Lance Erik

I took this today, probably before this video was shot.

video sent to me from the hennepin county government center this morning of hennepin county sheriff deputies standing by as plainclothes federal agents detain two people

agents have been hanging out in the lobby for days now

They’re taking 700 out and leaving 2000 here, which is what they started with.

And if you’ll recall, that 2000 number was unprecedented as the largest “immigration” operation ever undertaken.

So we’re very much still in historic occupation territory, folks. Don’t let your guard down.

so hooman makes no commitment to actually leaving minneapolis, recommits to mass deportations, threats to arrest anyone impeading.

calling the NYT headline: Administration commits to force drawdowns in Minneapolis

Not enough.

Paul Blume @PaulBlume FOX9 • 1h SHOCKING FEDERAL COURT MOMENT: DOJ attorney Julie Le, "The system sucks, this job sucks" to Judge Jerry Blackwell who pressed her on why so many court orders are being ignored by ICE/Trump admin. She asked to be held in contempt just so she could get 24 hours of sleep. @FOX9 Q 39 1）419 • 1.3K Ill 124K 贝企 Paul Blume *• @PaulBlume_FOX9 Judge Blackwell had ordered the SHOW CAUSE hearing because he was frustrated that in 5 Habeas cases he was presiding over, he felt his orders were being ignored, leaving immigrant detainees unconstitutionally locked up for days. Ms. Le said that govt lawyers just cannot keep up. 3:37 PM • Feb 3, 2026 • 13.3K Views

I have confirmed the gist of this report out of federal court in Minnesota today from a source familiar.

If you have more information about the District of Minnesota—either the court or the U.S. Attorney's Office—and how they are handling all of this, please reach out. I am at crg.32 on Signal.

According to FOX 9, a Minneapolis federal judge demanded to know why DOJ is missing deadlines & AUSA Julie Le said, "The system sucks, this job sucks" & asked to be held in contempt so she could sleep.

PACER shows she got assigned to defend the govt in 88+ cases since Operation Metro Surge started.

yes the problem with these murders that were captured on video from 15 different angles, including by the people killed and the people killing them, was that there weren't body cameras.

CNN is reporting the real reason Trump is closing the Kennedy Centre for two years is not for renovation: “the Kennedy Center does not have a 2026/2027 season. There would not have been any programming to announce."

It’s hard to focus on one thing to be appalled about, but these stories out of Minnesota are awful. (And, of course, on the other hand, very encouraging.) I cannot believe you can wrongly grab somebody, transport them, and then leave them where YOU took them.

People are still being profiled.
People are still being wrongfully detained.
People still can’t go to work or school out of fear.
 
Do not look away and do not buy any political spin coming out of DHS.
 
ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA.

Predicting that this week we’ll hear more conciliatory words from the Administration regarding Minnesota (since they’re starting to realize that ICE has become politically toxic) but everyone outside of Minnesota needs to know that nothing on the ground has changed.

Federal agents at powderhorn park

This morning, federal agents staged at the Powderhorn Park Recreation Center lot and began to throw chemical irritants at observers. They also kidnapped an observer. Our parks are meant for our children, youth, and neighbors. They should never be militarized zones meant to separate families. 1/

Jamael is also a high-ranking staffer in @hennepinatty.bsky.social Mary Moriarty’s office.

Moriarty has been working with AG Ellison to ensure an independent local investigation into the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.

They are jailing journalists and political dissidents, folks. (1/2)

Fuck

please remember that no matter how many “ICE is losing in MN” articles you read today, there is still a very real, urgent, ongoing crisis in Minnesota.

people need food and they need rent money. that has not changed.

I need everyone to see the video that radicalized me. The video I talked about in the Atlantic interview.

Following the killing of AFGE Member Alex Pretti and the subsequent slanderous rhetoric that followed from top Trump administration officials, AFGE National President Everett Kelley issued the following statement: “Yesterday, AFGE brought together labor and faith leaders from Minneapolis and across the nation to mourn our fallen brother from Local 3669, Alex Pretti. We honored his life and legacy and lifted up his family, his friends, his union, Minneapolis, and our nation in prayer. “Today, we demand accountability. “In the immediate aftermath of Alex’s killing, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem betrayed the public trust by slandering the good name of our union brother and calling him a “domestic terrorist.” Alex Pretti was a patriotic ICU nurse at a VA hospital who devoted his life to serving America’s veterans. That claim was reckless, defamatory, and unsupported by the facts. Noem was preceded in this false statement by Stephen Miller, Deputy White House Chief of Staff, who is also the architect of the chaotic and failed immigration policy in Minnesota. “Our demand is clear: Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who was responsible for carrying out the policy that led to Alex’s needless killing, and Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, the architect of that policy, must resign immediately. If they refuse, President Trump must dismiss them.

The American Federation of Government Employees, which represents border patrol officers at the National Border Patrol Council, calls on Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller to resign or be fired

Now I want to know which CNN reporter or producer doesn't know the word "sycophant."

!!! Senators Hassan and Shaheen out with statements that they will vote NO on DHS funding. I believe they were the last ones other than Fetterman.

Walz statement on that call, per Bulwark

The Minnesota v. Noem hearing is beginning before Judge Katherine Menendez.

Minnesota, Minneapolis, and St. Paul are seeking a TRO today to stop Operation Metro Surge.

some right wing asshole on X: MINNEAPOLIS SIGNAL INFILTRATED The protestors use a "mutual aid" system. I tried to join the mutual aid that for Bloomington. An admin told me that it was a vetted chat for teachers and that l'd need to describe my relationship to a school. And give my real name. I couldn't do that so l never made it in. Why are there teachers aiding in this effort?!?!

A+, teachers!

Welcome to the American Winter In the frozen streets of Minneapolis, something profound is happening.

This is a really incredible piece. Share it widely 🎁https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/01/minneapolis-uprising/685755/?gift=C-rzmQ8PsUHt15odxTKJDn7xrpPNxSpotkNz_P27oI0

They shot Alex Pretti in the back when he was on his knees and facing away from them.

This is an execution.

Alex Pretti should be alive. He should be here with us and doing what he loved, helping others as an ICU nurse.

We will get justice for Alex, and we will not back down. Keep being in the streets and watching out for your neighbors.

Quote from 1984: “The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”

Woman on the right was using her walker to advance into the tear gas

Let us all have the courage displayed by the residents of Minneapolis.