John Dunlevy
@jdunlevy.bsky.social
Chicago ✶ and Berwyn, Illinois. he/him
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BREAKING: Judge enters TRO blocking feds from interfering with or arresting peaceful protesters in Minnesota. Judge Kate Menendez, Biden appointee. Order: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
January 17, 2026 at 1:02 AM
BREAKING: Judge enters TRO blocking feds from interfering with or arresting peaceful protesters in Minnesota. Judge Kate Menendez, Biden appointee. Order: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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Plus; many of these ICE watch groups are centered around schools, which simultaneously operate as polling places in many cases
A lot of communities have already organized ICE Watch networks, or they are organizing them presently. Might I suggest these *very same networks* can be used for election poll watching.
This is why we need communities to organize systems of election support for voters. We can’t let anyone feel alone and intimidated into not voting.
January 15, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Plus; many of these ICE watch groups are centered around schools, which simultaneously operate as polling places in many cases
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NEWS: The judge who heard the protesters and press case out of Chicago, Judge Sara Ellis, an Obama appointee, will also be hearing the Illinois v. DHS case as a "related" — though not consolidated — case.
BREAKING Judge Ellis finds that the cases are related, reassigns Illinois v. DHS to be heard by her.
Ellis noted that she has "discretion to reassign under Rule 40.4(a)" and finds that plaintiffs meet 2 and 3.
Ellis noted that she has "discretion to reassign under Rule 40.4(a)" and finds that plaintiffs meet 2 and 3.
January 15, 2026 at 8:46 PM
NEWS: The judge who heard the protesters and press case out of Chicago, Judge Sara Ellis, an Obama appointee, will also be hearing the Illinois v. DHS case as a "related" — though not consolidated — case.
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Harold Krent, a professor at Chicago-Kent College of Law, joined “Chicago Tonight” to discuss the lawsuits and the legality of immigration agents’ use of force.
Chicago Law Professor on ‘Absolute Immunity’ and Immigration Agents’ Use of Force
Illinois and Minnesota officials are separately suing the Trump administration over the enforcement tactics used by federal immigration agents. The lawsuits seek broader limits on the conduct of immig...
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January 14, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Harold Krent, a professor at Chicago-Kent College of Law, joined “Chicago Tonight” to discuss the lawsuits and the legality of immigration agents’ use of force.
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Amid the heightened tensions w/
ICE in MN: Revelation that an AI error meant some recruits were sent into field offices without proper, in-person training.
“The majority of the new applicants were flagged as law enforcement officers…but many had no experience.“
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
ICE in MN: Revelation that an AI error meant some recruits were sent into field offices without proper, in-person training.
“The majority of the new applicants were flagged as law enforcement officers…but many had no experience.“
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
ICE error meant some recruits were sent into field offices without proper training, sources say
An AI tool used to help ICE identify potential new recruits with law enforcement experience wrongly categorized some potential new officers, sources say.
www.nbcnews.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Amid the heightened tensions w/
ICE in MN: Revelation that an AI error meant some recruits were sent into field offices without proper, in-person training.
“The majority of the new applicants were flagged as law enforcement officers…but many had no experience.“
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
ICE in MN: Revelation that an AI error meant some recruits were sent into field offices without proper, in-person training.
“The majority of the new applicants were flagged as law enforcement officers…but many had no experience.“
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
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Michael Zerang is accompanying a dazzlingly inventive and moving production of "The Left Hand of Darkness" that mixes actors, puppets, and animation, and that's why I've interviewed him now. But I've also shared some details about his long and impressive career. chicagoreader.com/music/chicag...
Michael Zerang, percussionist and accompanist - Chicago Reader
Michael Zerang has accompanied dance and theater for decades—including an upcoming puppet staging of Ursula K. Le Guin's Left Hand of Darkness.
chicagoreader.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Michael Zerang is accompanying a dazzlingly inventive and moving production of "The Left Hand of Darkness" that mixes actors, puppets, and animation, and that's why I've interviewed him now. But I've also shared some details about his long and impressive career. chicagoreader.com/music/chicag...
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The always excellent @southsideweekly.bsky.social is hiring for a new Editor-in-Chief:
We're hiring a new Editor-in-Chief!
South Side Weekly – the South Side’s award-winning alternative newspaper covering arts, culture, and politics – is seeking a new Editor-in-Chief to lead and manage our newsroom. In its 12th year, the ...
southsideweekly.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:51 PM
The always excellent @southsideweekly.bsky.social is hiring for a new Editor-in-Chief:
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Looking forward to this conversation with @aliceyin.bsky.social and @ctoner.bsky.social and people interested in Chicago journalism on Friday night!
January 13, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Looking forward to this conversation with @aliceyin.bsky.social and @ctoner.bsky.social and people interested in Chicago journalism on Friday night!
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White settlers taking native Americans hostage in order to force an immigration agreement with the tribe, in the literal year 2026
The Department of Homeland Security is refusing to release information on 3 detained Oglala Lakota tribal members who are being held at Fort Snelling, a former concentration camp for Native people, unless the tribe enters into an immigration agreement with ICE.
