We will never forget what they are doing to the kids here. “Neighbors are scared to leave the house. Bomb threats have been called in to schools. Events have been canceled. Friends are missing from classrooms. And parents have been taken.” Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/u...

It should be noted that fraud was going to be the entire theme of the mngop's election campaign, and now it's all but gone, because they started this whole fiasco! kstp.com/kstp-news/to...

Illinois is joining the World Health Organization's Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network. I refuse to sit by as Donald Trump undermines science and weakens our nation's ability to detect and respond to global health threats.

The First Gentleman of Columbia Heights (major suburb of Minneapolis) has a message for the country. Y'all, he has a perfect Minnesota accent. And he is charmingly funny while being absolutely serious. youtu.be/lLdhDXGB56Q

“.. Not a single Republican member of Congress showed up to the public forum .. on the violence inflicted by federal immigration agents, featuring testimony from the brothers of Renee Good ..” @newrepublic.com newrepublic.com/post/206100/...

Here is a link to the story. The Star Tribune analysis indicates that there are “fewer than 20” attorneys left. www.startribune.com/another-wave...

ICE detained multiple kids (all under the age of 10!) in the last week alone. Still kidnapping people based solely on the way they look. Still arresting parents at school pick up. Nothing has changed in Minnesota. Nice words from the Admin won’t change that. ICE leaving will.

"These practices must end now." Aliya Rahman, a U.S. citizen who was dragged from a car by ICE agents in Minnesota, speaks out at a congressional hearing on DHS immigration enforcement tactics.

Marimar Martinez: “The government told the people they were targeting the worst of the worst…They are not targeting the worst of the worst. They are targeting individuals who fit a certain profile, who simply have a certain accent, a non-white skin color, just like me.”

"These restaurants are doing this work under immense financial strain. I’ve heard again and again: This is like COVID, but worse. There is no governmental relief in sight." mspmag.com/eat-and-drin...

Minnesota needs to know the number of children in federal detention, who they are, and where they’re being held.

Pop singer Lorde will donate the $204,000 she made on merchandise sales from her sold-out Minneapolis shows last fall to two Minnesota immigrant rights groups.

Many of the agents terrorizing Minneapolis—including officers who shot Good and Pretti—are from highly-specialized tactical units designated for war-like situations. And they are known for rampant civil rights abuses and violence. New from @awinston.bsky.social: www.wired.com/story/ice-cb...

Thousands showed up in Seattle—nurses, doctors, educators—people who heal and protect life. Congress is voting to fund ICE instead of care. The public is choosing dignity and health. Lawmakers should listen. #FundHealthcareOverICE

Today Sen. Smith and I met with Brent and Luke Ganger — Renee Good’s brothers.   We discussed their sister’s legacy. Renee was kind. A loving mother of three whose life was tragically taken far too soon.    Their grief is profound— and so is their call for justice and accountability.

"If you wanted a single shorthand for Christian belief, you could do worse than the Sermon on the Mount. And it maps on to the last two months in Minnesota almost perfectly. This is going to be a doozy." Today's Triad from @jvl.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4qefhfO

Puritanical Pixie Mike Johnson: "Well, golly gosh darn it! Can you imagine if those meanies in the judiciary made our secret police follow that due process hooey in the dang Constitution? What an OUTRAGEOUS suggestion! Convenience over Constitution!"

They weren't rookies The two federal agents who murdered Alex Pretti had a combined 20 years of experience with BP or CBP, and simmered in a toxic culture with an absurd crime rate that must be erased, not "reformed" My new column on what really killed Alex www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...

WATCH: Gov. Tim Walz and MN Attorney General Keith Ellison speak about the impact of federal immigration operations on children.

Please let Stancil back into the Signal chats so he can spend his time annoying ICE and not posting.

Minnesota Star Tribune reporters Jeff Day and Sofia Barnett and photographer Richard Tsong-Taatarii discuss the Strib’s ongoing coverage with moderator Allison Kaplan in a live Q&A at 12:15 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3.

What training manual in what agency instructs ICE agents that it's permissible to chase down a protestor and point a loaded gun at the top of their head while screaming at them? We have to understand that ICE is being instructed by Trump to ignore law and convention and terrorize not police.

