#Noem Denies Use of Chemical Agents in #Minnesota, Then Backtracks

#KristiNoem, the homeland security secretary, said officers had not used pepper spray and similar measures limited by a judge’s order, then was confronted with a video that showed chemical agents deployed.

By Minho Kim, Reporting from Washington, Jan. 18, 2026

"Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, denied in a televised interview on Sunday that her department had used pepper spray and similar tactics curtailed by a judicial order issued last week, then backtracked and blamed protesters after being confronted with a video of federal agents deploying such measures against crowds in Minnesota.

" 'That federal order was a little ridiculous, because that federal judge came down and told us we couldn’t do what we already aren’t doing,' Ms. Noem said on CBS’s 'Face the Nation.'

"But after being pressed on a video that backed up the accounts provided to the court, she changed course. Protesters were to blame for the use of force, she said, adding that federal officers 'only use those chemical agents when there’s violence happening and perpetuating.' [BULLSHIT!]

"The ruling on Friday by Judge Kate M. Menendez of the Federal District Court in Minnesota said that chemical agents had been used against protesters on at least four separate occasions and called the evidence of their use 'uncontroverted.' "

Read more [gift article]:
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/us/politics/noem-chemical-agents-minnesota.html?unlocked_article_code=1.FVA.XfrT.rTOUuD-eLtxu&smid=url-share

#KrustiGnome #ICEOut #ICEOutForGood #USPol #TearGas #Protestors #SilencingDissent

#Minneapolis - #Oglala #LakotaNation Demands Release of #Lakotas Imprisoned in Fort Snelling, Minnesota

By #OglalaSioux Tribe, via #CensoredNews, Jan. 13, 2026

“This is not a misunderstanding or an enforcement discretion issue," President Star Comes Out stated. "This is a #TreatyViolation. Treaties are not optional. #Sovereignty is not conditional. Our citizens are not negotiable."

https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2026/01/minneapolis-oglala-lakota-nation.html

#SiouxNation #KrustiGnome
#ICEOut #ICESucks #FrankStarComesOut #NativeAmericansAreAmericans #Colonialism #CorporateColonialism
#Fascist #Colonizers

#CheyenneRiver #LakotaNation Bans #ICE in #SouthDakota

By #CheyenneRiverLakota Chairman #RymanLeBeau, via #CensoredNews, Jan. 18, 2026

"Hau Relatives,

By resolution at the January 16, 2026 Special Session Council approved to ban ICE from entering the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation.

We will defend our #sovereignty and protect our community always. #Lakota #Oyate have always been here. #StayWarm, #StaySafe. Anpetu washte yuha po. Hechetu."

Read more:
https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2026/01/cheyenne-river-lakota-nation-bans-ice.html

#ICESucks #NativeAmericans #ICEOut #KristiNoem #KrustiGnome #ICEOutForGood #FirstNations #IndigenousNews #TribalSovereignty #NativeAmericansAreAmericans

How #KristiNoem turned #ICE into the #ProudBoys

Footage shows the #RightWing group’s founder developing the “recruit giant losers” strategy

By Amanda Marcotte, January 16, 2026

Excerpt: "From the beginning, #GavinMcInnes understood that he could access a large, untapped resource that is America’s loser population. Before Johnny-come-latelies like Elon Musk started assembling mediocre white men who are low on intelligence and high on resentment, McInnes was reeling them in with a steady patter of assurances that he had the secret to restore them to level of social status and respect the modern era had supposedly stolen from them. On his show, he portrayed both women and people of color as imbeciles who cannot handle equality or freedom. He claimed to hold the key to restoring masculinity to his viewers, mostly through bigotry, beer and violence. In retrospect, as ICE agents in Minneapolis have taken to kidnapping, beating and even shooting people on the streets, what really stands out is how much effort McInnes put into creating elaborate justifications for right-wing violence."

Read more:
https://www.salon.com/2026/01/16/how-kristi-noem-turned-ice-into-the-proud-boys/

#USPol #KrustiGnome #ICESucks #ToxicMasculinity #Racism #WhiteSupremacists #ICEOut #ResistICE #Resistance #Ignorance #LowestCommonDenominator #DepartmentOfHomelandTerrorism

Federal #immigration agents filmed dragging a woman from her car in #Minneapolis

By SAFIYAH RIDDLE, SARAH BRUMFIELD and HALLIE GOLDEN
Updated 9:44 PM EST, January 15, 2026

"A U.S. citizen on her way to a medical appointment in Minneapolis was dragged out of her car and detained by immigration officers, according to a statement released by the woman on Thursday, after a video of her arrest drew millions of views on social media.

"Aliya Rahman said she was brought to a detention center where she was denied medical care and lost consciousness. The Department of Homeland Security said she was an agitator who was obstructing #ICE agents conducting arrests in the area.

"That video is the latest in a deluge of online content that documents an intensifying #immigrationCrackdown across the midwestern city, as thousands of federal agents execute arrests amid protests in what local officials have likened to a 'federal invasion.' "

https://apnews.com/article/aliya-rahman-minneapolis-ice-arrest-videos-b277e328a2053fde361c6a74295efb06

#USPol #ICEArrests #Minnesota #DomesticTerrorism #KrustiGnome #DHS #ICEOut #ICEOutForGood #Fascism #Authoritarianism #DepartmentOfHomelandTerrorism

#OglalaSioux Tribe says three tribal members arrested in #Minneapolis are in #ICE detention

by GRAHAM LEE BREWER
Updated 8:30 PM EST, January 13, 2026

"The president of Oglala Sioux Tribe in South Dakota on Tuesday called for the immediate release of tribal members who were detained at a homeless encampment by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minnesota last week.

"Three of the four Oglala Sioux Tribe members who were arrested in Minneapolis on Friday have been transferred to an ICE facility at #FortSnelling, President #FrankStarComesOut said in a statement released with a memorandum sent to federal immigration authorities.

" 'The Oglala Sioux Tribe’s memorandum makes clear that ‘tribal citizens are not aliens’ and are ‘categorically outside immigration jurisdiction,' Star Comes Out said. 'Enrolled tribal members are citizens of the United States by statute and citizens of the Oglala Sioux Nation by treaty.'

"Details about the circumstances that led to their detention were unclear.

"In the memorandum sent to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Star Comes Out said the when tribal nation reached out to the agency it was provided with only the first names of the men. Homeland Security refused to release more information, unless the tribe 'entered into an immigration agreement with ICE.' "

https://apnews.com/article/ice-minneapolis-tribal-citizens-immigration-detention-29ac43de85569b80bd64875388097ab6

#SiouxNation #KrustiGnome #ICEOut #ICESucks #NativeAmericansAreAmericans #Colonialism #CorporateColonialism #Fascist #Colonizers

So, #Mainers, the #ICE invasion is on! Keep an eye out, have a whistle handy! We need to let #KrustiGnome know we want #ICEOutForGood !

#ICEOutMaine #ICEOut