SpockoFeb 4

"What happened to me exactly 3 weeks ago today on video was a terrible violation, it is still nothing compared to the horrific practices I saw inside the Whipple Center."

Aliya Rachman Feb 3, 2026
My question for @emptywheel is what kind of legal issues does her detention and mistreatment raise?
@nicolesandler

Who can #Rachman sue? #ICE #DHS ? #WhippleFederalBuilding #Minneapolis
I transcribed her full testimony & added subtitles. Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WfGahdYgdM

Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬Jan 29
"Throwing my #camera was the right thing to do": The #photographers behind the viral protest photos
#JohnAbernathy, an independent #photographer, threw his Leica M10-R to another photographer, #PierreLavie, after being pinned to the ground by officers of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency. Abernathy and Lavie were photographing a #protest against ICE around the #WhippleFederalBuilding in #Minneapolis, MN.
https://www.dpreview.com/interviews/6336791578/john-abernathy-pierre-lavie-protest-photographers-ice-minneapolis-thrown-leica
#journalism #photography
StacesCases2 🇨🇦 📎Jan 13
#StatusCoup reporter #JTCestkowski reported ON-THE-GROUND in #Minneapolis outside the #WhippleFederalBuilding on January 11th, 2026 as #ICE "agents" who BRUTALIZED unarmed protesters DAYS after an ICE agent killed 37-year-old mother #ReneeNicoleGood with #teargas and more! youtu.be/1ewIQn1bbYw?...

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