Yabrūd V Sint-Gillis-Waas oices, The Peoples News
January 19, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Indigenous
Cherokee Nation launches opportunity zone program to boost investment in distressed reservation communities
https://www.cherokee.org/all-services/commerce-services/opportunity-zone-program/
Chief signs directive to spur economic growth. An executive order signed Dec. 19 creates new “opportunity zones” that encourage private investment in Cherokee communities the chief says have “withered on the vine for a century.”
https://www.cherokeephoenix.org/money/business/chief-signs-directive-to-spur-economic-growth/article_40768de1-4302-4266-a5d1-f2c8e421c707.html
Prairie Island Indian Community reaches halfway point on net zero carbon emissions project. The Prairie Island Indian Community set its net zero carbon emissions goal in 2021, becoming one of the first tribal nations in the country to commit to eliminating or offsetting all the carbon the community produces
https://prairieisland.org/who-we-are/our-land/net-zero
Native advocates push for tribal agriculture departments to strengthen sovereignty
https://indigenousfoodandag.com/news/press-release/2026-why-tribal-governments/
Native Farm Bill Coalition Advocates for Priorities in Farm Bill. Their top priorities focus on increasing access to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs by explicitly including Tribal Nations and Native producers in the provisions and reducing legislative and bureaucratic barriers.
https://foodtank.com/news/2024/06/native-farm-bill-coalition-advocates-for-priorities-in-farm-bill/
# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
A Libyan man came to Minnesota for medical treatment. Then ICE detained him. Woodbury man came from Libya to Minnesota for treatment of rare skin condition. Hani Duglof says even though he applied for asylum 12 years ago, and his case is still pending, federal agents told him he isn’t in the U.S. legally, and took him into custody.
https://www.fox9.com/news/libyan-immigrant-rare-genetic-skin-disorder-detained-ice-tells-story
Brooklyn church leader detained by ICE: Ordonez is from Guatemala, has been part of the Brooklyn community for nearly 20 years. “We have to stand up against this nonsense. Against this illegal act by our president,” Councilmember Susan Zhuang said. “We have to make sure everyone deserves due process, regardless of what legal status you have in this country.”
https://www.valleycentral.com/news/national-news/brooklyn-church-leader-detained-by-ice-we-have-to-stand-up-against-this-nonsense/
Buffalo to ban cooperation with ICE, other federal immigration agents: Mayor Sean Ryan (D), whose office is drafting an executive order, said that he wants immigrants to feel safe accessing city services
https://www.investigativepost.org/2026/01/16/buffalo-mayor-to-ban-city-cooperation-with-ice-others/
Detained New York City Council staffer speaks out after public, officials call for his release: Rafael Bohorquez said he was arrested after a routine asylum interview last week.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPf2VfmkEvQ
Trump admin. prepares to potentially send FBI, troops into Minnesota: US army issues prepare-to-deploy orders amid tension over ICE killing, though it is unclear if units will be sent
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/18/pentagon-alaska-troops-minnesota-deployment
St. Louis Park parents demand ICE leave area after elementary students witness raid. Parents described a growing ICE presence outside the school and a nearby apartment building across the street since early December.
https://sahanjournal.com/education/saint-louis-park-aquila-elementary-ice-presence/
Minneapolis parents launch street patrols outside schools amid immigration crackdown: Community members are taking student safety into their own hands as 3,000 federal immigration authorities have flooded the Twin Cities.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/ice-surge-prompts-street-patrols-220000712.html
Man arrested by ICE in Minneapolis dies while under federal agency’s custody in Texas
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/man-dies-ice-custody-texas-minneapolis-minnesota/
Democratic Socialists of America in NYC training thousands of activists to counter ICE: report
https://www.aol.com/articles/democratic-socialists-america-nyc-training-181442087.html
Trump administration seeks to deport two men who claim ICE agents killed a fellow detainee. President Donald Trump’s administration and the Department of Homeland Security are moving to quickly deport two migrants who claim they watched Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents kill a fellow detainee. Some critics speculate the Trump administration is intentionally trying to deport the two detainees because their stories conflict with the one that officials shared.
https://www.tag24.com/politics/politicians/donald-trump/trump-admin-seeks-to-deport-two-men-who-claim-ice-agents-killed-a-fellow-detainee-3460468
Minnesota AG Keith Ellison Warns After Renee Good Shooting: “There Is No Statute of Limitations on Murder”:
https://www.newsbreak.com/better-america-333211895/4448057347207-minnesota-ag-keith-ellison-warns-after-renee-good-shooting-there-is-no-statute-of-limitations-on-murder
Don Lemon joins anti-ICE protesters storming Minnesota church service in chaotic scenes as stunned pastor blasts ‘unacceptable’ stunt. A left-wing mob stormed a Minnesota church to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), stopping services and leaving worshippers furious.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15475755/Don-Lemon-ICE-protesters-Minnesota-church.html
Deported to danger: Returning migrants discover a Mexico transformed by cartels
https://www.aol.com/news/deported-danger-returning-migrants-discover-110000118.html
Trump agency’s ‘gross distortion’ of law reveals a ‘hidden agenda’ for ICE: legal expert
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-noem-hidden-agenda/
2 Videos add new detail to 2nd Minneapolis ICE shooting in a week. ‘As we were closing the door they shot him,’ a woman tells 911 in a livestream
https://minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/16/videos-add-new-detail-to-2nd-minneapolis-ice-shooting-in-a-week/
ICE arrests separate toddler from her parents. Families impacted by ICE arrests are worried about the safety and well-being of those left behind. Ubah Ali shares the story of a 2-year-old living in a haven thanks to important paperwork.
