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The Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building houses the Fort Snelling Immigration Court, where Nathan Hansen was recently appointed as a judge. (Photo by Glen Stubbe/Minnesota Reformer)

One of Minnesota’s most unhinged right-wing posters is the state’s newest immigration judge

Nathan Hansen, a right-wing attorney and influential X user who has amplified racist conspiracies and fringe legal theories, will make decisions on which immigrants will be deported in his new job as ...

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Democracy How one Minneapolis man is helping neighbors surveil ICE back By Madison McVan Minnesota Reformer – 2/11/26

When thousands of immigration agents flooded Minneapolis late last year, Garrett Guntly had an idea: a network of neighbor-owned security cameras, pointed towards public areas, that they could use to ...

Immigration Report: Republicans set to make Tennessee a testing ground for Stephen Miller’s unruly immigration agenda By Richard Eberwein – 2/09/26

Republican leaders in Tennessee have been working with White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller to test the limits of the Trump administration’s anti-immigration agenda.

Illinois ‘My own government attempted to execute me,’ Chicago woman shot by Border Patrol testifies By Jenna Schweikert and UIS Public Affairs Reporting (PAR) Capitol News Illinois – 2/03/26

Article Summary Marimar Martinez, who was shot five times by immigration agents last year, testified at a public forum on immigration agents’ use of force in D.C. on Tuesday, Feb. 3. Panelists and ...

Immigration Michigan Senate hearing on ICE accountability bills features emotional testimony, fiery debate By Katherine Dailey Michigan Advance – 1/29/26

Community leaders and advocates urged legislators to pass a set of bills seeking to limit the actions of federal immigration agents in a charged hearing of the Michigan Senate Civil Rights, Judiciary ...

Immigration Eric Schmitt calls federal immigration agents in Minnesota ‘heroes’ By Fletcher Mantooth Missouri Independent – 1/29/26

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt took to the Senate floor Wednesday to defend federal agents arresting suspected undocumented immigrants in Minnesota, calling them “American heroes.” “We ...

Immigration Alex Pretti ‘had a way of lighting up every room he walked into’ By Alyssa Chen Minnesota Reformer – 1/28/26

Alex Jeffrey Pretti, 37, was an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs hospital before he was shot and killed by federal agents Saturday morning on Nicollet Avenue. Family and friends, as well ...

Immigration Multiple parents detained by ICE in Ypsilanti around school campus, bus stops By Katherine Dailey Michigan Advance – 1/28/26

Multiple parents of students at Ypsilanti Community Schools were detained by ICE agents on Tuesday, according to a letter sent to the district by Superintendent Alena Zachery-Ross. The arrests came ...

Democracy Republican Chris Madel drops out of Minnesota gubernatorial race, calls ICE operation ‘unmitigated disaster’ By Richard Eberwein – 1/27/26

On Monday, Chris Madel, a Republican candidate in Minnesota’s gubernatorial race, unexpectedly dropped out of the race after another Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer shot and killed another American citizen in Minneapolis.

Immigration Tennessee lawmakers to take immigration cues from White House By Sam Stockard Tennessee Lookout – 1/13/26

Tennessee Republicans will be taking orders from the White House when they unveil a slate of bills to crack down on undocumented immigration as the 2026 legislative session opens. House Speaker ...

Immigration Republican Kansas mayor resigns as he faces felony charges, possible deportation over alleged voter fraud By Richard Eberwein – 12/10/25

Coldwater, Kan. Mayor Joe Ceballos (R) has resigned from his position as he faces felony voter fraud charges and possible deportation from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

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