ICE Arrests Observer, Maces Press & Detains People as Agents are Confronted Across Minneapolis
ICE agents arrested an observer during an early morning raid in Minneapolis and maced press in afternoon actions on Dec. 9.
Category: Borders & Migration
ICE Targets Somali Community in Minneapolis
ICE agents have descended on Minneapolis for Operation Metro Surge, a new phase of the Trump Administration’s crackdown on immigrants, this time targeting the city’s Somali population.
Documenting Deportation Flights at MSP Airport
Over the past several months, an "aviation geek" in Minnesota who goes by ottergoose on reddit has been tracking, photographing, and posting his documentation of deportation flights online.
Local ‘Participating Agencies’ Expand ICE Links in Minnesota as Counties Profit from Immigrant Detentions
The 287(g) program links local law enforcement agencies into ICE. The program has grown incrementally in Minnesota this year; meanwhile counties are collecting millions of dollars by detaining immigrants for ICE.
Minneapolis Community Rallies Behind Isabel Lopez to Demand Feds Drop Charges
Minneapolis, MN — At The Square Gallery nestled inside George Floyd Square on September 14, 2025, a gathering of community members, anti-ICE activists, and leaders rallied behind Isabel Lopez against her legal case. She is facing four felony charges incurred while protesting what was thought…
A Chaplain Trapped Between Trump’s Deportation System and Egypt’s Autocratic Regime
Ayman Soliman found himself trapped between the U.S.’s quota-driven deportation system and Egypt’s autocratic regime known for killing and silencing critics. Now out of jail, he’s revealing the glaring errors in President Donald Trump’s deportation campaigns.
Greek Parliament Approves Harsh Migration Bill: Prison Sentences, Fines and Ankle-Monitors
Athens, Greece — Amidst strong reactions, Greece’s Parliament voted on Wednesday, September 3 in favor of a new migration bill, which introduces prison sentences of two to five years for those who remain in the country after their asylum applications have been rejected, among other…
Reports of Uprising at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
UPDATE: Stephanie Hartman, the Florida Division of Emergency Management’s communications director, repeated her department’s pattern of blanket denials in a statement reported by The Guardian on August 28: “these reports are manufactured. There is no uprising happening at Alligator Alcatraz. Detainees are given clean, safe…
SEIU Protests Arrest, Injury of Union Leader David Huerta in LA ICE Raid
The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is holding rallies across the U.S. demanding the release of California SEIU President David Huerta from the federal Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles. Huerta, a US citizen, was documenting an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid in Downtown…
New Federal Task Forces Under 287(g) Could Form ‘ICE Army’ From National Guard, State, Local & College Police
The Trump Administration has dramatically ramped up arrests and sweeps of people residing in the U.S., with new highly visible incidents and court cases unfolding every week and reaching new heights by mid-May. A new development could spell much larger scales of activity on American…
A People on the Brink: Life and Death in Dheisheh Camp – PT. 2
The following is part 2 of our article series documenting conditions at Dheisheh refugee camp in the occupied Palestinian West Bank, where independent journalist and Unicorn Riot contributor Brendan Dunn, spent time in 2023 and 2024 collecting stories from Palestinian activists resisting the ongoing Israeli…
A People on the Brink: Life and Death in Dheisheh Camp – PT. 1
As the genocide in Gaza rages on, Palestinians in the occupied West Bank struggle to survive. 19 refugee camps in the West Bank are home to over 900,000 displaced Palestinian people expelled from their homelands. Dheisheh refugee camp is one of these camps, where Unicorn…
Immigrant Rights Leader Jeanette Vizguerra Detained by ICE, Community Holds Vigil Outside GEO Center
Aurora, CO — On Monday, longtime immigrant rights leader Jeanette Vizguerra was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers (ICE) and has been incarcerated at the for-profit GEO ICE Detention Center in Aurora since. Supporters of Vizguerra, including her children, have been rallying outside…
MN Activists Rally Against Trump in Response to Anti-Immigrant Executive Orders
Minneapolis, MN – On February 20, 2025, activists gathered outside of Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar’s office to protest the government’s executive orders and policies that negatively affect marginalized communities, including getting rid of “ICE-free spaces” like places of worship, schools and hospitals. Klobuchar’s office has…
Vigil at GEO ICE Detention Center in Aurora Spreads Love to Immigrants
Aurora, CO — On the evening of February 10, community members gathered for a vigil outside the for-profit GEO ICE Detention Center in Aurora, Colorado “to honor and spread love to immigrants” inside the facility. The event is called “Love Knows No Borders! No Walls!”…
Coloradans Rally at State Capitol to Support Immigrants and Protest Mass Deportations
Denver, CO — For the second time this week, Coloradans showed up in large numbers to protest the Trump administration’s policies, including the escalated rate of arrests and deportations occurring across the country due to the 10 executive orders President Trump signed on inauguration day…
University of Utah Students Protest Against ICE and Police on Campus
Salt Lake City, UT — On Thursday evening, a crowd of several dozen community members gathered on the University of Utah campus to express solidarity with immigrants and denounce U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and police activity on campus.
“People are afraid, but actually…
Calls For a Migrant Labor Strike Grow on Social Media
Since the xenophobia-fueled presidential re-election of Donald Trump, calls have been growing on social media for a pro-immigrant labor strike beginning on January 11, days before Trump is to take office. The emerging movement’s goal is to highlight the social, cultural, and economic importance of…
ICE is Training Civilians to Conduct Violent Raids on Immigrants
New details about a program from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) are getting attention after the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) published a trove of internal documents about ICE’s ‘Citizens Academy’ programs. The academy trains civilians to operate multiple firearms,…
Dozens of Migrant Families Face Eviction in Aurora, CO with Less Than One Week’s Notice
Aurora, CO — On the morning of August 7, 2024, over 85 migrant families who live at the Fitzsimons Place Apartments owned by Nome Partners LLC were told they have six days to vacate their homes. The migrant families are predominantly from Venezuela, which some…
‘We Want Justice’: One Year Since the Pylos Shipwreck
A year after the Pylos shipwreck, one of the deadliest shipwrecks in modern history, relatives and survivors protest in Athens. Some of the survivors say a Greek Coast Guard vessel attempted to tow the fishing boat carrying 750 refugees and migrants and caused the shipwreck.
As Border Protection’s Budget Increases, So Does Its Reach
Customs and Border Protection, the federal agency tasked with policing international borders in the U.S., is set to receive billions in additional funding after Congress passed its latest spending package. The agency, which has long avoided accountability, has a troubled history of law enforcement away…