ICE Shifts Tactics in Minnesota, Focuses on Criminal Immigrants, Avoids “Agitators”

ICE Shifts Tactics in Minnesota, Focuses on Criminal Immigrants, Avoids “Agitators”

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in Minnesota have been directed to avoid engaging with “agitators” while carrying out President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, according to internal guidance.  The new instructions provide the most detailed picture yet of how...
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White House, Slovak Leader Deny Report Claiming Concern Over Trump’s Mental Health

The White House and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on Thursday denied a report suggesting he had raised concerns about President Donald Trump’s mental health to other European leaders. Politico, citing unnamed European diplomats, had reported that Fico, a nationalist...
Venezuela Military and Police Pledge Loyalty to Interim President Amid US Backing and Rising Skepticism

Venezuela’s Military and Police Pledge Loyalty to Interim President Amid US Backing and Rising Skepticism

Venezuela’s military and police forces on Wednesday publicly pledged their loyalty to interim president Delcy Rodríguez in a show of support that underscores her fragile grip on power following the U.S.-backed ouster of longtime leader Nicolás Maduro earlier this month....
Diori Hamani International Airport , Niger

Sustained Gunfire, Blasts Reported Near Niger’s Niamey Airport Amid Security Fears

Sustained gunfire and loud explosions were heard early on Thursday near Niamey International Airport in Niger, raising fresh concerns over security in the West African nation, according to a witness. The heavy gunfire began nearly an hour before midnight GMT...
Washington Under Fire After Massive Sewage Leak Sends Hundreds of Millions of Gallons of Raw Waste into Potomac River

Washington Under Fire After Massive Sewage Leak Sends Hundreds of Millions of Gallons of Raw Waste into Potomac River

A nonprofit environmental group has accused authorities in the US capital of failing to adequately warn the public after a massive sewage spill dumped hundreds of millions of gallons of untreated waste into the Potomac River, in what is believed...
Todd Lyons, acting director of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

Judge Orders ICE Acting Director to Appear in Court, Citing Trump Administration’s Failure to Hold Bond Hearings for Detained Immigrants

The chief federal judge in Minnesota has ordered the head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to appear in court this week, saying the Trump administration has repeatedly failed to comply with court orders requiring bond hearings for detained...
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Trump Says US Will ‘Work Out’ South Korea Tariff Solution After Surprise Announcement

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States and South Korea will “work something out” following his surprise announcement Monday to raise tariffs on imports from the Asian ally to 25 per cent. Trump offered no further details as...
Federal agents stand guard in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US

Ecuador Condemns Alleged ICE Attempt to Enter Its Minneapolis Consulate as Trump Deportation Crackdown Triggers Deadly Protests

Ecuador on Tuesday (Jan 27) condemned what it described as an attempted incursion by United States immigration agents into its consulate in Minneapolis, escalating diplomatic tensions amid nationwide protests against President Donald Trump’s aggressive deportation campaign. In a statement, Ecuador’s...
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Trump Breaks With Gun Rights Allies After Minneapolis Shooting, Says Man Killed by Federal Agent Should Not Have Been Carrying Loaded Firearm

United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday (Jan 27) said the man fatally shot by a federal agent during a confrontation in Minneapolis should not have been carrying a gun or fully loaded magazines, remarks that have placed him at...
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Trump Sends Border Czar to Minneapolis as White House Seeks to Defuse Fallout From Fatal Federal Shootings

The Trump administration moved to dial down tensions in Minneapolis on Tuesday after weeks of unrest and national outrage over the fatal shooting of two U.S. citizens by federal immigration agents, dispatching border czar Tom Homan to take direct charge...
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