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“The problem isn’t ‘training.’ DHS was built to violate our rights,” says Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-Illinois).
House Democrat Says Abolishing ICE Isn’t Enough — DHS Must Go, Too
“The problem isn’t ‘training.’ DHS was built to violate our rights,” said Rep. Delia C. Ramirez.
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January 30, 2026 at 5:41 PM
“The problem isn’t ‘training.’ DHS was built to violate our rights,” says Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-Illinois).
"There’s something like 10,000 people in the city or more who have joined rapid response networks in their neighborhood to try and patrol dog ICE. It has had a good effect at stymying ICE and making it difficult for them to continue their operations."
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January 30, 2026 at 5:18 PM
"There’s something like 10,000 people in the city or more who have joined rapid response networks in their neighborhood to try and patrol dog ICE. It has had a good effect at stymying ICE and making it difficult for them to continue their operations."
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Much love to the rural Minnesotans helping THEIR neighbors, too.
Bears repeating that while Minneapolis gets the most attention, it's exactly the same situation in St. Paul and very similar in many suburbs and smaller towns around the state (and, obviously, outside MN)
Bears repeating that while Minneapolis gets the most attention, it's exactly the same situation in St. Paul and very similar in many suburbs and smaller towns around the state (and, obviously, outside MN)
Rural Minnesota isn’t staying silent.
As ICE expands raids into small towns, neighbors, faith leaders, and students are stepping up to protect Somali communities and each other.
Betsy Froiland reporting on the residents uniting to protect immigrant neighbors.
As ICE expands raids into small towns, neighbors, faith leaders, and students are stepping up to protect Somali communities and each other.
Betsy Froiland reporting on the residents uniting to protect immigrant neighbors.
Rural Minnesotans Stand Up to ICE
As federal agents descend on small towns in Minnesota, residents are uniting to protect their immigrant neighbors.
inthesetimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Much love to the rural Minnesotans helping THEIR neighbors, too.
Bears repeating that while Minneapolis gets the most attention, it's exactly the same situation in St. Paul and very similar in many suburbs and smaller towns around the state (and, obviously, outside MN)
Bears repeating that while Minneapolis gets the most attention, it's exactly the same situation in St. Paul and very similar in many suburbs and smaller towns around the state (and, obviously, outside MN)
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Even here in deep red rural California, in a town literally nicknamed Prison Town, USA for its dominant industry, we have had solidarity protests for MPLS and Minnesota.
Rural Minnesota isn’t staying silent.
As ICE expands raids into small towns, neighbors, faith leaders, and students are stepping up to protect Somali communities and each other.
Betsy Froiland reporting on the residents uniting to protect immigrant neighbors.
As ICE expands raids into small towns, neighbors, faith leaders, and students are stepping up to protect Somali communities and each other.
Betsy Froiland reporting on the residents uniting to protect immigrant neighbors.
Rural Minnesotans Stand Up to ICE
As federal agents descend on small towns in Minnesota, residents are uniting to protect their immigrant neighbors.
inthesetimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Even here in deep red rural California, in a town literally nicknamed Prison Town, USA for its dominant industry, we have had solidarity protests for MPLS and Minnesota.
The money fueling ICE’s abuses comes directly out of the pockets of working Americans who are already struggling. #AbolishICE
There’s Never Been a More Fitting Time for Democrats to Stop Funding ICE
The money fueling ICE’s abuses comes directly out of the pockets of working Americans who are already struggling.
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January 30, 2026 at 4:43 PM
The money fueling ICE’s abuses comes directly out of the pockets of working Americans who are already struggling. #AbolishICE
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"Some residents are sending care packages to residents afraid to leave their homes to buy things like groceries and toiletries. Some have been sitting outside ... to alert the community if ICE agents show up. A 15-year-old resident has been checking in on classmates that have been missing school."
Rural Minnesota isn’t staying silent.
As ICE expands raids into small towns, neighbors, faith leaders, and students are stepping up to protect Somali communities and each other.
Betsy Froiland reporting on the residents uniting to protect immigrant neighbors.
As ICE expands raids into small towns, neighbors, faith leaders, and students are stepping up to protect Somali communities and each other.
Betsy Froiland reporting on the residents uniting to protect immigrant neighbors.
Rural Minnesotans Stand Up to ICE
As federal agents descend on small towns in Minnesota, residents are uniting to protect their immigrant neighbors.
inthesetimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:42 AM
"Some residents are sending care packages to residents afraid to leave their homes to buy things like groceries and toiletries. Some have been sitting outside ... to alert the community if ICE agents show up. A 15-year-old resident has been checking in on classmates that have been missing school."
