US Attorney Daniel Rosen defends himself, again, in contempt hearing for ICE order violations minnesotareformer.com/2026/03/05/u...
US Attorney Daniel Rosen defends himself, again, in contempt hearing for ICE order violations minnesotareformer.com/2026/03/05/u...
Today's jobs report was much weaker than expected. Payroll jobs fell 92k in Feb, and revisions to Dec data show a loss of 17k jobs. Average job growth over the last 3 months now under 6k.
Household survey population controls indicate a significant drop in the labor force.
#NumbersDay #EconSky
Exclusive: US military investigators believe it is likely that US forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school that killed scores of children on February 28 but have not yet reached a final conclusion or completed their investigation reut.rs/40b19JN
US Attorney Daniel Rosen defends himself, again, in contempt hearing for ICE order violations minnesotareformer.com/2026/03/05/u...
I profiled Jason Chavez, the Minneapolis city council member who has been embedded in community efforts to combat ICE.
βTo leave your constituents to face off with a racist fascist regime on their own, without having someone that has some powerβ¦I could not let my constituents be out there alone.β
US Senate rejects limits on Trump war powers, as Hegseth vows βdeath and destructionβ for Iran minnesotareformer.com/2026/03/04/r...
Chief O'Hara confirmed today that there were no "self-initiated" reports from his officers of illegal activity by federal agents.
Judge weighs contempt against top Department of Justice official in Minnesota over ICE orders minnesotareformer.com/2026/03/03/j...
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Within minutes of Trump announcing the launch of Operation Epic Fury, X was flooded with disinformation.
Almost all of the accounts sharing fake videos of the attack on Iran featured blue checkmarks, meaning X is profiting from this.
www.wired.com/story/x-is-d...
30 more charged for protesting at Twin Cities church where pastor is ICE official minnesotareformer.com/briefs/30-mo...
Federal judge in Minnesota threatens Trump officials with contempt over violated orders minnesotareformer.com/2026/02/26/f...
βThe Court is not aware of another occasion in the history of the United States in which a federal court has had to threaten contempt β again and again and again β to force the United States government to comply with court orders." minnesotareformer.com/2026/02/27/c...
A federal judge in Minnesota has ordered U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen to appear before him and explain why federal officials shouldnβt be held in contempt for violating orders in 28 immigrant detention cases minnesotareformer.com/2026/02/26/f...
A DOJ-involved withholding.
A reminder that Minnesota as a whole sends more revenue to the federal government than it gets back, and on a per capita basis Minnesotans contribute more revenue to the federal government than residents of almost every other state in the nation.
www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/mapped-u-...
Many workers have missed shifts without jobs being destroyed making it challenging to measure labor impacts with conventional sources.
We use real-time daily data from Homebase to measure impacts. Thanks to UChicago and Homebase for making the data available.
#EconSky #NumbersDay
Jailed for βStanding Upβ: DHS Assault Victim Aliya Rahman Arrested at State of the Union Address www.democracynow.org/2026/2/25/al...
βThis ministry is not political advocacy. It is not symbolic presence. It is a core and non-negotiable religious obligation rooted in Scripture and centuries of practice,β the lawsuit says. minnesotareformer.com/2026/02/23/m...
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Minnesotaβs ban on anti-union captive audience meetings survives legal challenge minnesotareformer.com/briefs/minne...
Minnesota clergy sue Trump administration over ability to minister to detainees at Whipple minnesotareformer.com/2026/02/23/m...
Farm bankruptcies up in Minnesota and across the Midwest minnesotareformer.com/2026/02/23/f...
The end of Operation Metro Surge, in data minnesotareformer.com/2026/02/23/t...
Lawyers filed over 1,000 lawsuits challenging immigrant detentions during Operation Metro Surge minnesotareformer.com/2026/02/19/l...
Senior reporter @alexbaumhardt.bsky.social spent last week helping out the @minnesotareformer.com in her hometown of the Twin Cities. She reflects on what she learned there β and what it could mean for Portland. buff.ly/fcEH2zK
Angie Craig says DHS told her there are fewer than 500 ICE agents in Minnesota β and that sheβs taking everything DHS says with a grain of salt.
There were around 150 ICE agents here prior to the surge.
The amended complaint in a lawsuit filed by the ACLU against federal immigration authorities features sworn declarations from more than 80 people, including people who have been followed home by federal agents and shot with rubber bullets.