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Judge orders 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his dad released from ICE detentionJan 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.
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Senate passes government funding deal despite GOP backlashJan 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.
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Justice Department opens civil rights investigation into Pretti shootingJan 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.
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Friction emerges between Trump and Venezuelan opposition over Machado’s returnJan 29, 2026 6:47 pm - Venezuela’s leading opposition figure made a solemn request to House lawmakers during a closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill last week: “Tell the president that I want to go back to Venezuela as soon as possible,” said María Corina Machado, according to notes taken by a person in the room and reviewed by The Washington Post.
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Trump’s biggest climate rollback stalls over fears it will lose in courtJan 29, 2026 6:24 pm - Trump officials have delayed finalizing the repeal of a landmark legal opinion key to their effort to eliminating the Environmental Protection Agency’s climate rules because of concerns the proposal is too weak to withstand a court challenge, according to two people familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss confidential information.
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RFK Jr. picks promoters of debunked vaccine-autism claims for key panelJan 29, 2026 3:55 pm - Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has reshaped a key federal autism advisory board, appointing members who have echoed his controversial views, including promoting debunked claims linking vaccines to autism.
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Omar criticizes Trump’s ‘hateful rhetoric’ after attack; suspect had made pro-Trump posts onlineJan 28, 2026 7:55 pm - Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar blamed President Donald Trump for threats to her safety on Wednesday, one day after she was accosted and squirted with liquid at an event in Minneapolis. The man arrested for Tuesday's attack has posted online in support of the Republican president.
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Partial shutdown seems increasingly likely as Democrats demand ICE changesJan 28, 2026 7:48 pm - With a partial government shutdown looming, Senate Democrats laid out a list of demands Wednesday for the Department of Homeland Security, including an enforceable code of conduct for federal agents conducting immigration arrests and a requirement that officers show identification as the country reels from the deaths of two protesters at the hands of federal agents in Minneapolis.
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ICE agents blocked from entering Ecuadorian Consulate in Minneapolis, ministry saysJan 28, 2026 7:42 pm - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers tried to enter the Ecuadorian Consulate in Minneapolis on Tuesday but were turned away by consulate staff, Ecuador’s Foreign Ministry said — prompting the South American nation to file a formal diplomatic protest.
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Judge slams ICE while backing off contempt threat for agency’s directorJan 28, 2026 7:38 pm - Minnesota’s chief federal judge on Wednesday called off his threat to potentially hold the head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in contempt for repeated defiance of court orders but delivered a withering assessment of the agency’s conduct as it has surged thousands of agents into the state.