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Homan: 700 Immigration Agents to Leave Minnesota

Drawdown follows deadly operation and nationwide protests over immigration crackdown

(Newser) - Federal immigration agents are starting to leave Minnesota. Border adviser Tom Homan said Wednesday that roughly 700 federal agents will be pulled out of the state, part of a broader effort to wind down "Operation Metro Surge" in Minneapolis, which has brought more than 3,000 agents into a...

Renee Good's Brothers Mourn Her, Demand Change in DC

Family urges overhaul of DHS use-of-force and accountability policies

(Newser) - Renee Good's brothers went to Washington this week with a blunt message: Their sister's killing by a federal immigration officer hasn't brought the change they initially expected. Luke and Brent Ganger appeared Tuesday at a public forum on Capitol Hill convened by Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.)...

Immigration Agents Draw Guns, Arrest Activists in Minneapolis

Activists had been trailing agents' vehicles

(Newser) - Immigration officers with guns drawn arrested some activists who were trailing their vehicles on Tuesday in Minneapolis, a sign that tensions have not eased since the departure last week of a high-profile commander. At least one person who had an anti-ICE message on clothing was handcuffed while face-down on the...

Don Lemon Tells Kimmel About His Arrest

Former CNN anchor denies being more than an observing journalist at St. Paul church protest

(Newser) - Don Lemon is finally speaking out about his high-profile arrest . Appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Monday, the former CNN anchor said he'd offered through his attorney to surrender to authorities days before federal agents detained him at a Beverly Hills hotel on Friday. Instead, he said, roughly a...

Noem Sends Body Cameras to Minneapolis DHS Agents

Move follows fatal Minneapolis ICE shootings and growing accountability demands

(Newser) - Body cameras are about to become standard gear for federal immigration officers working the streets of Minneapolis, NBC News reports. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Monday that every DHS officer in the field there will now be equipped with body-worn cameras, a move she framed on X...

ICE Detainee, 5, Goes Home
ICE Detainee,
5, Goes Home
Feb 1, 2026 12:16 PM CST

ICE Detainee, 5, Goes Home

Liam Conejo Ramos wants to see his mother and brother, says his father

(Newser) - A 5-year-old boy and his father who were held in a Texas immigration facility returned to Minneapolis on Sunday after a federal judge ordered their release. Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, Adrian Conejo Arias, asylum seekers from Ecuador, flew home from San Antonio under a court order requiring their...

Demonstrators in Milan Want ICE Sent Home

Homeland Security unit is assigned to help with security for Games

(Newser) - Several hundred people rallied in Milan on Saturday to pressure Italy's government to send US immigration agents home before the Winter Olympics open there next week. Demonstrators in Piazza XXV Aprile denouncing the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel assigned to help with security for the Games. Demonstrators...

Over Administration Criticism, 'Streets of Minneapolis' Is a Hit

Springsteen performs song condemning federal immigration raids at benefit

(Newser) - Bruce Springsteen's new protest song, " Streets of Minneapolis ," reached the top spot on iTunes on Friday morning. Hours later, he performed it in public for the first time, at a "Defend Minnesota" benefit in the city dealing with a Trump administration operation that's brought it...

Judge Declines to Issue Preliminary Injunction on Surge

Minnesota lawsuit over immigration agent surge can proceed

(Newser) - A federal judge has declined Minnesota's bid to immediately halt the Trump administration's large-scale immigration enforcement push in the state, while leaving the door open for the case to continue. US District Judge Kate Menendez on Saturday denied the state's request for a preliminary injunction against the...

What We Know About the Don Lemon Arrest
What We Know About
the Arrest of Don Lemon
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Jan 30, 2026 5:34 PM CST

What We Know About the Arrest of Don Lemon

Former CNN anchor faces federal civil rights charges over Minneapolis protest

(Newser) - Journalist or protest participant? The fate of Don Lemon may hinge on whether prosecutors prove he was the latter. Federal agents arrested Lemon and three others on Friday over a protest that disrupted a church service on Jan. 18 in Minneapolis. The former CNN anchor was released from custody on...

