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Lawmakers See Boy, 5, Taken to Texas by ICE

Liam Conejo Ramos wants to go back to school, Democrat says

(Newser) - Texas Democrats Joaquin Castro and Jasmine Crockett on Wednesday visited a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father at a Texas federal detention center, in a case that has stirred anger over the Trump administration's immigration crackdown and given fuel to Democrats and others who are pushing back against ICE'...

Ecuador: ICE Agent Tried to Breach Minneapolis Consulate

Foreign ministry files formal protest over confrontation caught on video

(Newser) - A standoff at a consulate door has added to the conflict in Minneapolis. Ecuador said a US immigration officer tried to get into its consulate in the city, prompting a formal protest and a reminder that foreign missions are off-limits without permission. Ecuador's foreign ministry said a US Immigration...

Springsteen Wrote a Song the Day Pretti Was Killed

'Streets of Minneapolis' blasts 'King Trump's private army from the DHS'

(Newser) - Bruce Springsteen didn't wait long to turn a Minneapolis killing into a protest song. Just days after Alex Pretti was killed by federal agents, Springsteen has released " Streets of Minneapolis ," a track that explicitly targets "Trump's federal thugs" and calls for ICE to leave the...

Op-Ed: Trump's Border Moves Worked. It's Time to Move On

Mass deportation is a losing proposition for any president, Jason L. Riley argues

(Newser) - President Trump may have finally solved one half of America's immigration stalemate—and is now jeopardizing the political payoff by chasing the other half, argues Jason L. Riley in a Wall Street Journal op-ed. For decades, efforts at sweeping immigration reform collapsed over one question, he argues: What to...

2 Federal Officers Involved in Pretti Shooting Are on Leave

Stephen Miller admitted agents 'may not have been following' protocol

(Newser) - The two federal officers who pulled their triggers in the Minneapolis shooting that killed Alex Pretti on Saturday are currently on paid administrative leave, NBC News reports. ABC News' sources describe this as standard operating procedure in the aftermath of an officer-involved shooting. The network quotes a Customs and Border...

Trump Calls Out Minneapolis Mayor's 'Very Serious Violation'

He says Frey is 'playing with fire' by not enforcing federal immigration laws

(Newser) - President Trump is accusing Minneapolis' mayor of crossing a legal line over immigration enforcement. In a Truth Social post Wednesday, the president said Mayor Jacob Frey is "playing with fire" after Frey publicly declared that the city "does not, and will not, enforce federal immigration laws."
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Report: In Prior Run-In, ICE Left Pretti With Broken Bone

Source says he was made known to federal agents a week before his shooting death

(Newser) - Alex Pretti, the ICU nurse fatally shot by ICE agents in Minneapolis over the weekend, had broken bones from a prior run-in with the agency, CNN reports. He was reportedly tackled by agents while protesting their activities a week before his death, landing with a broken rib. It's unclear...

Trump on Ilhan Omar Attack: 'I Don't Think About Her'

Anthony Kazmierczak, 55, faces assault charges after allegedly spraying liquid at Dem lawmaker

(Newser) - A man who authorities say lunged at Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar as she spoke at a Minneapolis town hall on Tuesday, spraying an unknown substance her way, has been arrested and now faces third-degree assault charges, reports ABC News . More:
  • Suspect: Minneapolis police have identified the man as Anthony Kazmierczak,
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Democrats Say Noem Can Go 'the Easy Way or the Hard Way'

Trump defends Homeland Security chief amid bipartisan backlash

(Newser) - President Trump insisted Tuesday that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's job is safe, but even some Republican lawmakers say it's time for her to go.
  • Noem is under bipartisan fire over the killing of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse at a VA hospital, shot by a Border
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Ilhan Omar Attacked at Town Hall in Minneapolis

Man lunged toward Democratic lawmaker, sprayed unknown substance

(Newser) - A man lunged toward Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar and sprayed an unknown substance on her at a town hall she was hosting in Minneapolis on Tuesday night. The audience cheered as the man was tackled to the ground and subdued, the AP reports. The incident unfolded just after the Minnesota...