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New from talented writer and former CWD RA, Tori Gantz!
Resisting ICE is at the heart of Minneapolis—it’s been practicing for a century.
From the 1934 general strike to AIM to today’s union-faith coalitions, this rebellion has deep roots.
@torigantz.bsky.social presents a radical history of Minneapolis.
inthesetimes.com/article/visu...
From the 1934 general strike to AIM to today’s union-faith coalitions, this rebellion has deep roots.
@torigantz.bsky.social presents a radical history of Minneapolis.
inthesetimes.com/article/visu...
January 29, 2026 at 7:24 PM
New from talented writer and former CWD RA, Tori Gantz!
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I see some @afscme.bsky.social buttons 👀👀
Resisting ICE is at the heart of Minneapolis—it’s been practicing for a century.
From the 1934 general strike to AIM to today’s union-faith coalitions, this rebellion has deep roots.
@torigantz.bsky.social presents a radical history of Minneapolis.
inthesetimes.com/article/visu...
From the 1934 general strike to AIM to today’s union-faith coalitions, this rebellion has deep roots.
@torigantz.bsky.social presents a radical history of Minneapolis.
inthesetimes.com/article/visu...
January 29, 2026 at 10:32 PM
I see some @afscme.bsky.social buttons 👀👀
Rural Minnesota isn’t staying silent.
As ICE expands raids into small towns, neighbors, faith leaders, and students are stepping up to protect Somali communities and each other.
Betsy Froiland reporting on the residents uniting to protect immigrant neighbors.
As ICE expands raids into small towns, neighbors, faith leaders, and students are stepping up to protect Somali communities and each other.
Betsy Froiland reporting on the residents uniting to protect immigrant neighbors.
Rural Minnesotans Stand Up to ICE
As federal agents descend on small towns in Minnesota, residents are uniting to protect their immigrant neighbors.
inthesetimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Rural Minnesota isn’t staying silent.
As ICE expands raids into small towns, neighbors, faith leaders, and students are stepping up to protect Somali communities and each other.
Betsy Froiland reporting on the residents uniting to protect immigrant neighbors.
As ICE expands raids into small towns, neighbors, faith leaders, and students are stepping up to protect Somali communities and each other.
Betsy Froiland reporting on the residents uniting to protect immigrant neighbors.
Abolishing ICE isn’t enough.
Representative Delia C. Ramirez says the real problem is DHS itself: “The problem isn’t ‘training.’ DHS was built to violate our rights.”
@sharonzhang.bsky.social reports on why calls to dismantle the whole department are growing.
Representative Delia C. Ramirez says the real problem is DHS itself: “The problem isn’t ‘training.’ DHS was built to violate our rights.”
@sharonzhang.bsky.social reports on why calls to dismantle the whole department are growing.
House Democrat Says Abolishing ICE Isn’t Enough — DHS Must Go, Too
“The problem isn’t ‘training.’ DHS was built to violate our rights,” said Rep. Delia C. Ramirez.
inthesetimes.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Abolishing ICE isn’t enough.
Representative Delia C. Ramirez says the real problem is DHS itself: “The problem isn’t ‘training.’ DHS was built to violate our rights.”
@sharonzhang.bsky.social reports on why calls to dismantle the whole department are growing.
Representative Delia C. Ramirez says the real problem is DHS itself: “The problem isn’t ‘training.’ DHS was built to violate our rights.”
@sharonzhang.bsky.social reports on why calls to dismantle the whole department are growing.
Resisting ICE is at the heart of Minneapolis—it’s been practicing for a century.
From the 1934 general strike to AIM to today’s union-faith coalitions, this rebellion has deep roots.
@torigantz.bsky.social presents a radical history of Minneapolis.
inthesetimes.com/article/visu...
From the 1934 general strike to AIM to today’s union-faith coalitions, this rebellion has deep roots.
@torigantz.bsky.social presents a radical history of Minneapolis.
inthesetimes.com/article/visu...
January 29, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Resisting ICE is at the heart of Minneapolis—it’s been practicing for a century.
From the 1934 general strike to AIM to today’s union-faith coalitions, this rebellion has deep roots.
@torigantz.bsky.social presents a radical history of Minneapolis.
inthesetimes.com/article/visu...
From the 1934 general strike to AIM to today’s union-faith coalitions, this rebellion has deep roots.
@torigantz.bsky.social presents a radical history of Minneapolis.
inthesetimes.com/article/visu...