Oglala Sioux Tribe accuses federal authorities of treaty violation after four members detained by ICE
“Members of the Oglala Sioux Tribe are United States citizens. We are the first Americans.”
www.wjtv.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:26 PM
White settlers taking native Americans hostage in order to force an immigration agreement with the tribe, in the literal year 2026
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Given events in Minneapolis, and DJT’s desire for military control, you’re going to want to read up on the Insurrection Act of 1807 (which actually started off in 1792.) The Brennan Center explains:
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
The Insurrection Act, Explained
The vague and rarely used law gives the president broad power to deploy the military domestically — but it’s not a blank check.
www.brennancenter.org
January 15, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Given events in Minneapolis, and DJT’s desire for military control, you’re going to want to read up on the Insurrection Act of 1807 (which actually started off in 1792.) The Brennan Center explains:
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
January 15, 2026 at 2:31 PM
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Hey! @wired.com is doing a bunch of hiring. Here we go with a thread of five great jobs, with a few more coming shortly:
1) We are hiring a senior editor for our science desk, which means you get to work with geniuses like @timmarchman.bsky.social @mollytaft.com and @emilymullin.bsky.social
1) We are hiring a senior editor for our science desk, which means you get to work with geniuses like @timmarchman.bsky.social @mollytaft.com and @emilymullin.bsky.social
Senior Editor, Science
WIRED is where a better future is imagined. For three decades, we have been the indispensable guide to a world in constant transformation. We cover humanity’s biggest challenges, from climate change t...
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January 14, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Hey! @wired.com is doing a bunch of hiring. Here we go with a thread of five great jobs, with a few more coming shortly:
1) We are hiring a senior editor for our science desk, which means you get to work with geniuses like @timmarchman.bsky.social @mollytaft.com and @emilymullin.bsky.social
1) We are hiring a senior editor for our science desk, which means you get to work with geniuses like @timmarchman.bsky.social @mollytaft.com and @emilymullin.bsky.social
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A week after Renee Good was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis, her family hired the Chicago-based law firm that also represented George Floyd’s family to conduct a civil investigation into the shooting. https://to.wttw.com/3LuTaDC
Renee Good’s Family Hires Chicago Firm to Investigate Fatal ICE Shooting
A week after Renee Good was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis, her family hired the Chicago-based law firm that also represented George Floyd’s family to cond...
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January 14, 2026 at 10:02 PM
A week after Renee Good was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis, her family hired the Chicago-based law firm that also represented George Floyd’s family to conduct a civil investigation into the shooting. https://to.wttw.com/3LuTaDC
January 14, 2026 at 9:16 PM
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A rules-based international order is in the vital interest of every American.
Every Conservative and every Liberal American.
The poisoning and evisceration of that international order, into “spheres“ of numb strongmen, will harm all Americans in ways we cannot imagine.
Every Conservative and every Liberal American.
The poisoning and evisceration of that international order, into “spheres“ of numb strongmen, will harm all Americans in ways we cannot imagine.
January 14, 2026 at 4:58 PM
A rules-based international order is in the vital interest of every American.
Every Conservative and every Liberal American.
The poisoning and evisceration of that international order, into “spheres“ of numb strongmen, will harm all Americans in ways we cannot imagine.
Every Conservative and every Liberal American.
The poisoning and evisceration of that international order, into “spheres“ of numb strongmen, will harm all Americans in ways we cannot imagine.
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“The decision could change the landscape for how — and how often — election policies are challenged and is in contrast with the Supreme Court’s decisions limiting when and how people can sue under the Voting Rights Act.” - @chrisgeidner.bsky.social
BREAKING: Supreme Court allows candidate challenges to state ballot-counting rules.
Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the court's opinion, allowing the challenge to “Illinois’s procedure for counting mail-in ballots received after election day" to proceed.
The latest at Law Dork:
Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the court's opinion, allowing the challenge to “Illinois’s procedure for counting mail-in ballots received after election day" to proceed.
The latest at Law Dork:
Supreme Court allows candidate challenges to state ballot-counting rules
Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the court's opinion, allowing the challenge to “Illinois’s procedure for counting mail-in ballots received after election day" to proceed.
www.lawdork.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:59 PM
“The decision could change the landscape for how — and how often — election policies are challenged and is in contrast with the Supreme Court’s decisions limiting when and how people can sue under the Voting Rights Act.” - @chrisgeidner.bsky.social
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Yes, immigration agents not only took Arnoldo's phone, the 10th grader had to use Find My Phone to locate it — in a vending machine for used electronics, close to an ICE detention center.
Read the full story here:
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
Read the full story here:
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
January 14, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Yes, immigration agents not only took Arnoldo's phone, the 10th grader had to use Find My Phone to locate it — in a vending machine for used electronics, close to an ICE detention center.
Read the full story here:
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
Read the full story here:
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
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Had totally missed that Bovino appears to claim *he doesn't control* his own Twitter account where someone (whether him or not) has been posting unhinged rantings, including calling people who are upset about the murder of Renee Good "triggered."
