(2026-01-09). US border agent shoots 2 in Portland traffic stop as national tensions rise. scmp.com Tensions over US President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown ‚Äårose across the United States on Thursday after the second shooting involving immigration officers in two days, deepening rifts between state and federal officials over how and why the shootings occurred. | Protests intensified in Minnesota following Wednesday's fatal ‚shooting of a 37-year-old mother by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer. Minnesota and US officials offered starkly different accounts of the shooting, and…
(2026-01-09). Border Patrol Agents Shot Two People in Portland During Immigration Stop. theintercept.com 
(2026-01-09). Headlines for January 9, 2026. democracynow.org Portland Mayor Calls on ICE to Halt Operations in City After Border Agents Shot Married Couple, The Killing of Renee Good: Minnesota Officials Fear Cover-Up After FBI Halts Cooperation with State Investigators, Rep. Robin Kelly to Introduce Articles to Impeach Kristi Noem, Immigration Agents Denounced for Raid Outside Minneapolis High School, Bipartisan Bill Advances in Senate to Block Trump from Taking Military Action in Venezuela, "Would Be Great Honor": Trump on Offer by Machado to Share Nobel Prize with Him, U.S. Considers Sending $100,000 to Each Greenlander as Part of Trump Push to Take Over Isl…
(2026-01-09). Surge of immigration arrests and state terror in the Pacific Northwest in 2025. wsws.org A ten-fold increase in arrests in Oregon took place last year, alongside targeted workplace raids in Washington that terrorized working class communities.
(2026-01-09). BREAKING: US 'border patrol' shoots two people in Portland OR or is it ICE again? thecanary.co US media are reporting that 'Border Patrol', or 'Customs and Border Protection' federal agents in Southeast Portland, Oregon near the US west coast on Thursday afternoon 8 January. Portland Border Patrol shooting However, Portland is not a border city, raising questions about whether the 'federal agents' were really CBP — or were again Immigration and […] | By
(2026-01-09). Calls for Justice Grow After ICE Shooting of Minneapolis Mom. capitalbnews.org 
Jacob Davis suspected that nothing positive would come from the Trump administration's announcement on Tuesday that it had deployed some 2,000 federal agents to the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul in Minnesota. One day later, Renee Nicole Good was dead. The mother of three was in her car when a U.S. Immigration and …
(2026-01-09). ICE Killing In Minneapolis Sparks Mass Outrage. popularresistance.org On January 7, a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent fatally shot a woman in the head in a residential neighborhood in South Minneapolis, firing into her vehicle at point-blank range. The woman was later identified by authorities as 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. | A neighbor who saw what happened told local MPR News: "She was trying to turn around, and the ICE agent was in front of her car, and he pulled out a gun … and shot her in the face like three, four times." | Witnesses said she died immediately. | Within hours, federal officials presented a starkly different account from what eyewitnesses…
(2026-01-09). The Antidote To Fear Is Courage. popularresistance.org A leaked Justice Department memo in early December outlined Attorney General Pam Bondi's directive to the FBI to "compile a list of groups or entities engaged in acts that may constitute domestic terrorism." | In addition to establishing a "cash reward system" for information, the memo, first published by journalist Ken Klippenstein, lays out targets that include those who express "opposition to law and immigration enforcement," "adherence to radical gender ideology," "anti-Christianity," …
(2026-01-09). Murder in Minneapolis: Time to Stop Coddling the ICE Gang and Its Enablers. counterpunch.org 
On January 7, gang members — gathered in Minneapolis for the purpose of abducting immigrants and cowing the state's population — menaced motorist Renee Nicole Good, then murdered her when she attempted to flee. This wasn't the ICE gang's first murder, and won't likely be its last. ICE, its allied gangs — "Homeland Security," "Customs
(2026-01-09). Debunked Far-Right Claims In Minnesota Lead To Anti-Somali Hate. popularresistance.org Minneapolis, Minn.—The Trump administration and MAGA are pulling out all the stops in their attacks on Minnesota—the Nick Shirley daycare fraud "investigation," a pause on federal child care funding, the "largest ever" ICE enforcement effort, and unprecedented racist attacks on Somali immigrants. They're all part of a continued effort by the right to push the deportation agenda in a Democratic-governed state, defund programs that working people rely on, and flip Minnesota to the Republican column in the 2026 midterm elections.
(2026-01-09). Trump orders U.S. withdrawal from 66 international organizations. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- President Donald Trump has ordered the United States to withdraw from 66 international organizations, marking one of the most dramatic retreats from multilateral institutions in modern U.S. history. A presidential memorandum directs the administration to exit 31 United Nations bodies and 35 non-U.N. organizations spanning climate change, human rights, migration, and global health.The White House framed the move as a bid to "prioritize American interests," arguing the targeted organizations are wasteful, ineffective, or hostile to U.S. sovereignty and economic security. Officials cited duplication, misma…
(2026-01-09). Freedom is the eternal dream. electronicintifada.net Imprisoned by Israel for years, Mahmoud al-Arda, Ahmad al-Dahidi and Muhammad Imran were deported to Egypt upon their release.
(2026-01-09). Trump will not meet Iran's 'Crown Prince' Pahlavi as protests intensify. aljazeera.com US president signals he is not ready to back the Israel-aligned opposition figure to lead Iran in case of regime change.
(2026-01-09). Friday 1/9: ACLU: Protest Safety, Know Your Rights and De-Escalation Training. indybay.org Virtual training session via ZOOM…
(2026-01-09). Israeli minister says agents 'operating in Iran' amid protests. newarab.com 
Israel's far-right Heritage Minister Speaking to Israel's Army Radio, Eliyahu said Israel had used on-the-ground agents during the 12-day war with Iran in June last year, adding that similar operatives are active during the country's current crisis. | "When we at…
(2026-01-09). Iran on edge: Nationwide protests rock Iran amid deepening economic and political crisis. ptcnews.tv PTC Web Desk: Iran is witnessing one of its most significant waves of unrest in years, with large crowds taking to the streets of Tehran and several other cities amid mounting anger over economic hardship, political repression and worsening living conditions.Verified videos circulating online show thousands of demonstrators marching through central Tehran, Mashhad and other urban centres, chanting slogans against the clerical leadership and calling for sweeping political change. Protesters were also heard expressing support for Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran's last monarch, who has publicly urged citizens…
(2026-01-09). Coast to coast U.S. protests say 'No blood for oil!' — Release Maduro now! workers.org 
By Betsey Piette Just 12 hours after the U.S. violently violated Venezuela's sovereignty and kidnapped democratically elected President Nicolás Maduro and his spouse Cilia Flores on Jan. 3, protesters filled the streets of at least 100 cities in the U.S. and around the globe. More actions were scheduled for Jan. . . . |
(2026-01-09). Internet blackout hits Iran as protests continue. geo.tv 
Iranian men read newspapers on a street, as protests erupt over the collapse of the currency's value, in Tehran, Iran, January 5, 2026. — Reuters Protests over economic hardships continue Iran. Demonstrators gathered in Tehran, Mashhad, Isfahan.State media say situation…
(2026-01-09). Rallying near New York synagogue, anti-Israel activists hold first protest under Mayor Mamdani. haaretz.com Dozens of Pal-Awda activists, which organized a controversial protest Park East synagogue in November, protested what they called a 'Stolen Land sale event' at the Young Israel of Kew Gardens Hills synagogue in Queens. Supporters of Israel — some holding flag of the far-right Kach movement — held a counter-protest…
(2026-01-09). Tuesday 1/20: END ICE PROFITEERING! No Tech for ICE Protest at Palantir Technologies HQ. indybay.org Palantir Technologies HQ – sidewalk out front | 100 Hamilton Avenue | Palo Alto, CA, 94301…
(2026-01-09). Saturday 1/10: Rage for Renee! Palo Alto Tesla Takedown Protest Against ICE & U.S. Occupation of Venezuela. indybay.org Telsa Showroom – sidewalk out front | Intersection of El Camino Real and Charleston Rd. | Palo Alto, CA…
(2026-01-09). Philadelphia joins nationwide protests following the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis. whyy.org 
Protesters united in | Speakers address ICE operations locally following Good's death: | Over 1,000 people gathered in Center City, decrying the use of force in the Minneapolis shooting, along with ICE's presence in the Philadelphia area. | ICE oper…
(2026-01-09). Over dozen killed across Gaza as Iran's Khamenei rejects protest. newarab.com 
At least 14 people, including five children, were killed by Israeli forces in separate locations across Four people, including three children, were killed when a drone struck a tent sheltering displaced people in southern Gaza, Civil Defence spokesman Mahmoud Bassal told AFP news agency. | In the north of the Gaza Strip, an 11-year-old girl was killed near
(2026-01-09). Iran cut off from world as Supreme Leader warns protesters. newarab.com 
(2026-01-09). Proteste in Iran: analisi delle attuali manifestazioni e delle loro implicazioni per la Repubblica Islamica. strategic-culture.su Pochi analisti occidentali sono veramente consapevoli della situazione in Iran. | Segue nostro La comprensione occidentale della situazione interna dell'Iran rimane profondamente errata. Le ricorrenti narrazioni di un imminente collasso ignorano la complessità politica e sociale del Paese ed esagerano l'impatto delle attuali manifestazioni. àà essenziale riconoscere che, nonostante le tensioni significative, l'Iran non sta attualm…
(2026-01-09). Saturday 1/10: Ice Out For Good! Protest. indybay.org corner of Van Ness and O'Farrell St, San Francisco…
(2026-01-09). Venezuela's interim president to visit Colombia "within two weeks" colombiareports.com Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez will visit Colombia within two weeks to deepen cooperation between the two neighboring countries, according to government officials. The visit will come shortly after the US military kidnapped Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and US President Donald Trump vowed to assume control over the country's oil industry. At a public protest …
(2026-01-09). Sun Prairie, WI, January 10, 2026: Stop ICE! wibailoutpeople.org 
Sun Prairie Protest on Grand and Main by the roundabout Saturday January 10, 2026 — 11 am to noon. | Photo:
(2026-01-09). Street protests grow in Iran as the country faces an internet blackout. aljazeera.com Protests across Iran are growing as thousands of people voice anger at the dire state of the country's economy.
(2026-01-09). Fed Up with the Mullahs? Iran's Nationwide Uprising Targets Religious Rule. thinktank.pk In the heart of the Middle East, Iran is once again ablaze with unrest as massive demonstrations sweep across the nation in early 2026. Sparked by economic woes and amplified by calls for regime change, these Iran protests 2026 highlight deepening frustrations with the country's religious leadership. From Tehran's bustling streets to rural towns, chants …