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26 January 2026

Trump dumps Kristi Noem as he orders longtime rival to lead ICE in Minneapolis amid shooting scandal & Kristi Noem is dealt hammer blow live on Fox News as Trump lawyer trashes claim Minneapolis victim Alex Pretti was 'domestic terrorist' 26JAN26

 

ALEX PRETTI, the 37-year-old nurse was killed while being detained by ICE agents in Minneapolis on Saturday 

UPDATE: Renee Good, Picture and Memorial & After Renee Good Killing, Derisive Term for White Women Spreads on the Far Right 17JAN26

OH please let it be true that fascist fotze trunt kkkristi noem is on her way out!!! Deport her to El Salvador so she and nayib can be bukakke queen & king at cecot! Send fascist fotze trunt greggie "cow feecker" bovino and fascist fotze trunt stevie goebbels-miller with her they deserve to be stuck with each other.

 IF you remain silent while our government violates the civil liberties, human rights and constitutional rights of residents of our nation but not you ( YET ), while our government illegally arrest, detains and even illegally deports residents and citizens of our nation but not you ( YET ), while our government commits violence on and murder of residents of our nation but not you or yours ( YET ) then YOU are complicit in these actions. E mail and or call your representative and senators  and demand these actions stop and those responsible for ordering these actions and activities be removed and when possible prosecuted and punished. AND doing so once is not enough, it has to be done at least every other week until we have saved our democratic Republic from being replaced with a authoritarian theocratic oligarchy.

This hopeful news from the Daily Mail.....

Trump dumps Kristi Noem as he orders longtime rival to lead ICE in Minneapolis amid shooting scandal

Donald Trump has sidelined Kristi Noem and ordered her longtime rival to lead a rapidly deteriorating Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operation in Minneapolis.

'I am sending Tom Homan to Minnesota tonight. He has not been involved in that area, but knows and likes many of the people there,' Trump wrote on Truth Social on Monday. 'Tom is tough but fair, and will report directly to me.' 

Trump's immigration crackdown plunged into yet another scandal on Saturday when ICE agents shot dead American citizen Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old nurse.

It came amid weeks of riots in Minneapolis following the killing of anti-ICE protester Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother of three. 

Republican lawmakers in Washington have raised concerns that Noem's operation has spiraled out of control, and Democratic leaders at the national and state levels are demanding that federal agents leave Minnesota. 

Trump himself has privately expressed that Noem's department mishandled the public messaging in the immediate aftermath of Pretti's shooting, according to multiple reports.

The President now wants Homan, a loyal ICE veteran, to lead the operation in Minnesota that was launched at the start of December.

Riots erupted on Sunday night outside a Hilton hotel in Minneapolis, where ICE agents are believed to be staying. Protesters bashed windows and spray-painted the hotel's facade, videos showed. Others chanted and paced in front of the building.



The 37-year-old nurse was killed while being detained by ICE agents on Saturday 

The furious mob tried to bust through the front door but were unsuccessful, and they continued their commotion in the street. The alarming scene continued for more than an hour without police intervening. 

Noem and Homan have battled for control of Trump's mass deportation agenda from the start of the administration. 

Under Noem's leadership, non-law enforcement DHS officials have feuded with career ICE officers, who are loyal to Homan, over how to detain and deport illegal migrants. 

Corey Lewandowski, a longtime Trump insider and Noem's rumored lover, has publicly accused Homan of leaking to the Press and has sought to oust immigration officers close to the border czar.

Homan now appears to have the President's support after Trump appointed him to clean up the mess caused by Noem's leadership in the Twin Cities. 

Trump then vowed to continue his administration's efforts to investigate fraud in Minnesota and took a shot at Minnesota Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar.

'Separately, a major investigation is going on with respect to the massive 20 Billion Dollar, Plus, Welfare Fraud that has taken place in Minnesota, and is at least partially responsible for the violent organized protests going on in the streets.'

He concluded, 'Additionally, the DOJ and Congress are looking at 'Congresswoman' Ilhan Omar, who left Somalia with NOTHING, and is now reportedly worth more than 44 Million Dollars. Time will tell all.'


