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(DIR) Post #B2gBymnDeQLYVHoLjc by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-01-26T14:29:19Z
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State of #Minnesota & #Trump admin meet in court today on request to end surge of agentsA federal judge in MN will hold a hearing at 10AM ET (9AM CT) on a lawsuit to end Operation Metro Surge. Judge Katherine Menendez has said she wants to hear from both sides before making a decision on the request.#ReneeGood #AlexPretti #StateSponsoredTerrorism #law #murder #ExtraJudicialKillings #CivilRights #UseOfForce #ICE #CBP #Sturmabteilung
(DIR) Post #B2gC0zgYghQD4IkSsC by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-01-26T14:29:43Z
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The complaint brought by the state of #Minnesota & cities of #Minneapolis & #StPaul argues the aggressive influx of federal #immigration officers into the state “is driven by nothing more than the #Trump Administration’s desire to punish political opponents & score partisan points—at the direct expense of Plaintiffs’ residents.”#ReneeGood #AlexPretti #StateSponsoredTerrorism #law #murder #ExtraJudicialKillings #CivilRights #UseOfForce #ICE #CBP #Sturmabteilung
(DIR) Post #B2gC9iEawJVRYEpGtc by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-01-26T14:31:18Z
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The #Trump admin’s response says the lawsuit has “not a shred of legal support,” saying Trump has “broad authority” to “enforce” federal #immigration #law.The plaintiffs are asking the judge to “reduce the numbers of officers & agents deployed in #Minnesota to the levels that existed … prior to the commencement of Operation Metro Surge.”#ReneeGood #AlexPretti #StateSponsoredTerrorism #law #murder #ExtraJudicialKillings #CivilRights #UseOfForce #ICE #CBP #Sturmabteilung
(DIR) Post #B2gCIz5bdsyGQs2iDQ by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-01-26T14:32:52Z
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They also want the judge to place several limits on #federal officers who remain in the state, including prohibiting them from concealing their identities with masks & approaching suspects based only on “race, ethnicity, accented speech, or proximity to predominantly Immigrant-serving businesses or cultural centers.”#ReneeGood #AlexPretti #Minnesota #Trump #StateSponsoredTerrorism #law #murder #ExtraJudicialKillings #CivilRights #UseOfForce #ICE #CBP #Sturmabteilung
(DIR) Post #B2gCrFY4xBn3KFhRTs by ChrisHolladay@mastodon.social
2026-01-26T14:38:14Z
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@Nonilex Don't wait too long
(DIR) Post #B2gD7M4AUOS8AmOA3U by aadeacon@mastodon.social
2026-01-26T14:42:03Z
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@Nonilex Judge Katherine Menendez (sarcasm on) With a name like that she must be an immigrant, ICE will deport her before she can hear the case (sarcasm off)
(DIR) Post #B2gKcc4Zj6ZCTMQnWC by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-01-26T16:06:09Z
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The office of #KeithEllison, the #Minnesota AG, is asking a judge to stop the surge of federal# immigration agents in the state. Later today, #federal officials will argue against a lawsuit brought by the MN Bureau of Criminal Apprehension [#BCA] following the killing of #AlexPretti by federal agents.#StateSponsoredTerrorism #Trump #law #murder #ExtraJudicialKillings #CivilRights #UseOfForce #MafiaState #ICE #CBP #Sturmabteilung
(DIR) Post #B2gKt2slohb0FpkG5g by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-01-26T16:09:07Z
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In the federal court hearing, Lindsey Middlecamp, a lawyer for the state of #Minnesota, is asking a judge to stop what she calls an “invasion” of #federal agents. She urges the judge to “issue a temporary restraining order today. Not tomorrow. Not next week. Today.”In her opening statement, Lindsey Middlecamp notes that “another person has been shot dead in broad daylight.” She also refers to a letter sent to the governor by #PamBondi, the US AG, as “a ransom note.”#Trump #law #ICE #CBP
(DIR) Post #B2gL36fCc5VqsSCEZk by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-01-26T16:10:57Z
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Before Monday’s hearing began, #Minnesota AG #KeithEllison said he hoped the court would issue an order halting the federal #immigration operation promptly. “Judge Menendez is an i-dotter & a t-crosser,” said Ellison, who is attending the hearing. “She’s very, very good at her job & she’s not inclined to take action that is not well supported & deliberate.”#ReneeGood #AlexPretti #Trump #StateSponsoredTerrorism #law #murder #ExtraJudicialKillings #CivilRights #UseOfForce #ICE #CBP
(DIR) Post #B2gLLp5u9y7jtBbwFE by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-01-26T16:14:20Z
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Lindsey Middlecamp, the #Minnesota state lawyer, accused #federal officials of “finding any way they can to punish & silence those who speak up against their misconduct.”Brian Carter, another lawyer for MN, tells the judge that “this situation is unprecedented in the 250-year history of our country.” He claimed the deployment of #immigration agents—which he called “essentially an army”—was intended to “stir the pot with conduct that is pervasive & includes widespread illegal violent conduct.”
