*** “Oppression is but another name for irresponsible power.” [ William Pinckney; U.S. Attorney General ]
This post is the 11th in a series describing to YOU the effects of ICE thugs on ordinary people. Outside the MURDER videos of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. Effects often invisible – but the trauma inflicted on people, neighborhoods, communities, cities will NOT end when ICE thugs and Trump DICTATORSHIP cease to DELIBERATELY cause chaos and fear.
This series is a WARNING. – what is happening throughout Minnesota can easily happen in YOUR state if “our” 13-year old president and Rasputins around him decide they ‘NEED’ to do it.
Presented below are just SOME of the stories discovered 2/1 and 2/2/26. Excerpts folow:
1] “Intensive care nurses immediately doubted the word of federal immigration officers when they arrived at a Minneapolis hospital with a Mexican immigrant who had tried to flee while handcuffed and “purposely ran head first into a brick wall,”….But staff members..determined that could not possibly account for the fractures and bleeding throughout the 31-year old’s brain….”It was laughable….ICE insisted on using handcuffs to shackle his ankles to the bed….He appears to have no criminal record….He has significant memory loss and a long recovery ahead. He won’t be able to work..” [ Jack Brock. Jim Mustian, Michael Biesecker: “Detainee’s injuries met with skepticism”; Associated Press; 2/2/26 ]
2] “..my 80-year old Asian-American parents have started to carry their passports each time they leave their suburban townhouse….Federal agents have been recorded on video, acknowledging that they’re homing in on individuals who speak with foreign accents…” Laura Yuen: “In a game of ‘cat and mouse,’ now we carry papers”; Minnesota Star Tribune; 2/1/26]
3] “In fact, for six CVT clients – all here legally, seeking asylum, with work permits – their Orwellian ordeals recurred after they were swept up by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents as part of the Department of Homeland Security’s Operation Metro Surge, which was falsely predicated on arresting the state’s “worst of the worst.”…….”One of the keys to the healing is feeling safe,”…Now they’re terrified…..”The majority of our clients are essentially under house arrest….Making them fearful of being sent back to their torturers isn’t only immoral, it’s illegal under the international principle of non-refoulement….”this is setting up a climate of fear, and the climate of fear is what is being desired….”We have utterly lost whatever moral standing we might have had,’..” [ John Rash: “They fled terror in their home countries. then ICE detained them”; Minnesota Star Tribune; 2/2/26 ]
4]. “When he shared that his asylum case was pending, the agents arrested him, with handcuffs on his arms and legs….”What’s happening now is the government is just unplugging pending asylum cases by grabbing people, haphazardly, without thinking whether it makes sense…..When Duglof was detained, he tried to explain his condition to the agents..but few seemed to care….did not receive the care needed for his condition…..Duklef said he believes the Trump administration is targeting immigrants with pending asylum cases because it’s easier to find them…” [ Talia McWright: “Scared To Go Out”; St. Paul pioneer Press; 2/2/26 ]
5] “[F]or some among us, the perfidious lust for unbridled power and the imposition of cruelty in its quest know no bounds and are bereft of human decency.” These words were written by a district judge in Texas who ordered the release from detention of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father….They pertain to more than this particular case; they aptly describe the force that motivates the Trump administration and the moral vacuum at its core.” [ R.D.: “It’s not just this case”; letter to the editor; Minnesota Star Tribune; 2/2/26 ]
6] “The ramped-up presence of federal immigration agents in the Twin Cities – and the fear it’s created – has for nearly a month now, disrupted normal school day routines for thousands of students across Minnesota…..”I’ve been teaching in the Columbia Heights Public Schools for 33 years…and I’ve never experienced any disruption or danger to students like the current ICE occupation of Minnesota.”…..”Students are struggling,’ said one social worker. “and this community stress is affecting them in ways they maybe don’t recognize.” [ Mara Klecker, Anthony Lonetree” “ICE surge thrusts schools into the front line”; Minnesota Star Tribune; 2/2/26 ]
*** “Of all the animals, man is the only one that is cruel. He is the only one hat inflicts pain for the pleasure of doing it. It is a trait that is not known to the higher animals.” [ Mark Twain ]
With Justice For All 