In Minnesota immigration news:  Deporting Little Liam  Denial of medical care  Drone wars  Body Cam Legislation  Lies About Minnesota  Minnesota Caregivers Disappearing  Short Takes maryturckimmigration.wordpress.com/2026/03/20/m...

Burkman and Wohl made for this moment (obvious corruption, where shameless conmen can skim other criminals) donmoynihan.substack.com/p/pardon-the...

In immigration news: • Life and Death in Immigration Prisons • Refugees and Asylum Seekers • Data Privacy and DHS Secrets • Short Takes • And in other news maryturckimmigration.wordpress.com/2026/03/17/i...

Reminder: DHS nominee Markwayne Mullin is one of the most active stock-traders in the Senate — and violated the STOCK Act against insider trading as recently as last August. He currently holds stock in L3Harris, which has millions in contracts with ICE and FEMA. The grift continues.

The State Department is considering ending Zambia’s HIV aid to force it to give the U.S. more access to its minerals. Some 1.3 million people in the country rely on daily HIV treatment provided through a decades-old U.S. aid program. nyti.ms/4rzh8fE

A woman who came to Minnesota in 2019 seeking asylum has been in ICE detention for six weeks while suffering a medical emergency — an ovarian cyst the size of a tennis ball causing extreme pain. Instead of medical care, ICE has offered her another solution: self-deport. by @maxnesterak.bsky.social

NYT suggests that Sen Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Trump's new pick to head DHS, grew fantastically rich with stock trades placed on insider information, and they produce the receipts.

“This man fought our war for 10 years,” said Shawn VanDiver, president of #AfghanEvac. “He had six kids, one of whom is an American citizen. He was brought here by the United States of America. He’s been working hard in Texas, paying taxes ... He was doing everything right.” #AbuseofPowerWatch

JUST IN: Judge Shah in Illinois has blocked the Trump admin from yanking $600m in public health funds from four blue states, saying it appeared to be a “contrived” and illegal effort to punish them for sanctuary immigration policies storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

In Minnesota immigration news: • In the Courts • Impact of Siege Continues • From ICE to Bounty Hunters • Feds Target Somalis • Short Takes maryturckimmigration.wordpress.com/2026/03/12/m...

When he says "killing all the right people" he's talking about a building full of little schoolgirls. 170 lives lost in the press of a button. The Republican party is sick and broken. Every one of them.

Re supposed end of the Target boycott: it’s 100% bullshit. See statement below from an *actual* leader of the initial DEI boycott. Even if true (to repeat, it’s not!), it’s not up to any small group. Target has fixed nothing + compounded its DEI sins with ICE complicity. People are done with it!

116,000 Minnesotans lost health care coverage this year. Highest uninsured rate in almost ten years. Fund health care. Not this war.

In immigration news: • Fact Checking DHS • Warehouse Prison Plans and Contracts • In the Courts • ICE Terror Continues • Short Takes • And in other news maryturckimmigration.wordpress.com/2026/03/11/i...

The Trump administration's racist attacks target refugees and asylum seekers: • "re-vetting" and arrests of legally admitted refugees; • draconian restrictions on work permission for asylum seekers; • illegal removals of asylum seekers to "third countries;" • denying refugee admissions & asylum.

Larry Ellison is another example of the authoritarian stack in government. Oracle is a long-time government contractor, unlike some newer members of the stack, and Ellison is now using his fortune to build a media empire that will be critical of Dems. Why keep paying him?

In immigration news: • In the courts • Life and Death in Immigration Prisons • Short Takes U.S. District Judge Gary Brown, a Trump appointee, denounced DHS actions: "This isn’t how things are supposed to work in America. "Unquestionably, the laws of human decency condemn such villainy."

Trump to Latin American leaders: "I'm not learning your damn language. I don't have time."

Federal agents use massive databases, facial recognition, cell phone photos, & social media profiles. Beyond surveillance, they target and threaten people involved in protests. With seeming impunity, they ignore and violate constitutional mandates protecting freedom of speech, press, and assembly.

Reuters Exclusive "U.S. military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school." "The strike would rank among the worst cases of civilian casualties in decades of U.S. conflicts in the ​Middle East."

passive voice final boss grand champion honorable mention award for turning slurs into a sentient thing that can do actions www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/u...

I think one of the most staggering industry shifts in my 16 years as a tech reporter is that it’s not become a question of “should our product help the government kill and/or surveil people?” but “to what extent?” www.anthropic.com/news/where-s...

Firing her is just the first step to ending the lawlessness that she oversaw at DHS. It is up to Congress to rein in an out-of-control department and rebuild agencies that respect the civil and constitutional rights of the American people.

Was AI used for the targeting that likely resulted in the bombing of the girls school? We must have answers to that question and there is ZERO reason for delay because the Pentagon damn well already knows the answer.