It was part of his deposition for federal judge Sara Ellis, in Chicago
link: www.scribd.com/document/955...
link: www.scribd.com/document/955...
January 13, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Had totally missed that Bovino appears to claim *he doesn't control* his own Twitter account where someone (whether him or not) has been posting unhinged rantings, including calling people who are upset about the murder of Renee Good "triggered."
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The stated reason for ICE agents being in Minnesota is because of the ongoing fraud claims around daycare and other services.
The two prosecutors leading those investigations have now resigned in the wake of Renee Good’s shooting. Even the internal supposed logic of this deployment is falling apart
The two prosecutors leading those investigations have now resigned in the wake of Renee Good’s shooting. Even the internal supposed logic of this deployment is falling apart
January 13, 2026 at 5:58 PM
The stated reason for ICE agents being in Minnesota is because of the ongoing fraud claims around daycare and other services.
The two prosecutors leading those investigations have now resigned in the wake of Renee Good’s shooting. Even the internal supposed logic of this deployment is falling apart
The two prosecutors leading those investigations have now resigned in the wake of Renee Good’s shooting. Even the internal supposed logic of this deployment is falling apart
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The Daily had an interview with the MPD chief. They’re getting regular 911 calls because federal agents are leaving cars in the street after detaining people. Local officers are overwhelmed, feel ICE/BP are putting them at risk with dangerous tactics, unraveling progress made since George Floyd.
It's 10am in Minneapolis and rapid response is underwater, reports of chemicals deployed already.
As others have pointed out, the ratio of feds (with more arriving) to residents and square mileage here is extreme compared to what we experienced in Chicago.
We are in freefall.
As others have pointed out, the ratio of feds (with more arriving) to residents and square mileage here is extreme compared to what we experienced in Chicago.
We are in freefall.
January 13, 2026 at 6:03 PM
The Daily had an interview with the MPD chief. They’re getting regular 911 calls because federal agents are leaving cars in the street after detaining people. Local officers are overwhelmed, feel ICE/BP are putting them at risk with dangerous tactics, unraveling progress made since George Floyd.
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1) The Fourth Amendment requires a warrant that must be:
•issued by a judge or magistrate,
•justified by probable cause,
•supported by oath or affirmation, and
•must particularly describe the place to be searched and the persons or things to be seized,
but
2) they have guns and just might kill you.
•issued by a judge or magistrate,
•justified by probable cause,
•supported by oath or affirmation, and
•must particularly describe the place to be searched and the persons or things to be seized,
but
2) they have guns and just might kill you.
Hey @deborahahrens.bsky.social or anyone else with specialized knowledge: I have now seen multiple videos of ICE and/or cops telling people that insisting on a warrant before allowing them to enter your home is obstruction of justice.
Is this true under any circumstance?
Is this true under any circumstance?
January 13, 2026 at 6:02 PM
1) The Fourth Amendment requires a warrant that must be:
•issued by a judge or magistrate,
•justified by probable cause,
•supported by oath or affirmation, and
•must particularly describe the place to be searched and the persons or things to be seized,
but
2) they have guns and just might kill you.
•issued by a judge or magistrate,
•justified by probable cause,
•supported by oath or affirmation, and
•must particularly describe the place to be searched and the persons or things to be seized,
but
2) they have guns and just might kill you.
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"They were very patient" before shooting her in the face.
Mike Johnson on Renee Good: "This woman was taunting ICE officers. She was impeding law enforcement. She was violating a number of laws. They were very patient ... what I saw was she hit the accelerator and hit the ICE officer and he reacted in a split second."
January 13, 2026 at 4:08 PM
"They were very patient" before shooting her in the face.
January 13, 2026 at 4:04 PM
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"Many of ICE’s critics worry that the agency is hoovering up pro-Trump thugs... for a domestic security force loyal to the president. The truth, my experience suggests, is perhaps even scarier: ICE’s recruitment push is so sloppy that the administration effectively has no idea who’s joining."
A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof.
What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We're all finding out.
slate.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:48 PM
"Many of ICE’s critics worry that the agency is hoovering up pro-Trump thugs... for a domestic security force loyal to the president. The truth, my experience suggests, is perhaps even scarier: ICE’s recruitment push is so sloppy that the administration effectively has no idea who’s joining."
“ ‘We always talked about risk assessment and how some people are more vulnerable than others, but now it's not just risk of arrest at a protest, it’s risk of physical harm. I don't think we fully anticipated how ICE and CBP would ignore and violate people’s constitutional rights.’ ”
What to Do If ICE Invades Your Neighborhood
With federal agents storming the streets of American communities, there's no single right way to approach this dangerous moment. But there are steps you can take to stay safe—and have an impact.
www.wired.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:18 PM
“ ‘We always talked about risk assessment and how some people are more vulnerable than others, but now it's not just risk of arrest at a protest, it’s risk of physical harm. I don't think we fully anticipated how ICE and CBP would ignore and violate people’s constitutional rights.’ ”