ICE agent indicted for lying about Minnesota shooting - POLITICO

Christian Castro was indicted Wednesday on six counts for making false statements to federal officials, according to a person familiar with the case who was granted anonymity because it remained under seal...

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/03/ice-agent-indicted-shooting 

ICE agent charged with Minnesota shooting released from jail in Texas

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer charged with shooting a man and lying about it during the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis was released from a Texas jail on Thursday, after a judge refused to order his return to Minnesota…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/27/ice-agent-released-texas-minnesota-shooting

 

DHS conducted far-reaching surveillance of groups during ICE surge : NPR

For months, the documents show, federal agents secretly made recordings of meetings held at churches, libraries, restaurants and schools around the Twin Cities. They infiltrated private group chats, sought the financial records of national labor unions, and gathered information on community members who had not been accused of any crimes. 

"Quite honestly, it was breathtaking," says Rachel Levinson-Waldman, who directs the Liberty and National Security Program at the Brennan Center for Justice. "Just the scope of what was being revealed in terms of how deeply it had gone, how many government resources were being devoted to this."…

 https://www.npr.org/2026/08/25/nx-s1-5941135/dhs-surveillance-minnesota-ice-surge

Minnesota AG sues Texas gov to force the state to extradite ICE agent - POLITICO

An ICE agent arrested in Texas in May has still not been moved to Minnesota to face charges, despite repeated attempts from state officials to compel Greg Abbott to greenlight his extradition...

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/18/minnesota-sues-greg-abbott-texas-extradite-ice-agent-01040253

Mike Lindell's defeat is also Trump's - Live Updates - POLITICO

The former MyPillow CEO’s defeat in Minnesota’s GOP gubernatorial contest is the third loss by a Trump endorsee in the last two weeks...

 https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/08/11/wisconsin-minnesota-south-carolina-connecticut-elections/mike-lindell-trump-endorsements-midterms-01035026

 

US law enforcement gave false information in case against woman charged in anti-ICE protest

In at least 15 applications for search warrants, an investigator with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) said Fort had been chanting with protesters when they entered the church, her lawyers said. The justice department later conceded the claim was false. The error was insignificant, justice department lawyers later argued, because it ultimately didn’t make it into the indictment that they filed...

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/06/law-enforcement-false-information-anti-ice-protest

 

Trump blames Minnesota for water systems cyber attack, but experts say it’s too soon to dismiss Iran – PolitiFact

At a July 31 Cabinet meeting at Camp David, the presidential retreat, Trump said, “I think that Minnesota is behind it. You know who is behind it? Minnesota, because they are grossly incompetent. I think the governor is behind it. I don’t think there was an Iranian cyberattack. I think that Minnesota needs to get its act together.” 

 However, on July 22, the federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency warned about “ongoing Iranian-affiliated cyber targeting” of devices that run critical infrastructure. A 2024 agency warning about Iranian cyber threats specifically cited water and wastewater systems...

 https://politifact.com/article/2026/jul/31/minnesota-water-cyber-attack-iran-blame-trump/

 

Anti-ICE organizers shift focus to defend democracy from Trump assault

Citizens in Minnesota using lessons learned from migrant crackdown to protect elections from president’s threats…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/28/ice-minnesota-defending-democracy

 

‘Blatantly unlawful’: Judge blocks DOJ subpoenas aimed at Tim Walz - POLITICO

In a blistering ruling, U.S. District Judge Patrick Schiltz said there was “no doubt” that the subpoenas were issued to damage Walz — part of what he said was a pattern of Trump administration efforts to use criminal process to punish the president’s adversaries...

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/22/trump-justice-department-tim-walz-minnesota-subpoenas-00969849

 

Federal prosecutors charge 15 people with conspiracy to impede agents during Minnesota immigration crackdown | PBS News

The defendants were each charged with conspiracy to impede or injury a federal officer, with some facing additional charges such as interstate stalking, destruction of government property and assault on a federal officer...

 https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/federal-prosecutors-charge-15-people-with-conspiracy-to-impede-agents-during-minnesota-immigration-crackdown

Joe on SHOCKING NYT report: Trump admin. debated Habeas Corpus, invoking insurrection act

Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan of The New York Times have new reporting on the debates inside the White House last year over suspending habeas corpus for undocumented immigrants. Suspending habeas corpus was one of two radical ideas Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller had been pushing, the other was invoking the Insurrection Act to deploy the military to enforce the law on American streets as protests grew against deportation sweeps. According to the Times, Vice President JD Vance said the administration needed to invoke the Insurrection Act, swiftly, to crush the unrest in Minnesota. The Morning Joe panel breaks down the shocking details of the New York Times reporting.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CK2qLj2g4VY

JD Vance accused of ‘political stunt’ after referring Tim Walz for Minnesota fraud investigation

“This committee has proven time and time again to be nothing more than a joke,” Teddy Tschann, a spokesperson for Walz, said in a statement. “They continue to rehash Covid-era fraud to distract from endless wars, gas prices, ICE, and the president’s insider trading. 

“Governor Walz is glad to see fraudsters are going to prison. If the committee is concerned about corruption, they should investigate why President Trump continues to let fraudsters out of prison.”…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/09/jd-vance-doj-inquiry-tim-walz-minnesota

 

Minnesota Republicans rebuked for Derek Chauvin moment of silence

The Minnesota Republican party’s decision to hold a moment of silence for Derek Chauvin, the former police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, has angered the state’s attorney general – who was the lead prosecutor in the case...

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/01/minnesota-republicans-derek-chauvin-moment-of-silence

ICE agent arrested for January shooting of immigrant in Minnesota - POLITICO

The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office, which initially brought the charges, announced the apprehension of Christian Castro, 52, in Texas on Friday. He faces four counts of second-degree assault for the non-fatal shooting of Venezuelan immigrant Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis in January, and one count of falsely reporting a crime for his actions in the aftermath...

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/29/ice-agent-arrested-minnesota-shooting-00942901

 

Woman at center of sprawling Minnesota fraud case gets nearly 42-year prison sentence | PBS News

"Somali gangs are terrorizing the people of that great State, and BILLIONS of Dollars are missing. Send them back to where they came from," Trump wrote on social media. 

 Bock is white and the U.S. Attorney's Office says the overwhelming majority of defendants in the cases are of Somali descent. Most are U.S. citizens...

 https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/woman-at-center-of-sprawling-minnesota-fraud-case-gets-nearly-42-year-prison-sentence

 

Minnesota prosecutors charge ICE agent in shooting of Venezuelan man - POLITICO

“Mr. Castro is an ICE agent, but his federal badge does not make him immune from state charges for his criminal conduct in Minnesota,” Moriarty said. “I’ve said it many times and I’ll say it again: there is no such thing as absolute immunity for federal officers who commit crimes in this state or any other.”…

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/18/minnesota-prosecutors-charge-ice-agent-christian-castro-00926417

 

Minnesota Democratic lawmakers begin sit-in over gun violence protection bill

“What is speaker Lisa Demuth so afraid of? The very fact that she’s breaking her promise to Annunciation families to not block the bill from coming to the floor, tells me that she’s afraid it will pass,” Sencer-Mura said in a statement. “She’s afraid that her members are hearing their constituents, and are going to choose to be on the right side of history. “This is a serious action to fight for serious solutions. Minnesotans deserve to be safe.”…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/15/minnesota-house-of-representatives-sit-in-gun-violence

 

Months after the ICE shootings in Minnesota, a federal probe remains elusive : NPR

"I would go out on a limb and say we're pretty confident that they're not investigating these agents for any possible crimes," says Rachel Moran, a professor at the University of St. Thomas School of Law who studies police accountability. 

 Moran says a federal officer who kills a person would normally be subject to a joint investigation between state law enforcement and the federal government. What's happening instead, she says, is much more unusual. 

"They appear to be actively preventing the state from investigating," Moran says…

 https://www.npr.org/2026/04/10/nx-s1-5775847/alex-pretti-renee-good-ice-shootings-federal-investigations

Trump administration sues Minnesota over transgender athlete participation in girls' sports - POLITICO

The Trump administration is urging the Minnesota District Court to rule that the state's education department and the Minnesota State High School League violated Title IX, the federal education law that bars sex-based discrimination, because they allow transgender girls to play on sports teams and use locker rooms that align with their gender identity...

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/30/doj-lawsuit-minnesota-trans-athletes-00850738

MN lawmaker rejects climate change because of Jesus!

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/EY1crB5aL-s