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Top Union Leader Speaks Out on ICE Raids in Minnesota

by Alvin Buyinza February 4, 2026February 4, 2026

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - FEBRUARY 2: A banner reading "ICE OUT OF MN" hangs on the side of Wrecktangle Pizza on February 2, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Protests continue calling for an end to immigration raids in the Twin Cities, which have already resulted in the deaths of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse, on January 24th, and Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother of three children, on January 7th. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

Democracy Under Fire and ICE

by Bethany Johnson-Javois February 3, 2026February 3, 2026

Two women hug at a makeshift memorial in the area where Alex Pretti was shot dead by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 26, 2026. On January 24, federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse, while scuffling with him on an icy roadway in Minneapolis, less than three weeks after an immigration officer fired on Renee Good, also 37, killing her in her car. US President Donald Trump blamed their deaths on Democratic "chaos," as his administration faced intensifying pressure over its mass immigration crackdown in Minneapolis. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP via Getty Images)

Breaking Things: A Proposal of Resistance

by Graylan Scott Hagler January 26, 2026January 26, 2026