(2026-02-01). Police Union Hits Back At Seattle Mayor's Move Against Feds On Immigration Enforcement. eurasiareview.com By Brett Davis | ( Those initial steps include directing the Seattle Police Department to verify the identification of federal agents and document reports of immigration enforcement activity, prohibiting federal immigration officials from using city-owned or controlled property for…
(2026-02-01). US judge denies Minnesota bid to suspend immigration sweeps. newarab.com 
A US judge delivered a blow Saturday to Minnesota's bid to force But while the federal court denied the state's bid to immediately halt the operation, a judge in a separate case delivered a stinging rebuke of the government and ordered authorities to release a five-year-old Minnesota boy and his father who were detained during the immigra…
(2026-02-01). LAPD Chief hints they may not enforce mask bans on federal immigration agents. lataco.com "It's not a good public policy decision and it wasn't well thought out in my opinion," said LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell during a press conference for the release of 2025 citywide crime data.
(2026-02-01). Senate Democrats Offer Promising Ideas For Changing Immigration Enforcement OpEd. eurasiareview.com It is good to be cautious when Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) proclaims he is promoting "common sense" ideas. But, looking at a listing of some of what he on Wednesday called "common-sense reforms, ones that Americans know and expect from law enforcement," that Senate Democrats want imposed for the United States government's immigration enforcement efforts, it seems that Schumer and his party caucus are putting forward some promising ideas. | The Senate Democrats' proposal largely promotes adopting restraints that have generally helped ensure at the state and local level that police violate people…
(2026-02-01). ICE Is Not the Only Problem. Border Patrol Has Acted With Impunity for Decades. truthout.org The idea of a "border crisis" has long been used by both Republicans and Democrats to justify harsh immigration policies. From Biden's sweeping asylum processing restrictions intended to gain "control of our border," to Trump's near-total suspension of asylum processing predicated on a proclaimed "invasion" at the southern border, the playbook is nothing new. Whether you have believed that… |
(2026-02-01). Trump orders federal agents to stay away from protests in Democrat cities. aljazeera.com Order comes amid mounting criticism of Trump administration's deadly immigration crackdown in Democratic-run cities.
(2026-02-01). Minneapolis Mayor Warns of "Invasion" as More ICE Horror Stories Emerge. truthout.org Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey is warning that the Trump administration has crossed a "terrifying line" with its use of federal immigration enforcement agents to brutalize and abduct people in his city. In an interview with the New York Times published Saturday, Frey described operations that have taken place in his city as "marauding gangs of guys just walking down the street indiscriminately… |
(2026-02-01). Financial shutdown begins as US congress faces budget deadlock. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – A partial federal government shutdown commenced early Saturday. This came about because lawmakers couldn't reach a funding agreement. However, officials anticipate the disruption will be short-lived. The House of Representatives is slated to vote on a temporary spending bill this coming Monday. | The shutdown stems from renewed political friction in Washington. Democrats are opposing funding for the Department of Homeland Security unless new restrictions are placed on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The disagreement escalated after the deaths of two Americans in Minneapolis, which involved f…
(2026-02-01). ICE Enforcement Debate Is A Matter U.S. Church 'Simply Can't Avoid,' Archbishop Coakley Says. eurasiareview.com By Tessa Gervasini | Archbishop Paul Coakley said immigration remains a "very high priority" for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). | In a Jan. 30 interview with "EWTN News In Depth," Coakley discussed "the unrest taking place in our cities, particularly in Minneapolis and the violent outbreak," following the recent death of Alex Pretti, the man shot and killed by federal agents on Jan. 24. | The incident marked the second death by federal agents in the city. Renee Good was shot and killed on Jan. 7 by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent. | Following Pretti's death, Co…
(2026-02-01). U.S. Escalation Against Cuba Amidst Unrest in the U.S. Reveals a Unified Struggle! radiohc.cu 
Statement from The Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization (IFCO/Pastors for Peace) | On the eve of a historic, nationwide shutdown organized by the people of the United States—a powerful response to escalating attacks on immigrant communities, workers' rights, and democratic freedoms—we received with disgust, yet not surprised, the news from Washington. Donald Trump's latest executive order, dated January 29, 2026 declares Cuba a "national threat" and triggers an unprecedented escalation punishing any nation on earth that dares to sell or give oil to the island. This is not a new poli…
(2026-02-01). In a Holding Cell with a Transgender Migrant. counterpunch.org The politics of the humane opposes, contradicts, and combats the politics of profit, the politics of the machine, and the politics of spectacle. It is a method of engagement, consciousness-raising, and ultimately, leadership that seeks to reorient social relations and institutional policy so that they are no longer imprisoned by the cruelty of racism and other forms of hatred or encaged within the narrow thinking of cold, emotionally detached strategy of careerists in politico-drag. The politics of the humane, typically through the homiletics of example, preach the need to see social and economic issues through t…
(2026-02-01). Stop Trump's Racist Deportations of Haitian and All TPS Holders! wibailoutpeople.org 
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 340,000 Haitian TPS holders expires on Feb. 3rd. It has already been terminated for refugees from Venezuela and Somalia. It is in danger of being terminated for refugees from Myanmar's repressive military regime, where human rights abuses, sexual violence and conflict-driven displacement are widespread. TPS is supposed to protect people …
(2026-02-01). US judge orders release of five-year-old and father from ICE detention. aljazeera.com Judge says the case stemmed from 'ill-conceived and incompetently-implemented' deportation quotas.
