Voices, The Peoples News
January 28, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
Buffalo limits cooperation with federal immigration agents: Mayor Sean Ryan’s first executive order prohibits city employees from assisting federal agents with civil immigration enforcement, and reaffirming the City’s longstanding commitment to ensuring the safety, dignity, and legal protections of all residents, regardless of immigration status or country of origin.
https://www.buffalony.gov/m/newsflash/home/detail/1609
Trump boots Bovino, sends border czar Tom Homan to Minneapolis in leadership shakeup: Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino is set to return to Texas as Trump seeks to diffuse outrage over the deadly immigration crackdown in Minneapolis.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/26/trump-border-czar-minneapolis-00746125
‘Shocking, Unusual Times’: Federal Judge Weighs Constitutionality of Trump’s Surge in Minnesota
Minnesota state officials pleaded that the court step in to stop Trump’s immigration enforcement operations and “retaliation” against the state.
https://www.notus.org/courts/federal-judge-weighs-constitutionality-trump-surge-minnesota
Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Has Led to Two Dozen Violent or Fatal Arrests — But ICE Doesn’t Track the Incidents. While the agency is required to release reports after the deaths of detained immigrants, ICE does not have to report on injuries or deaths that happen during arrests.
https://documentedny.com/2026/01/27/trumps-immigration-crackdown-fatal-arrests/
ICE Sparks ‘International Incident’ by Trying to Enter Ecuadorian Consulate in Minneapolis. In a statement released following the incident, the Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry said an ICE agent “attempted to enter the consulate premises,” but “consulate officials immediately prevented” the officer from getting through the door, “thus ensuring the protection of Ecuadorians who were present at the time and activating emergency protocols.”
https://www.alternet.org/border-operations-minneapolis/
‘Bring this country to a halt’: Sarsour, Singham network, students vow nationwide anti-ICE shutdown. “No work, no school, no shopping.” Anti-ICE efforts continue to ramp up in Minnesota, and a Chinese Communist Party-linked activist network is seeking to take the shutdown efforts nationwide.
https://justthenews.com/nation/states/bring-country-halt-sarsour-singham-network-students-vow-nationwide-anti-ice-shutdown
These Companies—Palantir, AT&T, Deloitte—Have The Biggest ICE Contracts As DHS Funding Under Fire
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2026/01/26/these-companies-palantir-att-deloitte-have-the-biggest-ice-contracts-as-dhs-funding-under-fire/
Border Patrol agent questions if man is US citizen ‘because of his accent
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jK4g9kLqUWo
Union Demands Stephen Miller Resign, Says He Used ‘High-Pressure Tactics to Force Compliance Across the Federal Government’ – Alleges Miller ‘Personally Oversaw Its Implementation and Enforced It’
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-immigration-2675036080/
Trump’s agents brutally arrest man and shatter his window, before dragging him off to a ‘deadly’ camp
https://www.aol.com/articles/trumps-agents-brutally-arrested-him-204051325.html
ICE agents caught using LRAD weapons at close range against peaceful protesters in Minneapolis
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/ice-agents-caught-using-lrad-weapons-at-close-range-against-peaceful-protesters-in-minneapolis/ar-AA1V6WkK
Journalists endure force by agents while covering ICE activity in Broadview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KVwXoFJi04
ICE agent’s dark threat caught on video: ‘I’ll erase your voice’: “I will tell you this, brother,” a man wearing an ICE uniform says from his vehicle. “You raise your voice? I’ll erase your voice.”
https://www.rawstory.com/ice-erase-your-voice/
A cloud of fear hangs over Minnesota immigrant communities. Even citizens are afraid to go outside
https://minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/19/a-cloud-of-fear-hangs-over-minnesota-immigrant-communities/
‘The weapon I built is coming to kill me’: Terrified Somali Minnesotan regrets voting Trump in 2024
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/the-weapon-i-built-is-coming-to-kill-me-terrified-somali-minnesotan-regrets-voting-trump-in-2024/
CBP agent screamed something horrific right before he shot five rounds at Chicago woman, now the court is hiding the video. “Do Something B*tch”: Damning Video Shows CBP Agent Shooting Protester. The Department of Homeland Security initially said the agent had shot the woman five times in self-defense.
https://newrepublic.com/post/201444/dhs-cbp-shoot-protester-immigration-video
CBP: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Customs_and_Border_Protection
Congress Wants To Know: Are Some of the Masked Feds Killing People in Streets Actually Pardoned Jan 6 Rioters?
https://beingliberal.substack.com/p/congress-wants-to-know-are-some-of
ICE Was Warned About Conditions at Fort Bliss Migrant Jail. Then 2 Men Died. Immigrant rights activists and elected officials are calling to shut down Camp East Montana.
