Judge blocks Trump officials from detaining refugees in Minnesota

Shouting out to all Americans to watch Heather Cox Richardson's Conversation with Jeff Clements on Citizens United. The most important political issue of our time!

A Border Patrol agent recently spilled the beans about more than a dozen 'secret and obscure watchlists' that President Donald Trump's administration has created to monitor Americans, according to a new report.

#GVerse So Republican Alabama Rep.Barry Moore held a town hall in Baldwin County where he was asked why immigrants aren’t getting due process & he said they aren’t allowed it & his constituents let him know he was full of crap & it’s a violation of the Constitution & he fled out the back

I know all eyes are on Minneapolis, but there's a fast-approaching nightmare in Springfield, Ohio. Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3. Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.

Today, Rep. Castro and I visited precious Liam and his father, Adrian, at the Dilley Detention Center. My heart absolutely breaks for Liam, his family, and every person being wrongfully detained.

This giant ICE Army they are building this year is also likely to be at polling places during the midterms in heavily Democratic precincts with the excuse being that they are looking for “illegals trying to vote.”

An extraordinary document. Read it. “Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. … ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”

If you haven't contacted your Senators, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR

It is absolutely imperative that we call our two senators right now. Google their district office or call the DC number. Leave a message. 202-224-3121 #NoWarrantNoICE TELL THEM: NOT ONE DIME FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY OR ICE. Even 19% of Republicans want to abolish ICE.

under the radar!!!

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Haitians in Springfield, Ohio lose temporary protected status on February 3rd. There will very likely be a major ICE incursion the next day. Haitians in Springfield were the targets of Vance’s lying during the campaign. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/28/t...

Proud to have been one of the 9,200 people who submitted that name to the contest. Lol blockclubchicago.org/2026/01/28/a...

As I note in the piece, anti-masking laws weren't just embraced by the left. Here's a character you might be familiar with, vowing to use them in 1949.

Our military budget is not a slush fund for the President to carry out his extreme agenda.

She’s right

“An administration official gave away the game to Punchbowl News, admitting that these “de-escalatory measures” are about placating Senate Democrats so they don’t seize this moment to demand restrictions on ICE as part of any government funding package.” newrepublic.com/article/2057...

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

“There should be a pause in ICE and Border Patrol street operations anywhere in the country ‘until our country’s representatives can figure out what is going on,’ to quote Donald Trump. Naturally, Republicans don’t want to face up to or debate what’s going on.” www.thebulwark.com/p/how-dems-c...

“Democrats can now force such a debate. It will be a debate over ICE and the Border Patrol. But it will also be a debate that goes to the heart of what kind of a nation we are, and what kind of a nation we want to be.” www.thebulwark.com/p/how-dems-c...

We had eradicated this disease. And now because of targeted disinformation, children, immunocompromised people, elderly folks, and so many others become victims in this proxy war and we have a new avoidable pandemic.

“I watched him die… then I watched them maneuver his body like a rag doll— only to discover it was because they wanted to count the bullet wounds and see how many they ‘got’, like he was a deer.”

Here’s a podcast that does a good job of laying out what’s at stake, and why all of us need to get off the sidelines to demand change.

The date for the next No Kings Day is set. But this is a save the date, not a “sit back and wait.” 🧵

Periodic reminder that ICE still isn’t going after “hardened criminals” We would all support that. What do we gain from yanking this father away from his wife and child? What do we gain from deporting people who have been here for 20 years and never been in legal trouble?

I have been waiting for this signal from Senator Rand Paul. Senator Paul, Chairman of Senate Homeland Security Committee follows House committee. Sends letters to heads of ICE, CBP, USCIS to testify in public hearing.

Children detained at a South Texas ICE facility led a demonstration yesterday to protest their treatment. “He heard what sounded like ‘hundreds of children’ shouting, with voices he described as ‘high-pitched’ and ‘urgent’… chanting ‘Libertad.’”

Border Patrol shooting in Arizona: www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Genuinely interesting. Kristi Noem is snitching that Stephen Miller is the one who made up the bullshit about Alex Pretti. It would be genuinely useful if Congress can get her to admit that he has been dictating ALL OF THIS just like he dictated the murderboats. www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...

The Trump DOJ put it in writing: This was never just about immigration, this is about getting their hands on private voter data that could be used to undermine future election results. Use your voice. 🚨Call your senators now (202)-224-3121

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We will use their horrific agenda to turn voters against them by the millions in the midterms. And yes, there will be midterms. Don’t even think about voicing defeatism and doing their work for them.

Scoop: Police have recently been ordered to be "as vague as permissible" in the Flock system about the searches they do in a message shared with several major police departments around the country by the FBI. Actively avoiding transparency is now the strategy: www.404media.co/police-told-...

This five year old is still in jail

Reminder of the pattern: when the real trump falters, he is removed from the news and replaced my in headlines by a fake, imaginary trump who is instead doing reasonable and popular things.

Let them know how you feel.

Is the dam breaking? I would argue, no. Look at these carefully measured Republican statements. They talk about values, de-escalation, and investigation, but not the murder itself. Not the abusive force. Not the unchecked ICE operation. Not the ongoing violence committed by ICE. Not real change.

BREAKING: Family of Boat Strike Victims Sue U.S. for “Manifestly Unlawful” Killings A lawsuit aims to hold the Trump administration accountable for killing two Trinidadian men in an airstrike in the Caribbean. theintercept.com/2026/01/27/b...

And speaking of obscene.

10 of the greatest songs by Sly Dunbar – from reggae classics to Grace Jones and Bob Dylan

Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

This is crazy.

The woman who survived five gunshots from a Border Patrol agent in Chicago, only to be criminally charged and then cleared, now wants a judge’s permission to share records showing how the feds respond when agents use deadly force. @chicago.suntimes.com story: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Must read by Ta-Nehisi Coates on what happened on Minnesota. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t... Paywall bypass here. archive.ph/0TUGt

I’m gonna say it again: I don’t care about these leaks about Bovino or Noem or any other Trump official. I want to know who killed Alex Pretti, and I want to know that there’s going to be a serious investigation and prosecution of that individual and any other federal agents involved in his killing.

Masked thugs, sneering elites and terrified citizens: a picture of the US today. We used to have a name for this | Marina Hyde