(2026-02-01). UK rights campaigner Tatchell arrested at pro-Palestine protest. newarab.com 
London police on Saturday arrested prominent rights activist It follows two of Britain's biggest police forces announcing last month that officers would detain people who publicly chant or display the slogan, a change prompted by London's Metropolita…
(2026-02-01). SF Students Cut Classes for Massive Anti-ICE Action as Part of National Protest. indybay.org Tens of thousands rally at Dolores Park then March to Civic Center…
(2026-02-01). Friday 1/30: Noisemaker protest at the Israeli Consulate. indybay.org 456 Montgomery, San Francisco…
(2026-02-01). 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 (…) | – |
(2026-02-01). 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…
(2026-02-01). 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.
(2026-02-01). Unite to Fight the Far Right Rally J24. indybay.org On January 24 activists counter protested the annual "West Coast Walk for Life"
(2026-02-01). Who Really Holds Power in Iran? moderndiplomacy.eu The United States is contemplating military strikes against Iran due to its violent response to recent protests. Understanding Iran's political system is complex, especially with its unique governance structure and the role of the Revolutionary Guards, making it challenging to predict how Iran might respond to external threats. Iran's political structure is guided by the …
(2026-02-01). Milan protests decry 'creeping fascism' of ICE role at Winter Olympics. radiohc.cu Hundreds of demonstrators gathered Saturday in Milan to protest the deployment of ICE agents during the upcoming Winter Olympics, unbothered by the fact that agents would be stationed in a control room and not operating on the streets. | The protest in Piazza XXV Aprile, a square named for the date of Italy's liberation from Nazi fascism in 1945, drew people from the left-leaning Democratic Party, the CGIL trade union confederation and the ANPI organizations that protect the memory of Italy's partisan resistance during World War II, along with many other people. | Organizers handed out plastic whistles, which par…
(2026-02-01). Tehran Warns US Attack Would Spark a Regional War. moderndiplomacy.eu Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned that an attack by the U. S. on Iran would escalate into a regional conflict. This statement follows increased U. S. naval presence in the Middle East amid tensions over a nuclear deal and Iranian actions against protesters. Khamenei asserted that Iran does not seek to provoke war …
(2026-02-01). 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 (…) | – |
(2026-02-01). Data Center Boom, Corporate Extraction, And The Obfuscation Of The Land Question. popularresistance.org The years 2024 and 2025 saw a massive upswing in the number of data centers planned and constructed in the United States and globally as part of the race to develop computing infrastructure for "Artificial Intelligence" technologies. 2025 also witnessed a massive increase in protests, lawsuits, and movements against data center construction throughout the U.S., with at least 25 data center projects cancelled across the United States (four times the number in 2024) in 2025, and up to 25 more canceled in the first three weeks of 2026.
(2026-01-31). US must release 5-year-old 'bunny hat boy' detained by ICE, judge orders. scmp.com A five-year-old boy and his father must be released by Tuesday from the Texas centre where they have been held after being detained by immigration officers in Minnesota, a federal judge ordered Saturday in a ruling that harshly criticised US President Donald Trump's administration's approach to enforcement. | Images of Liam Conejo Ramos, with a bunny hat and Spider-Man backpack being surrounded by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in the Minneapolis suburb of Columbia Heights on January…
(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 judge declines to halt immigration surge in Minnesota amid protests. aljazeera.com Minneapolis mayor criticises judge's ruling, calling the Trump administration's immigration crackdown 'an invasion'.
(2026-01-31). Militarized Immigration Enforcement Incompatible With Democracy. portside.org Militarized Immigration Enforcement Incompatible With Democracy |
(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). Immigrant Rights Network Press Conference And Protest Against ICE Kidnappings. popularresistance.org Los Angeles, CA — On Thursday, January 29, Centro CSO held a press conference at Mariachi Plaza denouncing the ICE raids that had happened the day before. On the morning of January 28, ICE agents assaulted and kidnapped at least six people in Boyle Heights, including fruit and flower vendors, and residents of Ramona Gardens. | Centro CSO and the Boyle Heights Immigrant Rights Network (BHIRN) responded immediately on the scene, recording and confronting the ICE agents. Members from CSO and the BHIRN helped to alert the neighborhood that ICE was nearby and informed neighbors of their rights.
(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). From Sakhnin to Tel Aviv: Arab Israelis signal a protest meant to last. haaretz.com Stemming the bloodshed of Arab citizens is an issue that concerns all sectors in Israeli society, across lines of identity and religion, and Tel Aviv's protest had the level of participation the issue deserved. Now the ball is in the policymakers' court…
(2026-01-31). As killings mount, Arab leaders and allies rallied in Tel Aviv against state inaction. haaretz.com After a protest against violence in Arab communities in the northern Israeli city of Sakhnin earlier this month drew tens of thousands, demonstrators gathered in Tel Aviv's Habima square to call out the police and government's indifference to spiking insecurity for Arab citizens of Israel…
(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). 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). 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). Russia—Iran close ranks as sanctioned security chief Ali Larijani meets Putin. hindustantimes.com Under mounting U.S. pressure, Russia and Iran are moving visibly closer, with Tehran's top security chief Ali Larijani holding a hastily announced meeting with President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on January 30, according to the Kremlin. The talks come just weeks after Washington hit Larijani with fresh sanctions for allegedly directing a brutal crackdown on nationwide anti‚Äëgovernment protests, which U.S. officials say left large numbers of demonstrators dead and injured. Watch for more…
(2026-01-31). Thursday 1/29: Protest @ Press Conference. indybay.org Mexican Heritage Plaza…