New York will send legal observers to watch federal immigration agents

New York’s attorney general has announced plans to deploy legal observers to monitor federal immigration enforcement actions in the state. Attorney General Letitia James on Tuesday said the initiative will send observers in purple safety vests to areas of reported immigration enforcement activity to collect information “that may inform future legal action." Tensions remain high nationwide over President Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration crackdown, particularly following the shooting deaths of two U.S. citizens at the hands of federal agents in Minnesota. Videos of agents conducting immigration arrests throughout the country have drawn criticism over heavy-handed tactics, often going viral online.

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The wealthy ramp up spending while other Americans tread water, new study finds

Higher-income Americans and those with college degrees have ramped up their spending more quickly in the past three years than lower-income households and those without college diplomas, according to new data released Tuesday, evidence of worsening inequality amid overall growth that may explain some of the negative sentiment around the economy. The figures add support to the notion of a “K-shaped” economy, in which upper-income Americans are fueling a disproportionate share of the consumption that is the primary driver of the economy, while lower-income households see fewer gains.

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US Attorney General Pam Bondi announces 2 more arrests in St. Paul church protest

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has announced two more arrests in the protest at a church in Minnesota against the immigration enforcement crackdown. Bondi announced the latest arrests Monday. A grand jury in Minnesota has indicted nine people on federal charges of conspiracy and interfering with the First Amendment rights of worshippers during the protest at the Cities Church in St. Paul, where an ICE official is a pastor. The protest generated strong objections from the Trump administration. Those facing federal civil rights charges include independent journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort, who were among four people arrested Friday.

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Judge denies Minnesota’s request to end ICE surge in Minneapolis

Federal immigration operation has resulted in government agents killing two people, sparking weeks of protests

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Judge won’t halt the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota as lawsuit proceeds

A federal judge says she won’t halt the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota and the Twin Cities as a lawsuit over it proceeds. Judge Katherine M. Menendez on Saturday denied a preliminary injunction sought in a lawsuit filed this month by state Attorney General Keith Ellison and the mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul. It argued that the Department of Homeland Security is violating constitutional protections. The lawsuit sought a quick order to halt the enforcement action or limit its scope. Lawyers with the U.S. Department of Justice have called the lawsuit “legally frivolous.” Federal officers have fatally shot two people on the streets of Minneapolis: Renee Good on Jan. 7 and Alex Pretti on Jan. 24.

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Photos of nationwide protests spurred by recent killings by ICE agents in Minnesota

Protesters across the United States staged a nationwide “blackout” strike calling for no work, no school and no shopping to oppose the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement.

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Antifa used to unmask neo-Nazis, now it’s exposing ICE: ‘Predators don’t get anonymity’

Following in a long American tradition of identifying fascists, a network of leftists has set out to name and shame Trump’s immigration agents

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