Federal prosecutors offered plea agreements to most defendants charged after an anti-ICE protest at Cities Church. The deals would reduce felony conspiracy charges to misdemeanors.
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Jon Collins
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Q: Can you rule out that Iran is behind the water attacks? TRUMP: I don't think so. I think that Minnesota is behind it. You know who is behind it? Minnesota. Because they're grossly incompetent. I don't think there was an Iranian cyberattack. I think Minnesota ought to get its act together.
9th Cir., 2-1, joins the 2d, 6th, 10th, and 11th Cirs. in holding that DHS cannot detain unadmitted noncitizens found living inside the United States without the possibility of bond while their removal proceedings are pending. Circuits split with 5th and 8th. cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/op...
BREAKING: James Comey has now also filed a motion seeking "disclosure of the transcript and audio recordings of the grand jury proceedings in this case." Motion: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... Memo: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Breaking News: Ross Douthat, The New York Times opinion columnist, is joining CBS News’s “60 Minutes” in one of the first major hires since Bari Weiss’s takeover.
Immigration agents used racial slurs referring to Latinos in text messages, video obtained by ACLU
“This is thought to be the first known case in the United States where federal prosecutors have charged someone for the alleged destruction of data using a ‘duress’ password built into a phone’s software”
A letter from the mother of Alex Pretti, six months after he was murdered by ICE.
Representatives for Taylor Farms called the White House to try to delay a recall tied to one of the largest foodborne illness outbreaks in U.S. history www.wsj.com/health/taylo...
BREAKING: Justice Department agrees to withdraw subpoenas issued to New York Times reporters in leak investigation related to new Air Force One jet. Withdrawal of subpoenas follows hearing before NY federal judge, who indicated he was inclined to quash the subpoenas.
Come work with me! MinnPost is hiring a data journalist. www.minnpost.com/careers/2026...
The Shelby County District Attorney’s office on Wednesday released three brief videos from inside a Burger King where a federal agent assigned to the Memphis Safe Task Force fatally shot Darrin Pigram on May 13. @anitawadhwani.bsky.social reports.
Jeronimo Yanez killed Philando Castile ten years ago. I didn’t know, or had forgotten, that this was the first time an on-duty police officer in Minnesota was EVER charged with killing a civilian.
Jon CollinsIt was a decade ago my newsroom got word of a police shooting in a nearby suburb. The victim's name was Philando Castile. His death would trigger a surge of protest for police accountability, the first criminal charges against an officer and would change the state. (1) share.google/B3Ogmudw35eb...
NEW: Aurora Police say an ICE detention center employee shot a protester last night. She is expected to survive. 42-year-old Brandon Booth, who works for the ICE contractor GEO Group, is being held on suspicion of attempted second degree murder and other charges.
ProPublica: Trump's FCC Chairman Brendan Carr and fellow Republican commissioner Olivia Trusty received pricey gifts valued at tens of thousands of dollars from Paramount while the company had deals pending before the commission.
Cities that don't allow ICE enforcement stand to lose federal funds for rape kits, police, and emergency services, Trump's DOJ threatens.
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the Ramsey County Attorney and Sheriff are suing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security over the feds' refusal to provide evidence related to the potential kidnapping of ChongLy Scott Thao during Operation Metro Surge. Here's the full complaint:
Federal officials refuse to identify ICE agent who shot Biddeford man