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Accountability and Transparency

Advocates and some lawmakers say too much remains withheld for accountability

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Jan 27, 2026
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What exact language did Governor Walz and Minnesota elected officials use when urging citizens to document ICE actions?

explicitly urged to carry phones and record federal immigration agents, using language such as “” and “hit record” to “ of exactly what’s happening in our communities,” and he framed filming as a peac...

Jan 24, 2026
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When should someone refuse to identify themselves to ICE and what legal consequences could follow?

yourself to when doing so would meaningfully increase the risk of detention or deportation and you are not a or otherwise required by law to show immigration status; remain silent and ask for a lawyer...

Jan 21, 2026
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What do independent forensic video analysts conclude about the Minneapolis ICE shooting footage?

Independent visual-forensics analysts who studied multiple bystander and agent-recorded videos of the shooting conclude the footage undermines the federal self‑defense narrative — showing the agent wa...

Feb 6, 2026

What did the newly released Epstein documents reveal about potential co‑conspirators and how have named individuals responded?

recent publication of roughly 3–3.5 million pages of material produced a detailed “” diagram, a mid‑2000s draft indictment (with several assistants redacted), hundreds of emails and photographs that n...

Jan 12, 2026

What oversight and investigatory processes apply after an ICE agent uses deadly force?

When an ICE agent uses deadly force, the immediate oversight architecture combines Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/ICE internal use-of-force policy reviews with parallel criminal probes by feder...

Jan 8, 2026

Are ICE agents allowed to shoot at a moving car?

ICE officers are not broadly authorized to shoot at moving vehicles as a tactic to disable them; DHS policies instruct agents not to shoot at moving vehicles and limit deadly force to situations where...