2026-01-14: Immigration Roundup

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WW (2026-01-14). Coast to coast protests condemn ICE murderers. workers.org People came out in massive numbers in numerous cities with little advance notice to protest the killing by Immigration and Customs Enforcement of ICE observer Renee Good by ICE agents on Jan. 7 in Minneapolis. Philadelphia, Jan. 8, 2025. (WW Photo: Joe Piette) Several thousand people converged on Philadelphia City . . . |

ecns.cn (2026-01-14). Is bigger crisis looming following ICE shooting in Minnesota. ecns.cn Protests across the U.S. have escalated following the fatal shooting of a woman by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent during a large-scale immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

UMMID (2026-01-14). Outrage as mother of 3 shot dead by US immigration officer in Minneapolis. ummid.com Angry protests erupted in south Minneapolis, Minnesota after a mother of three children was shot dead by a federal officer with the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) United States.

Skwawkbox (2026-01-14). Watch: peaceful anti-murder protester blinded by Trump thugs. thecanary.co A Trump 'Department of Homeland Security' (DHS) stormtrooper has permanently blinded a 21-year-old man as he peacefully protested in Santa Ana, California, against ICE's murder of Renee Good in Minneapolis. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operate under the DHS. The young man was shot in the face at point-blank range with a supposed 'non-lethal' projectile […] | By

Theia Chatelle, Truthout. (2026-01-14). Minnesota Greets Trump's ICE Surge With Demonstrations. popularresistance.org Minneapolis, Minnesota — Tear gas filled the air outside the Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis on January 9 as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers led two demonstrators away in handcuffs. For hours on Friday, caravans of ICE vehicles passed in front of the pop-up protests, carrying immigrants to be processed for deportation. Amid a mass influx of federal immigration agents to Minnesota, the Whipple building, normally a hub for the Department of Veterans Affairs, has become a staging ground for ICE operations. A group of approximately 20 federal immigration agents stood guard outside the…

bwitanek (2026-01-14). People's Victory: ITA Legislative Package Passed; ICE Escalations Continue Door to Door in Lawrence, NSPM-7 Targets Immigrant Supporters National Mayhem Continues N.10 1/14/2026. fightbackbetter.com Important Call to Advocacy to Stop NSPM-7 Crackdown Against Immigrant Supporters Feature: Lily Beneavides Educates on National Security Presidential Memorandum…

Immigrant Rights (2026-01-14). Many Murdered by ICE Remembered during March through Sacramento. indybay.org Protesters marched from Capitol Park to Memorial Auditorium in Sacramento during an anti-ICE demonstration on January 10th.

Elizabeth Vos (2026-01-14). Western Media Whitewashes Deadly Riots in Iran. consortiumnews.com As protesters burn Iranian cities, Western media ignores the shocking wave of violence, relying on U.S.-funded NGOs for data. The one-sided portrayal has helped push Trump to the brink of renewed U.S. attacks. By Max Blumenthal and Wyatt Reed The Grayzone…

The Canary (2026-01-14). MP rebellion builds ahead of vote to restrict protest rights. thecanary.co Protect the Wild has revealed that significant opposition is forming in Parliament ahead of a crucial vote on Wednesday 14 January on the government's proposal to reclassify life sciences infrastructure, including animal testing facilities, as "key national infrastructure". Around 50 MPs have now confirmed to Protect the Wild that they intend to vote against the […] | By

Various (2026-01-14). (Statements): Solidarity with Iranian protesters! links.org.au Statements in solidarity with Iranian protesters from Socialist Alliance (Australia), Partido Lakas ng Masa (The Philippines) and Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation.

aljazeera (2026-01-14). Iran accuses foreign intelligence behind protest movement. aljazeera.com Israel's covert operations in Iran spark allegations of destabilising protests as tensions escalate.

