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5:10 PM ET, January 26, 2026

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New York Times:
A Crisis of Confidence for ICE and Border Patrol as Clashes Escalate  —  Current and former officials describe growing frustration and disillusionment with the Trump administration's approach, even as they support the goal of immigration enforcement.  —  Oscar Hagelsieb spent nearly 25 years …
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Rhian Lubin / The Independent:
Morale is plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports  —  While immigration officers support the Trump administration's goal of deporting undocumented migrants, many of them have grown ‘disillusioned’ with leadership's tactics, according to reports
Paul Krugman:
Was This a Murder Too Far?  —  The execution of Alex Pretti has made even some MAGA loyalists waver  —  In just a little over two weeks federal agents in Minneapolis have killed two innocent people in broad daylight.  Contrary to the Trump administration's lies, these were unjustified murders, pure and simple.
Washington Post:
The unjust killing of Alex Pretti marks a turning point in Trump's second term  —  Congress can step in to stop the president from overreaching on immigration.  —  The unjust killing of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old nurse in Minneapolis, marks a turning point in President Donald Trump's second term.
Politico:
'It's starting to turn against us': White House reckons with Minnesota fallout … Normally loyal Republicans criticized the president, a partial-government shutdown over Immigration and Customs Enforcement tactics seems possible, and polling shows that the president is losing ground on immigration …
Alex Pareene / Defector:
I Have A Great Idea For Retraining ICE Agents  —  The several thousand federal agents currently running rampant in the Twin Cities have so far achieved little in the way of legitimate law enforcement objectives, but they have been rather more successful at spreading mayhem and death.
Discussion: NewsMax.com
NBC News:
Alex Pretti's fatal killing was recorded on body-worn camera video, DHS says  —  Investigators are reviewing video of the shooting from multiple angles, a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson told NBC News.  —  Listen to this article with a free account
Avery Lotz / Axios:
Where the Minnesota crisis stands in the courts … - Another judge will hold a hearing in a case over state access to evidence surrounding the death of Pretti, the 37-year-old nurse whom a federal immigration agent shot and killed Saturday. … - The Trump administration demonized the victims …
Bianca Quilantan / Politico:
Education Department refers Minnesota trans athletes probe to Justice Department
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Radley Balko / The Watch:
Two cities under siege
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Leavitt distances Trump from Noem, Miller rhetoric on Pretti killing
Emily Crane / New York Post:
Powerful House Republican suggests Trump consider pulling ICE out of Minneapolis after Alex Pretti shooting
Thomas Zimmer / Steady:
The People Struggle Against Tyranny
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
New York Times:
‘We Are Creating the Conditions for a Catastrophe’: Three Columnists on Minneapolis
Discussion: Axios
Avery Lotz / Axios:
GOP fractures grow as Minnesota shootings erode immigration crackdown support
Wall Street Journal:
Gregory Bovino to Leave Minnesota Imminently, Administration Officials Say  —  Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino will imminently leave Minnesota along with some of his agents, according to administration officials familiar with the matter.  —  Bovino had emerged as the public face …
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Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
Trump Couldn't Have Picked a More Incompetent Fool to Handle the Minnesota Situation  —  Border czar Tom Homan has been chosen to be the great de-escalator.  Yes, things are truly looking up.  —  The president is so worried about the fallout from ICE's killing spree in Minneapolis …
Discussion: Newsweek, NewsMax.com and CBS News
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Republicans offer early support for Trump's Minnesota pivot
Media Matters for America:
Megyn Kelly: Minnesota protesters are “terrorists” who must “behave well and submit immediately”
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Trump describes ‘very good call’ with Walz, signaling ‘similar wavelength’ on Minnesota
New York Post:
Trump sending border czar Tom Homan to Minnesota amid unrest, sidelining DHS chief Kristi Noem
Brian Beutler / Off Message:
A Failure In Plain Sight  —  Who, if anyone, will acknowledge the obvious, and do something about it?  —  ∙ Paid  —  Here's the roll call for the Friday House vote to fund the Department of Homeland Security.  —  Look closely and you'll notice something telling.
Discussion: Raw Story, NBC News and Joe.My.God.
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Finya Swai / Politico:
Suozzi: ‘I failed’ when voting to pass DHS funding bill  —  Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.) on Monday said he regretted his vote last week for a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security, amid intense backlash surrounding the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in Minnesota.
Ben Terris / New York Magazine:
‘The Superhuman President’ … When I arrived at the Oval Office in December to talk to Donald Trump about his health, the president was standing next to a couple of men clutching pieces of paper labeled TALKING POINTS.  —  “These are two doctors,” Trump told me before I could ask a question.