(DIR) Post #B2gMMFNQXdctMDZZqa by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-01-26T16:25:37Z
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Judge Kate M. Menendez, who is hearing arguments on whether to block the #ICE surge in #Minnesota, said that “I think it goes without saying that we are in shockingly unusual times.” But she’s pressing a lawyer for the state on whether their claims of a #10thAmendment violation pass legal muster [#10A defines the concept of #federalism, the relationship between #Federal & #state governments.]https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/tenth_amendment#Trump #law #murder #ExtraJudicialKillings #CivilRights #UseOfForce #ICE #CBP
(DIR) Post #B2gMWNTrGbuvO1Pa3k by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-01-26T16:27:26Z
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Judge Kate Menendez, a Biden appointee, is continuing to press a lawyer for the state on their request to block the #ICE surge. She notes that several more narrow lawsuits have been brought challenging specific actions by #immigration agents. “It seems that part of the solution for this set of wrongs that you describe is to bring cases about those wrongs,” she said, “rather than to say all of these things together means the #federal government has to leave the #state of #Minnesota.”#law
(DIR) Post #B2gMlgMZLQxwIEIex6 by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-01-26T16:30:11Z
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“How do I decide when a law enforcement response crosses the line from a legitimate law enforcement response to a response that violates the #10thAmendment?” Judge Kate M. Menendez asks a lawyer for the state of #Minnesota.Brian Carter, a lawyer for MN, tells the judge that “at its heart, the issue is that the #federal government is attempting to bend the #state’s will to its own. And that is not allowed under the #Constitution.”#Trump #law #UseOfForce #authoritarianism #ICE #CBP
(DIR) Post #B2gN0N5jHJnOroQZgO by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-01-26T16:32:46Z
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Judge Kate Menendez notes that the #state of #Minnesota “has one set of values” around #immigration enforcement, & the #Trump admin has another. She tells a lawyer for the state that “we’re at risk of asking me to decide who’s right there.”Brian Carter, a lawyer for MN, again tells the judge that he believes “it is personal animosity, it is #retribution” that is motivating the Trump admin’s campaign in MN. He cites some of the president’s language about MN as evidence for that claim.#law
(DIR) Post #B2gN9oQB2IkUEdUfGy by notthatkindofdoctor@mastodon.social
2026-01-26T16:34:32Z
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@Nonilex The set of values that doesn't ignore due process is correct, hello!
(DIR) Post #B2gNFhjcoCBLEeOqlE by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-01-26T16:35:36Z
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The court hearing on #Minnesota’s effort to expel #immigration agents from the state is now on a short break. The federal judge, Kate M. Menendez, is expected to hear from lawyers for the #Trump admin soon. In making another pitch for an immediate ruling, Brian Carter, a lawyer for the state, said “the situation on the streets is so dire” that “relief is appropriate now, & it should be granted now.”#StateSponsoredTerrorism #law #murder #CivilRights #UseOfForce #ICE #CBP #Sturmabteilung
(DIR) Post #B2gOIXEQPpq3U0ihFI by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-01-26T16:47:20Z
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Court is back in session in #Minneapolis, where lawyers for the #state of #Minnesota & the #TwinCities are seeking a judicial order putting an end to the #ICE surge. The judge, Kate M. Menendez, did not act on their request when it was first made after the #ReneeGood shooting, & she had pointed questions for a state lawyer this morning. Menendez is now asking questions of Brantley Mayers, a lawyer for the #Trump admin.#StateSponsoredTerrorism #law #murder #CivilRights #UseOfForce #ICE #CBP
(DIR) Post #B2gPCrFv9Zv7nsHCO8 by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-01-26T16:57:30Z
