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Jim Cox
@bisasquatch.bsky.social
Just a Bi Sasquatch trying to do what I can to help the LGBTQ community which is my chosen community.
I am also interested in accessibility, assistive technology, and inclusive design for the disabled and elderly community with a focus on gaming.
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Sharing for signal: #ACLU #ICE

"An ICE agent killed Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old Minneapolis mother, shooting her three times in the head through her car window. This is a reckless, horrific shooting that should have never happened."

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Stop ICE's Attack On Our Communities
An ICE agent shot and killed Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis. This news is devastating. ICE must immediately withdraw its 2,000 agents from Minnesota and Congress must block any new funding to immigr...
action.aclu.org
January 25, 2026 at 12:06 AM
ICE and CBP agents are out of control and put everyone in danger.

We're calling for ICE agents to withdraw from Minneapolis, and for Congress to rein in ICE’s abuses in our communities.
January 25, 2026 at 12:00 AM
“If Minnesota falls, everything falls. We’re done as a nation.”

Fury. Grief. Anguish. Locals on the frontlines of Trump’s attack on Minneapolis are speaking out following the killing of another one of their neighbors. We’re on the ground with @samveep.bsky.social tracking the aftermath.
January 24, 2026 at 11:59 PM
"Over the past year, images of masked, heavily armed Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arresting men, women and children – outside of courts, at schools and homes – have become common across the United States..."

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#ICETactics #ICE #DHS
ICE immigration tactics are shocking more Americans as US-Mexico border operations move north
Militarized immigration enforcement used to be confined to near the US-Mexico border, far away from most Americans’ front lawns.
theconversation.com
January 24, 2026 at 11:54 PM
"A 37-year-old Minneapolis man, who is believed to be a US citizen, has been killed by a federal agent.

"Greg Bovino, Border Patrol commander said that officers tried to disarm an individual who "violently resisted".

#Minneapolis #Shooting #ICE
Video shows fatal shooting in Minneapolis
A 37-year-old Minneapolis man, who is believed to be a US citizen, has been killed by a federal agent.
www.bbc.com
January 24, 2026 at 10:33 PM
"MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 24 (Reuters) - U.S. immigration agents shot and killed a U.S. citizen in Minneapolis on Saturday, officials said, sparking fierce protests and condemnations from local leaders in the second such incident this month."

#Minneapolis #Shootng #ICE
www.reuters.com/world/us/min...
Federal immigration agents kill another US citizen in Minneapolis, sparking protests
It was the second fatal shooting involving federal agents this month in the city during a surge in immigration enforcement.
www.reuters.com
January 24, 2026 at 10:25 PM
"A new video published on social media contradicts the Department of Homeland Security’s account of why federal agents killed 37-year-old Minneapolis man Alex Pretti in broad daylight on Saturday.

#Minneapolis #Shooting #ICE
Video contradicts Trump administration account of Minneapolis killing
Once again, DHS appears to be lying.
www.motherjones.com
January 24, 2026 at 10:09 PM
"US federal law enforcement officers on Saturday fatally shot an American citizen in Minneapolis for the second time in less than three weeks."

#Minneapolis #Shooting #ICE
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
37-year-old US citizen shot and killed by federal agents in Minneapolis
Fatal shooting comes less than three weeks after Renee Good was killed by federal immigration agent in city
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2026 at 10:02 PM
"The Minnesota man who was killed by federal agents on Saturday has been identified as Alex Pretti, 37, a registered nurse working in the intensive care unit at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System, which serves veterans."

#Minneapolis #Shooting #ICE
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Man killed in Minneapolis by federal agents identified as VA nurse Alex Pretti: ‘He wanted to help people’
Alex Pretti, 37, worked in the ICU at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System and had assisted on scientific research
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2026 at 9:56 PM
"MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Family members say the man killed by a federal officer in Minneapolis on Saturday was an intensive care nurse at the Veterans Administration who cared deeply about people and was upset by President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in his city."

#Minneapolis #Shooting #ICE
The man killed by a US Border Patrol officer in Minneapolis was an ICU nurse, family says
Family members say the man who was killed by a federal officer in Minneapolis was an intensive care nurse at a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital who cared deeply about people and was upset by Pr...
apnews.com
January 24, 2026 at 9:52 PM
"MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal officers shot and killed a 37-year-old man in Minneapolis amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, according to a hospital record obtained by The Associated Press..."

#Minneapolis #Shooting #ICE
Officers react with crowd after man was killed in Minneapolis amid immigration crackdown, in photos
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal officers shot and killed a 37-year-old man in Minneapolis amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, according to a hospital record obtained by The Associated Pr...
apnews.com
January 24, 2026 at 9:49 PM
"MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal immigration officer shot and killed a man Saturday in Minneapolis, drawing hundreds of protesters onto the frigidly cold streets in a city already shaken by another fatal shooting weeks earlier."

#Minneapolis #Shooting #ICE
apnews.com/article/immi...
Man is shot and killed during Minneapolis immigration crackdown, National Guard activated
A federal immigration officer shot and killed a man in Minneapolis, drawing hundreds of protesters in a city already shaken by another fatal shooting weeks earlier.
apnews.com
January 24, 2026 at 9:45 PM
"A federal immigration officer shot and killed a man in Minneapolis on Saturday, drawing hundreds of protesters onto the frigidly cold streets in a city already shaken by another fatal shooting weeks earlier."

