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A masked ICE agent knocks on the window of an observer’s vehicle in Minnesota in January. Some Democratic states want to restrict the actions of federal immigration enforcement officers. (Photo by Nicole Neri/Minnesota Reformer)

Milwaukee prohibits masks for law enforcement

An ordinance that prohibits local or federal law enforcement officers from wearing face masks, except in dangerously cold weather, passed the Milwaukee Common Council Tuesday. The measure is part of ...

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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.

Democracy ‘The intimidation is the point’: Slotkin won’t interview with DOJ over ‘illegal orders’ video By Katherine Dailey Michigan Advance – 2/05/26

U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin has notified U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro that she will not interview with the Justice Department over a video ...

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 ...

Democracy Federal agents arrest Minnesota candidate, journalists in anti-ICE church protest — all are Black By Austin Linfante – 1/30/26

Federal authorities arrested Jamael Lundy, a Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) state Senate candidate in Minnesota, along with other protesters and independent journalists for their roles in a protest at a St. Paul church earlier this month.

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 ...

Democracy Trump posts support for 2 more Republican challengers over Indiana redistricting votes By Tom Davies Indiana Capital Chronicle – 1/28/26

President Donald Trump made a new round of endorsements seeking to oust Republican state senators who opposed his push for Indiana congressional redistricting. Social media posts Tuesday night from ...

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 ...

Courts Experts say White House post could harm case against Minnesota activist Nekima Levy Armstrong By Brian Martucci Minnesota Reformer – 1/27/26

An ill-advised post on official White House social media may have damaged the Trump administration’s own case against at least one of the people who disrupted Sunday service at a St. Paul church ...

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