ICE in Minnesota — Days 69-71: Hints of Fed Withdrawal Teased, Homeland Security Chiefs Grilled in Congress
Politicians are hinting Operation Metro Surge could wind down, but any change in the situation remains vaporous for now.
Tag: ERO
ICE in Minnesota – Day 46: Military Deployment Threat, Judge Rules Against Feds, Far-Right Agitators Opposed
A month and a half into "Operation Metro Surge," the federal immigration enforcement blitz that has flooded the Twin Cities with ICE and other federal agents, protests and developments are accelerating
🦄 Borders & Migration, 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.
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…
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,…
🦄 Investigative
Icebreaker Pt 6 – Leaked ICE Special Response Team Handbook for Planning and Executing Armed Raids
United States – Unicorn Riot obtained confidential Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) special agent policy manuals, which were in effect during the agency’s earlier years under presidents Bush and Obama. Icebreaker Part 6 covers ICE’s “Special Response Team” (SRT) area of doctrine, the section of…
🦄 Investigative
Icebreaker Pt 3 – Confidential Homeland Security Fugitive and Compliance Enforcement Handbooks
Unicorn Riot obtained confidential Department of Homeland Security manuals showing how DHS’s largest investigative arm, Homeland Security Investigations, advised its agents to conduct their operations. Part 3 of the Icebreaker series turns to the “Compliance Enforcement Investigations” and “Fugitives” handbooks, ICE/HSI manuals that lay out…
🦄 Investigative
Icebreaker Pt 1 – Secret Homeland Security ICE/HSI Manual for Stripping US Citizenship
A confidential manual, which Unicorn Riot has obtained in full, guides the US Department of Homeland Security’s little-known investigative arm, Homeland Security Investigations, in targeting and stripping citizenship from naturalized foreign-born Americans.
This is the first story in Unicorn Riot’s “Icebreaker” series, which aims to…