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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 …
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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.
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 …
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.
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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
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Marina Dunbar / The Guardian:
Epstein files latest: photos appear to show former prince Andrew crouching over female
Epstein files latest: photos appear to show former prince Andrew crouching over female
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Associated Press:
In the latest Epstein files are famous names and new details about an earlier investigation
In the latest Epstein files are famous names and new details about an earlier investigation
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Associated Press:
Live updates: Newly disclosed Epstein documents offer more detail about his interaction with the rich and famous
Live updates: Newly disclosed Epstein documents offer more detail about his interaction with the rich and famous
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Karla Adam / Washington Post:
Epstein file photos appear to show Andrew crouched over female on floor
Epstein file photos appear to show Andrew crouched over female on floor
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Metro.co.uk, Vanity Fair, Daily Mail, The Independent and New York Times
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.
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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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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Facing Immigration Backlash, Trump Called Schumer to Cut a Deal
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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.
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Lulu Garcia-Navarro / New York Times:
‘A Terrifying Line Is Being Crossed’: Mayor Jacob Frey on the Turmoil in Minneapolis
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Al Jazeera, Truthout, Raw Story and RedState
Austin Campbell / The Intercept:
He Witnessed an Earlier Shooting. Feds Arrested Him at the Scene of Alex Pretti's Killing
He Witnessed an Earlier Shooting. Feds Arrested Him at the Scene of Alex Pretti's Killing
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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 …
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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Washington Post:
Judge denies Minnesota's request for immediate end to immigration crackdown
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Mariah Timms / Wall Street Journal:
Judge Won't Stop Federal Immigration Enforcement Surge in Minnesota
Judge Won't Stop Federal Immigration Enforcement Surge in Minnesota
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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
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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
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‘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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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 …
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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 …

