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Feds charge that alleged felon ICE agent with making false statements

Posted on September 4, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

It’s something. A federal grand jury has indicted an ICE officer on charges of making false statements about the nonfatal shooting of a man during the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota last winter, according to a person familiar with … Continue reading →

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More on that alleged ICE felon

Posted on September 1, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

TPM’s David Kurtz gives a great overview of where that case in which Minnesota tried to get Greg Abbott to follow the law and extradite an ICE agent they had arrested on felony charges stands. One of the weirder side … Continue reading →

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Wanted ICE agent released from jail

Posted on August 28, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

Who knows what happens next. An immigration officer facing state charges in connection with a shooting in Minneapolis was released from jail on Thursday after Republican officials in Texas prevailed in an extradition battle with their Democratic counterparts in Minnesota. … Continue reading →

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Judge declines to require extradition of ICE agent to Minnesota

Posted on August 27, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

I dunno, man. I just don’t know. A federal judge on Wednesday sided with Texas over Minnesota in a rare legal battle over extradition, with Minnesota seeking the return of an immigration agent facing state assault charges related to an … Continue reading →

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Abbott seeks to avoid turning over that alleged ICE felon

Posted on August 25, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

Governor “Law and order when it suits my purposes but not otherwise” strikes again. Gov. Greg Abbott has asked a federal judge to reject Minnesota’s effort to force the extradition of an immigration officer arrested in Texas, saying he has … Continue reading →

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Minnesota sues to extradite alleged ICE felon

Posted on August 19, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

Good, but it shouldn’t have come to this. The state of Minnesota is asking a federal judge to force Gov. Greg Abbott to authorize the extradition of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent accused of shooting a Minneapolis man … Continue reading →

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The Big Freeze didn’t just screw Texas

Posted on May 12, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

I had no idea. Texas’ deep freeze didn’t just disrupt natural gas supplies throughout Lone Star country—its effects rippled across the country, extending as far north as Minnesota. There, gas utilities had to pay $800 million more than they anticipated … Continue reading →

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