Related — this article from 2025: William Hendrix, the Kansas Young Republicans’ vice chair, used variations of a racial slur, more than a dozen times in the chat. Bobby Walker, the vice chair of the New York State Young Republicans at the time, referred to rape as “epic.”

Slurs Filled a Chat Created by a Republican Party Official in Florida After the secretary of the Miami-Dade County Republican Party created the chat for college students, it devolved into slurs against Black and Jewish people

Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Brendan Loper. #NewYorkerCartoons

Yeah, this clip will certainly be shown as evidence at the trials.

Immigration News: the Big Picture Part III DOJ and DHS Defy Courts and Constitution: In literally thousands of cases, judges across the country ruled ICE arrests illegal, but federal officials often ignore court orders and ICE continues illegal arrests.

Cruel and inhumane prison conditions — or as Kristi Noem calls it: a great photo op

Haitian Asylum Seeker Dies of Toothache in What ICE Calls "The Best Healthcare of Their Lives" Detention deaths are a foreseeable outcome of policy choices made by people in position of power. This post steps back to think through the broader trends. austinkocher.substack.com/p/haitian-as...

Individual horror stories from immigration arrests, prisons, and court cases continue, day after day, week after week. The "big picture" posts step back to look at three developments that can get lost in the daily drumbeat of assaults on individuals. • Part II Trump Assault on Immigration Courts

In Minnesota immigration news: • Surge: Not exactly over • In the Courts • Resistance: artists, musicians, diners, schools, community support • Lies, Damn Lies, and DHS Lies • Short Takes: St. Paul schools; Somalis in St. Cloud; ND workers

'Subjects that were dominating the news last week are brushed aside. Instead, it’s all war, all the time.' @sulliview.bsky.social reminds readers not to lose sight of the (many, many) topics that Trump doesn't want you to pay attention to margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/when-the-m...

The DOJ should look into this. Hahahahahaha. No, it's them.

I'll just note that the terms of this bet included a nuclear test, which is something Trump has said he wants to restart. It's also been pulled and you can't bet on it anymore: polymarket.com/event/nuclea...

I was reading this report and got to "as of 9:30 PM Monday" & tripped mentally, looked at the time and it was 9:42. Hot off the press! Thanks @chrisgeidner.bsky.social!

Individual horror stories from immigration arrests, prisons, and court cases continue, day after day, week after week. These developments threaten not only individuals, not only immigrants, but the fabric of democracy in the United States. Part I ICE Prison Warehouses and Militarization

Immigration news: • SOTU Snafu • In the Courts • Horror Stories: Death of blind immigrant; invading Columbia U apartments; juvenile court cases; another U.S. citizen killed; Chicago; DC; deporting adoptees • Economics of Persecution: impact on construction industry, tourism • Short Takes

Busy days ahead for our new Fraud Czar, JD Vance.

In Minnesota immigration news: • ICE still targeting mobile home parks • In the courts: ICE in Mpls courthouse; volunteer lawyers; racial profiling; contempt of court; • Short takes, more: Fridley, Columbia Heights; ICE kidnaps, hides teen;small businesses hit by surge

Yes, this.

I’ve come to realize people think slurs are just words that hurt our feelings. No. Slurs, particularly the N-word, F-word, antisemitic terms etc. aren’t taboo because of that. It’s because historically when these terms are said they precede or pair with pitchforks, torches, lynchings & gas chambers.

I’ve seen some “WHEN ARE WE GOING TO PUNISH THESE PEOPLE” sentiments in the last couple weeks. Folks: were there.

On 2/18, U.S. District Court Judge Sunshine Sykes wrote that DHS and DOJ “have far crossed the boundaries of constitutional conduct.” Her order came in a class action lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s denial of bond hearings to immigrants who entered without authorization.

ICE agents grabbed a 16-year-old asylum seeker--which they aren't supposed to do They kept him from his parents -which they aren't supposed to do They shipped him out of state, to a Christian ministry, which they aren't supposed to do. Then they *lost* him. www.startribune.com/how-ice-labe...

Here's an especially disgusting example of how the New York Times uses its vast resources to sane-wash Donald Trump's Alzheimer's rantings. Trump's "hospital ship" was imaginary. Both of the U.S. Navy's 2 hospital ships are undergoing maintenance and are currently unavailable.

I wonder how uninsured Americans feel about the US sending a hospital ship to a country with free healthcare and 5 hospitals. 5 hospitals may not sound like much, but their entire population is 56,740. www.cnn.com/2026/02/21/p...

DOJ trumpets arrests of "the worst of the worst." Some of the claims are blatantly false. Or they claim credit for "arrests" of people already serving time in state prisons. Most people arrested by ICE have no criminal records. Some of the real worst of the worst get pardons from Trump.