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"Not Above the Law": Law Prof. Michele Goodwin Decries Violent ICE Activity in Minnesota

2026-01-20 News & Politics
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Support our work: https://democracynow.org/donate/sm-desc-yt Federal agents carrying out the Trump administration's sweeping immigration actions in Minnesota have been widely accused of using excessive force, arresting U.S. citizens, denying people access to legal counsel and other violations. Now President Trump has put 1,500 U.S. military troops on standby for possible deployment to Minnesota under the Insurrection Act, which would mark another major escalation in his attack on dissent. "The federal government is not above the law," says legal expert Michele Goodwin, who says the administration's violent crackdown in Minnesota marks a "reversal" of how federal force was used during the civil rights movement to protect peaceful protest. "It's quite horrific." Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on over 1,500 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream at democracynow.org Mondays to Fridays 8-9 a.m. ET. Subscribe to our Daily Email Digest: https://democracynow.org/subscribe

Top Comments (10)

@SciD1 2026-01-20

What law? Who is going to stop them? Wake up, people! As a Canadian, I never thought I would say this, but if I were you and I didn't already own 'protection', I would definitely work on it from now on... Thoughts and prayers won't cut it... Wake up!

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@markymark4027 2026-01-20

Turns out those supposedly against tyranny all these years are some of the biggest bootlickers when it actually shows up.

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@glennalmayer6563 2026-01-20

So, Christy Nob is telling us we don’t see what we see?

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@shawnmann 2026-01-20

Thank you for your important work in defense of democracy and justice

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@ResistEvolve 2026-01-20

We're going to be a failed state most assuredly pretty soon if all of this is allowed to continue!

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@timk5867 2026-01-22

They just reversed the ruling 😂. Looks like they’re pepper spraying the hell out of them now.

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@Dean-c8p1c 2026-01-25

😞🙏 PRAYING FOR WE THE PEOPLE

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@Pugnose38 2026-01-25

The quota is no longer about immigration. It’s about arrest quotas.

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@Forwardfree 2026-01-21

All the retail theft. Homes broken into. Murders kidnapping harassment distributor theft embezzlement and abuse of authority by all persons involved have led to a society addicted to drugs and mass surveillance plagued by an eroding economy and lack of trust in the state Rule of Law

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@KarenOtte 2026-01-21

Well, you know they got a lot of people in that front line with those big dangerous whistles they got😂

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