DOJ Opens Civil Rights Probe Into Pretti Shooting

Deputy AG Blanche calls it a routine move

(Newser) - Federal officials are now taking a closer look at a Minneapolis shooting that had initially been left in the hands of the agency whose officers opened fire. The Justice Department on Friday said it has launched a civil rights investigation into the shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents last...

Snow Sculpture Removed From Contest for Anti-ICE Symbols

'A Call to Arms' featured 'hidden' protest signs against ICE using American Sign Language

(Newser) - A snow sculpture has been hauled out of a Minnesota park after organizers decided its hidden messages went too far. The US team's entry in the World Snow Sculpting Championship in Stillwater— "A Call to Arms," a sphere of outstretched hands—was removed from Lowell Park on...

Don Lemon Arrested by Feds in LA
Don Lemon Arrested
by Feds in LA
Jan 30, 2026 8:00 AM CST

Don Lemon Arrested by Feds in LA

Former CNN anchor's detention seems to be tied to anti-ICE church protest in Minnesota, sources say

(Newser) - Former CNN anchor Don Lemon is in federal custody after being arrested Thursday night in Los Angeles, according to multiple sources cited by CBS News . Lemon's attorney, Abbe Lowell, confirmed that agents detained the veteran broadcaster while he was in LA to cover this weekend's Grammy Awards. A...

Report: Grey's Anatomy Will Join Anti-ICE 'Shutdown'

Organizers want to make Friday a day of 'no school, no work, and no shopping'

(Newser) - Grey's Anatomy is taking a one-day break from scalpels and scripts to join a growing backlash against ICE, sources tell Deadline . Production on the long-running ABC medical drama will halt Friday after producers were told many crew members planned to skip work as part of a nationwide "shutdown"...

Progressive Outlet Nominates Minneapolis for Nobel

The Nation says the city's response to ICE is worthy of the peace honor

(Newser) - President Trump has made no secret he'd like to win the Nobel Peace Prize. This year, however, another contender stands in direct opposition to his policies. The left-leaning magazine the Nation has nominated the city of Minneapolis for the honor. In a piece published Wednesday, the editors argue that...

Resist, Minneapolis Mayor Tells Peers

Jacob Frey says at mayors at conference they're 'on the front lines of a very important battle'

(Newser) - Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey called on his peers at a national gathering on Thursday to resist the Trump administration's anti-immigration tactics, warning that the cost of inaction could be high. "If we do not speak up, if we do not step up, it will be your city that...

Homan: 'Drawdown' Will Happen in Minneapolis

'I'm not here because the federal government has carried out this mission perfectly,' he says

(Newser) - "I'm not here because the federal government has carried out this mission perfectly," White House border czar Tom Homan said at a news conference in Minneapolis on Thursday. Homan, who arrived in the city after Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino was reassigned, said there is a plan...

New Video Shows Another Alex Pretti Incident With Feds

Footage shows altercation on Jan. 13, 11 days before the ICU nurse was gunned down by CBP

(Newser) - Alex Pretti was forcefully taken to the ground by federal immigration agents after kicking out the taillight of their vehicle during a Minneapolis protest 11 days before he was shot and killed by Border Patrol and Customs and Border Protection officers, videos that emerged on Wednesday show. The Jan. 13...

Tim Walz: I'm Never Seeking Any Office Again

'There are other ways to serve,' says Minnesota governor

(Newser) - Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz hasn't just decided not to run for reelection . He's decided he's done as a political candidate, period. "I will never run for an elected office again," Walz said in an interview with MS NOW, reports NBC News . "Never again,"...

Investigators Identify Substance Sprayed on Omar

Anthony Kazmierczak, arrested in the attack, made pro-Trump social media posts

(Newser) - After Democratic US Rep. Ilhan Omar was sprayed with an unknown substance at a Minneapolis town hall Tuesday night, city forensic scientists arrived on the scene, per CNN . Those investigators have determined the liquid she was hit with was likely apple cider vinegar, reports KARE11 . The AP reports that photos...

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