by Julia Conley | Apr 15, 2026 | Citizenship, DHS, ICE, kidnapping, Minneapolis, Minnesota, News, warrant
Prosecutors in Minnesota are investigating whether some of the most infamous images of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in the Twin Cities earlier this year actually captured a kidnapping, when US citizen ChongLy “Scott” Thao was filmed being taken from his home by federal agents in freezing temperatures, wearing only his underwear with a blanket wrapped around him.
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by Truthout | Jan 22, 2026 | Department of Homeland Security, Fourth Amendment, immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, News, warrant, Warrantless Searches, Whistleblowers
An internal memo from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) suggests that agents are authorized to enter the homes of immigrants and citizens alike without a judicial warrant — an assertion that violates the Fourth Amendment and several years of caselaw stating otherwise. The memo was first made public in a disclosure from whistleblowers within the federal government, with the help of…
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by Chris Walker | Jan 14, 2026 | Donald Trump, FBI, First Amendment, free press, Hannah Natanson, News, press freedom, press freedoms, warrant
On Wednesday, the home of a Washington Post journalist was raided by FBI agents who were ostensibly carrying out a search warrant to find evidence relating to a case involving classified documents. Post reporter Hannah Natanson, whose reporting focuses extensively on the consequences of President Donald Trump’s attempts to fire workers and dismantle entire government agencies…
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