https://truthout.org/articles/ice-was-warned-about-conditions-at-fort-bliss-migrant-jail-then-2-men-died/
Customs and Border Protection Commander Gregory Bovino Demoted After Outcry Over Pretti Killing
Bovino’s departure comes after federal immigration agents shot and killed two people in Minneapolis this month.
https://www.salon.com/2026/01/27/border-patrol-commander-gregory-bovino-demoted/
1,000+ Organizations to Congress: ‘No Funds for ICE and Border Patrol’: “How many more people have to die, how many more lies have to be told, and how many more children must be used as bait and abducted?”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/no-funds-for-ice
Milan mayor blasts ICE as ‘militia that kills’ before Winter Olympics role. The 2026 Milano Cortina Games are to open on February 6, but the event is already being overshadowed by the US agency’s role.
https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/sports/2026/1/27/ice-winter-olympics-move-sparks-anger-including-host-city-mayor-in-milan
Five-year-old deported to Honduras despite being US citizen is latest child victim of Trump crackdown. Mother whose visa application was pending says she will send girl back to US soon accompanied by another relative
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/27/five-year-old-girl-us-citizen-and-mother-deported-honduras
# Consumer Protection / Product Safety
Greg Abbott Imposes Sweeping Ban On Texas Employees Using Products, Services From Alibaba, Shein And Temu
https://www.chron.com/culture/article/texas-bans-state-employees-shein-temu-21317763.php
# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
Senators demand details on DOGE’s data access following revelations of improperly shared SSA data. While Sens. Michael Crapo, R-Idaho, and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., are asking for more information from SSA, Democrats in the lower chamber want to compel the agency to hand it over using a “resolution of inquiry.”
https://www.nextgov.com/digital-government/2026/01/senators-demand-details-doges-data-access-following-revelations-improperly-shared-ssa-data/410991/
# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
US completes formal withdrawal from Paris Climate Agreement
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/27/so-long-paris-u-s-officially-leaves-landmark-climate-pact-00746628
Trump issues executive order assuming control of Los Angeles wildfire rebuild permits from state, local jurisdiction
https://www.smdp.com/trump-orders-federal-takeover-of-la-wildfire-rebuild-permitting/
# General News / Boat Strikes
Trinidadians Sue US for Caribbean Boat Bombing That Killed Relatives ‘In Cold Blood.’ “People may not simply be gunned down by the government, and the Trump administration’s claims to the contrary risk making America a pariah state,” said one attorney in the case.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/relatives-sue-over-boat-strikees
# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Epstein accomplice drops courtroom bombshell: 25+ secret payoffs with no criminal charges. The convicted child sex trafficker just detonated a political time bomb from behind bars, according to a new report
https://www.rawstory.com/ghislaine-maxwell-2675052422/
# Gov / Politics
‘Total breakdown’: Conservative says Trump White House is ‘functionally lawless.’ Americans are collectively “witnessing the total breakdown of any meaningful system of accountability for federal officials.”
https://www.alternet.org/conservative-trump-admin-lawless/
‘It’s a shakedown’: Minnesota says Trump’s immigration crackdown is unconstitutional attempt to extort voter rolls and ‘bend the state’s will to its own’
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/its-a-shakedown-minnesota-says-trumps-immigration-crackdown-is-unconstitutional-attempt-to-extort-voter-rolls-and-bend-the-states-will-to-its-own/
Florida GOP Rep Buchanan to retire after 20 years in Congress, among 48 leaving House this year. Two other Florida Republicans have also announced they aren’t seeking reelection
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5708139-florida-republican-retirements-2023/
AFGE demands resignations of Noem, Miller following member’s slaying. “Noem betrayed the public trust by slandering the good name of our union brother and calling him a ‘domestic terrorist,’” said the national president of the American Federation of Government Employees.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/afge-noem-miller-resignation
AFGE: https://www.afge.org/
President Donald Trump enemy Letitia James comes after him with new lawsuits after his DOJ fails to reindict the New York attorney general
https://knewz.com/donald-trump-enemy-letitia-james-comes-after-him-again-lawsuits/
Donald Trump’s messiah complex takes another hit as Spain officially rejects his ‘Board of Peace’ and basically tells him to stay in his lane
https://wegotthiscovered.com/news/donald-trumps-messiah-complex-takes-another-hit-as-spain-officially-rejects-his-board-of-peace-and-basically-tells-him-to-stay-in-his-lane/
Repeated government lying, warned Hannah Arendt, makes it impossible for citizens to think and to judge. The Goal of Lying: Totalitarian leaders, Arendt argued, use lies not to be believed, but to create a climate where nothing is considered true, forcing the populace to stop believing in the very concept of truth.
