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Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on June 19, 2026

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Under Timeline -> January 2026 -> January 22 add:

  • ICE agents followed local activist Paul Johnson, who had been observing them following young Black men. Video shows that when Johnson pulled into a parking lot the agents surrounded his vehicle, broke out the windows and began punching him. He was taken to the Whipple Building, then to Hennepin County Medical Center where he was shackled to his bed under guard, denied access to a phone and allowed only one visit from an attorney though no charges had been filed. Johnson was released from the hospital on January 27, one day after a criminal complaint accused him of assault. On June 18, 2026, the government dismissed all charges against Johnson and said it would investigate his allegations of mistreatment. Johnson suffers from traumatic brain injury and serious damage to his shoulder.[1]

~2026-35505-46 (talk) 19:09, 19 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

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  1. ↑ Feuer, Alan (June 18, 2026). "ICE Protester Says He Was Shackled in Hospital for Days After Agent's Attack". The New York Times. Retrieved June 19, 2026.

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on June 22, 2026

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Military Mobilization -> Insurrection Act, at end of graf add:

On June 22, 2026, the chief judge of the Minnesota federal district court quashed the subpoenas, finding that the investigations against Minnesota state officials related only to Constitutionally-protected conduct and that the government had improperly used the grand jury process for political purposes.

Source: Mitch Smith, "Judge Finds Justice Dept. Overreach in Subpoenas to Minnesota Officials," The New York Times, June 22, 2026, https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/22/us/minnesota-democrats-judge-ruling.html ~2026-35505-46 (talk) 18:40, 22 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on August 11, 2026

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add at end of Aftermath section:

On August 10, 2026, Richfield, Minnesota police noticed a woman in a car apparently surveilling a community center where US Representative Ilhan Omar was holding a town hall meeting. When approached, the woman claimed to be security for Omar but the event organizers had no knowledge of her presence. After phoning a supervisor, the woman said she was a Homeland Security Investigations agent surveilling the location as part of nearby undercover drug investigation, then drove off.

Source: https://minnesotareformer.com/2026/08/10/rep-ilhan-omar-raises-questions-about-undercover-ice-agent-at-town-hall/ ~2026-40179-80 (talk) 19:15, 11 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

As I said elsewhere, sounds nasty and more than suspicious. But I don't think we have enough info for inclusion at this point. O3000, Ret. (talk) 19:52, 11 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on August 13, 2026

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(edited 17 August 2026 to include info on violation of court order)

Aftermath section, at end of last graf add:

Later court filings revealed that these indictments grew out of an ICE surveillance operation named "Operation Puppet Master" in which Homeland Security Investigations used administrative warrants and undercover operations against Minnesota labor unions, activist organizations and the Democratic Socialists of America to obtain information on activities that appeared to be largely protected under the First Amendment. At least one of these undercover operations appeared to have been carried out in violation of a court order prohibiting immigration enforcement activities at Baptist churches.

Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/us/politics/dhs-inquiry-immigration-protests-minnesota.html, https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.0_2.pdf, https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/08/15/federal-surveillance-of-minneapolis-church-may-have-violated-court-order, https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.287352/gov.uscourts.mad.287352.75.0.pdf ~2026-40179-80 (talk) 19:51, 13 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

"prohibiting immigration enforcement activities at Baptist churches" I thought there was no right of asylum or sanctuary in American sacred places. Dimadick (talk) 20:03, 17 August 2026 (UTC)Reply
In July 2025 a coalition of US religious synods sued DHS claiming its reversal of a decades-long policy on immigration enforcement in and around religious facilities violated the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, the First Amendment right of association and the Administrative Procedures Act (i.e. was arbitrary and capricious). You can read the court filings here in case you're actually interested: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70939776/new-england-synod-evangelical-lutheran-church-in-america-v-department-of/. Whether or not there is a right of asylum or sanctuary, there is the law and Constitution. Stay well and safe. ~2026-47285-99 (talk) 18:28, 3 September 2026 (UTC)Reply