Fifty years in, & In These Times Founder James Weinstein’s words still ring true: “No political movement can be healthy unless it has its own press to inform it, educate it and orient it.”
@alexhan.bsky.social on how to build while history is happening around us.
@alexhan.bsky.social on how to build while history is happening around us.
A Magazine and Political Movement Intending to Change the World
The words of In These Times founder, James Weinstein, still ring true 50 years later: “No political movement can be healthy unless it has its own press to inform it, educate it and orient it.”
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January 28, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Fifty years in, & In These Times Founder James Weinstein’s words still ring true: “No political movement can be healthy unless it has its own press to inform it, educate it and orient it.”
@alexhan.bsky.social on how to build while history is happening around us.
@alexhan.bsky.social on how to build while history is happening around us.
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Pointing out the bravery and decency of Alex Pretti is not about finding the perfect victim. It’s relevant because he was attacked and killed for being decent. People all over Minnesota are engaging in this kind of everyday, ordinary heroism and they know they are taking risks when they do so.
January 28, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Pointing out the bravery and decency of Alex Pretti is not about finding the perfect victim. It’s relevant because he was attacked and killed for being decent. People all over Minnesota are engaging in this kind of everyday, ordinary heroism and they know they are taking risks when they do so.
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Studies show that escalations in immigration enforcement make workplaces MORE dangerous for all workers (not just immigrants), lead to MORE minimum wage violations for all workers, and lead to FEWER jobs for US-born workers. I summarized the research here.
How Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Chills Organizing and Erodes Conditions for All Workers
When one group of workers is terrorized or disappeared, it threatens all workers’ ability to fight for their labor rights.
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January 28, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Studies show that escalations in immigration enforcement make workplaces MORE dangerous for all workers (not just immigrants), lead to MORE minimum wage violations for all workers, and lead to FEWER jobs for US-born workers. I summarized the research here.
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The Democratic Party machine is now hard at work creating the justification for caving to Trump on the ICE issue.
A few days ago I warned that the tycoon-funded @searchlightinst.bsky.social run by former Fetterman staffers had been deriding ICE critics.
Now we get this update from the Senate 👇
A few days ago I warned that the tycoon-funded @searchlightinst.bsky.social run by former Fetterman staffers had been deriding ICE critics.
Now we get this update from the Senate 👇
January 28, 2026 at 6:01 PM
The Democratic Party machine is now hard at work creating the justification for caving to Trump on the ICE issue.
A few days ago I warned that the tycoon-funded @searchlightinst.bsky.social run by former Fetterman staffers had been deriding ICE critics.
Now we get this update from the Senate 👇
A few days ago I warned that the tycoon-funded @searchlightinst.bsky.social run by former Fetterman staffers had been deriding ICE critics.
Now we get this update from the Senate 👇
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We need to be more creative in our thinking and in our actions. I've seen posts on FB lamenting the fact that the Feds are tearing down exhibits etc...
But this is not the final word. It's an opportunity to do other things to spread the word and educate people.
But this is not the final word. It's an opportunity to do other things to spread the word and educate people.
January 28, 2026 at 6:53 PM
We need to be more creative in our thinking and in our actions. I've seen posts on FB lamenting the fact that the Feds are tearing down exhibits etc...
But this is not the final word. It's an opportunity to do other things to spread the word and educate people.
But this is not the final word. It's an opportunity to do other things to spread the word and educate people.
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🚨 New from me
I speak w/ Mary C. Turner, a registered nurse & one of the presidents of @nationalnurses.bsky.social, the largest nurses union in the US, which has called for ICE to be abolished after Alex Pretti's killing
Listen on any podcast player
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I speak w/ Mary C. Turner, a registered nurse & one of the presidents of @nationalnurses.bsky.social, the largest nurses union in the US, which has called for ICE to be abolished after Alex Pretti's killing
Listen on any podcast player
@therealnews.com
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Largest nurses union calls to abolish ICE after Alex Pretti killing: 'They messed with the wrong profession'
“What Alex did that day was pure instinct, pure professional behavior,” NNU President Mary C. Turner tells us. “That’s just what you do when you're a nurse.“
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January 28, 2026 at 6:25 PM
🚨 New from me
I speak w/ Mary C. Turner, a registered nurse & one of the presidents of @nationalnurses.bsky.social, the largest nurses union in the US, which has called for ICE to be abolished after Alex Pretti's killing
Listen on any podcast player
@therealnews.com
therealnews.com/nurses-union...
