DHS launches “Operation Catch of the Day” in Maine, first statewide immigration enforcement in New England under Trump deportation campaign.
Internal ICE memo authorizes forcible home entry using only administrative warrants, reversing years of Fourth Amendment guidance, whistleblower complaint reveals.
Epstein survivor says Republican members of Congress bailed on meeting with victims after saying they would show up.
Internal ICE documents reveal plans for a privately run detention network spanning Minnesota and four neighboring states, with capacity to transfer 1,000 detainees up to 400 miles.
University of Pennsylvania refuses federal demand for lists of Jewish faculty, staff and students, calling the request “unconstitutional” and citing history of governmental persecution of Jews.
ICE agents broke down a St. Paul door with guns drawn and detained a 57-year-old Hmong man, a U.S. citizen with no criminal record, releasing him an hour later after fingerprinting.
Nicaraguan man arrested by ICE in Minneapolis died in Texas detention facility, the sixth death in ICE custody in 19 days and 38th since Trump took office.
DHS insists Maryland mother is “NOT a U.S. citizen” and places her in ankle monitor despite birth certificate, hospital footprints, immunization records and Johns Hopkins pediatrician’s verification.
DHS seeks to deport two detainees who told Washington Post they witnessed guards choking a fellow immigrant to death at a Texas detention camp.
ICE agents ate at Minnesota Mexican restaurant, then arrested three workers as they closed for the night, following them to a church and middle school.
Federal judge orders release of Bolivian asylum seeker held 11 months after immigration judge ruled in his favor, as ICE sought third-party countries to deport him.
Medical examiner preliminarily rules death of Cuban immigrant at Texas detention camp a homicide, citing asphyxia from neck and chest compression during struggle with staff.
San Jose creates “ICE-free zones” on city property, banning federal agents from using parking lots, garages and public spaces for immigration staging or processing.
U.S. sanctions Iranian officials for deadly crackdown on protesters, hours after Trump threatened Insurrection Act against protesters in Minnesota.
Federal agents drag U.S. citizen from car, carry her face-down to detention vehicle as she screams she was trying to reach her doctor, then release her hours later.
Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act to deploy military against Minnesota protesters, a power last used unilaterally in 1965 to protect civil rights marchers.
Immigration agents choked citizens, immigrants and protesters with banned tactics at least 40 times in the past year.
Defense Secretary Hegseth directs Pentagon to integrate Grok into military networks despite CSAM and antisemitic controversies.
ICE arrests dozens of refugees in Minnesota who entered legally and passed security screenings, transfers them to Texas detention after administration suspended the green card process they’re accused of not completing.
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.
