The habeas divide
Minnesota-based federal district court judges are now split on how to apply the recent appeals court ruling on illegal alien habeas corpus cases. The habeas cases seek the immediate release…
Minnesota-based federal district court judges are now split on how to apply the recent appeals court ruling on illegal alien habeas corpus cases. The habeas cases seek the immediate release…
Abdullahi Mohamud Mohamed was arraigned today in federal court in downtown Minneapolis on one count of false statement. The April 7 indictment (26-cv-78) reads, as follows, and, I’ll go out…
Back in March, Hennepin County commissioner Marion Greene stated during a board meeting that, “I’m going to reveal my cards, I’m not willing to fund the sheriff to provide public…
The status of criminal investigations against on-duty ICE agents working as part of Operation Metro Surge was provided this week in press conferences by officials in both Ramsey and Hennepin…
Another Minnesota federal district judge flouts appeals court ruling. In two habeas corpus cases this week, Judge Donavon Frank (Clinton appointee) has ruled in favor of two illegal alien ICE…
Amiir Mawlid Ali, now age 19, was convicted this afternoon on a felony gun charge after a three-day jury trial held at the federal courthouse in downtown St. Paul. The…
Luis Betanco-Tellez appeared in federal court yesterday with quite the story to tell. Our tale begins back in January 2023, when, according to court records, Betanco crossed the border near…
Last week, Akeem Edwine Gbor, age 34, was sentenced to six (6) years in federal prison for fentanyl dealing. Garden-variety stuff, really, not even worthy of a press release from…
Last fall, Minneapolis voters failed to rid their city council of the progressive majority that has led the city into a perpetual state of dysfunction. In recent weeks, the election result…
Minnesota-based federal judges are finding workarounds for their defeat at the appeals court-level in a recent habeas corpus case. Some 27 habeas corpus cases have been filed since March 25,…
It’s been ten days since the federal 8th circuit court of appeals issued a major immigration ruling, throwing out the unlawful legal theory used by local judges to free more…
A recent downward departure in the sentencing of a mass shooting defendant in Minneapolis illustrates how woefully inadequate our criminal justice system is at following through with meaningful terms of…
It’s been two days since the 8th circuit court of appeals dropped its bombshell decision overturning the basis used for releasing more than a thousand illegal aliens in Minnesota under…
Center of the American Experiment public safety policy fellow David Zimmer testified Tuesday in support of SF 3347, where it received a hearing in the Senate State and Local Government…
The case, decided by the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals, originated out of the Minnesota federal district. It was one of many such habeas corpus cases seeking the release of…
Avion Hamer is a 23-year-old man living in Dakota County with his court-appointed guardian, his mother. Since turning 18, Hamer has been convicted of three robberies, one felony assault of…
We often hear that crime is down, but what does that mean? For auto theft in Minnesota it depends on location, and the amount of years one examines. In general,…
Fox 9 was there in federal court yesterday and filed this summary of the 90-minute hearing, You will recall the events of June 2023, when Derrick John Thompson killed 5…
We hit 1,000 habeas corpus cases in Minnesota (for 2026) back on February 25. In the almost three weeks since, we have managed to inch up to only 1,081 (to…
On Wednesday evening March 11th, 2026, at about 9:30 pm, Rochester Police fatally shot a man who reportedly grabbed an officer’s gun while being detained for a mental health hold.…
On March 1st, the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) released its annual report on the permit to carry firearms program in Minnesota. The report shows that legal gun owners who…
An incident yesterday morning in downtown Minneapolis illustrates the destructive results of allowing years of anti-police rhetoric to become normalized in much of the metro area. Hennepin County Sheriff’s deputies…
Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim, now aged 20, made his first appearance yesterday in federal court, charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm. For now, Ibrahim is being held…
President Trump announced today that Homeland Security Secretary Krist Noem would be stepping down from her post at the end of March. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R – Oklahoma) was named…