The drawdown that wasn't, ICE impacts disabled neighbors, and demands to congress

Only the news has moved on:

• There is no drawdown, just a shift to places with less resistance. Activists on social media mapped recent ICE activity just for today
• As showdown in congress over DHS funding looms, Minnesotans arrive to protest.
• Sahan Journal writes how ICE has impacted Minnesota’s disabled neighbors.

Constitution shomstitution:

• Trump says the gestapo needs no warrants in budget showdown.

The bigger picture:

• Multiple states move to crack down on protests after Church demonstration. A protest is supposed to be a disruption. That’s the point. The entire idea of a disruption-free protest is to render the notion of protest toothless.
• Clio and the Contemporary blogs about the connection between federal violence against indigenous Americans and the slayings in January.

Collaborators:

• St. Paul company ResponseAI Solutions were awarded a contract with DHS to support the “surge”. The article notes that by using a civilian company, they can avoid key oversight rules.