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Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, Democratic nominee for governor Senator Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota Senate candidate Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan, and former secretary of transportation Pete Buttigieg appear a campaign event in St. Paul, Minnesota, on November 1, 2026.

Peggy Flanagan Makes Her Closing Argument Against Trump’s “Cruelty and Chaos” in the Minnesota Senate Race Peggy Flanagan Makes Her Closing Argument Against Trump’s “Cruelty and Chaos” in the Minnesota Senate Race

Flanagan opponent Michele Tafoya’s extreme and erratic stands on Operation Metro Surge may well cost her the Senate seat.

Nov 2, 2026 / Joan Walsh

President Donald Trump and New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani walk out following their meeting at Gracie Mansion on September 21, 2026, in New York City.

A Horrific ICE Shooting Is Testing Mamdani’s Approach to Trump A Horrific ICE Shooting Is Testing Mamdani’s Approach to Trump

After a federal agent shot an immigrant in New York, activists are questioning Mamdani’s handling of the NYPD and his relationship with the White House.

Oct 13, 2026 / Prajwal Bhat

ICE agents walk outside the Ventura County Government Center in Ventura, California, on July 27, 2026.

One of the Biggest Myths of the Trump Era Is Unraveling One of the Biggest Myths of the Trump Era Is Unraveling

It turns out that people don’t actually want a gestapo force rounding up immigrants all over America.

Aug 20, 2026 / Chris Lehmann

Maryam Tahmasebi.

One Woman’s Message From the Hell of ICE Detention One Woman’s Message From the Hell of ICE Detention

My husband, son, and I have been locked up for months—despite being permanent residents with no criminal record. It is an unendurable, unending nightmare.

Aug 11, 2026 / Maryam Tahmasebi

Leqaa Kordia reacts close to friends, family, and supporters after being released from the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas, Monday, March 16, 2026.

Leqaa Kordia’s Long Road Home Leqaa Kordia’s Long Road Home

The Palestinian activist was locked up in an ICE prison for a year. Now she is rebuilding her life, piece by piece and meal by meal.

Jul 8, 2026 / Shaan Merchant

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Letters From the June 2026 Issue Letters From the June 2026 Issue

Midwestern Nice… Today’s “Jewish Question”…

May 12, 2026 / Our Readers

A screenshot from a news story about the ties between the Dallas police and ICE.

The Long, Bitter Fight to Get ICE Out of Dallas The Long, Bitter Fight to Get ICE Out of Dallas

The mayor wants to deepen his city’s collaboration with ICE. The people have other ideas.

Apr 30, 2026 / Arman Deendar

Celebrate Kristi Noem’s Firing. But Keep Protesting ICE.

Celebrate Kristi Noem’s Firing. But Keep Protesting ICE. Celebrate Kristi Noem’s Firing. But Keep Protesting ICE.

Finally, someone in the administration is paying for their cruelty and incompetence.

Mar 5, 2026 / Joan Walsh

Federal agents detain a nine-months-pregnant woman after exiting a court hearing in immigration court at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York, on Septeber 11, 2025.

ICE’s Detention of Pregnant People Continues a Disgraceful American Tradition ICE’s Detention of Pregnant People Continues a Disgraceful American Tradition

We are seeing yet another example of state-sanctioned violence against the reproductive futures of those deemed outside the national body.

Feb 26, 2026 / Ira Memaj

Protesters march during a “Nationwide Shutdown” demonstration against ICE enforcement on January 30, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

ICE Melts in the Minneapolis Winter ICE Melts in the Minneapolis Winter

Now it’s time to abolish the agency and impeach Kristi Noem.

Feb 13, 2026 / John Nichols

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