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11:55 PM ET, January 31, 2026

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New York Times:
Judge Orders Release of 5-Year-Old Whose Detention Drew Outrage  —  The treatment of Liam Conejo Ramos, pictured wearing a blue winter hat and Spider-Man backpack while in the custody of immigration agents, drew outrage across the country.  —  A federal judge on Saturday ordered the release …
Discussion: UPI, Mother Jones and NBC News
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Judge orders release of 5-year-old detained by ICE in Minnesota … The Trump administration's mass deportation push has led to a long string of judicial rebukes around the country, particularly as immigration authorities have sought to arrest large numbers of people while their deportation proceedings are playing out.
Associated Press:
Judge orders US to release 5-year-old and dad taken into custody in Minnesota crackdown  —  A judge on Saturday ordered the U.S. to release a 5-year-old boy and his father from a Texas detention center where they were taken after being detained in a Minneapolis suburb last month.
CNN:
Judge orders 5-year-old Liam Ramos and his father be released from immigration detention  —  Source: Judge orders 5-year-old Liam Ramos and father released  —  Why journalist says her arrest over church protest is a ‘chilling message’  —  Anti-ICE protests and fallout over Minneapolis continue …
Nicholas Confessore / New York Times:
They Said They Weren't Close to Epstein.  New Documents Show Otherwise.  —  Materials released by the Justice Department revealed that leading business and political figures had enduring relationships with the disgraced financier.  —  They said they didn't really know Jeffrey Epstein that well.
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Philip Marcelo / Associated Press:
From Elon Musk to the former Prince Andrew, a who's who of powerful men are named in Epstein files
Marina Dunbar / The Guardian:
Epstein files latest: photos appear to show former prince Andrew crouching over female
New York Times:
Bovino Is Said to Have Mocked Prosecutor's Jewish Faith on Call With Lawyers  —  Gregory Bovino, the Border Patrol field leader, made disparaging remarks in reference to the U.S. attorney in Minnesota, an Orthodox Jew, people with knowledge of the phone call said.
Wall Street Journal:
‘Spy Sheikh’ Bought Secret Stake in Trump Company  —  $500 million investment for 49% of World Liberty came months before U.A.E. won access to tightly guarded American AI chips  —  Four days before Donald Trump's inauguration last year, lieutenants to an Abu Dhabi royal secretly signed …
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David D. Kirkpatrick / New Yorker:   Trump's Profiteering Hits $4 Billion
Associated Press:
ICE claim that a man shattered his skull running into wall triggers tension at a Minnesota hospital  —  Intensive care nurses immediately doubted the word of federal immigration officers when they arrived at a Minneapolis hospital with a Mexican immigrant who had broken bones in his face and skull.
Discussion: Metro.co.uk
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Associated Press:   Takeaways from AP report on ICE claims that immigrant shattered his skull running into wall
Colleen Barry / Associated Press:
Demonstrators in Milan protest ICE unit at Winter Olympics
Discussion: NPR, NewsMax.com and Reason
Annie Gowen / Washington Post:
Thousands of new ICE watchers hit the streets after two killings  —  Minnesotans outraged by the killings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti have signed up in large numbers to monitor and protest ICE with other activists.  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Jordan's parents didn't want her to become an ICE watcher.
Discussion: The Guardian
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MPR News:
St. Peter police chief intervenes, prevents federal agents from arresting resident  —  {"type":"doc","content":[{"type":"parag raph", “content”:[{"text":"MPR News has learned that the police chief in the small southern Minnesota city of St. Peter intervened Thursday afternoon …
Discussion: Daily Kos and Raw Story
Margery A. Beck / Associated Press:
Judge says she won't halt the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota as a lawsuit proceeds  —  A federal judge says she won't halt the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota and the Twin Cities as a lawsuit over it proceeds.  —  Judge Katherine M. Menendez on Saturday denied …
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Sarah Mervosh / New York Times:
A Minnesota School District Guards Against ICE, From Dawn to Dusk  —  In Fridley, a Minneapolis suburb, school officials are driving nervous teachers and buying families groceries.  At dismissal, the superintendent patrols for federal agents.  —  In the predawn darkness …
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
ICE Is Circling Minnesota Schools, Looking For Children to Take
Discussion: Raw Story
Politico:
Shutdown likely to continue at least into Tuesday … But that plan was complicated by Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries telling Speaker Mike Johnson in a private conversation Saturday that Democratic leadership would not help Johnson secure the 70 or so Democratic votes to get the measure over the line …
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Stacy Robinson / The Epoch Times:
Jury Finds Doctors Liable for Malpractice in Gender Surgery Lawsuit  —  A jury awarded $2 million in damages to a 22-year-woman who underwent breast removal surgery as a teenager. … WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.—A jury on Jan. 30 found a psychologist and surgeon liable for malpractice after they supported …
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Wesley J. Smith / National Review:   ‘Detransitioner’ Wins $2 Million Medical-Malpractice Lawsuit
Status:
‘This Is a New Dimension’ … On Friday morning, hours after Don Lemon was apprehended in a Beverly Hills hotel lobby by a team of federal officers, two dozen agents arrived at the Minnesota home of independent journalist Georgia Fort, with a warrant for her arrest.
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Politico:
Don Lemon vows to fight charges in First Amendment showdown with Trump
Victoria Bekiempis / The Guardian:
Epstein lawyers discussed possibility of cooperation with prosecutors days before his death, files reveal  —  Less than two weeks before convicted abuser was found dead, lawyers met with Manhattan federal prosecutors  —  Less than two weeks before Jeffrey Epstein's death in jail …
Discussion: Mediaite and Los Angeles Times
Zeteo:
Trump's Plot to Rig the Midterms Has Kicked Off in Georgia  —  Donald Trump's administration raided an elections office in Fulton County, Georgia.  It's a preview of how he could try to interfere in the midterm elections.  —  ∙ Paid  —  Donald Trump's administration escalated …
Discussion: The Independent, UPI and The Hill
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New York Times:
Trump Could Interfere With the Midterm Elections. You Can Help Defend Them.
Discussion: The Mahablog and Raw Story
KPTV-TV:
Labor unions rally, march to Portland ICE facility in protest  —  PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Labor unions from across the Portland area gathered at Elizabeth Caruthers Park in Portland on Saturday afternoon, and marched to the Portland ICE facility to protest the ongoing immigration enforcement actions by the federal government.
Wired:
How to Film ICE  —  Filming federal agents in public is legal, but avoiding a dangerous—even deadly—confrontation isn't guaranteed.  Here's how to record ICE and CBP agents as safely as possible and have an impact.  —  In January 2026, two Americans were killed in the act of watching Immigration …
 
 
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Christopher Hale / Letters from Leo:
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Austin Kocher:
Show Your Work: The Math Behind My Claim that 92% of ICE's Detention Growth Comes from People with No Criminal Convictions
Kyla Guilfoil / NBC News:
Trump says federal law enforcement won't respond to protests in ‘Democrat Cities’ until they ‘ask for help’
Maryclaire Dale / Associated Press:
Judge Calls DOJ's Statements On Slavery Exhibit Display ‘Dangerous’ And ‘Horrifying’
Discussion: TheGrio
 Earlier Items: 
New York Times:
Minneapolis Residents Wear Their Passports, Desperate to Ward Off ICE
Joe Rennison / New York Times:
Sell America Is the New Trade on Wall Street
Discussion: Noahpinion and Fortune
Don Moynihan / Can We Still Govern?:
Autocracy in America  —  A year in, the pattern of democratic backsliding under Trump is undeniable.
Discussion: Financial Times