Laura Dronen
@dronen.bsky.social
Comms and Digital with the North Dakota Democratic-NPL | IAMAW member | life-long Fargoan | watercolor painter | novice crocheter | widow
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Chillingly, the whistleblower says that ICE trainers were directed (no paper trail?) to train all of ICE's new recruits that these administrative warrants authorize breaking into peoples' homes, even though DHS's own training materials still make clear that's illegal!
January 21, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Chillingly, the whistleblower says that ICE trainers were directed (no paper trail?) to train all of ICE's new recruits that these administrative warrants authorize breaking into peoples' homes, even though DHS's own training materials still make clear that's illegal!
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ICE secretly told its officers that any time someone has been ordered removed, ICE can break down their door.
It has been accepted for generations that the only thing which can authorize agents to break into your home is a warrant signed by a judge. No wonder ICE hid this memo!
It has been accepted for generations that the only thing which can authorize agents to break into your home is a warrant signed by a judge. No wonder ICE hid this memo!
![May 12, 2025
MEMORANDUM FOR: All ICE Personnel
FROM: Todd Lyons Acting Director
SUBJECT: Utilizing Form I-205, Warrant of Removal
On January 20, 2025, President Donald J. Trump issued Executive Order 14159, Protecting the American People Against Invasion, directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to "ensur[e] the successful enforcement of final orders of removal." 90 Fed. Reg. 8443, 8444 (Jan. 20, 2025) (E.O. 14159). Essential to the removal of aliens subject to final orders of removal is the ability to locate and arrest them. To this end, certain supervisory immigration officers within both Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) are authorized to issue an administrative warrant, Form I-205, Warrant of Removal (Form 1-205), for the arrest of an alien with a final order of removal. 8 C.F.R. § 241.2(a)(1). All U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) special agents and deportation officers are authorized to execute Forms 1-205. 8 C.F.R. § 287.5(e)(3)(iii) - (y)
Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has not historically relied on administrative warrants alone to arrest aliens subject to final orders of removal in their place of residence, the DHS Office of the General Counsel has recently determined that the U.S. Constitution, the Immigration and Nationality Act, and the immigration regulations do not prohibit relying on administrative warrants for this purpose. Accordingly, in light of this legal determination, ICE immigration officers may arrest and detain aliens subject to a final under of removal issued by an immigration judge, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), or a U.S.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreifrzrvaszfhj4bzhgtyvx3fm6ht4kc2zrwtvozijyxl3zxgp7vx6a@jpeg)
January 21, 2026 at 10:09 PM
ICE secretly told its officers that any time someone has been ordered removed, ICE can break down their door.
It has been accepted for generations that the only thing which can authorize agents to break into your home is a warrant signed by a judge. No wonder ICE hid this memo!
It has been accepted for generations that the only thing which can authorize agents to break into your home is a warrant signed by a judge. No wonder ICE hid this memo!
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It's not totally irrational for the Euros to think they can suck up to him in-person at Davos and that might calm him down, it has before. The problem is even if that works, it only lasts a few days at best. You can't beat the creeps actually in the West Wing at the "last person he talked to" game.
January 20, 2026 at 8:31 AM
It's not totally irrational for the Euros to think they can suck up to him in-person at Davos and that might calm him down, it has before. The problem is even if that works, it only lasts a few days at best. You can't beat the creeps actually in the West Wing at the "last person he talked to" game.
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in which case minnesota is almost a prototypical miller operation. maximally cruel and dangerous but also haphazard and self-defeating.
January 19, 2026 at 8:06 PM
in which case minnesota is almost a prototypical miller operation. maximally cruel and dangerous but also haphazard and self-defeating.
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According to Brian Stelter, 60 Minutes is finally airing the "Inside CECOT" story that Bari Weiss shelved.
She made Sharyn Alfonsi fly to DC to get an interview with Tom Homan and Kristi Noem for the segment, but both refused.
So it'll run tonight -- with no promotion and against the NFL playoffs.
She made Sharyn Alfonsi fly to DC to get an interview with Tom Homan and Kristi Noem for the segment, but both refused.
