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"Camp East Montana’s population has declined to about 1,500 detainees in recent weeks, about half as many people as it held in January, according to a separate internal ICE document obtained by The Post."

American support for abolishing ICE hits record 50% in new poll It's the 1st time in YouGov's polling history that support for abolishing ICE has reached 50%.

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ICE has spun a massive surveillance web. We talked to people caught in it The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE and Border Patrol, is using a broad web of surveillance tools — purchased as its budget has ballooned under this administration — to monitor, ap...

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We can fight the feds with laws you may not know about • Minnesota Reformer If nothing else, you’ll be highlighting the hypocrisy of the administration’s alleged commitment to law and order when it’s clear they are repeatedly breaking the law.

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6 Surprising Facts About Trees That Will Change How You See Forests | Earth Day Celebrate World Mangrove Day by discovering six surprising facts about trees that reveal just how vital they are to our planet’s health and future.

"Trees actually communicate and share resources with one another through an underground fungal network often referred to as the “Wood Wide Web.” This network is made up of mycorrhizal fungi that connect the roots of different trees and plants."
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Same Brutal ICE. Now Stealthier. ICE has learned how to be cruel and lawless without drawing so much attention to itself.

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Family Freedom Center is having a community meal/Black History Month event on Friday Feb 27 5-7:30!
310 N 1st Ave W Duluth

Singing Resistance! March 1, 1pm
1313 Belknap, Superior, WI
Douglas County Courthouse
Weekend of Actions!
We sing in resistance to the violence perpetuated by ICE & Border Patrol agents across our nation.

ICE’s Largest Prison Contractors Post Record Revenue Two of ICE’s biggest contractors for operating detention centers hailed "growth opportunities" amid Trump's crackdown.

One of ICE’s biggest contractors for building and managing detention centers posted record revenue in 2025. The GEO Group, which operates 19 facilities for ICE, reported $2.6 billion in total revenue in 2025. That’s profits paid for with your tax dollars.

Immigration Agents Arrest Student Inside Columbia Building, School Says

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How to build emergency response systems for the long haul The international accompaniment movement teaches us that to avoid burnout, we must build durable, collective and supportive structures now.

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JUST IN: Judge Murphy has ruled that the Trump administration's policy of sending deported immigrants to third countries without notice or a chance to challenge is illegal and unconstitutional.

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Investigation urged into immigration practices of company owned by Maga donors Milwaukee city council member calls for inquiry into Uline’s previous ‘shuttle program’ to bring in Mexican workers

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ICE, Inc.: The Top Companies Profiting from Trump’s Immigration Crackdown A number of the companies winning the largest amount of ICE contracts in Trump’s second term made large political contributions and lobbied on a law tripling ICE’s budget.

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What others can learn from how Minnesota helped its most vulnerable residents during the ICE surge | CNN Business The surge of federal immigration agents in Minnesota over the past few months left many people not only traumatized but financially hard up.

apparently today is just the mutual aid press day here at the standwithminnesota HQ

Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.

tomorrow, StandWithMinnesota.com will hit a million site visits and over 650,000 unique visitors.

i made it 10 days ago with $600 from you guys for hosting and cloudflare.

thank you. thank you.

DHS dramatically increased spending to obtain weapons last year, report says A report released by Sen. Adam Schiff of California shows a multimillion-dollar increase in spending for weapons, ammunition and related accessories.

A shocking new oversight report from @schiff.senate.gov finds ICE & Border Patrol committed at least $144M to lethal weapons, making us all less safe. 🖊️ @nbcnews.com @daniellalsilva.bsky.social: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ice-spending-dhs-increased-weapons-2026-report-schiff-rcna259388

She’s raised almost $20m to help Minnesota – she thinks you can do it too Ashley Fairbanks launched Stand with Minnesota as ICE raids rocked her home town – now donations are pouring in, and families’ rent is being paid

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Opinion | The Bible Tells Us to Love Immigrants

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Opinion | What Exactly Is a ‘Concentration Camp’?

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ICE detained a Minnesota teen, labeled him an ‘unaccompanied minor,’ and lost him The Trump administration is apprehending and designating immigrant kids as “unaccompanied,” even as their parents in the U.S. search for them.

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Frequently Asked Questions: Leaked ICE Memos About Arrests and Warrants Two leaked ICE memos encourage officers to violate the Constitution and our laws. This resource explains what we know about these memos and why they matter.

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Welcoming the Stranger and Fighting the Power: A Roundup Resistance is happening in a thousand ways from people destroying Flock cameras to judges upholding the Constitution to the pope once again spurning JD Vance's advances. Resistance in solidarity with ...

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DoJ cases against protesters keep collapsing as officers’ lies are exposed in court String of embarrassing defeats for prosecutors as experts condemn DoJ effort to cast people as ‘violent perpetrators’

"In Chicago, of 92 people arrested for assaulting or impeding officers last fall, 74 cases have resulted in no charges; in 13 cases, charges were filed and dismissed; and five charged cases were still pending *** As of the end of January, there have been no convictions."

‘No one deserves this’: Beaverton father dies after deportation to Mexico A Beaverton family is grieving after the father, who was detained and deported by ICE, has now died.

This 53 year old man who lived in my neighborhood w/no criminal record & who had been in the US for 30 years, was detained and thrown into a cold cell for days, caught pneumonia and COVID there and deported.

He finally died.

I am so angry.
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Know Your Rights: Expedited Removal Expansion On Jan. 21, the Department of Homeland Security expanded its use of a process called “expedited removal,” putting undocumented community members at greater risk. These changes are effective as of Jan....

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I just want to live in a country where the leader can’t enrich themselves with our tax dollars, the government does what the people want, and the wealthy have to follow the laws.

You know, like a democracy.

🏛️How Things Work - The Legal Edition | Part 2: CLOSING THE DOOR ON ASYLUM? Pretermission of Asylum Cases in the Trump Era with Margaret K. Taylor & Jeremiah Johnson
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