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Immigration Enforcement 2026

A broader pattern of immigration enforcement operations by ICE and CBP in retail locations across the Twin Cities.

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Jan 13, 2026
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Ice chased out of target

Videos and local reporting show federal agents detaining two people at the Richfield Target on Jan. 8–9, 2026, which prompted protests demanding Target bar ICE from its property without judicial warra...

Jan 15, 2026
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In what ways is the Trump administration acting in a fascist way?

The question asks not whether Donald Trump is definitively “a fascist” but in what concrete ways his administration’s actions resemble hallmarks of fascist or proto‑fascist movements; reporting shows ...

Jan 15, 2026
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What were the policy differences between ICE leadership under Obama (Homan in ERO) and under Trump when Homan was acting director?

The core policy difference was one of prioritization and tone: under Obama, ICE operated with formal, hierarchical enforcement priorities that emphasized prosecutorial discretion and limited interior ...

Jan 24, 2026

Did trump say one less nurse in ICU?

There is no record in the reporting provided that said the phrase “.” Multiple outlets document that Trump posted about the shooting on his Truth Social feed and that the man killed, , was identified ...

Jan 18, 2026

Which state and federal cases against Donald Trump remain active as of January 2026?

By January 2026, the landscape of cases involving Donald Trump is divided: many executive-branch actions by his administration are the subject of dozens of active federal lawsuits and several Supreme ...

Jan 12, 2026

Is trumps ice use worse than obamas

A straight numeric comparison is messy: on raw deportation counts, Obama’s administrations removed more people overall, a fact reported by multiple data analyses , but the Trump administrations change...

Jan 18, 2026

Did former President Trump ever publicly instruct aides to carry out actions later deemed unlawful?

Former President Donald Trump publicly threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act and publicly promoted expansive uses of federal force in response to unrest and immigration issues, and aides have publ...

Jan 27, 2026

How many people were shot by ICE or CBP officers during the Obama administration, according to DHS or DOJ records?

The sources provided do not contain a or tally of or officers during , so a definitive number cannot be produced from this material; contemporary reporting and investigations cited here focus largely ...

Jan 27, 2026

How have state policies (e.g., busing migrants) interacted with federal border enforcement under Biden?

and relocation of migrants under Republican governors operated largely as a political pressure tactic that exposed frictions and limited legal intersections with federal border enforcement: governors ...

Jan 24, 2026

Have recent policy changes under the Biden or Trump administrations altered civil vs. criminal immigration enforcement?

Recent policy changes under both the Biden and Trump administrations have materially shifted how federal authorities distinguish and prioritize (administrative removals, detainers, and civil warrants)...

Jan 18, 2026

Do 63% of Republicans approve of trump morality

There is no evidence in the reporting provided that "63% of Republicans approve of Trump’s morality"; the available polls in the packet measure job approval or support for specific policies and consis...

Jan 16, 2026

How have enforcement priorities (criminal convictions vs. civil immigration violations) shifted under Obama, Biden, and the second Trump administration?

Enforcement priorities have swung between constrained, risk‑based targeting under Obama; an across‑the‑board expansion under Trump that made most undocumented people subject to arrest and removal; and...

Jan 11, 2026

Were there differences in targeting priorities (e.g., criminals vs. civil immigration violations) between the two administrations?

The two administrations set markedly different enforcement priorities: the Obama administration formalized narrow, hierarchical priorities focused on serious criminals, national-security risks and rec...

Jan 11, 2026

How does Charlie Kirk's immigration stance compare to mainstream Republican positions in 2020-2024?

Charlie Kirk advocated an exceptionally restrictive, sometimes abolitionist approach to immigration—at times urging a complete stop to immigration, opposing forms of legal immigration, and amplifying ...

Jan 10, 2026

How have ICE arrest priorities changed under different presidential administrations?

ICE arrest priorities shift markedly with each administration’s directives and resource choices: Republican administrations in the Trump eras pushed broader interior enforcement and higher arrest targ...

Jan 7, 2026

Which Trump cases are still active versus resolved?

As of early January 2026, hundreds of civil and constitutional challenges to actions taken by President Trump’s administration remain active across district courts, appeals courts and the Supreme Cour...