So it'll run tonight -- with no promotion and against the NFL playoffs.
January 18, 2026 at 8:16 PM
According to Brian Stelter, 60 Minutes is finally airing the "Inside CECOT" story that Bari Weiss shelved.
She made Sharyn Alfonsi fly to DC to get an interview with Tom Homan and Kristi Noem for the segment, but both refused.
So it'll run tonight -- with no promotion and against the NFL playoffs.
She made Sharyn Alfonsi fly to DC to get an interview with Tom Homan and Kristi Noem for the segment, but both refused.
So it'll run tonight -- with no promotion and against the NFL playoffs.
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So,,,NATO countries sending troops to Greenland to defend against US, VS. Ukraine to defend against Russia.
Trump is not playing chess, or even checkers, but eating the pieces.
Trump is not playing chess, or even checkers, but eating the pieces.
January 18, 2026 at 8:18 PM
So,,,NATO countries sending troops to Greenland to defend against US, VS. Ukraine to defend against Russia.
Trump is not playing chess, or even checkers, but eating the pieces.
Trump is not playing chess, or even checkers, but eating the pieces.
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i was talking with someone in the twin cities about how it’s not even accurate to call them protesters. they’re literally just people protecting their city from TERRORISTS.
Every time the Trump regime uses the words "funded protesters" and "outside agitators" news outlets need to cut to this photo from last week.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
January 18, 2026 at 4:39 PM
i was talking with someone in the twin cities about how it’s not even accurate to call them protesters. they’re literally just people protecting their city from TERRORISTS.
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DHS blames Minnesota family driving home from kids’ athletic event for their family (including 6-month old baby) being tear-gassed, then deletes tweet.
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2 children, including infant, hospitalized after federal agents deployed tear gas in Minneapolis
Follow for live updates on President Donald Trump’s administration, including unrest in Minnesota over ICE operations.
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January 17, 2026 at 12:11 AM
DHS blames Minnesota family driving home from kids’ athletic event for their family (including 6-month old baby) being tear-gassed, then deletes tweet.
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Content of the article: Trump says he would like to cancel the midterms
How Reuters promotes it on social media:
How Reuters promotes it on social media:
January 15, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Content of the article: Trump says he would like to cancel the midterms
How Reuters promotes it on social media:
How Reuters promotes it on social media:
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FUrRiES aRe uSInG litTEr boXes iN ScHoOLs
“Let them eat cake”— Entertainers wearing dog masks and Rococo-era 18th-century European aristocratic court costumes danced for Mar-a-Lago guests at a party this weekend
January 15, 2026 at 5:20 AM
FUrRiES aRe uSInG litTEr boXes iN ScHoOLs
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Border Patrol circulated a “Legal Refresher” on the First Amendment to its agents on Monday.
January 15, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Border Patrol circulated a “Legal Refresher” on the First Amendment to its agents on Monday.
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Whether it's Barack Obama asking for Dijon mustard or Donald Trump screaming "fuck you" in a Ford plant at someone calling him a "pedophile protector," presidential norms have been challenged in the 21st century
January 14, 2026 at 2:57 AM
Whether it's Barack Obama asking for Dijon mustard or Donald Trump screaming "fuck you" in a Ford plant at someone calling him a "pedophile protector," presidential norms have been challenged in the 21st century
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AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 AM
AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
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some of these guys feel that they're showing remarkable restraint by passing up murders they're entitled to commit
ICE agent screaming a threat: "Did you not learn from what just happened?"
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January 12, 2026 at 2:35 AM
some of these guys feel that they're showing remarkable restraint by passing up murders they're entitled to commit
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The DOJ is more than three weeks late in delivering the Epstein Files. In those three weeks:
- Trump declared himself acting President of Venezuela
- ICE murdered a woman in Minnesota
- Trump is preparing an invasion of a NATO ally
- Trump initiated a criminal investigation of Fed Chair Powell
- Trump declared himself acting President of Venezuela
- ICE murdered a woman in Minnesota
- Trump is preparing an invasion of a NATO ally
- Trump initiated a criminal investigation of Fed Chair Powell
January 12, 2026 at 1:47 AM
The DOJ is more than three weeks late in delivering the Epstein Files. In those three weeks:
- Trump declared himself acting President of Venezuela
- ICE murdered a woman in Minnesota
- Trump is preparing an invasion of a NATO ally
- Trump initiated a criminal investigation of Fed Chair Powell
- Trump declared himself acting President of Venezuela
- ICE murdered a woman in Minnesota
- Trump is preparing an invasion of a NATO ally
- Trump initiated a criminal investigation of Fed Chair Powell
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They hate Minnesota because we are a people who believe that "we all do better when we all do better."