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/video/ice-arrests-separate-toddler-from-her-parents/
The Guardian view on ICE and Renee Good’s killing: Trumpism’s brutal tactics don’t end with migrants. The US president wants Americans to believe they are facing an emergency. The real danger is from his administration
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/16/the-guardian-view-on-ice-and-renee-goods-killing-trumpisms-brutal-tactics-dont-end-with-migrants
4 migrants die in ICE custody over first 10 days of 2026. Advocacy groups called the deaths “staggering,” urging detention center closures; ICE investigated the incidents.
https://www.ksl.com/article/51432158/4-migrants-die-in-ice-custody-over-first-10-days-of-2026
Minneapolis City Council Member Aurin Chowdhury responded to a question on if ICE has any legitimate role ever in Minneapolis by stating that “they have completely eroded their legitimacy. I think ICE is being used by this administration to create mass harm and fear, violation of people’s constitutional rights, and I find it illegitimate.”
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/01/17/minneapolis-council-member-theres-no-legitimate-role-for-ice-here/
“You Have No Rights”: ICE Agents Recorded Mocking Detainees, Laughing About Violence. During the stop, one man was placed in a headlock and another was shocked with a Taser. In the recording, agents refer to the use of force as routine and mock the detainees. At one point, an agent tells Laynez he has “no rights,” despite Laynez being a U.S. citizen born and raised in the United States.
https://thetonymichaels.substack.com/p/you-have-no-rights-ice-agents-recorded
Gallego on push from Democrats to freeze ICE funding: ‘We cannot keep funding this type of goon squad’
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/18/politics/video/senator-ruben-gallego-calls-to-freeze-ice-funding-immigration-government-funding
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
National debt is already killing the American Dream, says top economist—and it might push the U.S. into an outright depression
https://fortune.com/2026/01/18/national-debt-killing-american-dream-inflation-recession/
EU threatens to blow up trade deal over Trump’s plans for Greenland. A top European official said President Donald Trump’s comments could sink a trade deal between the U.S. and the 27-nation European Union.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kPy6BPOhsE
‘Line has been drawn’: Allies warn of $100+ billion retaliation for Trump’s new tariffs
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-tariffs-2674906857/
‘Approval Is Not Possible At This Stage,’ EPP Chief Says, Threatening Collapse Of EU-US Trade Deal: ‘Must Be Put On Hold’
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/approval-not-possible-stage-epp-123108419.html
# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
Mega-Iceberg A23a, Formerly the World’s Largest, Turns Into Bright ‘Blue Mush’ as It Dies After 40 Years at Sea
https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica/mega-iceberg-a23a-formerly-the-worlds-largest-turns-into-bright-blue-mush-as-it-finally-dies-after-40-years-at-sea
A Louisiana Jury Found Chevron Liable for Climate Damages. Now the Oil Giant Wants the Supreme Court to Help It Weasel Out of Paying.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/12012026/after-losing-a-climate-case-in-a-louisiana-courtroom-chevron-wants-a-change-of-venue/
A $745 million jury award hangs in the balance. This landmark verdict, which comes after a 12-year legal battle, is the first to reach a conclusion among more than 40 similar lawsuits filed by Louisiana coastal parishes against oil and gas companies.
https://www.katc.com/news/covering-louisiana/plaquemines-parish-jury-awards-745-million-in-chevron-suit
# Gov / Politics
Govt. funding process advances as three more bills to become law; six remain. With the U.S. Senate sending a roughly $180 billion funding package to the president’s desk Thursday, Congress has now knocked out half of the annual appropriations bills funding federal agencies in fiscal year 2026
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_4464f401-3557-4f1d-be69-0d20cb80960c.html
SCOTUS to hear Fed firing case Wednesday. The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on Wednesday to decide whether President Donald Trump can fire Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.
