We all know about Alex Pretti and Renee Good, both killed in separate incidents in Minneapolis in January 2026 by federal law enforcement agents — Good by an ICE agent and Pretti by Border Patrol agents. Since then, you may have heard the typical pejorative statement “they didn’t deserve to die, but …,” followed by justifications rooted in their perceived hostility or disobedience. You may even have heard statements like this passed along in private conversations with friends, family and acquaintances. Recently, one of my dearest and most valued progressive friends stated the typical “they didn’t deserve to die, but …” and passed along yet another pejorative from a person who immigrated to the US from a gang-ravaged country. The immigrant said, “The US needs ICE to eradicate the gang members who have also immigrated to the US.” Unfortunately, I am a highly reactive person and did not state in a coherent way how these victim-blaming narratives only serve to shift the focus away from the murdering law enforcement agencies in DHS and the thugs they have hired. I should have just said that I believe Alex Pretti and Renee Good should be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for exercising their constitutional rights in defense of our Fourth, Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments, which prohibit the unreasonable search, seizure and deprivation of “life, liberty, or property” without due process. Oh, if only I had a calm brain.
Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, has once again shown her true colors by boasting that she used the union’s financial clout to meddle in politics.
“The sad truth is that when Any declined the flight she also waived this court's only remaining basis for jurisdiction,” the judge ruled.
The state-appointed arbitrator instead issued a three-month suspension, citing the teacher's "genuine remorse" and years "without any prior disciplinary record."
New Jersey's police use-of-force policies should be instructive to federal lawmakers seeking to reform ICE and its tactics.
Residents and advocacy groups are not satisfied with the City of Phoenix’s plan for safeguards against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Earlier this month, city officials in Phoenix outlined an initiative in hopes of protecting residents from a potential threat to their civil rights. The initiative details the plan to monitor ICE activity in Phoenix,...
April Santana covers Howard County with a focus on county council and local government. A New Jersey native, she previously worked at The Post and ...
Why measles cases are rising in the U.S., how artificial intelligence is shaping warfare, and what accelerated global warming means for the world
My heart sank when I read in the news recently about a wrongly detained blind refugee from Myanmar named Nurul Amin Shah Alam who was released far from home and died in the freezing snow [...]
That official-looking letter asking you or a family member to 'contact and ICE agent' might just be an ICE-phishing scam.
... Renee Good and Alex Pretti. It is worth noting that, while inflation has indeed decreased in 2026 according to USA Facts (citing the Bureau of ...
More than 100 people attended the rally outside Walton County's Historic Courthouse in Monroe.
