Oglala Sioux Tribe demands release of three tribal members held at ICE facility in Minneapolis, says U.S. citizens by statute are “categorically outside immigration jurisdiction.”
Justice Department says “no basis” exists to investigate ICE agent who killed Renee Good in Minneapolis, six days after shooting that majority of Americans call unjustified.
ICE detained NYC Council data analyst at routine immigration appointment; city says he had authorization until October, DHS says he overstayed 2017 visa.
DHS preparing to send 1,000 additional immigration officers to Minnesota, bringing total to 3,000, as arrests reach 2,000 since surge began.
ICE agents used tear gas to disperse crowd two blocks from Renee Good memorial after rear-ending U.S. citizen’s car and questioning his immigration status.
Minnesota and Illinois sue Trump administration over ICE surge, seeking restraining order and alleging “federal invasion” after agent killed bystander observing enforcement last week.
Arkansas hospital closes maternity ward, the state’s seventh since 2020, leaving only 32 hospitals in 22 of 75 counties with labor and delivery units.
New Hampshire Senate passes bill criminalizing driving a minor to an abortion without parental consent; first offense is misdemeanor, third is felony.
Trump administration announces it’s reviewing thousands of Minnesota refugee cases, calling state “ground zero for the war on fraud” two days after ICE killed Minneapolis woman.
Federal judge signals temporary block on Trump plan to end family reunification parole for 10,000 immigrants, five days before termination deadline.
Judge blocks Trump’s $10 billion child care funding freeze in five Democratic states, ordered after viral video targeting Minnesota’s Somali community was found largely untrue.
DHS and Vance amplify video purportedly from ICE agent who killed Minneapolis woman, but when asked to verify authenticity, agency responds only with link to its own retweet.
Minneapolis Public Schools offers optional remote learning through Feb. 12 after ICE killed mother, chased suspect onto high school property.
DHS officer filmed kicking over candle at Renee Good vigil tells protester “I don’t give a fuck” when confronted about the memorial.
Franklin, North Carolina, agrees to transfer 1,000-year-old sacred Noquisiyi Mound to Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians after more than 150 years outside tribal ownership.
Heritage Foundation calls for “whole-of-government” promotion of heterosexual marriage and two-child families, pitching government-funded marriage bootcamp as “culture-wide Manhattan Project.”
Five states sue Trump administration for freezing $10 billion in childcare and family assistance funds, calling fraud justification “vindictive” and unconstitutional.
Vance calls Minneapolis ICE killing “a tragedy that falls on this woman” and announces new assistant attorney general to prosecute those “inciting violence against law enforcement.”
Federal agents block Minnesota investigators from joint probe of ICE killing as video contradicts Noem’s claim that Renee Good “weaponized her vehicle” before agent shot her.
DHS begins installing 500 miles of floating barriers along Rio Grande, expanding Texas program that left one migrant dead in 2023.
ICE releases woman detained for nearly a month after stop at Baltimore Taco Bell, with attorneys and agency still disputing whether she is a US citizen born in Maryland.
State Department suspends all aid to Somalia over alleged food warehouse seizure as Trump administration targets Somali communities in Minnesota and abroad.
ICE agent shoots and kills Minneapolis woman during “largest DHS operation ever” as mayor calls federal self-defense claim “garbage” after viewing video.
Trump withdraws US from 66 international organizations and treaties including UN climate, gender equality, and oceans bodies, claiming they threaten American sovereignty.
Trump administration freezes $10 billion in child care, cash assistance, and foster care funds to five blue states, demands recipient Social Security numbers.
Kentucky woman faces capital fetal homicide charge after disclosing medication abortion to medical clinic, which then reported her to state police.
Federal employees file class action complaint against Trump policy eliminating gender-affirming care coverage from federal health insurance as ban takes effect New Year’s Day.
Trump issues first vetoes of second term, rejecting bipartisan tribal land bill because the Miccosukee Tribe sued over his Everglades detention facility and a Colorado water pipeline bill a senator called part of a “revenge tour.”
FOIA emails reveal Trump’s DEI orders prompted removal of panels honoring Black WWII soldiers at Netherlands American Cemetery, including story of 23-year-old who died saving a comrade.
State Department announces $2 billion for UN humanitarian aid, down from $17 billion historically, warns agencies to “adapt, shrink, or die” and excludes Afghanistan and Gaza from initial funding.
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) calls on British royal family to personally compensate Epstein’s victims after new photos show former Prince Andrew lying across women’s laps at royal estate.
HHS refers Seattle Children’s Hospital to inspector general over transgender youth care, the administration’s third action against the facility after a failed subpoena and stripped NIH grants.
Leaked ICE proposal seeks seven industrial warehouses to hold up to 80,000 migrants in new “feeder” detention system as current facilities overflow.
Trump administration quietly bans VA from providing abortion services or counseling, including for veterans pregnant from rape or incest, effective immediately via internal memo.
New Jersey man files second lawsuit seeking NYPD records from Bloomberg-era Muslim surveillance program that infiltrated mosques and student groups but never generated a single terrorism lead.
Oregon leads 19 states and DC in suing HHS over Kennedy’s declaration threatening to exclude gender-affirming care providers from Medicare and Medicaid.
Judge orders Trump administration to return 137 Venezuelans sent to El Salvador’s CECOT prison or give them hearings, ruling that U.S. denied their due process rights.
Military kills one more person in 29th boat attack since September, releasing video of vessel engulfed in flames but no evidence target was drug trafficking.
CDC funds $1.6 million study in Guinea-Bissau to withhold hepatitis B vaccine from newborns after RFK Jr. changed US guidance without evidence, with experts calling it “neocolonialist.”
Disabled man detained by ICE for three months thinks he’s on vacation; Delaware governor calls arrest “ridiculously egregious” and demands immediate release.
Jared Kushner pitches $112 billion “Riviera” plan for Gaza that doesn’t specify where 2 million displaced Palestinians would live during decades of construction for beachside resorts.
ICE deports Chinese father and 6-year-old son after separating them at Manhattan federal building, holding them apart for weeks, then reuniting them for removal.
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation announces full separation from $30 million ICE detention center design contract after chairman drew parallels to forced removal of Native Americans.
Texas Attorney General launches tip line encouraging public to report suspected bathroom bill violations, though photographing restrooms is illegal.
House passes Greene bill criminalizing gender-affirming care for minors 216-211, but bill faces likely death in Senate.
Minneapolis police chief criticizes ICE after agents drag woman through street, deploy chemical irritants and Taser while yelling “Who wants more?”
Sixth Circuit rules 2-1 along party lines that Michigan’s conversion therapy ban violates Catholic charity’s free speech rights.
Maryland legislature overrides first Black governor’s veto to create reparations commission studying Jim Crow era, as federal attacks on diversity programs intensify.
Pentagon restricts Congress from viewing unedited boat attack footage as three administration sources confirm strikes target Maduro regime, not drug trafficking.
Trump doubles travel restrictions to 39 countries, adds full ban on Palestinian Authority travel documents and partial bans on 15 African and Caribbean nations.