https://www.businessinsider.com/supreme-court-weighs-trump-federal-reserve-independence-lisa-cook-powell-2026-1
Trump has authority for Venezuela strikes without Congress, but power is constrained, legal experts
https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/can-trump-strike-venezuela-again-without-congress
Exploring the Legality Questions About Venezuela Military Strike
https://www.factcheck.org/2026/01/exploring-the-legality-questions-about-venezuela-military-strike/
Trump Is Lying About the Insurrection Act. Legal experts and fact-checkers widely assert that former President Trump has made false and misleading claims about the Insurrection Act, specifically regarding the scope of presidential power under the Act and the frequency of its past use
https://law.syracuse.edu/news/professor-emeritus-william-c-banks-fact-checks-president-trumps-claims-about-the-insurrection-act/#:~:text=Professor%20of%20Law%20Emeritus%20William,or%20violations%20of%20the%20Constitution
“The US President And President of Russia Are Attempting to Destroy Our Continent” — Roman Giertych Warns — “The War on Europe Declared by Trump Marks a New Chapter in World History.” Giertych, a member of the Civic Coalition (KO) and a Polish MP, has expressed severe concerns that policies pursued by the Trump administration could dismantle European security and directly benefit Russian interests.
https://www.newsbreak.com/altitude-post-361905032/4447582086271-the-us-president-and-president-of-russia-are-attempting-to-destroy-our-continent-roman-giertych-warns-the-war-on-europe-declared-by-trump-marks-a-new-chapter-in-world-history
Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones announced a set of legal actions just hours after his oath
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJ3dE9t3yU8
Representative Eric Swalwell has vowed to take aggressive action against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents operating in the state, specifically targeting those who use masks to conceal their identities.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5670182-california-swalwell-immigration-masks/
House ethics committee turns on their own and considers allegations against GOP congresswoman
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/16/house-ethics-allegations-nancy-mace-00734467
12 ways the Trump administration dismantled civil rights law and the foundations of inclusive democracy in its first year
https://theconversation.com/12-ways-the-trump-administration-dismantled-civil-rights-law-and-the-foundations-of-inclusive-democracy-in-its-first-year-273433
Virginia Democrats one step closer to flipping up to 4 GOP House seats through redistricting. Virginia joins states from California to Florida in mid-decade redistricting push after party-line senate vote
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/16/virginia-redistricting-democrats-vote
‘It could work’: Columnist sounds alarm over Trump’s new ‘brazen’ attempt to expand power
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2674906567/
What Trump’s “Insurrection Act” Threats Say About His Dangerous State of Mind. Here’s what you need to know about what’s moving the president—and the world.
https://michaelwolffnyc.substack.com/p/trump-insurrection-act-threats
# Gov / Politics / Global
EU convenes emergency summit in response to Trump’s tariff threat over Greenland. European Union leaders will convene in Brussels on Thursday for an emergency summit following U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to impose new tariffs on several EU countries over his demand to acquire Greenland, a European Union spokesperson said
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/greenland-europe-reaction-trump-tariffs-threat-9.7050857
MS NOW issues warning as Danish politician makes scathing remarks about Stephen Miller and Greenland. Major European allies are issuing a warning to President Trump over his repeated suggestions he wants to seize Greenland. Danish Member of the European Parliament Anders Vistisen joins Chris Jansing to share the “great frustration” in his country over Trump’s comments about the Danish territory.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_O7Su56m9M
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
Former pardon attorney: DOJ is ‘complicit’ in a cover-up. “The fact that prosecutors in the civil rights division have been told that they cannot go to the scene and participate in an investigation, I cannot overstate how absolutely shocking and wrong that is to the degree that DOJ is really complicit.”
https://www.alternet.org/ice-investigation-minneapolis/
# Medical Marijuana / Hemp
Results of Oklahoma Legalizing Medical Marijuana. Jed Green, a supporter of the citizen-led effort, on Monday notified the Oklahoma Secretary of State’s office that they were withdrawing the petition. “While our effort has been extremely strong, it is apparent we will fall short of numerical sufficiency for a constitutional question,” Green wrote.
https://oklahomavoice.com/briefs/oklahoma-recreational-marijuana-ballot-effort-falls-short/
# Medical / Science / Research / Nursing
Viruses that evolved on the space station and were sent back to Earth were more effective at killing bacteria. Space changes how viruses and bacteria battle, and the results could help fight drug-resistant infections.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/01/260118064637.htm
# Military / Global
Germany Abruptly Pulls All 13 Troops from Greenland Sooner Than Planned Due to Weather, Fueling Speculation Over Trump’s Tariff Threats on Europe. The German Ministry of Defence officially cited bad weather as the reason for canceling a planned extension and flight to a Danish outpost (Kangilinnguit), leading to the earlier return, according to ministry statements.
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/4448344614506-germany-abruptly-pulls-all-13-troops-from-greenland-sooner-than-planned-due-to-weather-fueling-speculation-over-trumps-tariff-threats-on-europe?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3Njg3OTE2MzkyMDk%3D
# Sports
“F—king Authoritarian Lunatic”: Donald Trump Is Having A Full-Blown Tantrum About The Army-Navy Football Game Coverage, And People Are Absolutely Fed Up
https://www.buzzfeed.com/michaelabramwell/trump-demands-no-games-during-army-navy-game
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