Sana Khan (2026-01-14). Iran Protests Kill at Least 2,571, HRANA Says as Trump Promises 'Help'. moderndiplomacy.eu Protests in Iran have now claimed the lives of at least 2,571 people, according to U.S.-based human rights group HRANA, marking one of the deadliest waves of dissent the Islamic Republic has faced in years. The unrest, which has spanned more than two weeks, erupted amid worsening economic conditions and widespread frustration with Iran's clerical …

Editor (2026-01-14). Western Media Whitewashes Deadly Riots in Iran, Relying on US Govt-Funded Regime Change NGOs. scheerpost.com "FREEDOM FOR IRAN" Demonstration in solidarity with Iranian protestors at Brandenburg Gate, Berlin (2026-01-11), organised by "Echo Iran". Roy Zuo, CC BY-SA 4.0 In one of the scariest moments in modern history, we're doing our best at ScheerPost to pierce the fog of lies that conceal it but we need some help to pay our writers and staff. Please consider a By…

| AFP | (2026-01-14). Trump warns Iran of 'very strong action' if protestors hanged. tribune.com.pk President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States would react strongly if authorities in Iran started hanging people in their crackdown on a popular uprising against the government. | "We will take very strong action if they do such a thing," he told CBS News in an interview, when asked about hangings potentially beginning on Wednesday. | "When they start killing thousands of people ⚪ and now you're telling me about hanging. We'll see how that's going to work out for them," Trump said in a video clip released online. | REPORTER: Do you have a message for the leaders of Iran?@POTUS: "The message is th…

Bernard Hourcade (2026-01-14). The Inevitable Transition in Iran. juancole.com Guest Editor Fariba Amini writes: : | I was going to write an article on the recent events in Iran, but in all honesty, my pen did not allow me. With the internet shut down in Iran, we have yet few images, but the news of hundreds killed breaks one's heart. Blood is pouring onto Iran's sidewalks. | Violence has been unprecedented on both sides, even though the protest started peacefully. | The Islamic Republic of Iran in its entirety is to be blamed, no question. Corruption, mismanagement, theft, suppression and the fall of the toman, have led to massive protests all over Iran. Sanctions of course have not…

al-monitor (2026-01-14). Iran minister says is no plan for when asked about protests. al-monitor.com WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (Reuters) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Wednesday "there is no plan" by Iran to hang people, when asked about the anti-government protests in the Middle Eastern nation."There is no plan for hanging," the foreign minister told Fox News in an interview on the "Special Report with Bret Baier" show. "Hanging is out of the question," he said.According to the Norway-based Iran Human Rights Society, hangings are common in Iranian prisons. (Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington; Editing by Chris Reese)…

The Canary (2026-01-14). MPs approve expansion of anti-protest powers covering animal testing sites. thecanary.co Protect the Wild has condemned the House of Commons for approving a controversial amendment to the Public Order Act. It reclassifies life sciences infrastructure, including animal testing facilities, as "key national infrastructure". Find out how your MP voted here. The change places private laboratories in the same legal category as airports, power stations, and major […] | By

al-monitor (2026-01-14). Italy urges its citizens to leave Iran because of security concerns. al-monitor.com ROME, Jan 14 (Reuters) – Italy has strongly renewed an appeal to its citizens to leave Iran because of the security situation in the country, the foreign ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.There are around 600 Italians in Iran, most of them in the Tehran area, it added.With Iran's leadership trying to quell the worst domestic unrest the Islamic Republic has ever faced, Tehran is seeking to deter U.S. President Donald Trump's repeated threats to intervene on behalf of anti-government protesters.

Bheria (2026-01-14). A King Without a Kingdom: The Structural Limits of a "Post-Islamic Iran" muslimskeptic.com Iran once again finds itself besieged by large-scale protests. They have been spreading unevenly across the country's major urban centers and provincial cities. Amid the usual fog of rumors and their amplification by opposition media, there are recurrent claims that the Islamic Republic has "lost control" of certain areas, for example, Abadan, in Khuzestan, near …

aljazeera (2026-01-14). Are Iran's protests different this time around? aljazeera.com The unprecedented convergence of internal and external pressures makes these protests distinct.

Faramarz Farbod (2026-01-14). Conversation with Historian Ervand Abrahamian about Protests in Iran, Israel, and the US Imperialism. dissidentvoice.org DV coeditor Faramarz Farbod interviewed Ervand Abrahamian on January 11, 2026, about protests in Iran. Discussions also touched on the US invasion of Venezuela, US imperialism, late-stage capitalism, and the European, Russian, and Chinese positions on a possible second round of US/Israeli military attack on Iran. Abrahamian is an emeritus distinguished Professor of Iranian and …

Amos Harel (2026-01-14). Trump may give momentum, but the revolution hinges on how much Iranians are willing to sacrifice. haaretz.com If the United States fails to support Iranian protesters, the President risks being accused of abandoning them to their fate – but a prolonged offensive campaign will take time. Either way, the Israeli Defense Ministry and other bodies are increasing their preparations for possible escalation…