Trump: I'll Be 'Watching Over' Investigation of Pretti Killing

'I want a very honorable and honest investigation'

(Newser) - President Trump said Tuesday a "big investigation" was underway into the killing of protester and ICU nurse Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis. "I want to see the investigation. I'm going to be watching over it, and I want a very honorable and honest investigation. I...

Melania Trump: 'I'm Calling for Unity'

First lady urges peaceful protests after fatal immigration shootings

(Newser) - Melania Trump made a brief but rare foray into politics by weighing in on Minneapolis' unrest, reports USA Today :
  • "We need to unify," she said on Fox News Tuesday in response to a question about the violence. "I'm calling for unity. I know my husband, the
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Italy Condemns ICE Role in Olympic Security

Interior ministry indicates US plan will not be allowed amid intense backlash

(Newser) - Milan's leader says ICE agents aren't welcome in the city following reports that they'll have a role in US security at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics kicking off next week. The Department of Homeland Security confirmed the reports Tuesday, per CNN , saying ICE would have a "security...

Neil Young Has Gift for Greenland Over US 'Stress'

Singer pulls tunes from Amazon, says Greenlanders can stream his music for free for a year

(Newser) - Neil Young just handed Greenland a yearlong, all-access pass to his life's work—and used the moment to again go after President Trump and Amazon. Writing on his Neil Young Archives site , the 80-year-old musician said all residents of Greenland can stream his full catalog and music films for...

GOP Races to Avert Shutdown Over ICE Furor

Democrats say they'll block spending deal over DHS bill as Friday deadline nears, tension grows

(Newser) - Republicans are racing against the clock to keep parts of the federal government open as a political firestorm over immigration enforcement in Minneapolis threatens to derail a key spending deal. Funding for the Pentagon, Department of Homeland Security, and other agencies runs out on Saturday, and Senate Democrats say they'...

In 'Extraordinary' Move, Judge Orders ICE Chief Into Court

'The court's patience is at an end,' he writes, referring to Todd Lyons' agency

(Newser) - Minnesota's top federal judge has taken the unusual step of ordering the nation's acting ICE director to appear in his courtroom, reports the Washington Post . In his sharply worded order late Monday, US District Judge Patrick J. Schiltz directed Todd Lyons—acting director of the Immigration and Customs...

Trump Meets With Noem for 2 Hours in Oval Office

It's part of the fast pivot on Minneapolis after the shooting of Alex Pretti

(Newser) - Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem met with President Trump in the Oval Office for two hours Monday evening, reports the New York Times . It's seen as the latest sign of Trump's quick pivot on Minneapolis after a bipartisan backlash over the shooting of protester Alex Pretti . Noem's...

'Level 2' Disturbance on Flight Forces Emergency Landing

FBI says crew used drink carts to box in an unruly passenger who was disoriented from the start

(Newser) - Flight attendants on a Delta flight to Tokyo reportedly turned their drink carts into barricades when a passenger's behavior spiraled midair, according to a federal complaint. The incident unfolded Jan. 18 on a Minneapolis-to-Tokyo flight, and was classified as a "Level 2" disturbance in court documents filed in...

Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino Demoted: Sources

Move follows fatal shootings by federal agents and widespread protests

(Newser) - A senior Border Patrol official has been quietly stripped of his high-profile role in Minnesota after two fatal shootings by federal agents there this month, a source tells FOX 2 . Gregory Bovino, who had been serving as Commander-at-Large overseeing Department of Homeland Security operations in Minnesota during the Trump administration'...

Mayor: Agents Will Start Leaving Minneapolis Tuesday

Sources say Greg Bovino will be among them

(Newser) - Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says that he spoke to President Trump on Monday and that the president agreed the current situation in the city cannot continue. "Some federal agents will begin leaving the area tomorrow, and I will continue pushing for the rest involved in this operation to go,...

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