Minnesota is one of the wealthiest, safest, and cleanest states in the country *because* of our openness and generosity.
Our quality of life is a direct challenge to their zero-sum worldview.
Minnesota is one of the wealthiest, safest, and cleanest states in the country *because* of our openness and generosity.
Our quality of life is a direct challenge to their zero-sum worldview.
January 10, 2026 at 9:30 PM
They hate Minnesota because we are a people who believe that "we all do better when we all do better."
Minnesota is one of the wealthiest, safest, and cleanest states in the country *because* of our openness and generosity.
Our quality of life is a direct challenge to their zero-sum worldview.
Minnesota is one of the wealthiest, safest, and cleanest states in the country *because* of our openness and generosity.
Our quality of life is a direct challenge to their zero-sum worldview.
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Quick update on the political situation in the US: the government is led by a billionaire pedophile who believes he can murder American citizens with impunity.
Seems bad!
Seems bad!
January 10, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Quick update on the political situation in the US: the government is led by a billionaire pedophile who believes he can murder American citizens with impunity.
Seems bad!
Seems bad!
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This is insane. Brooks says everyone is too blinded by ideology to see the truth of what the video shows. Then the host asks him what it shows and he refuses to answer.
“Left and right are equally to blame for everything all the time” is also an ideology!
“Left and right are equally to blame for everything all the time” is also an ideology!
sounds like david f’ing brooks
Brooks and Capehart on the response to the Minnesota ICE shooting
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
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January 10, 2026 at 11:02 PM
This is insane. Brooks says everyone is too blinded by ideology to see the truth of what the video shows. Then the host asks him what it shows and he refuses to answer.
“Left and right are equally to blame for everything all the time” is also an ideology!
“Left and right are equally to blame for everything all the time” is also an ideology!
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“They’re eating the dogs. They’re eating the cats.”
“The 2020 election was stolen.”
“January 6th was Nancy Pelosi’s fault.”
“She’s a domestic terrorist.”
“I’ll lower grocery prices on day one.”
“No new foreign entanglements.”
Lies. All lies.
“The 2020 election was stolen.”
“January 6th was Nancy Pelosi’s fault.”
“She’s a domestic terrorist.”
“I’ll lower grocery prices on day one.”
“No new foreign entanglements.”
Lies. All lies.
January 10, 2026 at 2:38 PM
“They’re eating the dogs. They’re eating the cats.”
“The 2020 election was stolen.”
“January 6th was Nancy Pelosi’s fault.”
“She’s a domestic terrorist.”
“I’ll lower grocery prices on day one.”
“No new foreign entanglements.”
Lies. All lies.
“The 2020 election was stolen.”
“January 6th was Nancy Pelosi’s fault.”
“She’s a domestic terrorist.”
“I’ll lower grocery prices on day one.”
“No new foreign entanglements.”
Lies. All lies.
Hundreds of people came out in Fargo-Moorhead today despite strong winds and freezing temps to peacefully protest against ICE
January 10, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Hundreds of people came out in Fargo-Moorhead today despite strong winds and freezing temps to peacefully protest against ICE
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The goal here is martial law. It’s martial law. Let’s be clear about that.
January 10, 2026 at 6:22 PM
The goal here is martial law. It’s martial law. Let’s be clear about that.
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Everyone who has killed protesters and then blamed the protesters for “protesting wrong” has been remembered by history as the bad guys.
January 10, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Everyone who has killed protesters and then blamed the protesters for “protesting wrong” has been remembered by history as the bad guys.
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