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Moradora de Minneapolis tem a porta de casa arrombada por agentes do ICE, que no dia 11 de janeiro levaram seu marido, um imigrante da Libéria em situação regular nos EUA, para um presídio em El Paso, Texas: dependendo da região em que moram no estado de Minnesota, imigrantes africanos, brasileiros e latinos em geral vivem experiências mais ou menos aterrorizantes na caçada aleatória dos agentes federais a estrangeiros e suas famílias. AP Photo / John Locher

Brasileiros que vivem em Minnesota têm percepções heterogêneas sobre perseguição a imigrantes

Pedro A. G. dos Santos, College of Saint Benedict & Saint John's University

As operações dos agentes de imigração têm mudado a rotina em muitos lugares nas Twin Cities (a região metropolitana de Minneapolis e Saint Paul) e em outras cidades pelos estado
“Ocupação militar”: agentes federais prendem uma moradora de Minneapolis no último dia 13 de janeiro de 2026, próximo de onde Renee Good foi baleada: mesmo depois das evidências de assassinato, governo envia mais policiais e soldados a Minnesota, escalando a intensidade dos protestos e a represssão nas ruas. AP Photo / Adam Gray

Caso Renee Good: resistência da população de Minnesota a abusos de agentes de imigração tem raízes políticas e históricas

Pedro A. G. dos Santos, College of Saint Benedict & Saint John's University

Brasileiro professor de ciência política em Minnesota e integrante de grupos que monitoram ações do ICE explica os fatos que levaram à escalada de violência de forças do governo federal contra moradores
The Economic Freedom Fighters marked its 10th anniversary at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg on 29 July 2023. Guillem Sartorio/AFP via Getty Images

Economic Freedom Fighters became South Africa’s third largest political party in just 10 years. What’s behind its electoral success

Ongama Mtimka, Nelson Mandela University and Gary Francis Prevost, College of Saint Benedict & Saint John's University

Opinions differ widely about the true character of the EFF and what it really stands for since it gained seats in parliament in 2014.
Virginia National Guard troops in front of the U.S. Capitol building, Feb. 5, 2021. Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

How the National Guard became the go‑to military force for riots and civil disturbances

Shannon M. Smith, College of Saint Benedict & Saint John's University

Some 5,000 National Guardsmen will stay in Washington to protect the Capitol into March, according to the Pentagon. The Guard is seen as a reliable peacekeeping force – but it wasn’t always that way.
The Proud Boys outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. (Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/For The Washington Post via Getty Images

US Capitol protesters, egged on by Trump, are part of a long history of white supremacists hearing politicians’ words as encouragement

Shannon M. Smith, College of Saint Benedict & Saint John's University

The protests that ended in the storming of the US Capitol included members of white supremacy groups, the latest example of such groups being encouraged by politicians to challenge government.
Protesters at the Richmond, Virginia monument to Confederate General Robert E. Lee on June 18, 2020. Zach D Roberts/NurPhoto via Getty Images

African Americans have long defied white supremacy and celebrated Black culture in public spaces

Shannon M. Smith, College of Saint Benedict & Saint John's University

Protests of Confederate flags and monuments have grown since 2015, but resistance is not new. African Americans have been protesting against Confederate monuments since they were erected.
The Proud Boys outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/For The Washington Post via Getty Images

There’s a history of white supremacists interpreting government leaders’ words as encouragement

Shannon M. Smith, College of Saint Benedict & Saint John's University

White supremacists’ protests against COVID-19 lockdowns reflect the US history of political leaders encouraging white supremacist groups to challenge or overthrow democratic governments.

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