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    Whistle becomes key tool in protests against Trump’s ICE crackdown

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    Protesters have been blowing whistles to alert people to agents’ presence – and that has upset figures on the rightWhen Justin Vernon of Bon Iver appeared on the red carpet at the Grammy awards he was wearing an accessory that has become a must-carry for activists in neighborhoods targeted by ICE: a whistle.The whistle has become a key part in the defense against Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration crackdown, used to alert people to the presence of agents. But it has also become a target for the right, who have branded whistles “hearing-loss-causing machines” and said the act of blowing a whistle may constitute “assault”. Continue reading… More

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      Renee Good’s brothers call violent ICE operations ‘beyond explanation’ – video

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      Two brothers of Renee Good, the Minneapolis woman who was shot and killed in January by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent, have described the impact on their family to a panel of Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill.The forum, consisting of Democrats from the US House and Senate, listened to testimony from people who have been affected by the way agents of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have used forceCongressional Democrats vow justice for US citizens harmed by immigration agents: ‘You deserve peace’ Continue reading… More

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      I knew Trump would target Minnesota. I didn’t expect this level of violence | Rachel Leingang

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      I’m reporting on a political retribution campaign, disguised as immigration enforcement, in the community where I liveI knew they would come here.If you’re a president hell-bent on retreading 2020 and retaliating against your enemies, the midwestern state that started the George Floyd protests, with a generous social safety net and diverse population, governed by a vice-presidential candidate you vehemently hate, is a certain target. Continue reading… More

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      Pho, handwarmers, grief and loss: a week on the block where Alex Pretti was killed

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      Residents line up to support businesses that became refuges from teargas, and refresh the memorial dailyNothing is quite as it used to be along Nicollet Avenue.The spot where Alex Pretti was gunned down by federal agents has been cordoned off by orange stakes and caution tape, appearing like a giant gash along the block between 26th and 27th streets. Continue reading… More

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      Nurses remember Alex Pretti and vow to ‘bring the care our patients need’

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      Flowers and candles laid by VA building in Washington as killing reverberates through nursing communityFor Nolan Lee, it felt like Minnesota in Washington DC on Wednesday night. Despite the most extreme cold in 150 years, about a thousand people gathered in front of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) headquarters, a block from the White House, to remember Alex Pretti and demand an end to funding for US immigration and border agencies.The killings by federal agents of Pretti, an intensive care nurse at a veterans hospital, and Renee Good, a poet and mother of three, rocked Minneapolis and reverberated throughout the nation, with the future of US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) – including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) – up for debate as a key funding bill that would increase the agency’s spending failed to pass the US Senate on Thursday. Continue reading… More