NEW YORK, Jan. 24 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * ACLU and ACLU of Minnesota Demand Immediate Action After Federal Agents Kill Another Person * MINNEAPOLIS -Today, federal agents shot and killed a man in the Eat Street neighborhood of south Minneapolis after brutally beating him in fron more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release: * * * AFGE President Everett Kelley Statement on Tragedy in Minneapolis * AFGE Local 3669 member Alex Jeffrey Pretti was dedicated to serving veterans WASHINGTON - Following the tragic events in Minneapolis, American Federation of Government Employees National President Everett Kelley issued the following statement: "Today, Alex Jeffrey Pretti, an AFGE Loca more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Teachers issued the following news release: * * * AFT's Weingarten Responds to Shooting of Second Protester in Minnesota * WASHINGTON-AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement after federal agents shot and killed a second Minnesotan: "I was in Minnesota yesterday, joining tens of thousands of people gathered peacefully to say that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement does not belong in our c more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet released the following testimony by Cambria Chief Legal Officer Rebecca Shult from a Jan. 14, 2026, hearing entitled "Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Protecting the American Stone Slab Industry From Lawfare": * * * Chairman Issa, Ranking Member Johnson, and members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the opportunity today to submit this testimony in support of H.R more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11389) on Jan. 23, 2026, by deputy assistant director Michael John Garcia and legislative attorney Hannah Solomon-Strauss: * * * Congressional Court Watcher: Circuit Splits from December 2025 The U.S. Courts of Appeals for the thirteen "circuits" issue thousands of precedential decisions each year. Because relatively few of these decisions are ultimately reviewed by the S more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Democratic Members of Minnesota Congressional Delegation Condemn Shooting of Minnesotan by Federal Agents * MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -Democratic members of the Minnesota Congressional delegation issued the following joint statement in response to the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old man, a U.S. citizen, by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis: "Federal agents including ICE and Border Patrol who more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Jan. 24 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news: * * * Governor Janet Mills Statement Following Another Killing in Minnesota at the Hands of Federal Agents * In response to Federal agents killing another person in Minnesota, Governor Janet Mills requested a meeting with the President of the United States and demanded that his Administration immediately withdraw ICE agents from Maine: "I am appalled and heartbroken by reports of yet another killing at the han more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Horsford's Statement on Federal Agent Shooting in Minneapolis * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) today condemned the killing of Mr. Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a 37-year-old U.S. citizen, who was fatally shot by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and called on the Department of Homeland Security to immediately cease all activities tied to Operation Metro Surge. He more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Statement on Fatal ICE Shooting in Minneapolis * East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after federal immigration agents killed a Minneapolis resident (link is external). "ICE agents continue to act with impunity, refusing to exercise any restraint - leaving a trail of death and violence in their path. It needs to end now," said Larson. more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 24 [Category: Law/Legal] -- LatinoJustice PRLDEF posted the following news release: * * * LatinoJustice Decries Latest Minneapolis Shooting by ICE Agents and Calls for Dismantling of ICE Operations * January 24, 2026 Press Contact: media@latinojustice.org (link sends email) New York, NY - A man died in Minneapolis today after being shot at close range by an immigration enforcement agent. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reported that the individual approache more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 24 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The North Carolina Justice Center posted the following news release: * * * NC Justice Center condemns escalating ICE/CBP militarization and urges Congress to stop funding violence * (January 24, 2026-Raleigh, NC) We are committed to the safety, dignity, and humanity of immigrant communities and to confronting the violence being carried out by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) across the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * PHOTOS: Sen. Schiff Heralds Resilience of California Agriculture in EcoFarm Conference Address, Highlights Record of Fighting for Golden State's Producers * Schiff: "The agriculture you all cultivate is foundational to California - economically, culturally and environmentally - but too often, California's farmers don't see themselves reflected in the policies coming out of Washington. I knew that  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Ted Lieu, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * REP LIEU CALLS FOR AN IMMEDIATE NATIONWIDE STAND DOWN OF ICE AND CBP INTERIOR OPERATIONS * WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement calling for ICE and CBP interior operations to stand down its operations across the country following another immigration enforcement-related shooting in Minnesota. "The way CBP and ICE are conducting themselves  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Omar Statement on Immigration Enforcement Killing Another Minnesota Resident * MINNEAPOLIS-Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) issued the following statement following the reporting that immigration enforcement killed another Minnesota resident. "This appears to be an execution by immigration enforcement. I am absolutely heartbroken, horrified, and appalled that federal agents murdered another member of o more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Scott Statement on Reports of Federal Agents Shooting and Killing an Individual in Minneapolis * NEWPORT NEWS, VA - Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement on news reports that Federal agents have shot and killed an individual in Minneapolis, MN today: "I am saddened and deeply concerned by reports that a person was shot and killed today in Minneapolis during more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 1/16/2026-1/23/2026 * Demanding Accountability for Secret ICE Policy Ignoring the Fourth Amendment [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), is demanding accountability following whistleblower disclosures detailing a secret U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Jan. 23 [Category: Media] -- The Society of Professional Journalists posted the following news: * * * SPJ Ethics Committee reminds journalists to vet all information in light of manipulated arrest photo * Media Contact: SPJ Communications, communications@spj.org The Society of Professional Journalists Ethics Committee calls on the Trump administration to remove the fake image that the administration apparently doctored and published online to make a Minneapolis im more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The U.S. Conference of Mayors issued the following news: * * * Statement from the U.S. Conference of Mayors Following Death of Another Protestor in Minneapolis * Washington, D.C.- Below is a statement from the U.S. Conference of Mayors following the death of another protestor in Minneapolis today: "Today's death in Minneapolis represents another tragedy. As American mayors representing cities large and small - Republican,  more PR