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Masked ICE agents and demonstrators face off as protests broke out following the shooting of a Venezuelan man by a Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 14, 2026.

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What It’s Like When ICE Invades Your City, With Arif Hasan

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A single bullet hole can be seen on the driver’s side of the windshield of a vehicle that a woman was shot and killed in by federal officers on Portland Ave. in Minneapolis, Minn. on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026.

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CBS News Is The Trump Administration’s New Laundromat

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Fascists Are Pathetic

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US Vice President JD Vance speaks during a press briefing in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC on January 8, 2026. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP)

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JD Vance Is A Hog That’ll Eat Any Slop

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The Sports Highlight Of The Day Is This ICE Goon Eating Shit

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Protestors stare down federal officers with Immigration and Customs Enforcement outside a federal building near Minneapolis following the shooting of Renee Good by an ICE agent.

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When Everyday Life Becomes Domestic Terrorism

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Samer Kalaf

ICE agents stand at the scene where ICE agents fatally shot a woman earlier in the day in Minneapolis.

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ICE Is Modeling Its Brutality After The IDF

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How Hard Is It To Oppose Murder?

Police tape surrounds a vehicle suspected to be involved in a shooting by an ICE agent during federal law enforcement operations on January 07, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. According to federal officials, the agent, “fearing for his life” killed a woman during a confrontation in south Minneapolis.

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ICE Agent Kills Woman, DHS Tells Obvious, Insane Lies About It

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