“In Focus” Syllabus Supplements: ICE and CBP Operations in Minnesota and Other States (2025–2026)

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Table of Contents

SECTION I — Use of Force & Accountability for Fatal Encounters

A. Investigations & Standards

B. Civil Rights Enforcement & Policy

SECTION II — Warrants, Detention & the Fourth Amendment

A. Arrest & Entry Warrants

B. Detention: Due Process and Statutory Authority

SECTION III — Congressional Oversight, Policy Reform & Litigation Tracking

A. Congressional Oversight

B. Policy Reform & Litigation Tracking

SECTION I — Use of Force & Accountability for Fatal Encounters

A. Investigations & Standards

1. Todd Howland, Apply the Minnesota Protocol to ICE’s Summary Executions (April 2026)
2. Julia Gegenheimer, What a Proper Investigation of Alex Pretti’s Killing Would Look Like (January 2026)
3. Julia Gegenheimer, Emerging Evidence Provides Basis for Opening Investigation of ICE Agent Who Killed Renee Good (January 2026)

B. Civil Rights Enforcement & Policy

1. Jonathan Wroblewski, The New Civil Rights “Backstop”: How DAs and AGs Can and Must Investigate ICE Abuses (January 2026)
2. Tom Joscelyn and Ryan Goodman, The Smearing of Alex Pretti and NSPM-7 (January 2026)
3. Ryan Goodman, DHS, DOJ and Customs & Border Patrol Policies: Use of Deadly Force and Moving Vehicles (January 2026)
4. Samantha Trepel, DOJ’s Dangerous Silence in the Face of Federal Immigration Agents’ Violent Tactics (January 2026)

SECTION II — Warrants, Detention & the Fourth Amendment

A. Arrest & Entry Warrants

1. Chris Hardee, The Deeper Problem with ICE’s Arrest Warrants (March 2026)
2. Chris Hardee, ICE Administrative Warrants and the Fourth Amendment: A Response to the DHS General Counsel (February 2026)
3. Hannah James, DHS Warrantless Home Entry Memo’s Fourth Amendment Problem (February 2026)

B. Detention: Due Process and Statutory Authority

1. Ryan Goodman and Sophia Khoroushi, The Taken: Inside the ICE Detention Pipeline for US Citizens and Residents: From Minnesota to Texas (February 2026)
2. Amit Jain, Mary Holper and Ahilan Arulanantham, Congress Should Stop DHS’s Lawless Misuse of Mandatory Immigration Detention (February 2026)

SECTION III — Congressional Oversight, Policy Reform & Litigation Tracking

A. Congressional Oversight

1. Ryan Goodman, Ten Simple Questions for Congress to Ask Senior Immigration Officials in Public Hearings (February 2026)
2. Andrew Weissman and Ryan Goodman, The Top 10 Questions the Trump Administration Needs to Answer About Minnesota (January 2026)

B. Policy Reform & Litigation Tracking

1. Just Security, Expert Survey on DHS, CBP, and ICE Reforms (February 2026)
2. Ryan Goodman, Sophia Khoroushi, Angela Avonce, and Justin Hendrix, Minnesota ICE Enforcement: Tracking Alleged Constitutional Violations in Court (February 2026)
3. Daniel Altman, CBP Was a Leader in Transparency. Can It Still Restore that Reputation? (February 2026)