I speak w/ Mary C. Turner, a registered nurse & one of the presidents of @nationalnurses.bsky.social, the largest nurses union in the US, which has called for ICE to be abolished after Alex Pretti's killing
Listen on any podcast player
@therealnews.com
therealnews.com/nurses-union...
“I’m speaking out for those who couldn’t be here today, who are hiding, who every time the doorbell rings, their heart stops.”
In Minneapolis, everybody is showing up.
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In Minneapolis, everybody is showing up.
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January 28, 2026 at 7:04 PM
“I’m speaking out for those who couldn’t be here today, who are hiding, who every time the doorbell rings, their heart stops.”
In Minneapolis, everybody is showing up.
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In Minneapolis, everybody is showing up.
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ICE is killing people—and the public pays the bill.
As support for abolishing ICE grows, @ruwithsonali.bsky.social reports Democrats have a real chance to stop funding an agency terrorizing communities while healthcare gets cut.
As support for abolishing ICE grows, @ruwithsonali.bsky.social reports Democrats have a real chance to stop funding an agency terrorizing communities while healthcare gets cut.
There’s Never Been a More Fitting Time for Democrats to Stop Funding ICE
The money fueling ICE’s abuses comes directly out of the pockets of working Americans who are already struggling.
inthesetimes.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:36 PM
ICE is killing people—and the public pays the bill.
As support for abolishing ICE grows, @ruwithsonali.bsky.social reports Democrats have a real chance to stop funding an agency terrorizing communities while healthcare gets cut.
As support for abolishing ICE grows, @ruwithsonali.bsky.social reports Democrats have a real chance to stop funding an agency terrorizing communities while healthcare gets cut.
Communities are demanding an end to devastating detentions, deportation and incarceration—not the transfer of such policies to a different agency.
Tania Unzueta from @conmijente.bsky.social: "This is about realizing ICE is a national police force."
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#AbolishICE
Tania Unzueta from @conmijente.bsky.social: "This is about realizing ICE is a national police force."
inthesetimes.com/article/abol...
#AbolishICE
January 28, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Communities are demanding an end to devastating detentions, deportation and incarceration—not the transfer of such policies to a different agency.
Tania Unzueta from @conmijente.bsky.social: "This is about realizing ICE is a national police force."
inthesetimes.com/article/abol...
#AbolishICE
Tania Unzueta from @conmijente.bsky.social: "This is about realizing ICE is a national police force."
inthesetimes.com/article/abol...
#AbolishICE
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This was an actual, real US labor strike in solidarity with the Gaza protest encampments, and in opposition to the US-Israeli slaughter of Palestinians. 19,780 members of this union voted to authorize the work action. I asked workers how & why they struck for Gaza. inthesetimes.com/article/work...
January 27, 2026 at 3:04 PM
This was an actual, real US labor strike in solidarity with the Gaza protest encampments, and in opposition to the US-Israeli slaughter of Palestinians. 19,780 members of this union voted to authorize the work action. I asked workers how & why they struck for Gaza. inthesetimes.com/article/work...
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Appreciate @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social description here of how cold it was in Minneapolis. You can't really understand how huge of a moral victory January 23 was until you realize how painful it was to be outside.
January 27, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Appreciate @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social description here of how cold it was in Minneapolis. You can't really understand how huge of a moral victory January 23 was until you realize how painful it was to be outside.
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READ THIS! Excellent overview of Jan 23 by @lfelizleon.bsky.social. These are times of extreme treachery and extreme solidarity, and it's captured here beautifully. "If they think they're going to ship people out in the middle of nowhere, we’re still going to go there and fight for them."
In The Twin Cities, A Massive Strike Against ICE
Icicles hung from the beards of men in union beanies. The lobbies of large commercial buildings in downtown Minneapolis opened to the public for respite filled with people rubbing each other’s sore fe...
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January 27, 2026 at 9:18 PM
READ THIS! Excellent overview of Jan 23 by @lfelizleon.bsky.social. These are times of extreme treachery and extreme solidarity, and it's captured here beautifully. "If they think they're going to ship people out in the middle of nowhere, we’re still going to go there and fight for them."
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Spoke to @wdet.bsky.social about the resistance in Minneapolis. An impressive city with many righteous people.
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The Metro: A reporter’s view from Minneapolis with lessons for Detroit - WDET 101.9 FM
A first-hand account from Minneapolis explores how people organize during uncertainty and what Detroit can learn from their response.
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January 27, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Spoke to @wdet.bsky.social about the resistance in Minneapolis. An impressive city with many righteous people.
wdet.org/2026/01/27/t...
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