Overview
- On Truth Social, the president encouraged Iranian demonstrators and said help is on the way, even as he posted "RECKONING AND RETRIBUTION" about protests in Minneapolis after an ICE officer killed Renee Nicole Good.
- The Justice Department restricted Minnesota authorities’ access to the federal inquiry and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said there is currently no basis for a criminal civil rights investigation.
- Reporting and social media evidence describe masked ICE and federal agents using aggressive, militarized tactics in multiple U.S. cities, with Minneapolis deployments expanded to more than triple the local police force.
- The White House signaled it could take very strong action if Iran executes protesters, with options reported to include new sanctions, cyber operations, or strikes, as rights groups allege heavy casualties and fast-tracked prosecutions such as the case of Erfan Soltani.
- At least six federal prosecutors resigned in protest over the Minneapolis case and related policies, while SSRS/CNN polling shows majority disapproval of the president’s immigration handling and concern about ICE making cities less safe.