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Trump administration targeting activists, groups and unions for prosecution and disruption
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Trump’s NSPM-7 Labels Common Beliefs As Terrorism “Indicators”

November 8, 2026 fwstaff
By Russ Bellant Trump’s first-day reaction to the election results was a promise to work with the new Congress. As many expected, that has given way to verbal tirades. Other signs show that prep for street […]
ICE at Voyageur Academy in Detroit.
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Detroit ICE surge update

November 1, 2026 fwstaff
By anti-ICE activist During the last surge here in July, activity levels were about 5x the normal level for Detroit. What has been seen since Tuesday 10/27 and Weds 10/28 is more like 10x the […]
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar
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National Women’s Political Caucus Statement in Support of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar

October 28, 2026 fwstaff
 As President of the National Women’s Political Caucus (NWPC), I stand in solidarity with Congresswoman Ilhan Omar and every woman in public service who has faced threats, intimidation, personal attacks or attempts to silence her […]
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“When ICE Melts – Testimonies from the Frontlines”

October 22, 2026 fwstaff
  By Wisconsin Bailout the People Movment When ICE Melts – Testimonies from the Frontlines” is a documentary film, made by activists in Minneapolis, that examines how ordinary people organized across neighborhoods, workplaces, unions and […]
Rep. Ilhan Omar at a Minneapolis news conference as activists hold signs calling for a nationwide shutdown against ICE on Jan. 30. The Trump administration’s attack on Omar follows the mass resistance that forced its immigration police to retreat from the Twin Cities
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ICE comes for Ilhan Omar

October 16, 2026 fwstaff
  Editor’s note: Rep Omar is also a supporter of WORKING CLASS ORGANIZATION and/or is supported by many unions in Minnesota such as UNITE HERE, SEIU Local 26 and the UFCW all of which have […]
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Defend the MN 15! – Organizing is Not a Crime!

September 16, 2026 fwstaff
By Wisconsin Bailout the People Movement he 15 activists in Minneapolis are being framed on “conspiracy” charges for their efforts to repel the ICE invasion and also for their work in supporting Palestine (and other […]
Student protesters at the University of Michigan demanded that the university divest from companies complicit in Israel’s genocide in Gaza
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Michigan 8 case is part of a broader pattern of repression

August 29, 2026 fwstaff
By Omar Zahzah A recent federal indictment against eight activists in Michigan could have critical implications for pro-Palestine activism across the US. On 10 June, the FBI undertook an aggressive raid of the homes of […]
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Inside the case against the ‘Michigan 8’: Palestine activism recast as antisemitic terror

July 30, 2026 fwstaff
By Yarden Katz and Stephen M. Ward Eight Palestine solidarity activists in Michigan face decades in prison over property damage. The Justice Department’s disproportionate charges reveal a broader effort to crack down on Palestine solidarity […]
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We Stand In Solidarity With People Targeted by ICE & the FBI!

June 17, 2026 fwstaff
Trump’s Department of Justice filed charges against 15 Minnesotans in an effort to punish the resistance we demonstrated while federal troops kidnapped people off the street and murdered Renee Good and Alex Pretti. That same […]