https://theconversation.com/repeated-government-lying-warned-hannah-arendt-makes-it-impossible-for-citizens-to-think-and-to-judge-274340
‘I Don’t Let Bullies Win’: Ilhan Omar Assaulted at Town Hall
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfofDUdz0iw
Furious Senate Leaders Abandon Trump – Washington Erupts Into Open Revolt!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vLUPS3Aoh4
Virginia judge blocks Democrats’ redistricting push ahead of midterms. The ruling is a major setback for Democrats’ efforts to redraw the lines in the state.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/27/virginia-redistricting-blocked-court-ruling-00750060
Donald Trump says there’s only one limit on his global power following the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro
https://knewz.com/donald-trump-says-one-limit-global-power/
Noem Impeachment Articles Up to Over 140 Cosponsors in Wake of ICE Killing. Hakeem Jeffries said that the House will commence impeachment proceedings if Trump doesn’t fire Noem “immediately.”
https://www.newsweek.com/kristi-noem-impeachment-lawmakers-sign-on-full-list-11417711
House Democrat Says Abolishing ICE Isn’t Enough — Department of Homeland Security Must Go, Too.
“The problem isn’t ‘training.’ DHS was built to violate our rights,” said Rep. Delia C. Ramirez.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5708957-democrats-immigration-reform-ice/
Rep. Maxwell Frost Punched by Man Who Allegedly Said Trump Will Deport Him
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/man-charged-with-assaulting-rep-maxwell-frost-at-sundance-film-festival
Trump recently escalated his rhetoric toward Mexico, saying that the U.S. is ‘going to start now hitting land.’ President Trump said the US will begin targeting drug cartels with military strikes, and suggested the operations could take place in Mexico.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/01/09/trump-drug-cartels-land-strikes-mexico/88099350007/
Trump Is Demolishing the Global Order. 17 experts on how the world moves on from America.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/01/27/post-nato-middle-powers-expert-roundup-00748549
Republican Drops Out of Minnesota Governor’s Race. Chris Madel is a lawyer who represents the ICE officer who shot Good. As of Monday, he was abandoning his run for Minnesota governor and suggested he might be done with the Republican Party altogether because of what he sees as excesses of Trump’s policy.
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/26/nx-s1-5688899/chris-madel-minnesota-governor-ice-alex-pretti
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
‘Court’s patience is at an end’: Minnesota’s chief federal judge demands ICE leader appear in court or face contempt after ‘failure to comply’ with ‘dozens’ of court orders
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/27/minnesota-judge-summons-ice-leader-00748831
# Security / DHS / Surveillance / Cybersecurity / Spyware / Secret Service
Republicans reject calls to change DHS funding bill, government shutdown likely: Democrats are opposing the bill unless significant reforms are made to immigration enforcement, they won’t allow the DHS bill to advance unless it includes significant changes to immigration enforcement practices in the wake of a Border Patrol agent fatally shooting Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care nurse and U.S. citizen, on Saturday.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5709361-republicans-dhs-funding-bill/
Path to averting a shutdown remains elusive as lawmakers debate DHS funding. About half of the federal government would cease full operations if Congress cannot come up with a plan by Friday night.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/01/path-averting-shutdown-remains-elusive-lawmakers-debate-dhs-funding/410994/
A judge steps in to stop Trump’s goons from destroying evidence as DHS scrambles to cover its tracks with lies. They shouldn’t be able to get rid of evidence. A federal judge in Minnesota has issued a critical temporary injunction, blocking the Trump administration from “destroying or altering evidence” connected to the deadly shooting of a civilian by a Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis over the weekend
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/a-judge-steps-in-to-stop-trumps-goons-from-destroying-evidence-as-dhs-scrambles-to-cover-its-tracks-with-lies/
# Technology / AI
This Robot is Tinier than a Grain of Salt. Engineers had been trying to solve this problem for 40 years. This isn’t a speck of dust—you’re looking at the world’s tiniest autonomous, programmable robot. This miniscule gizmo could eventually be harnessed to inspect the intricacies of living systems, perform surgery, and deliver drugs.
https://nautil.us/this-robot-is-tinier-than-a-grain-of-salt-1258312/
MIT engineers design an aerial microrobot that can fly as fast as a bumblebee. With insect-like speed and agility, the tiny robot could someday aid in search-and-rescue missions. Like real insects, these robots could flit through tight spaces larger robots can’t reach, while simultaneously dodging stationary obstacles and pieces of falling rubble.
https://news.mit.edu/2025/mit-engineers-design-aerial-microrobot-fly-like-bumblebee-1203
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