Melissa's Musings(My opinionated view of life)

DHS pressures platforms for identities of anti-ICE users "The Department of Homeland Security is pressuring tech companies to disclose the identities behind social media accounts that criticize or track Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, say officials and tech employees familiar with the requests. Over the past several months, Google, Reddit, Discord, and Meta have received hundreds of administrative subpoenas, the  New York Times  reports. The subpoenas, which do not require a judge's approval, have asked for names, email addresses, phone numbers, and other details tied to anonymous accounts that either post critical commentary about ICE or share information about agents' locations. Efforts to resist have begun."

Marine Says Feds Copied His Phone Without a Warrant in Minneapolis He was observing after Alex Pretti’s killing. He says feds detained him at gunpoint, sampled his DNA, scanned his face, and cloned his phone.

Attorneys for woman shot by Border Patrol release records that contradict government account | AP News

ICE Ramps Up Targeting of Minneapolis Legal Observers "In one 30-minute stretch, three legal observers were arrested — as Trump’s border czar Tom Homan calls on locals to “end the resistance.”' Read more at the above title link.

Federal Agents Left Behind “Death Cards” After Capturing Immigrants ICE agents dropped customized ace of spades playing cards, recalling a practice by U.S. soldiers during the Vietnam War. Read more at above title link.

US judge blocks Pentagon's effort to punish Senator Mark Kelly

ICE Barbie sued over tear-gas stunt for MAGA influencers

ICE detention: Irish man detained by ICE in Texas for five months says he fears for his life | CNN 'Culleton said that he told ICE authorities that he is married to a US citizen, is in the process of applying for a green card, had no criminal record and had a valid work permit." Read more at the title link above.

Border Patrol agents say 'time to get aggressive' in footage that contradicts claims against Marimar Martinez - WBEZ Chicago

‘No Reason He Should Have Died’: Alex Pretti’s Parents Open Up - The New York Times

Epstein files reveal deeper ties to scientists than previously known Latest batch of documents show researchers consulting the financier and sex offender on publications, visas and more. (Read more at above title link.)

Top health official urges US public to get the measles vaccine | AP News “'Take the vaccine, please,” said  Dr. Mehmet Oz , the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator whose boss has raised  suspicion about the safety and importance of vaccines . “We have a solution for our problem.”' (Read more at highlighted link above.)

Reports of immigration agents in disguise stoke fears in Minnesota | AP News

Why Local and State Police Rarely Investigate Federal Agents — ProPublica It doesn’t happen often, but local law enforcement can arrest and charge federal agents. Legal experts say there’s a moral obligation to at least try to hold federal immigration officers accountable when they violate the Constitution and the law. (More at the above link.)

Statement from the Reform Movement on ICE Actions and Funding | Union for Reform Judaism