced the arrest of Nekima Levy Armstrong in a post X days after protesters, during Sunday … Read more
John Abernathy, a photographer from Minneapolis, was flat on the ground. It had the knees of at least one federal officer on its back. He heard someone yell for him to put his hands behind his back, but his arms were half pinned under him. He was surrounded by dozens of officers deploying something—tear gas, … Read more
Newly obtained videos of the moments immediately after Wednesday’s incident in which an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot a Venezuelan man in the leg in Minneapolis appear to contradict at least some of ICE’s claims about the events leading up to the shooting. In a statement Thursday, the Department of Homeland Security said the … Read more
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Hundreds of counter-protesters drowned out a far-right activist’s attempt to hold a small rally in support of the Trump administration’s latest immigration crackdown in Minneapolis on Saturday, as the governor’s office said National Guard troops were mobilized and ready to help law enforcement in the city, although they had not yet been … Read more
The officers and agents the Trump administration has unleashed in Minneapolis and nearby communities have moved to stop U.S. citizens seemingly at random, ask for identification and question them about their citizenship, say residents who recorded the encounters on video. The “show me the papers” meetings are popping up on social media and have even … Read more
