madi mcvan
reporter @ minnesota reformer. covering the trump admin's impact on minnesotans. texan in st. paul. DMs open. eng/esp
- Reposted by madi mcvanCivil rights activist Medgar Evers was shot in the back by a Klansman in 1963. The National Park Service has removed visitor brochures from Evers' museum and reportedly plans to remove references that call his murderer a “racist"
- Reformer editor J. Patrick Coolican in the newsletter this morning:
- thanks @rachelleingang.bsky.social for putting into words what many of us — reporters or not — are feeling right now.
- Reposted by madi mcvanRemember that midnight raid in Chicago supposedly to arrest Tren del Aragua members? Newly revealed court docs show that the raid was facilitated by the building owners who are now accused of using the raid to evict tenants. DHS never mentions TDA in their filings: www.propublica.org/article/chic...
- i feel like i should make everyone aware that once ...all this... is over, this account will probably be posting a lot about Sports
- Trump's border czar Tom Homan announced he's withdrawing 700 immigration agents from Minnesota today. (Roughly 2,300 remain.) A full withdrawal is contingent on "the end of the illegal and threatening activities against ICE and its federal partners that we're seeing in the community," Homan said.
- Reposted by madi mcvan"I wish you would just hold me in contempt of court so I can get 24 hours of sleep," (DOJ attorney) Le said. "The system sucks, this job sucks, I am trying with every breath I have to get you what I need." Via Paul Blume Fox 9 www.fox9.com/news/federal...
- Reposted by madi mcvanIn a letter to President Donald Trump's border czar Tom Homan, Republican state Sen. Jim Abeler criticized the actions of immigration agents in Minnesota and called on Homan to reduce their numbers here. Story: minnesotareformer.com/briefs/gop-s...
- Reposted by madi mcvanThis is absolutely insane: DHS claims the right to subpoena your emails and to send investigators to your house. In this case, because a retiree sent the mildest possible criticism to a prosecutor. No judges involved. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
- an excellent scoop from my colleague @michellemgriff.bsky.social — GOP governor candidate/mypillow guy mike lindell spent MORE THAN HALF the money he raised last year on copies of his own book
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- Reposted by madi mcvan"MPR News has learned that the police chief in the small southern Minnesota city of St. Peter intervened Thursday afternoon to prevent federal immigration agents from arresting a local resident" who had been observing federal agents. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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- Reposted by madi mcvanA Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
- Border Czar Tom Homan: ‘I’m staying ‘til the problem is gone’ minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/29/h...
- "No matter how many more armed men Trump sends to impose his will on the people of Minnesota, all he can do is accentuate their valor. No application of armed violence can make the men with guns as heroic as the people who choose to stand in their path with empty hands in defense of their neighbors"
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- We published a Q&A with SOS Steve Simon in September focused on the DOJ’s attempts to obtain Minnesota’s voter rolls: minnesotareformer.com/briefs/a-q-a...
- Reposted by madi mcvanINBOX: 60+ CEOs of Minnesota-based company call for "an immediate deescalation of tensions and for state, local and federal officials to work together to find real solutions." No mention of ICE in the letter.
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- For those outside of Minneapolis: this is the heart of Eat Street, home to dozens of immigrant-owned restaurants. Just a couple blocks from the Minneapolis institute of art. Dense residential neighborhood with lots of local businesses.
- Some images from the site where a man was shot by federal agents in Minneapolis today:
- genuinely glad to work for a @statesnewsroom.com outlet right now. very cool that we have channels to deliver paywall-free, locally-produced stories about Minnesota to readers across the country. (and our health insurance rocks)
- Reposted by madi mcvanAll three people arrested by the feds in connection with the protest at the ICE pastor's church — Nekima Levy-Armstrong, Chauntyll Allen, and William Kelly — have now been ordered released. Judge's order as to the first two: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
- Reposted by madi mcvanIf the admin's strategic goal was to break public resistance to immigration enforcement activities, it was a tactical mistake to go to the Twin Cities.
- I wrote about Minneapolis. nymag.com/intelligence...
- Reposted by madi mcvanIt’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
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- Being documented vs. undocumented is a spectrum. Lots of the people being detained and deported by ICE have permission to be in the U.S. — pending asylum claims or visa applications.
- 8 weeks under siege in Minnesota, by my colleague @maxnesterak.bsky.social minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/23/8...
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- Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan wearing a whistle at a campaign event in Prior Lake tonight.
- Reposted by madi mcvanThe White House posted an edited photo of the activist involved in the Minneapolis church protest, made to look like she was crying.
- to be clear nicole is my friend, and my “partner” in a journalism way
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