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Judge Menendez asked the lawyer for the #Trump admin whether the surge in #ICE enforcement would end if #Minnesota, Minneapolis & St. Paul changed their #immigration policies to the president's liking. The lawyer said he could not commit to that. [Damned if you do, damned if you don’t.] I think she is trying to ascertain whether the operation is in fact retribution & not about policy.#StateSponsoredTerrorism #law #murder #CivilRights #UseOfForce #PoliceBrutality #AbuseOfPower #ICE #CBP
(DIR) Post #B2gRCNROClLNF4XUSe by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-01-26T17:19:48Z
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@pixelpusher220 Sanctuary
(DIR) Post #B2gRrRvuPKXr30OoVM by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-01-26T17:27:17Z
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Judge Kate Menendez turned to #Trump’s post on Truth Social stating, “GREAT PEOPLE OF MINNESOTA, THE DAY OF RECKONING & RETRIBUTION IS COMING.”“What do I do with that?” she asked.“I don’t think that would negate the fact that there is legitimate law enforcement activity going on in #Minnesota,” said #DOJ attorney Brantley Mayers.#StateSponsoredTerrorism #law #murder #ExtraJudicialKillings #CivilRights #UseOfForce #PoliceBrutality #AbuseOfPower #MafiaState #ICE #CBP #Sturmabteilung
(DIR) Post #B2gSfLeW2526323bwu by 401matthall@mastodon.xyz
2026-01-26T17:35:31Z
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@Nonilex I dunno... I think that very much negates the legitimacy of the 'law enforcement' action by the fucking goonsquad in Minnesota.
(DIR) Post #B2gSfgTabtlqdE6gKm by geonz@mathstodon.xyz
2026-01-26T17:36:18Z
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@Nonilex erm, they m ight not *all* be breaking the law *all the time* so it's okay??????
(DIR) Post #B2gSfjONliO7fwh48O by ChrisHolladay@mastodon.social
2026-01-26T17:36:17Z
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@Nonilex
(DIR) Post #B2gW0yvzTivFp2EpuK by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-01-26T18:13:49Z
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Sara Lathrop, a lawyer for the city of #Minneapolis, tells a federal judge that an order blocking the #Trump admin’s #immigration enforcement surge is needed because the operation is “so unprecedented, so intense, & it has created such an environment of fear.” Lathrop said the events of the weekend, when federal agents shot #AlexPretti in the back while he was restrained, demonstrated that the “situation is absolutely untenable.”#law #murder #CivilRights #UseOfForce #PoliceBrutality #ICE #CBP
(DIR) Post #B2gWFtvcNBF8dkB6FU by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-01-26T18:16:30Z
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The federal court hearing on whether to expel #ICE agents from #Minnesota has ended. Judge Kate M. Menendez did not rule from the bench after hearing from lawyers for the state, the Twin Cities & the #Trump admin, & did not provide a timeline for when she might issue a written decision. “If I had a burner in front of the front burner,” she said, “this would be on it.”#StateSponsoredTerrorism #law #murder #ExtraJudicialKillings #CivilRights #UseOfForce #PoliceBrutality #ICE #CBP #Sturmabteilung
(DIR) Post #B2gWGlzjM6cQK8W99k by Petr90@mastodonczech.cz
2026-01-26T18:16:19Z
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@Nonilex 👍
(DIR) Post #B2gWrU3f0S7bPPrQGm by huntingdon@mstdn.social
2026-01-26T18:23:17Z
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@Nonilex Sigh. I almost miss the days when Trump's execrable DoJ spent its time imagining it sees lines of coke in streams of sawdust on a workbench.
(DIR) Post #B2gYvx3NLNYcP3zA92 by huntingdon@mstdn.social
2026-01-26T18:46:29Z
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@Nonilex Oh, DoJ attorney Brantley Mayers, Trump telling Minnesotans that their "day of reckoning & retribution is coming," sure as hell negates the legitimacy of what federal agents are doing in Minneapolis.
(DIR) Post #B2gaALO1lq7psa4WrA by rupert@mastodon.nz
2026-01-26T19:00:16Z
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@Nonilex All due respect to the judge, but she's not being asked to decide on the correct immigration policy. She's being asked if murdering people in the street serves a legitimate government goal.
(DIR) Post #B2geHcW4sdguqmYwF6 by ChrisHolladay@mastodon.social
2026-01-26T19:46:20Z
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@Nonilex She has a lot to process.Tons of issues here.Federally condoned murder being chief among them