Kat Tenbarge / Wired:
Redditors Are Mounting a Resistance Against ICE  —  A user from r/Minneapolis was among the first to share footage of federal agents shooting Alex Pretti.  Following his death, subreddits about football, cats, and embroidery have all rallied against ICE.  —  On Saturday morning …
Discussion: The Verge
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Mia Sato / The Verge:   Even the big dick subreddit is mad about ICE
Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Treasury cancels Booz Allen contracts  —  The Treasury Department on Monday said it would cancel 31 contracts with Booz Allen Hamilton, citing its failure to “ implement adequate safeguards” after a past employee leaked tax data, including President Trump's returns, to media outlets.
Discussion: Fortune, CBS News and Washington Times
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Wall Street Journal:
The Lawyer for the Agent Who Shot Renee Good Thinks ICE Has Gone Too Far  —  GOP candidate Chris Madel is dropping out of the Minnesota's governor's race, saying national Republicans ‘have made it nearly impossible’  —  ST. MICHAEL, Minn.—Chris Madel was distraught as he left …
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
The corporate enablers of the ICE crackdown  —  How Amazon, AT&T, and Citizens Bank are profiting from the administration's mass deportation campaign.  —  On Saturday morning, federal officers shot and killed Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old U.S. citizen, in Minneapolis.
The Guardian:
Sepp Blatter suggests fans should not travel to US for World Cup  — Ex-Fifa boss shows support for boycott calls - Security concerns over tournament have risen  —  Former Fifa president Sepp Blatter on Monday suggested he supports fans boycotting World Cup matches in the United States this year due to security concerns.
Discussion: New Jersey Online and Outsports
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Rahm Emanuel Will Speak to You Now  —  If forced to place a bet on who'll win the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination, I'd wager no more than a nickel on Rahm Emanuel.  OK, maybe a dime.  At a moment that romanticizes outsiders, he's as inside as they come — a former member of Congress …
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Judges, inundated with immigration cases, don't mince words on ICE tactics … And in all but a handful of cases, those judges have ruled that the Trump administration violated the law, sometimes flagrantly.  —  The judges, representing appointees of nearly every president since Ronald Reagan …
Jason Lange / Reuters:
Trump's immigration approval drops to record low, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds  —  American approval of U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration policy fell to its lowest level since his return to the White House in a new Reuters/Ipsos poll, with a majority of Americans saying his crackdown on immigration has gone too far.
New York Times:
Local Prosecution Is the Answer to Federal Lawlessness  —  In the wake of another fatal shooting by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis, many people are wondering what can be done.  The answer has been right in front of us all along.  —  Despite the incredulity with which some legal observers meet …
Discussion: One First
Joseph Choi / The Hill:
American Academy of Pediatrics departs from CDC with childhood vaccine revisions  —  The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has once again diverged from recent federal vaccine guidance, publishing its own childhood immunization schedule for 2026 that recommends vaccinating against illnesses …
Ta-Nehisi Coates / Vanity Fair:
“The Homeland” Is War on America: The Blood-and-Soil Nationalism That Killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti  —  In the time following 9/11, even conservatives voiced skepticism of the proposed Department of Homeland Security, writes Ta-Nehisi Coates.  Now, Trump seeks to cleanse, purge, and expand this so-called homeland.
Politico:
Rand Paul summons Trump immigration officials to testify after Minneapolis shooting  —  Sen. Rand Paul, chair of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, called on three top immigration enforcement officials to testify before his panel in the wake of Saturday's killing of a Minneapolis man by federal agents.
Discussion: Axios, more at Techmeme »
 
 
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New York Times:
They ‘Had Done Everything Right.’ ICE Detained Them Anyway.
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Politico:
Trump, Bondi statements fuel legal case against Minnesota surge
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Our Gettysburg Moment  —  1. Gettysburg  —  Neither the Union nor the Confederate army planned to engage at Gettysburg.
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Max Rego / The Hill:
Blanche says nobody thinks Alex Pretti's actions meet ‘legal definition of domestic terrorism’
Politico:
How $16B in earmarks evaded conservative ire — and helped clinch a funding deal
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Cameron McWhirter / Wall Street Journal:
Gun-Rights Groups Clash With Trump Officials Over Fatal Shooting of Armed Protester
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Jesse Coburn / ProPublica:
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
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New York Times:
This Theory Explains Trump's Baffling Foreign Policy
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Robert F. Worth / The Atlantic:
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