From my visit earlier this week to court:

Lawyers report faster rulings, more denials, and rising pressure on judges as deportations accelerate at Fort Snelling Immigration Court. By @ncsscibelli.bsky.social

The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, which includes Minnesota, ruled that detainees can be held without bond. Written by Nicolas Scibelli

Minneapolis-based Advocates for Human Rights sued the U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday over growing restrictions on public access to proceedings at Fort Snelling Immigration Court in a case that could have implications nationwide. sahanjournal.com/public-safet...

I’ve long said this

Ilhan Omar with the same

Tina Smith on the slow withdrawal of ICE agents from Minnesota

ICE is still in Minnesota! Written by yours truly

ICE detentions across Minnesota are leaving families without income and struggling to cover rent and legal bills. Many are turning to community aid for help. Written by @ncsscibelli.bsky.social

Immigrants held in Texas now have limited legal options and indefinite timelines for detention. And in Minnesota, immigration authorities will continue to send detainees out of state as quickly as possible. Written by @ncsscibelli.bsky.social sahanjournal.com/immigration/...

A Minneapolis woman immigrated legally to the United States and was in the process of acquiring her green card, but was detained through Operation PARRIS. By @ncsscibelli.bsky.social and Anshu Patel sahanjournal.com/immigration/...

The Immigrant Defense Network is holding constitutional observer training in 30 cities across the Midwest, activating more residents to document federal immigration activity. By Nicolas Scibelli

ICE agents detained three people, including two citizen observers, and deployed chemical irritants at a crowd of over 100 observers around E. 34th Street and Park Avenue in Minneapolis. Written by Nicolas Scibelli

@atrupar.com Can you help a brother out- is there a link for the Walz press conference in 10 min?

Fort Snelling Immigration Court has increasingly denied access to court observers, mirroring trends across the country. By @ncsscibelli.bsky.social sahanjournal.com/immigration/...

Within minutes of ICE arriving at Bro-Tex in St. Paul, constitutional observers were on scene and protesters came soon after. Here’s how immigrant advocacy groups prepared a rapid response to the raid. By @ncsscibelli.bsky.social

Robins The Perfect Murder Machine - Horrifying Planet

Former UVA president Jim Ryan, who resigned over the summer due to pressure from the Trump Administration, just shared this 12-page letter with the Faculty Senate, detailing his experience with the Board of Visitors and DOJ. It's a surreal--and troubling--read. drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...

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Good opportunity to reup my story from the premier! mndaily.com/295628/arts-...

No adults were harmed in the making of this story: a cross over between two of America’s premier media institutions, @theonion.com and @mndaily.bsky.social for The Onion’s Jeffrey Epstein mockumentary. Shout out @trylon.org for screening it! @bencollins.bsky.social mndaily.com/295628/arts-...

I loved @vermontgmg.bsky.social's latest piece so much that I asked if I could republish it on The Handbasket and he so generously said yes. If you haven't read it yet, please do. It's essential:

tw: the images and videos in this clip of starving and starved Gazan children are graphic and shocking, but not, as the report reminds us, surprising—Gazans are being starved by siege, a crime even William the Conqueror’s soldiers understood would weigh on their souls www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlyy...