(2026-01-31). Brief US government shutdown begins after funding deadline lapses. aljazeera.com US gov't funding impasse driven by Democratic anger over federal agents killing two people during immigration crackdown.
(2026-01-31). The Cerberus of the state. iacenter.org By Benny Schaft January 29, 2026 Once again, the repressive state has committed another crime against the people. This time, it was the recorded execution of 37-year-old Alex Pretti, an intensive care unit nurse in Minneapolis, on Jan. 24, by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operation storm troopers. These forces have taken it upon themselves, with the full approval of the repressive state, to terrorize the people — mainly people of color — who have faced the full brunt of these attacks by these goons of the capitalist class. Like Cerberus, the multiple-headed dog of Greek mythology, ICE has…
(2026-01-31). Continuity Of Social Control From Slave Patrols To Policing To ICE. popularresistance.org The Trump regime's anti-immigrant program is being carried out by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Patrol (CBP), and local police in cities like Minneapolis, Austin, and New Orleans, among others. Many of the people recruited by these agencies today are members of the white supremacist militias who were involved in the January 6 attempted insurrection and were later pardoned, who have been deputized en masse by these agencies, that relaxed or eliminated application and acceptance requirements to grow their battalion of race warriors swiftly.
(2026-01-31). Judge orders US to release 5-year-old, dad taken into custody in Minnesota crackdown. devdiscourse.com A judge on Saturday ordered the US to release a 5-year-old boy and his father from a Texas detention center where they were taken after being detained in a Minneapolis suburb last month. Images of Liam Conejo Ramos, with a bunny hat and Spiderman backpack being surrounded by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Officers, sparked even more outcry about President Donald Trump's administration's immigration crackdown in Minnesota. It also led to a protest at the family detention center and a visit by two Texas Democratic members of Congress. US District Judge Fred Biery, who was appointed by former Democratic Pres…
(2026-01-31). Tens of thousands of students across US join Minneapolis movement against ICE. wsws.org Reporters from the WSWS will be intervening on the ground in Minneapolis and around the country as tens of thousands call for a general strike to abolish the immigration gestapo and bring down the Trump government.
(2026-01-31). ICE used Liam Conejo Ramos as 'bait'. iacenter.org By Julia Wright January 30, 2026 Estimates of 100,000 people in the streets of Minnesota on Jan. 23 may be a low count, and that day already part of the people's history, will not melt in our memories unlike Donald Trump's phantasmagoric "piece of ice." The murders by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minnesota of Renee Nicole Good, Geraldo Lunas Campos (in detention) and Alex Jeffrey Pretti are sending tremors through all the country's cities and the world. Meanwhile I want to focus on one minor, a 5-year-old child, who was kidnapped in Minneapolis on Jan. 20 along with his Ecuadorian father, Adrian C…
(2026-01-31). US govt starts likely brief shutdown as Congress fails to approve deal. geo.tv 
A Capitol Police officer patrols the east front of the US Capitol in Washington. — Reuters/FileShutdown in effect as House of Representatives fails to act in time.Senate approves spending deal ahead of midnight deadline.Shutdown buys time to debate immigration enforcement…
(2026-01-31). Thousands march in Minnesota and across US in nationwide strike to condemn ICE tactics. tribune.com.pk 
Thousands of protesters took to the streets in Minneapolis, and students across the United States staged walkouts on Friday to demand the withdrawal of federal immigration agents from Minnesota following the fatal shootings of two US citizens. | Students and teachers abandoned classes from California to New York on a national day of protest, which came amid mixed messages from the Trump administration about whether it would de-escalate Operation Metro Surge. | Under a national immigration crackdown, President Donald Trump has sent 3,000 federal officers to the Minneapolis area who are patrolling the streets in…
(2026-01-31). People across US join general strike against ICE crackdown. newarab.com 
People across the US on Friday abstained from school, work and shopping — and many braved sub-zero temperatures — to protest the hardline government crackdown on immigration. | The " The main organisers were student groups from Minnesota, where earlier in January two local protesters were fatally shot at close range by immigration agents, and where a growing immigr…
(2026-01-31). US charges prominent journalist. tribune.com.pk 
The Trump administration on Friday charged a prominent journalist with civil rights crimes over coverage of immigration protests in Minneapolis, as the US president branded a nurse shot dead by federal agents in the city an "agitator." | The arrest of former CNN anchor Don Lemon came as President Donald Trump walked back his conciliatory tone following public outrage over the killings of Alex Pretti and another American citizen in the Minnesota city. | Attorney General Pam Bondi said that Lemon and several other people had been arrested "at my | direction" in connection with what she called a "coordinated atta…
(2026-01-31). Michigan immigrants face increasing repression from federal agents. wsws.org ICE arrests in Michigan were up 230 percent in 2025 compared to 2024, and included immigrants with legal status and those with spouses or children who are US citizens.
(2026-01-31). Anuncian nueva fecha de los Juegos Panamericanos Lima 2027. cubadebate.cu Lo nutrido del calendario competitivo internacional para el año próximo provocó una ligera variación en la celebración de los Juegos Panamericanos de Lima 2027. Inicialmente anunciada del 16 de julio al primero de agosto, la justa multideportiva tendrá ahora sus acciones del 23 de julio al 8 de agosto, y mantiene su estimado de recibir unos 7000 participantes.
(2026-01-31). It's not just ICE, it's all 'MAGA' — high schooler run down by right-wing coward. thecanary.co 
It's not just ICE thugs who show contempt for the lives and limbs of those who dare protest against their racist war on peaceful people. It's the whole of MAGA. Video footage from Nebraska shows a red SUV flying a Trump flag drives at and hits a young high-school girl. The victim is flung aside […] | By
(2026-01-31). Iran president says US, Israel, Europe exploited unrest, economic woes. tribune.com.pk 
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Saturday that US, Israeli and European leaders had exploited Iran's economic problems, incited unrest and provided people with the means to "tear the nation apart" in recent protests. | The two-week-long nationwide protests, which began in late December over an economic crisis marked by soaring inflation and rising living costs, have abated after a bloody crackdown by the clerical authorities that US-based rights group HRANA says has killed at least 6,563, including 6,170 protesters and 214 security forces. | Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told CNN Turk that…
(2026-01-31). Two protests in Auckland's CBD monitored by police with cordons, road closures. asiapacificreport.nz 
RNZ News Hundreds of people gathered at two separate New Zealand protests in Auckland today, prompting police cordons and some road closures. Destiny Church-affiliated Freedom and Rights Coalition protesters gathered at Victoria Park in the late morning, and marched towards Fanshawe Street, where a police cordon had been set up. A second protest took place…
(2026-01-31). Students Join Nationwide Strike to Abolish ICE. indybay.org On the national day of the Free America Walkout strike, students from elementary to high school rallied and protested calling for ICE to leave communities across the country.
(2026-01-31). Thursday 1/29: Protest @ Press Conference. indybay.org Mexican Heritage Plaza…
(2026-01-31). The Farcical Case Against Don Lemon and Georgia Fort for Protest Reporting. theintercept.com 
Journalist Georgia Fort, right, and Minnesota State Senate candidate Jamael Lundy hold leave the Federal Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn., on Friday, January 30, 2026. Photo: Renee Jones Schneider/The Minnesota Star Tribune via Getty Images | The FACE Act was written with a very specific purpose: to protect those seeking abortions without restricting First Amendment-protected speech.
(2026-01-31). Friday 1/30: Noisemaker protest at the Israeli Consulate. indybay.org 456 Montgomery, San Francisco…
(2026-01-31). Protesters demand freedom for 9000+ Palestinian 'political prisoners' held hostage by Israel. asiapacificreport.nz 
Asia Pacific Report New Zealand protesters in Tamaki Makaurau today heralded a global demand for the freedom of thousands of Palestinians who have been unlawfully imprisoned by Israel in its illegal occupation of Palestine. Today is the Red Ribbon Campaign's global day of solidarity for Palestinian hostages or political prisoners. It is the culmination of…
(2026-01-31). Unite to Fight the Far Right Rally J24. indybay.org On January 24 activists counter protested the annual "West Coast Walk for Life"
(2026-01-31). Journalist Don Lemon, anti-ICE protesters arrested on orders of Trump administration. wsws.org The arrests of these protesters and journalists mark a massive escalation in the Trump administration's criminalization of dissent and assault on core democratic rights.
(2026-01-31). He Witnessed an Earlier Shooting. Feds Arrested Him at the Scene of Alex Pretti's Killing. theintercept.com 
A man who contradicted the government narrative about a prior shooting found himself pinned to the ground and detained after Pretti's death.
(2026-01-31). New York City Mayor Mamdani prepares for austerity following NYPD raid against anti-ICE protesters. wsws.org The most overt expression of Mamdani's prostration before and political integration into the capitalist establishment is his ongoing relationship with Donald Trump.
(2026-01-31). Pezeshkian Claims U.S., Israel, and Europe Instigated Protest Tensions. moderndiplomacy.eu Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian accused U. S., Israeli, and European leaders of exploiting Iran's economic issues to incite unrest and provide tools to disrupt the nation during recent protests. These protests, which began over a rising economic crisis marked by high inflation, resulted in significant violence and loss of life, with conflicting reports on the …
(2026-01-31). Monday 2/2: No Monday: Weekly Protest at Tesla in San Francisco. indybay.org At the Tesla Dealership, 999 Van Ness (corner of Van Ness and O'Farrell), San Francisco…
(2026-01-31). Iran: Oral statement at the United Nations Human Rights Council. fidh.org On 23 January 2026, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) delivered a statement during the 39th Special Session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council on the deteriorating human rights situation in Iran. The statement highlighted the Iranian government's "extraordinarily harsh crackdown" on protesters, which included thousands of summary killings and arbitrary detentions, and called for the release of all those detained in connection with the protests. Read the (…) | – |
(2026-01-31). Convocan a dos días de protestas en todo EEUU contra violencia del ICE. cubadebate.cu "No queremos el futuro que nos dicen que debemos aceptar. Tenemos compañeros ausentes, tratan de provocarnos miedo todos los días, no lo vamos a aceptar", declararon Ria y su colega Josie, dos estudiantes de preparatoria en Mineápolis y organizadores del movimiento de oposición en esa ciudad de Minesota, que han captado la atención nacional e internacional.
(2026-01-31). Iran must be held accountable for mass killings of protesters and restoration of Internet services. fidh.org The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), together with undersigned organisations, expresses grave concern over the Iranian authorities' nationwide repression of peaceful protests and their systematic use of lethal and excessive force against civilians. As Iran faces a deepening economic crisis, thousands of protesters have reportedly been killed, arbitrarily detained, or subjected to torture, while authorities have imposed an internet shutdown to conceal serious human rights (…) | – |