JUST NOW: Huge mass of agents in a standoff, weapons drawn as Reps. Ilhan Omar, Angie Craig, and Kelly Morrison attempt to conduct congressional oversight at the Whipple Building, which has been HQ for thousands of ICE agents.@zeteo.com
— Prem Thakker ツ (@premthakker.bsky.social) 2026-01-10T15:50:32.448Z
Rep. Angie Craig: "We were told because this facility is being funding by the 'Big Beautiful Bill,' not the congressional appropriations act, that we would not be allowed to enter the facility. That's complete nonsense … I informed them they were violating the law. They said they didn't care."
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-01-10T16:53:41.616Z
This is the heart of it. Any press coverage that gullibly paints this partisan punitive campaign of retribution as "fighting crime" or "enforcing immigration laws" is actively complicit in a government campaign to punish dissent.
— Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social) 2026-01-10T15:52:58.773Z
WSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to:* 8 people shot* 5 of which were U.S. citizens* 2 died* no victims drew a weaponThe playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then firewww.wsj.com/us-news/vide…
— Christopher Mims (@mims.bsky.social) 2026-01-10T15:44:55.140Z
www.thenation.com/article/arch…Guess who worked for Border Patrol in El Paso while this was happening? Jonathan Ross.
— Susie Madrak Ω (@susiemadrak.bsky.social) 2026-01-10T16:12:05.738Z
Philadelphia Sheriff Rochelle Bilal warns ICE:"No law enforcement professional wears a mask… Those that come into our communities wearing a mask to commit crime… You getting arrested"."Fake wannabe law enforcement… The criminal in the WH will not be able to keep you from going to jail".
— Adam Schwarz (@adamjschwarz.bsky.social) 2026-01-10T15:43:30.683Z
Pinning your hopes on police orgs breaking with ICE is not sound thinking. sherrilyn.substack.com/p/whether-it…
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@sifill.bsky.social) 2026-01-10T16:48:09.076Z