#Minneapolis #Shooting #ICE
apnews.com/live/minneap...
Live updates: Minneapolis National Guard activated after Border Patrol agent kills man
Gov. Tim Walz has activated the National Guard after 37-year-old Alex Jeffrey Pretti was shot and killed by a federal officer in Minneapolis, drawing hundreds of protesters.
apnews.com
January 24, 2026 at 9:43 PM
"The FBI agent who initially began working with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to investigate the fatal ICE shooting of Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN."

#Minneapolis #Minnesota #ReneeGood #FBI #ICE
www.cnn.com/2026/01/23/p...
FBI agent who initially investigated fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis has resigned | CNN Politics
The FBI agent who initially began working with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to investigate the fatal ICE shooting of Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, two sources familiar with...
www.cnn.com
January 24, 2026 at 6:15 AM
"MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The detention of a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy with his father outside their home in Minnesota has become the latest lightning rod for America’s divisions on immigration under the Trump administration..."

#Minnesota #ICEAbuse #ICE
What Trump officials and immigration lawyers say about ICE detaining a 5-year-old
Federal immigration agents in Minnesota are accused of using a 5-year-old boy as "bait" to arrest his father.
apnews.com
January 24, 2026 at 5:50 AM
"WASHINGTON (AP) — A Cuban immigrant at a Texas detention center tried to hang himself, was restrained by guards in handcuffs, and stopped breathing during a subsequent struggle, according to a 911 call from a private security contractor."

#Detainee #Homicide #ICEAbuse #ICE
Private guard called 911 in ICE detainee homicide, saying man 'kept going' after suicide attempt
A private security guard told a 911 dispatcher that a Cuban immigrant at a Texas detention center tried to hang himself, was restrained by guards in handcuffs, and stopped breathing during a subsequen...
apnews.com
January 24, 2026 at 5:46 AM
"PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement has highlighted the detention of people whom it called some of Maine’s most dangerous criminals during operations this past week, but court records paint a more complicated picture."

#Maine #Immigrants #Immigration #ICE
Court records raise doubts that ICE is detaining the ‘worst of the worst’ in Maine
Federal immigration officials say more than 100 people have been detained in Maine this week as part of an enforcement surge targeting what ICE calls “the worst of the worst.”
apnews.com
January 24, 2026 at 5:42 AM
Attention Seattle area restaurants: ICE units may visit soon. You may refuse service if you believe your safety or that of staff or customers is at risk. Consider seeking legal guidance or consulting local law enforcement first.

#Seattle #KingCounty #Washington #ICEFreeZone #ICE
January 23, 2026 at 11:04 PM
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Police arrested about 100 clergy demonstrating against immigration enforcement at Minnesota’s largest airport Friday, organizers estimated, as thousands gathered, despite Arctic temperatures, in downtown Minneapolis to protest the Trump administration’s crackdown.
#Minnesota #ICE
Police arrest protesters at airport as Minnesota gears up for anti-immigration enforcement protest
Police arrested anti-immigration enforcement demonstrators at Minnesota's largest airport after they overstepped their permit, officials said, as Arctic temperatures seized the state and others protes...
apnews.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:22 PM
"SAN DIEGO (AP) — Since coming to the United States 30 years ago from Mexico, Fernando Perez said U.S. immigration officers have stopped by his home numerous times, but he has never once answered the door."

#Immigrants #Immigration #FourthAmendment #CivilRights #ICE
apnews.com/article/ice-...
Immigrants often don't open the door to ICE, but that may no longer stop officers
It has become common knowledge in immigrant communities across the U.S. to not open the door for federal immigration agents unless they show a warrant signed by a judge.
apnews.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:14 PM
"Three days into its immigration crackdown in Maine, the Department of Homeland Security said Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents had arrested “more than 100 illegal aliens”.

#Maine #Immigration #Abolish #ICE
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
ICE arrests 100 people three days into Maine immigration crackdown, DHS says
Organizers say ICE agents have been targeting African nationals amid surge focused in Portland and Lewiston
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:07 PM
"WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives passed legislation funding the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday with no meaningful constraints on President Donald Trump’s often violent crackdown on immigrants in Minnesota and other blue states across the country."

#AbolishICE #ICE
7 House Democrats Vote To Give ICE $10 Billion
The bill provides $10 billion to Immigration and Customs Enforcement with no meaningful constraints on its often violent tactics in Minnesota and elsewhere.
www.huffpost.com
January 23, 2026 at 7:17 PM
"Since last summer, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been forcibly entering the homes of people subject to deportation without warrants signed by judges, two administration officials told NBC News."

#AbortICE #ICE
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
ICE has been entering homes without judicial warrants since last summer, sources say
A DHS official went to Los Angeles in June to brief officers on the new policy ahead of an immigration enforcement action, two administration officials told NBC News.
www.nbcnews.com
January 23, 2026 at 7:13 PM
January 23, 2026 at 5:09 PM