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- White House Hopes Homan Can Prevent Shutdown
The White House hopes that sending border czar Tom Homan to Minneapolis will give Democrats an incentive to fund the government and thus avert a shutdown.
- Sen. Paul to Newsmax: Probe Needed in Pretti Shooting to Restore Trust
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., told Newsmax on Wednesday that an independent investigation is needed into the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by a federal law enforcement officer in Minneapolis on Jan. 24.
- House Dems Advised to Skip Minnesota Protest Visits
House Democratic leadership has privately advised members not to travel to Minnesota this week to show solidarity with anti-ICE protests, according to an internal email obtained by Axios on Wednesday from a senior staffer for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
- Plane Spotter Turned Activist Tracks Minn. 'ICE Air' Flights
The surge of immigration detention flights at Minneapolis-Saint Paul airport spurred plane spotter Nick Benson to shift from tracking rare and unusual aircraft to cataloging the removal of detainees from Minnesota.
- Gov. Walz Rips Trump WH Inquiry Into Pretti Shooting
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Wednesday slammed the Trump administration for being the ones investigating the deadly shooting of Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agents Saturday in Minneapolis."Wrong on so many levels," Walz, a Democrat, said in an interview with NBC News. "It's...
- NJ councilwoman condemns 'ignorance' of comparing ICE agents to Nazis during heated meeting
New Jersey councilwoman slammed comparisons between ICE agents and Nazis as "ignorance" during heated township meeting on immigration enforcement policies.
- Trump taps Colin McDonald for newly-created role of assistant attorney general for fraud enforcement
President Donald Trump nominated Colin McDonald as assistant attorney general for national fraud enforcement in a newly created DOJ division.
- Ilhan Omar demands impeachment of Noem amid DHS funding battle: 'We must abolish ICE'
Outside Minneapolis’ Karmel Mall, Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., called federal deportation efforts an "occupation," demanded charges against agents tied to two deaths.
- Ilhan Omar blames Trump’s rhetoric for surge in death threats, including spray attack: 'So obsessed with me'
Rep. Ilhan Omar blames President Trump for a chemical spray attack, saying the president is "obsessed" with her as death threats surge after his return to office.
- Fox News Poll: 59% of voters say ICE is too aggressive, up 10 points since July
New Fox News poll finds 59% view ICE as "too aggressive," up 10 points since July. Even Trump voters are increasingly critical of their enforcement tactics.