A federal agent points a weapon at a person outside a hotel during a noise demonstration protest in response to federal immigration enforcement operations in the city Sunday


Demonstrators participate in a rally and march during an 'ICE Out' day of protest on January 23


A Minneapolis police officer stands guard as protesters use megaphones at the entrance of a hotel in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Sunday

Demonstrators participate in a rally and march during an 'ICE Out' day of protest on January 23



A protester blows a whistle during a noise demonstration in front of a hotel where they believe ICE agents are staying on Sunday

Federal agents try to clear the demonstrators near the hotel, using tear gas

A federal agent stands guard near the hotel during a demonstration on Sunday

Demonstrators gather during a heavy snowstorm to protest against ICE's presence in Minneapolis at the weekend

Following Trump's Monday morning announcement, Noem issued a statement praising Homan as a 'major asset' to her team, suggesting she still has the final say over the operation. 

'I have worked closely with Tom over the last year and he has been a major asset to our team — his experience and insight will help us in our wide-scale fraud investigations, which have robbed Americans, and will help us to remove even more public safety threats and violent criminal illegal aliens off the of streets of Minneapolis.'

Pretti's death over the weekend was the second fatal shooting of a natural-born American by immigration agents since Noem launched the crackdown.

Good was shot dead by an ICE agent on January 7 as she tried to drive her SUV away while agents ordered her out of the car.

Trump expressed regret over the shooting, referring to her family being MAGA voters, but blamed the local Democratic leadership for fueling resentment towards ICE. 

The President's sweeping ICE 'surge' into the Minneapolis-St Paul area began in early December.

Shortly afterwards, a video by the right-wing YouTuber Nick Shirley documenting alleged migrant welfare fraud exploded online. 

Trump deployed another 2,000 federal agents and officers to the Minneapolis area at the start of January, in what the administration touted as the largest federal immigration enforcement operation ever.


Kristi Noem is dealt hammer blow live on Fox News as Trump lawyer trashes claim Minneapolis victim Alex Pretti was 'domestic terrorist'


Top ranks of the federal government are turning on Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and her defense of the killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis by an ICE agent over the weekend.

And federal immigration agents agree with some of the criticism of their top boss.

President Donald Trump's favorite network Fox News grilled Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Monday over reports of the internal frustrations on DHS messaging in the wake of the horrific shooting of the 37-year-old VA nurse.

Fox & Friends host Griff Jenkins confronted Attorney General Pam Bondi's No. 2 on whether he agreed that Pretti's actions amounted to the legal definition of 'domestic terrorism,' like Noem claimed.

'Look, I don't think anybody thinks that they were comparing what happened on Saturday to the legal definition of domestic terrorism,' Blanche finally replied after trying to deflect the question by criticizing Minnesota's Democratic leadership.

'And you're right — to the extent there's body cam or other videos that witnesses are still providing to us. So I'm not describing it as anything except for a tragedy,' he added.

Noem said at a Saturday press conference: 'When you perpetuate violence against a government because of ideological reasons and for reasons to resist and perpetuate violence, that is the definition of domestic terrorism.'

Even Trump issued a subtle rebuke to Noem's flubbed leadership in Minnesota by announcing Monday morning he is appointing White House border czar Tom Homan to take lead in Minneapolis.

'I am sending Tom Homan to Minnesota tonight,' Trump wrote on Truth Social. 'He has not been involved in that area, but knows and likes many of the people there. Tom is tough but fair, and will report directly to me.'

Pretti was shot multiple times by officials, but video appears to show he was disarmed of his concealed carry handgun before the first shot was fired

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche pushed back on Noem's claim that Pretti was a 'domestic terrorist' during a Fox & Friends interview on Monday morning 

Homan and Noem have a longstanding rivalry over conflicting perspectives on how to handle illegal immigration and Trump's mass deportation agenda. 

And Noem's tenure at DHS has been riddled with damning claims of turf wars with other leaders including against CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott and some reports indicated her position in the Trump administration was on the chopping block on several occasions within the first year.

Unnamed DHS officials told Fox congressional correspondent Bill Melugin on Sunday that Noem's messaging in the wake of Pretti's death are 'catastrophic' for morale and 'eroding trust and credibility.'

Some compared it to when Democrats tirelessly tried to convince Americans that the southern border was closed despite thousands of illegal immigrants flooding into the US every day during former President Joe Biden's term.

DHS' response to the shooting is 'a case study on how not to do crisis PR,' the sources added.

