Federal Actions in US Cities

• Border Czar Says He Is Pulling 700 Immigration Agents Out of Minneapolis - About 2,000 personnel will be left in Minnesota, where President Trump’s immigration crackdown has generated outrage.
• Prosecutor Fired After Voicing Frustration With Immigration Caseload - The prosecutor, Julie T. Le, told a judge that she and her colleagues in the U.S. attorney’s office were overwhelmed by the White House’s immigration operation in Minnesota.
• Minneapolis Police Chief Fears Long-Term Damage From Immigration Crackdown - Brian O’Hara, who took over a troubled police force and has spent years rebuilding community trust, fears the long-term damage wrought by federal agents.
• A Winter of Anguish for Minneapolis Children - “It’s like living in fear all the time,” a teenager said about the federal raids that have shattered families.
• Renee Good’s Brothers Call on Congress to Rein In Immigration Crackdown - At a forum on Capitol Hill held by congressional Democrats, the brothers of the 37-year-old American citizen fatally shot by an ICE agent said immigration enforcement tactics must be dialed back.
• Chaos in Minneapolis Exposes an Internet at War With Truth - Technological advances and an erosion of trust have transformed the way news unfolds online, distorting shared reality.
• ‘They Couldn’t Break Me’: A Protester, the White House and a Doctored Photo - President Trump and the White House regularly circulate imagery that has been manipulated by A.I. But the photo of Nekima Levy Armstrong was different.
• Unforgettable Grammys 2026 Looks: Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter, Bad Bunny - Feathered gowns, sequined suits, freed nipples and more.
• The White House Is the Crisis - This is a presidency that is, by any measure, failing.
• ICE Is a ‘Secret Police’ Americans Didn’t Ask For - Amid national protests, the round table convenes to debate what anti-ICE tactics should look like.