"In August 2017, less than a year into his first term, Trump made clear in Charlottesville that he was prepared to excuse violence by white supremacist groups. On January 6, 2021, he sent a MAGA mob among them armed paramilitary organizations such as the Proud Boys to the U.S. Capitol to stop the certification of an election he had lost. And it is worth recalling that, during his campaign for a second term, Trump warned of a bloodbath should he fail to prevail."
"He ordered Border Patrol agents and ICE officers into Minneapolis, targeting immigrants whom he has accused of eating pets and of poisoning the American blood and moved to suppress the civic movement that emerged in their defense. He labeled protesters professional insurrectionists and threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to suspend their constitutional rights. The operation unfolded with a level of violence and lethality that was striking even by recent standards."
Winter 2026 marked an escalation in federal enforcement tactics and political rhetoric targeting immigrants and civic protestors. Authorities ordered Border Patrol and ICE officers into Minneapolis, targeting immigrants accused of extreme crimes and moving to suppress supporting civic movements. Officials labeled protesters professional insurrectionists and threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to suspend constitutional rights. The operation produced striking levels of violence and lethality: two American citizens, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, were killed by masked agents in public; more than 30 migrants died in ICE custody. High-level officials portrayed victims as terrorists while footage of killings circulated widely.
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