Noem said at a press conference that Pretti, who was killed on Saturday from multiple gun shots by an ICE agent, intended to conduct a 'massacre' of federal immigration agents and brought a handgun to the protest in order to inflict 'maximum damage.'

But bystander video showing multiple angles of the incident have viewers saying the DHS claims are not accurate and do not show him ever reaching or unholstering his concealed weapon.

Forensic audio analysis counted 10 shots at Pretti in under five seconds.

Pretti, 37, was a Veterans Affairs ICU nurse in Minneapolis, Minnesota who was shot and killed by agents in Customs and Border Protection flak jackets

Trump hasn't rushed to Noem and the agent's defense, as he usually does. 

A White House official told conservative radio host Erick Erickson that Trump is not happy with how DHS has handled the response to the shooting.

On Truth Social, Trump said the video of the incident was 'a horrible thing to watch,' but maintained defense of ICE agents by calling them 'patriots' and demanding Americans let them carry out their orders to find and detain illegal immigrants in Minneapolis.

One agent told Fox that DHS is only 'making the situation worse' with their messaging and another said they are 'fed up.'

'DHS is wrong,' an agent went so far to claim, adding: 'We are losing this war, we are losing the base and the narrative.'

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23 January 2026

VERSE AND VOICE FROM SOJOURNERS 23JAN26

 

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‘Enough Is Enough’: Hundreds of Minnesota Businesses Take Stand Against ICE 23JAN26



Verse of the day

Anyone, then, who knows the right thing to do and fails to do it commits sin.
- James 4:17

Voice of the day

Was it possible to carry on along through all the years, the decades, through an entire life without once being brave enough to go against what was there and yet call yourself a Christian, and face yourself in the mirror?
- Claire Keegan, “Small Things Like These” (2021)

Prayer of the day

Awaken our hearts to our neighbors' needs that we have yet to find courage to help tackle.

 IF you remain silent while our government violates the civil liberties, human rights and constitutional rights of residents of our nation but not you ( YET ), while our government illegally arrest, detains and even illegally deports residents and citizens of our nation but not you ( YET ), while our government commits violence on and murder of residents of our nation but not you or yours ( YET ) then YOU are complicit in these actions. E mail and or call your representative and senators   and demand these actions stop and those responsible for ordering these actions and activities be removed and when possible prosecuted and punished. AND doing so once is not enough, it has to be done at least every other week until we have saved our democratic Republic from being replaced with a authoritarian theocratic oligarchy. This Verse and Voice from Sojourners , the article from the New York Times.....

‘Enough Is Enough’: Hundreds of Minnesota Businesses Take Stand Against ICE


After protesters called for a pause on economic activity and work to strike against the federal immigration crackdown, many business owners kept their doors shut on Friday.

By Pooja Salhotra and Jazmine Ulloa


No work, no shopping, no dining out. Hundreds of businesses across Minnesota were expected to close and many people vowed to pause everyday activities on Friday as part of a general strike against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

As tensions mount and a sense of fear of detention by immigration agents permeates the state, vendors, labor unions and residents said they would participate in an economic blackout and gather at prayers and protests on what organizers called a “Day of Truth and Freedom.”

“It’s tense and emotional, and folks are hurting,” said Bishop Dwayne Royster, the executive director of Faith in Action, which is helping with the organizing effort. Minnesotans, he said, are demonstrating “deep resilience and willingness to stand together in ways I haven’t seen folks do in a very long time.

The day of the strike, which was set to include outdoor demonstrations, dawned with much of the Midwest, including all of Minnesota, under an extreme cold warning from the National Weather Service. The cold was particularly bitter in Minneapolis, with temperatures as low as minus 20 forecast for much of the day, with wind chills even lower.

Parts of the city seemed like a ghost town on Friday morning, with many cafes and local coffee chains shuttered, signs posted in their windows expressing solidarity with the strike.

One of the few places still serving coffee was Misfit in Minneapolis, which sits in a large warehouse like building west of downtown. The owner, Marcus Parkansky, said his way of participating in the strike was to remain open on Friday but only offer coffee, pastries and espresso shots free of charge. And, thanks to a donation from a woman in Texas, there will also be a bottle of bourbon and a bottle of Baileys, for anyone who wants to spike their cup.