Olly Haynes (2026-01-14). Protesters With Palestine Action Placards Handed £100 Fines Rather Than Face Prosecution. bylinetimes.com Protesters in Scotland arrested for carrying signs in support of the proscribed group Palestine Action have been offered £100 fines, instead of prosecution. Critics of PA's proscription say this shows that the use of terrorism legislation on supporters of PA is "ridiculous". | Adam McGibbon was first arrested in October last year, for holding up a sign which read "I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action" in protest at the designation of the direct action group as a terrorist organisation and their proscription under the Terrorism Act. He was arrested again on one other occasion and was charged 4 ti…

Pavan Kulkarni, People's Dispatch. (2026-01-14). 'Rogue State': South Africans Protest Outside US Embassy. popularresistance.org "Hands off Venezuela", "Free Maduro", "Kidnapped by the empire, free them now!", read the placards, carried by hundreds in their march to the US embassy in South Africa's capital Pretoria on Thursday, January 8. Participants in the solidarity action also waved the Venezuelan flag alongside red hammer-and-sickle flags. | Addressing this protest against the US bombing of Venezuela and the illegal abduction of its President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores on January 3, South African Communist Party (SACP) general secretary, Solly Mapaila, condemned the US as a "rogue state".

Vijay Prashad (2026-01-14). Six points to navigate the turmoil in Iran. peoplesdispatch.org Iran is in turmoil. Across the country, there have been protests of different magnitudes, with violence on the increase with both protesters and police finding themselves in the morgue. What began as work stoppages and inflation protests drew together a range of discontent, with women and young people frustrated with a system unable to secure their livelihood. Iran has been under prolonged economic siege and has been attacked directly by Israel and the United States not only within its borders, but across West Asia (including in its diplomatic enclaves in Syria). This economic war waged by the United States has c…

Peter Bach (2026-01-14). Protest, Pressure, and the Risk of Misreading Iran. counterpunch.org Reza Pahlavi, the crown prince of Iran, released a video in Farsi last week calling on Iranians to go outside on Thursday and Friday evenings at 8pm. He urged them to chant from wherever they were, be it streets, rooftops, windows, inside homes, as a collective act of protest against the Islamic Republic's leadership. Was

Noise Against Genocide (2026-01-14). Friday 1/16: Protest genocide at the israeli consulate in SF. indybay.org 456 Montgomery St | San Francisco…

WiBOPM (2026-01-14). Newark, NJ: MORE THAN 200 ORGANIZATIONS ENDORSE MARTIN LUTHER KING MARCH SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 19, 2026. wibailoutpeople.org PEOPLE'S ORGANIZATION FOR PROGRESS (POP) PO BOX 22505NEWARK, NJ 07101973 801-0001www.njpop.orgCONTACT: LAWRENCE HAMM JANUARY 13, 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE MORE THAN 200 ORGANIZATIONS ENDORSE MARTIN LUTHER KING MARCH SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 19TH MARTIN LUTHER KING MARCH WILL PROTEST, RACIAL INJUSTICE, ICE KILLINGS, VENEZUELA WAR, ATTACKS ON VOTING RIGHTS The Martin Luther King March Of Resistance …

UMMID (2026-01-14). Macklin Good's killing sparks protests at over 1,000 places in United States. ummid.com The brutal daylight killing of Renee Nicole Macklin Good in Minneapolis has sparked protests at more than 1,000 places in United States (USA).

al-monitor (2026-01-14). Trump says Iran killings stopped, Tehran says plan for. al-monitor.com US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he had been told the killings of protesters in Iran had been halted, but added that he would "watch it and see" about threatened military action.Trump had repeatedly talked in recent days about coming to the aid of the Iranian people over the crackdown on protests that rights groups say has left at least 3,428 people dead.But in a surprise announcement at the White House, Trump said he had now received assurances from "very important sources on the other side" that Tehran had now stopped, and that executions would not go ahead.

al-monitor (2026-01-14). Israelis rally in support of Iranian protesters. al-monitor.com Around 100 people rallied in a central Israeli city on Wednesday in support of Iranian protesters, as the Islamic republic is shaken by more than two weeks of anti-government demonstrations.Demonstrators in Holon, a city near Tel Aviv home to a large Persian Jewish community, waved Israeli flags next to Iranian flags from before the Islamic revolution in 1979."Be the voice of the Iranian people," a sign read in Hebrew and Persian.

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