Few years on the Earth
Kyle Wagner has emerged as a polarizing figure in Minneapolis after posting a series of social media videos urging armed supporters to confront federal immigration officials in the wake of a fatal shooting involving U.S. Border Patrol. Identifying himself publicly as an Antifa activist, Wagner framed his calls as a response to what he described … Read more
The fatal shooting of 37-year-old intensive care nurse Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis has sparked widespread scrutiny, grief, and debate over the use of force by immigration authorities operating in U.S. cities. Pretti, an experienced ICU nurse employed at the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs hospital, was shot during an encounter involving federal agents amid … Read more
The detention of Elvis Joel Tipan-Echeverria and his 2-year-old daughter, Chloe Renata Tipan Villacis, by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minneapolis has intensified scrutiny of federal immigration enforcement tactics in the Twin Cities. The incident, which occurred in south Minneapolis as the father and child were returning home from a grocery store, has drawn … Read more
The resignation of Tracee Mergen, the acting supervisor of the FBI’s Public Corruption Squad in the Minneapolis field office, has drawn national attention to internal disputes over how sensitive cases are classified and pursued within federal law enforcement. Mergen stepped down last week, and multiple sources say her departure was connected in part to disagreements … Read more
The unexpected deportation of Jeson Nelon Presilla Flores, one of the accused suspects in what federal prosecutors have described as the largest jewelry heist in United States history, has ignited widespread anger among victims, legal observers, and industry stakeholders. The case, centered on a daring 2022 robbery of a Brinks armored truck in Southern California … Read more
A routine drive home for the Jackson family turned into a medical emergency that has since drawn national attention and renewed scrutiny of federal immigration enforcement operations in the Twin Cities. Shawn Jackson, his wife Destiny Jackson, and several of their six children were hospitalized after a tear gas canister deployed by a federal officer … Read more
The fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good during a federal immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis has continued to reverberate far beyond the scene of the incident itself, exposing sharp political, legal, and social tensions around immigration enforcement in the United States. What began as a disputed law-enforcement encounter on January 7 has since expanded into … Read more
A protest outside a federal immigration building in Santa Ana, California, escalated into a violent confrontation when a 21-year-old demonstrator, Kaden Rummler, was struck in the face by a projectile fired by a federal officer. The incident, captured on video and recounted by fellow protesters and Rummler’s family, left him permanently blinded in his left … Read more
Zara Larsson is one of Sweden’s most internationally recognised pop artists, known for a career that has blended commercial success with outspoken views on social and political issues. In recent days, she has once again drawn widespread attention, not for her music but for a series of Instagram stories in which she expressed strong support … Read more
The death of Nenko Gantchev, a 56-year-old Bulgarian-born Chicago business owner, while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has drawn national attention and renewed scrutiny of conditions inside federal immigration detention centers. Gantchev, a longtime resident of Chicago who operated a trucking business and was pursuing permanent legal status, was found unresponsive … Read more