As to the point of the strike, Mr. Parkansky said he hopes it shows the federal government how organized Minneapolis is and how much people oppose the immigration enforcement surge. “What we want to see is for the shenanigans to stop,” he said.

Word of Friday’s strike and protests spread “like a wildfire” in the preceding days, said Jake Anderson, an executive board member with the St. Paul Federation of Educators, a labor union representing teachers and educational support professionals. Hundreds of businesses, mostly in Minneapolis and St. Paul, said they would close, while others have vowed to pause any economic activity, stay home from work or school, or fast to show support.

“There’s a time to stand up for things, and this is it,” said Alison Kirwin, the owner of Al’s Breakfast, a restaurant in Minneapolis that closed on Friday. “If it takes away from a day of our income, that is worthwhile.”

The strike comes as Minnesotans have clashed for weeks with federal agents, mostly in the Minneapolis and St. Paul areas. The immigration operation, which started late last year, has led to some 3,000 arrests, at least two shootings in Minneapolis and chaotic scenes on the streets.

Calls for the ouster of federal agents have grown from residents and local officials in recent weeks, especially after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot Renee Good, an American citizen, in Minneapolis on Jan. 7. Protesters and state officials have also filed lawsuits to restrict the agents’ conduct toward demonstrators and to block the surge of immigration agents in the state.

But federal officials have asserted that the crackdown is necessary to root out fraud in the state’s social services system and have defended the actions of the ICE agent who killed Ms. Good.

On Thursday, Vice President JD Vance said that the Trump administration wanted to “turn down the temperature” in Minneapolis after weeks of clashes. Mr. Vance, who said he had traveled to the city to understand the tensions, called Minneapolis protesters “far-left agitators” who had harassed federal agents. He also said a “failure of cooperation” by state and local officials was to blame for the situation getting “out of hand.”


In an email on Thursday, a Department of Homeland Security official called the strike “beyond insane,” asking, “Why would these labor bosses not want these public safety threats out of their communities?” The official then included a list of undocumented immigrants who had apparently been convicted of serious crimes.


Minnesota is a mecca for corporate headquarters, with 17 Fortune 500 companies based in the state. But those organizations have not spoken publicly about the federal immigration activity, and none of Minnesota’s 15 biggest employers, including Target, UnitedHealth Group and Xcel Energy, responded to requests for comment on Thursday.

Still, Friday may be the largest worker action in the state’s history, said Christa Sarrack, president of a labor union that represents about 6,000 of Minnesota’s hospitality workers. Ms. Sarrack said some of the union members’ employers had decided to close for the day, while others were allowing employees to not come to work.

“We cannot simply sit by and allow this to continue,” Ms. Sarrack said. “We must use every tool that we have to fight back.”

But not all employers have committed to striking. For some, the choice over whether to participate has not been an easy one because they simply cannot afford to lose a day’s revenue.


Andrew Schoenzeit, who owns Zipps Liquors in Minneapolis, said his business would remain open on Friday. But he said he supported the strike and had no problem with the one employee of his who he said requested the day off to protest.

Mike Logan, the president of the Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce, said he was also supportive of businesses closing in protest but would not encourage them to do so. “The last thing we need is a slowdown of commerce,” he said.

For some leaders of local and state unions, the decision over whether to encourage their members to participate in the general strike was difficult because it was not organized understate and federal strike laws, and it was not considered an official “work stoppage day.” But the push for the boycott spread so widely that it became hard to ignore.

Chris Rubesch, president of the Minnesota Nurses Association, a labor union representing more than 22,000 nurses and other health care workers across the state, said he and other leaders were discouraging their members from missing work because of “no-strike” provisions in their contract. But he said the union was encouraging the members to participate in other ways, including by not participating in any economic activity.

Mr. Anderson, the board member of the St. Paul Federation of Educators, said his union signed on to the day of action after much debate, and has sent letters to members asking them “to decide what that call to action means to them.”

“We decided it was now time to take a stand,” Mr. Anderson said. “It was time to boldly declare that enough is enough. We’re not going to take it anymore.”

Kailyn Rhone and Zachary A. Bohlman contributed reporting.

Pooja Salhotra covers breaking news across the United States.

Jazmine Ulloa is a national reporter covering immigration for The Times.

Unrest in Minnesota

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