Poet’s Federal Trial Set For February, Community Continues Support
The federal trial for poet and activist Isabel "Isa" Lopez has been reset for Feb. 2, 2026, after several delays and cancellations.
Category: Police
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.
Jamar Clark’s Family Unveils New Bench on 10 Year Anniversary
Jamar Clark's family unveiled a marble stone bench at the place he was killed by police on the ten year anniversary.
Jamar Clark 10th Anniversary Event
Minneapolis, MN — On Nov. 15, 2015, Minneapolis Police officers Mark Ringgenberg and Dustin Schwarze fatally shot unarmed 24-year-old Jamar Clark. The community responded by occupying the police’s 4th Precinct for 18 days and enduring a white supremacist terror attack where five people were shot…
Federal Court Ruling Limits Police Qualified Immunity in Line 3 Excessive Force Case
Police officers who use excessive force on protesters are not entitled to qualified immunity and cannot use excessive force to prompt compliance, a federal appeals court ruled on Sept. 17.
Get Inside, the Cops are Coming: Roma Families in Greece are Under Threat
In the outskirts of Athens, Roma families live under constant suspicion, struggling for dignity, work, and a place to belong.
Body Cameras Show How Police Acted During Minneapolis’ Largest Mass Arrest
UR is exclusively releasing 73 Minneapolis Police videos from the largest mass arrest in MN history of at least 646 people in Nov. 2020.
Rio de Janeiro Mourns After 121 People Killed in Unprecedented Police Operation
October 28, 2025, will be remembered as one of the saddest episodes in recent Brazilian history, especially for residents of the state of Rio de Janeiro. At least 121 people were killed in one of the deadliest police operations in the country's history.
Newly Revealed FBI Document Confirms Collaboration Between DC Police and Discredited Far-Right Group Project Veritas
Federal Prosecutor Jennifer Kerkhoff Muyskens and DC Police Detective Greggory Pemberton Conspired to Alter Key Video Evidence From Project Veritas Used to Prosecute More Than 200 Inauguration Day Protesters, Hid Additional Evidence, and Lied About How It Was Obtained
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Cop City RICO Trials Begin in Atlanta, First Case Declared a Mistrial
Atlanta, GA — The first trial in the ‘Cop City’ RICO case began the morning of July 7 in Fulton County Superior Court, with defendant Ayla King returning to court for the first time since January 2024. However, proceedings quickly came to a halt following…
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After Trump Dismissed Minneapolis Police’s Federal Consent Decree, City Attorney Prevents Reform Merge
Minneapolis, MN — The Trump administration ditched Minneapolis Police’s federal Department of Justice consent decree on the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s murder. Minneapolis officials want to merge these reform provisions into an active state agreement. These efforts stalled during a July 8 City Council…
Philadelphia Police Crack Down on Anti-ICE Marches Twice in One Week
Philadelphia, PA — The increasing tempo of pro-immigrant, anti-ICE protests hit Philadelphia last week, and the Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) has decided to crack down.
On Tuesday, June 10, and Saturday, June 14, autonomous protests were called outside of the Federal Detention Center (FDC), where…
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Plainclothes Feds Arrest Poet After Interview With Press, Unseal Conflated Complaint
Saint Paul, MN — Plainclothes federal agents arrested 27-year-old Isabel Lopez on Monday after she left an interview with the press about being assaulted by feds during a protest against what many thought was an immigration raid on Minneapolis’ Lake Street a week prior. On…
ICE-Led ‘Homeland Security Task Force’ Raid Draws Large Mobilization in Minneapolis
Minneapolis, MN — Dozens of federal agents in a newly minted federal task force raided a business on East Lake Street in South Minneapolis on Tuesday morning (June 3) and were quickly met with a raucous crowd amid toxic smoke conditions from Canadian wildfires. The…
Car Marshals Protecting Pro-Palestine Protest Acquitted in Minnesota Court
Minneapolis, MN — A judge recently acquitted three car marshals ticketed for positioning their vehicles to protect a pro-Palestine protest in Minneapolis on October 1, 2024. Judge Bev Benson ruled that Jess Sundin, Emily Newberg and Sarah Martin “had no legal alternative” and a justified…
Reporter Reflection on George Floyd Uprising – Feature-Length Documentary
Unicorn Riot’s exclusive new feature-length documentary, Reporter Reflection on George Floyd Uprising, spotlights the perspectives of the community on the frontlines of the historic popular revolt following the merciless police killing of George Floyd. Narrated by Unicorn Riot’s Niko Georgiades, the 150-minute documentary takes you…
Reporter Reflection on George Floyd Uprising – Episode 5
The final episode of Unicorn Riot’s Reporter Reflection series on the George Floyd Uprising features the final nine days of the historic uprising from Minneapolis and St. Paul. This episode starts in Uptown Minneapolis on the night of May 30, 2020 with heavy police and…
Reporter Reflection on George Floyd Uprising – Episode 4
Episode 4 of Unicorn Riot’s exclusive documentary series Reporter Reflection takes the viewer through the fiery streets of South Minneapolis on May 29, 2020 — the fourth day of the historic popular uprising against police terror and anti-Blackness after the murder of George Floyd. The…
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…
Reporter Reflection on George Floyd Uprising – Episode 3 (Parts 1 and 2)
May 28, 2020, the third day of the George Floyd Uprising, was the most significant as the community continued directing its outrage at the Minneapolis Police’s 3rd Precinct, leading to it being ransacked and set on fire, something that has historically never been done in…
Reporter Reflection on George Floyd Uprising – Episode 2
With an up-front view of the crowd control tactics used by police and voices from community members in front of burning buildings, Episode 2 of Reporter Reflection on George Floyd Uprising takes you into the fiery night before the popular siege of the Minneapolis Police…