by Chris Walker | Jan 30, 2026 | Department of Justice, Don Lemon, First Amendment, freedom of the press, Georgia Fort, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, News, press freedom
Former CNN host Don Lemon, who is now an independent journalist, was arrested on Thursday over his connection to a protest that occurred inside a church in St. Paul, Minnesota, earlier this month. The protest was held by demonstrators who alleged that a pastor at the church is the acting field director for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office in the city.
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by Stephen Prager | Jan 21, 2026 | 2020 Election, Aileen Cannon, Aileen M. Cannon, classified documents, Department of Justice, doj, Donald Trump, Epstein files, Jack Smith, January 6, News
As his administration continues dragging its feet in releasing the Epstein files, President Donald Trump is pushing to keep another potentially damning set of Justice Department documents hidden from the public. On Tuesday, Trump filed a 19-page motion requesting that the US District Court of the Southern District of Florida step in to prohibit the DOJ’s planned release of Volume II of the…
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by Olivia Rosane | Jan 17, 2026 | Department of Justice, doj, ICE, Jacob Frey, Minneapolis, Minnesota, News, Renee Nicole Good, Tim Walz, Trump Administration
The Department of Justice is investigating Minnesota leaders including Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, alleging that they are conspiring to impede federal immigration agents due to their outspoken criticism of the deployment of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection to the Twin Cities. The investigation, first reported by CBS News on Friday…
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by Sharon Zhang | Jan 14, 2026 | Department of Justice, Donald Trump, FBI, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, News, Renee Nicole Good
A push by the Department of Justice to open an investigation into the widow of Renee Nicole Good after her tragic killing at the hands of a federal immigration officer has sparked a mass resignation of federal prosecutors in Minnesota, reports say. According to reports, at least a dozen federal prosecutors across Washington and Minnesota have indicated their plans to resign.
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by Sharon Zhang | Jan 14, 2026 | Department of Justice, FBI, immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, News, NSPM-7, Renee Nicole Good
FBI investigators are looking into Renee Nicole Good’s life and potential history of anti-ICE activism after her death, sources familiar with the situation have said, seemingly trying to retroactively justify her killing as they obstruct probes into her killer, ICE agent Jonathan Ross. Sources told The New York Times that it “seems increasingly unlikely” that the Immigration and Customs…
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by Chris Walker | Jan 9, 2026 | Department of Justice, Donald Trump, fraud, immigration, J.D. Vance, News, Xenophobia
On Thursday, Vice President JD Vance announced the creation of a new position within the Department of Justice (DOJ) with broad authority to investigate “fraud.” The Trump administration has frequently cited fraud as a basis for cutting or undermining rights or benefits for U.S. residents — particularly fraud they assert is due to immigration. Recently, for example, the White House blocked…
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