Trump threatens to impose Insurrection Act amid Minnesota protests – what is the law about, how was it used?

US President Donald Trump has warned on Thursday, 15 January, that he would impose the Insurrection Act if people in Minnesota fail to comply with the law and attack federal agents. “If the corrupt politicians of Minnesota don’t obey the law and stop the professional agitators and insurrectionists from attacking the Patriots of ICE, who…

Read More

Minneapolis ICE killing: Six prosecutors quit over Trump administration’s push to investigate Renee Nicole Good’s widow

(Days after the killing of Renee Nicole Good by ICE agents in Minneapolis, six federal prosecutors in Minnesota reportedly resigned on Tuesday local time over the Trump administration’s attempts to investigate her widow Becca and its reluctance to investigate the shooter. The development was first reported by The New York Timeswhich cited people with knowledge…

Read More

‘Stop invading our streets every day’: Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey says ‘not saying ICE not to…’ | 10 updates

Jacob Frey, the mayor of Minneapolis, where 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good was killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent last week, said what’s happening now isn’t normal immigration enforcement, according to RT. In Minneapolis, federal officers used tear gas to disperse a crowd of onlookers who had gathered near a car accident involving…

Read More

Minneapolis woman killed by US ICE agents called a ‘domestic terrorist’ — Why is the label controversial

United States Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has described the actions of Renee Nicole Good, a Minneapolis woman killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer, as ‘domestic terrorism’. Noem said recently that Good refused to obey orders to get out of her car, ‘weaponised her vehicle’ and ‘attempted to run’ over an officer….

Read More

Renee Nicole Good killed: Setback for Trump admin as Minnesota sues it to stop immigration crackdown — ‘invasion’

Minnesota and its two largest cities reportedly sued the Trump administration to try to stop an immigration enforcement surge that led to the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by a federal officer and evoked outrage and protests across the country. A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent had shot and killed 37-year-old Renee…

Read More

Trump administration freezes federal child care funds for all states amid Minnesota fraud probe: What to know

The Trump administration has announced a nationwide freeze on federal child care funding, requiring all US states to undergo additional verification checks before money is released—a move that has drawn sharp political and legal pushback, particularly from Minnesota, where recent fraud investigations have been highly publicized. Also Read , Trump claims 90% of Minnesota ‘fraud’…

Read More

Trump claims 90% of Minnesota ‘fraud’ linked to Somali immigrants, targets Rep. Ilhan Omar

US President Donald Trump has drawn controversy by alleging that a large public benefits fraud case in Minnesota is overwhelmingly linked to undocumented Somali immigrants, launching a fresh political and racial flashpoint that has drawn sharp responses from state leaders and renewed scrutiny of his long-running attacks on Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar. In a post…

Read More