In the entryway of a cramped two-bedroom house in Shakopee, a pair of pink backpacks idle on coat hooks. The two girls haven’t been to school in weeks.

it's grim, but the reality is that Trump wants more innocent people to die here in the Twin Cities and the GOP majorities in both chambers of Congress are either ambivalent about more lives being taken or outright support it

What’s happening in Minneapolis isn’t policing, it’s a militarized DHS unit intimidating citizens and observers on public streets. Federal agents have drawn weapons on legal observers and have already killed at least two people during these operations. Congress must defund this DHS escalation.

happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.

You were born to work, worker! Work and die.

Law enforcement cannot be lawless. Thousands of aggressive, untrained agents of the federal government continue to injure and terrorize Minnesotans. This must end. apnews.com/article/immi...

The @StarTribune.com reports: "Eight more federal prosecutors set to leave the Minnesota U.S. Attorney’s Office" Trump DOJ's hollowing out of experienced prosecutors with integrity continues. buff.ly/nBOCLxt

It is hard to fathom how inhuman, sadistic and disgraceful it is for government agents to be lurking at elementary schools to seize kids and use them as hostages. To send little kids to concentration camps. To refuse needed medications. Truly, American Gestapo.

A community is devastated after ICE raids an LA church and arrests a congregant during a church event. “This was a violation of our Sacred Right to Worship and Serve our Lord Jesus Christ Freely and Safely.” ~ Church officials, in a press release

It’s a Republican war on kids

Predicting that this week we’ll hear more conciliatory words from the Administration regarding Minnesota (since they’re starting to realize that ICE has become politically toxic) but everyone outside of Minnesota needs to know that nothing on the ground has changed.

“It’s really irresponsible to say things about the victim of a homicide without really knowing what you’re talking about”

Sen. Tina Smith endorses Peggy Flanagan in Minnesota Senate race thehill.com/homenews/cam...

I was at a fully regular grocery store that I will refrain from naming and the elderly woman asked me when she was done ringing me up if I needed a whistle. I actually have needed a second one and she got me one and said we all have to stick together and I nearly started crying.

Believe your own eyes. Nothing about this is normal. Trump and his goon squad are trying to undermine a fundamental principle of our democracy: free and fair elections.

With the surge of ICE agents here in Minnesota, I want to ensure every Minnesotan knows their rights. My office launched a new webpage with a number of guides to help you know your rights and how to protect yourself. Visit ag.state.mn.us/Immigration to learn more.

Senator Tina Smith knows exactly what it takes to serve Minnesotans well in Washington - and she understands the kind of leadership that this moment demands. I am so honored and humbled to have earned her endorsement to succeed her in the US Senate. www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

The thing where ICE parks masked men in school lots is something I would not have believed unless I saw it with my own two eyes. They do it constantly. It’s purely a terror tactic and they’ve done it to schools over the region. Our schools are collapsing - often at 50% attendance or less.

🚨 Pritzker: The monsters responsible for unleashing this havoc on American cities, whether they were firing at civilians in the streets or calling the shots from their cushy offices in Washington, need to be investigated and prosecuted.

On Tuesday, Feb. 3, from 12:15-12:45 p.m., join us for a conversation with Strib journalists about the stories and images that are defining this moment for the state and far beyond.

Trump’s campaign of retribution is costing our small businesses their livelihoods and doing long-term damage to Minnesota’s economy. www.startribune.com/minnesota-ic...

This news comes after 25 Columbia Heights parents and at least three students have been detained in the past few weeks.

Columbia Heights Public Schools closes due to 'credible threat'

This is how Tom Homan reacts to losing a court case to free a medically fragile 5-year-old who was used as bait to lure his dad so they could be imprisoned in a measles factory. Fuck any de-escalation stories that come out.

Our members are not only workers & consumers, they're long-term Target investors. Our urgent request to Target's new CEO Michael Fiddelke is that he call for ICE to leave Minnesota now, warning that the company’s silence jeopardizes its brand & our members’ investments. www.aft.org/news/aft-pre...

I spent the day listening to small business owners across Minneapolis. Many told me the same thing: Operation Metro Surge is hurting their businesses and creating fear for their workers and customers. Our economy and our communities suffer when fear is the policy. We can and must do better.

Jimmy Kimmel has won the internet for the second time today. Jimmy, his wife, and kids out protesting ICE today in South Bay. The signs are priceless!