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DHS ramps up surveillance in immigration raids, sweeping in citizens

By GARANCE BURKE and BYRON TAU
Jan 31, 2026 4:10 pm - Luis Martinez was on his way to work on a frigid Minneapolis morning when federal agents suddenly boxed him in, forcing the SUV he was driving to a dead stop in the middle of the street. Masked agents rapped on the window, demanding Martinez produce his ID. Then one held his cellphone inches from Martinez’s face and scanned his features, capturing the shape of his eyes, the curves of his lips, the exact quadrants of his cheeks.
Judge orders 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his dad released from ICE detention

By GEOFF MULVIHILL
Jan 31, 2026 4:05 pm - 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 in a ruling that harshly criticized President Donald Trump's administration’s approach to enforcement.
Judge says she won’t halt the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota as a lawsuit proceeds

By MARGERY A. BECK
Jan 31, 2026 3:27 pm - A federal judge says she won’t halt the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota and the Twin Cities as a lawsuit over it proceeds.Judge Katherine M. Menendez on Saturday denied a preliminary injunction sought in a lawsuit filed this month by state Attorney General Keith Ellison and the mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul.
Senate passes government funding deal despite GOP backlash

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO
Jan 30, 2026 7:26 pm - The Senate voted Friday to fund most of the government through the end of September after President Donald Trump made a deal with Democrats to carve out Homeland Security funding and allow Congress to debate new restrictions on federal immigration raids across the country.
Justice Department opens civil rights investigation into Pretti shooting

By Jeremy Roebuck and Perry Stein
Jan 30, 2026 6:22 pm - The Justice Department said Friday it has opened a civil rights investigation into the shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis last weekend, a reversal from its handling so far of shootings involving agents during the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota.
Warsh’s challenge: Navigating Fed independence and Trump’s demands

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and JOSH BOAK
Jan 30, 2026 11:36 am - Kevin Warsh has sought the job of Federal Reserve chair, off and on, since President Donald Trump first considered him for the position nearly a decade ago. Now that he is in line for the position, the enormity of the challenge ahead of him is clear.
After Charles Tillman transformed football, he joined the FBI. Then the immigration raids started

By Dan Pompei
Jan 30, 2026 10:58 am - The Charles Tillman you remember transformed defensive football with his“Peanut Punch,” grabbed more interceptions than any cornerback in Bears history and had a rivalry ...
Justice Department releasing 3 million pages from its Jeffrey Epstein files

By ERIC TUCKER, MICHAEL R. SISAK and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
Jan 30, 2026 10:22 am - The Justice Department on Friday released many more records from its investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein, resuming disclosures under a law intended to reveal what the government knew about the millionaire financier's sexual abuse of young girls and his interactions with the rich and powerful.
Trump sues IRS and Treasury for $10 billion over leaked tax records

By Frances Vinall
Jan 30, 2026 8:16 am - President Donald Trump, his two eldest sons and the Trump family business on Thursday sued the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department over the leak of their tax information to news organizations during the first Trump administration.
Journalist Don Lemon arrested after protest that disrupted Minnesota church service

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER
Jan 30, 2026 8:08 am - Journalist Don Lemon was arrested in connection with an anti-immigration protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church and increased tensions between residents and the Trump administration, his lawyer said Friday.

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