Nation Jan 31 Federal judge says she won't halt the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota as a lawsuit proceeds By Margery A. Beck, Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press
Nation Jan 31 Judge orders release of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father from ICE detention A 5-year-old boy and his father must be released by Tuesday from the Texas center where they’ve been held after being detained by immigration officers in Minnesota, a federal judge ordered Saturday. By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press
Politics Jan 29 Appeals court rules Noem's decision to end protections for Venezuelans in U.S. was illegal A federal appeals court ruled late Wednesday that the Trump administration acted illegally when it ended legal protections that gave hundreds of thousands of people from Venezuela permission to live and work in the United States. By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press
Nation Jan 29 Shooting deaths climb in Trump's mass deportation effort Outrage has grown nationwide over the violent and sometimes deadly tactics used by federal immigration officers in communities across the country. By Joshua Barajas
Politics Jan 29 Sen. Collins says ICE has ended large-scale operations in Maine after talks with Noem “There are currently no ongoing or planned large-scale ICE operations here,” Sen. Susan Collins said in a statement. “I have been urging Secretary Noem and others in the Administration to get ICE to reconsider its approach to immigration enforcement in… By Patrick Whittle, Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press
Jan 28 Where Congress stands on the DHS funding fight By Lisa Desjardins The killing of ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis has sparked anger and dominated political thought since it happened Saturday. Continue reading
Jan 27 Trump's immigration crackdown led to drop in U.S. population growth rate last year By Mike Schneider, Associated Press The 0.5% growth rate for 2025 was a sharp drop from 2024's almost 1% growth rate, which was the highest since 2001 and was fueled by immigration. Continue reading
Jan 26 A second U.S. citizen was killed by federal forces in Minneapolis. Here's what we know By Joshua Barajas The fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, the second U.S. citizen to be killed by federal forces in Minnesota this month, has intensified the public outrage over tactics used by immigration agents in the state and united unlikely bedfellows in calling… Continue reading
Jan 25 Families protest 5-year-old boy held at Texas facility separated from detained father By Valerie Gonzalez, Associated Press Dozens of immigrant families protested Saturday behind the fences of a Texas detention facility where a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father were sent this week after being detained in Minnesota. Continue reading
Jan 24 Man is shot and killed during Minneapolis immigration crackdown, National Guard activated By Jack Brook, Steve Karnowski, Rebecca Santana, Associated Press A federal immigration officer shot and killed a man Saturday in Minneapolis, drawing hundreds of protesters onto the frigid streets and ratcheting up tensions in a city already shaken by another fatal shooting weeks earlier. Continue reading