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White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller speaks during an event in Doral, Florida, on Thursday
WORLD / Politics
Mar 7, 2026
Trump to forge ahead with immigration crackdown driven by top aide Stephen Miller
Amid backlash over the president’s aggressive enforcement in U.S. cities, support for his immigration approach declined in recent months, polls show.
Federal law enforcement agents detain a demonstrator during a raid in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
BUSINESS
Feb 17, 2026
Rich world’s growing civil unrest comes with an insurance sting
Claims tied to SRCC — strikes, riots and civil commotion — are emerging as a growing headache for insurers.
A law enforcement officer uses a battering ram to force entry into a home during an immigration raid in St. Paul, Minnesota.
WORLD
Feb 13, 2026
Trump is ending deportation surge in Minnesota, White House border czar says
It was a rare retreat by the U.S. president that ⁠came after even some fellow Republicans raised questions about the operation.
Carlos, a Mexican resident of Minneapolis, peeks through the blinds of his home as federal immigration raids continue in the city.
WORLD / Society
Feb 6, 2026
Deportation raids drive Minneapolis immigrant family into hiding
A Mexican family have locked themselves in at home, feeling trapped behind their own deadbolt.
U.S. federal immigration agents patrol in Minneapolis on Wednesday.
WORLD
Feb 5, 2026
Trump withdraws 700 immigration agents from Minnesota deportation surge, but thousands remain
White House border czar Tom Homan said about 2,000 agents will stay in place, a number Minnesota’s Democratic leaders say is still too high.
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington on Thursday
WORLD / Politics
Feb 3, 2026
Federal agents to use body cameras in Minneapolis, Noem says
The move potentially eases the path to pass a government funding deal.
Federal agents confront protesters in Minneapolis on Jan. 24. The killing of two civilians by ICE has intensified fears of an accelerating slide toward authoritarian rule by the government.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 2, 2026
Bloody Minnesota and the normalization of state violence
A key distinguishing feature of authoritarian governments is their ability to use excessive force against opponents.
Backdropped by posters with images of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, the two U.S. citizens recently shot and killed by federal immigration officers, a resident of Minneapolis mans a corner to keep an eye out for ICE agents near a school where some students were recently arrested in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 1, 2026
‘Misrepresent reality’: AI-altered shooting image surfaces in U.S. Senate
The gaffe underscores how AI visuals are seeping into everyday discourse, sowing confusion and influencing political debate at the highest levels.
An ICE agent holds onto the backpack of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, a student at Valley View Elementary, as he is detained on Jan. 20 in Minneapolis.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 1, 2026
Judge orders release of 5-year-old and father detained in Minnesota ICE raid
The Ecuadorean boy and his father, who entered the United States legally ‍as ‍asylum applicants, were sent to a family detention facility in Dilley, Texas.
Posters on a wall near the site where Alex Pretti was killed show images of Pretti and Renee Good, who were both shot and killed by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 1, 2026
Trump orders DHS to stay away from protests in Democratic-led cities unless federal help sought
The announcement follows weeks of unrest and protests sparked by the killings by federal agents who said they were reacting to threats.
People hold signs and candles during a vigil for Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old nurse who was fatally shot by immigration agents in Minneapolis, outside the U.S. Embassy in London on Saturday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 1, 2026
U.S. judge denies Minnesota bid to suspend immigration sweeps
Masked and heavily armed federal agents have swept through Minnesota communities seeking undocumented migrants.
Demonstrators take part in an "ICE Out" protest, after the fatal shootings of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti by federal immigration agents, in Minneapolis, on Friday.
WORLD
Jan 31, 2026
Thousands demonstrate in Minnesota and across U.S. to protest ICE
The nationwide protest came amid mixed messages from the government about whether it would de-escalate its immigration crackdown.
Tom Homan, the White House's border czar, said the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump will scale down operations in Minnesota and conduct targeted anti-immigration actions.
WORLD
Jan 30, 2026
Trump official says ICE deportation effort in Minneapolis will be more focused
U.S. border czar Tom Homan said he would reduce the 3,000-strong force of agents deployed to the city if he received “cooperation” from state and local leaders.
A sign is displayed as people gather during a vigil for Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot by federal immigration agents trying to detain him in Minneapolis, Minnesota, outside the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jan 29, 2026
Trump’s immigration tactics could hurt Republicans in midterms
Opinion polls show Americans are unhappy with the president’s handling of illegal immigration, putting Republicans on the defensive ahead of the midterms.
A man is removed from a town hall in handcuffs after he spraying a lawmaker with a strong-smelling liquid before being tackled by security, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 28, 2026
Man sprays U.S. lawmaker Ilhan Omar with liquid, disrupting Minnesota event
Police arrested a man who sprayed the Democratic congresswoman with a foul-smelling liquid in Minneapolis as she condemned the actions of ICE officials in the state.
ICE agents as they detain a man outside his home in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Tuesday
WORLD
Jan 28, 2026
Evidence repeatedly contradicts Trump immigration officials’ accounts of violent encounters
While officials had painted two who were recently shot dead as aggressors and said the shootings were justified, a review shows that isn’t the case, along with other instances.
Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino looks on at a gas station, after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good on Jan. 7 during an immigration raid, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Jan. 21.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 27, 2026
Trump’s border chief Greg Bovino to leave Minnesota amid backlash over killings
Bovino and some Border Patrol agents are expected to depart as soon as Tuesday, following protests and nationwide scrutiny of the U.S. president’s immigration crackdown.
Demonstrators march to protest federal immigration enforcement operations and to demand justice for Renee Good and Alex Pretti, both of whom were fatally shot by federal immigration agents, in Minneapolis on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 27, 2026
In possible thaw, Trump and Minnesota governor talk after fatal shooting
Public outcry over the U.S. leader’s deportation drive, which has left two people dead, has prompted him to signal a shift in strategy.
U.S. Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino walks to his vehicle at a gas station in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Jan. 21.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 26, 2026
Greg Bovino, the face of Trump’s ‘turn and burn’ migrant crackdown
Unlike many of his agents who wear masks during raids, Bovino, who has directed several high-profile immigration raids, relishes the spotlight and controversy.
Protesters against Immigration and Customs Enforcement march through the streets of downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jan 26, 2026
Minneapolis shootings put Trump’s immigration approach at center of election-year fight
The second fatal shooting has forced Republicans to defend the administration’s hard-line tactics while motivating Democrats, who see it as an urgent election-year issue.

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