Immigration attorneys say their Somali clients are having hearings rescheduled months or years earlier than planned, apparently in an attempt to speed up deportations.
Trump’s Iran war is estimated to cost in the billions already, with no end in sight minnesotareformer.com/2026/03/11/r...
Despite acknowledging the substantial evidence of aggressive and unconstitutional immigration enforcement, Judge Eric Tostrud did not grant a preliminary injunction against the federal government minnesotareformer.com/2026/03/11/j...
Breaking News: The U.S. was responsible for a missile strike on an Iranian elementary school, an ongoing military investigation found. The inquiry said the strike — which Iranian officials said killed at least 175 people, most of them children — was the result of a targeting mistake.
Judge finds ‘compelling and troubling’ evidence of racial profiling by federal agents in Minnesota minnesotareformer.com/2026/03/11/j...
“Of the 279 people accused by officials on X of attacking federal officers in the past year, 181 were U.S. citizens, the Journal found. Close to half of those Americans were never charged with assault. None have been convicted at trial.”
who thought of springing forward overnight on the weekend? we should turn our clocks forward on Friday afternoon
Hundreds of Allina doctors authorize open-ended strike as negotiations enter third year minnesotareformer.com/briefs/hundr...
Nashville journalist detained by ICE files emergency lawsuit, claiming warrantless arrest violated her rights www.wkrn.com/news/local-n...
US Attorney Daniel Rosen defends himself, again, in contempt hearing for ICE order violations minnesotareformer.com/2026/03/05/u...
Today's jobs report was much weaker than expected. Payroll jobs fell 92k in Feb, and revisions to Dec data show a loss of 17k jobs. Average job growth over the last 3 months now under 6k.
Household survey population controls indicate a significant drop in the labor force.
#NumbersDay #EconSky
Exclusive: US military investigators believe it is likely that US forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school that killed scores of children on February 28 but have not yet reached a final conclusion or completed their investigation reut.rs/40b19JN
US Attorney Daniel Rosen defends himself, again, in contempt hearing for ICE order violations minnesotareformer.com/2026/03/05/u...
I profiled Jason Chavez, the Minneapolis city council member who has been embedded in community efforts to combat ICE.
“To leave your constituents to face off with a racist fascist regime on their own, without having someone that has some power…I could not let my constituents be out there alone.”
US Senate rejects limits on Trump war powers, as Hegseth vows ‘death and destruction’ for Iran minnesotareformer.com/2026/03/04/r...
Chief O'Hara confirmed today that there were no "self-initiated" reports from his officers of illegal activity by federal agents.
Judge weighs contempt against top Department of Justice official in Minnesota over ICE orders minnesotareformer.com/2026/03/03/j...
NEW
Within minutes of Trump announcing the launch of Operation Epic Fury, X was flooded with disinformation.
Almost all of the accounts sharing fake videos of the attack on Iran featured blue checkmarks, meaning X is profiting from this.
www.wired.com/story/x-is-d...
30 more charged for protesting at Twin Cities church where pastor is ICE official minnesotareformer.com/briefs/30-mo...
Federal judge in Minnesota threatens Trump officials with contempt over violated orders minnesotareformer.com/2026/02/26/f...
“The Court is not aware of another occasion in the history of the United States in which a federal court has had to threaten contempt — again and again and again — to force the United States government to comply with court orders." minnesotareformer.com/2026/02/27/c...
A federal judge in Minnesota has ordered U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen to appear before him and explain why federal officials shouldn’t be held in contempt for violating orders in 28 immigrant detention cases minnesotareformer.com/2026/02/26/f...
A DOJ-involved withholding.
A reminder that Minnesota as a whole sends more revenue to the federal government than it gets back, and on a per capita basis Minnesotans contribute more revenue to the federal government than residents of almost every other state in the nation.
www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/mapped-u-...
Many workers have missed shifts without jobs being destroyed making it challenging to measure labor impacts with conventional sources.
We use real-time daily data from Homebase to measure impacts. Thanks to UChicago and Homebase for making the data available.
#EconSky #NumbersDay
Jailed for “Standing Up”: DHS Assault Victim Aliya Rahman Arrested at State of the Union Address www.democracynow.org/2026/2/25/al...
“This ministry is not political advocacy. It is not symbolic presence. It is a core and non-negotiable religious obligation rooted in Scripture and centuries of practice,” the lawsuit says. minnesotareformer.com/2026/02/23/m...
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