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The AP [11/2/2025 12:19 AM, Aamer Madhani, 30493K] reports the U.S. military has carried out another lethal strike on alleged drug smugglers in the Caribbean Sea, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Saturday. Hegseth in a social media posting said the vessel was operated by a U.S.-designated terrorist organization but did not name which group was targeted. He said three people were killed in the strike. It’s at least the 15th such strike carried out by the U.S. military in the Caribbean or eastern Pacific since early September. "This vessel—like EVERY OTHER—was known by our intelligence to be involved in illicit narcotics smuggling, was transiting along a known narco-trafficking route, and carrying narcotics," Hegseth said in a posting on X. The U.S. military has now killed at least 64 people in the strikes. Trump has justified the attacks as a necessary escalation to stem the flow of drugs into the United States. He has asserted the U.S. is engaged in an "armed conflict" with drug cartels, relying on the same legal authority used by the Bush administration when it declared a war on terrorism after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. U.S. lawmakers have been repeatedly rebuffed by the White House in their demand that the administration release more information about the legal justification for the strikes as well as greater details about which cartels have been targeted and the individuals killed. Hegseth in his Saturday posting announcing the latest strike said "narco-terrorists are bringing drugs to our shores to poison Americans at home" and the Defense Department "will treat them EXACTLY how we treated Al-Qaeda.” Senate Democrats renewed their request for more information about the strikes in a letter on Friday to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and Hegseth. "We also request that you provide all legal opinions related to these strikes and a list of the groups or other entities the President has deemed targetable," the senators wrote. Among those signing the letter were Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer as well as Sens. Jack Reed, Jeanne Shaheen, Mark Warner, Chris Coons, Patty Murray and Brian Schatz. The letter says that thus far the administration "has selectively shared what has at times been contradictory information" with some members, "while excluding others.” Earlier Friday, the Republican chairman and ranking Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee released a pair of letters sent to Hegseth written in late September and early October requesting the department’s legal rationale for the strikes and the list of drug cartels that the Trump administration has designated as terrorist organizations in its justification for the use of military force. NBC News [11/2/2025 1:39 AM, Dennis Romero, 34509K] reports that the Trump administration late last month directed the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group to travel from its position in the Mediterranean Sea to the Caribbean to support the strikes on alleged narco-terrorists, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said. Members of Congress have increasingly called for transparency on the strikes. On Thursday, some legislators criticized the administration for failing to invite Democratic lawmakers to a briefing on the strikes. Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, the top Democrat on the Intelligence Committee, said the shutout was contrary to the dynamics of two-party accountability. Both Republicans and Democrats also have said the administration is not providing sufficient information about the strategy and intelligence behind the strikes, including how people on the boats were determined to be allegedly linked to drug trafficking gangs, NBC News reported last month. Hegseth’s post did not include additional information about the people reportedly killed in the strike announced Saturday. In some previous cases, the Trump administration has provided more information about the alleged groups involved or the origin country of crew members. CNN [11/2/2025 2:39 AM, Riane Lumer, 606K] reports that Saturday’s strike is the first targeting a boat in the Caribbean since October 24. After concentrating on the region initially, the Pentagon in recent weeks deliberately refocused its efforts against suspected drug traffickers to the eastern Pacific, CNN reported Friday. The shift was made because administration officials believe they have stronger evidence linking cocaine transport to the US from those western routes, according to people familiar with the matter. Six known strikes have been carried out in the Pacific over the last two weeks, including three conducted in a single day last week. Democrats in Congress and international leaders have questioned the legality of the Trump administration’s accelerating strikes. On Friday, the office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said the strikes violate international law and called for them to stop. "These attacks and their mounting human cost are unacceptable. The US must halt such attacks and take all measures necessary to prevent the extrajudicial killing of people aboard these boats," human rights commissioner Volker Türk said, according to a statement released by his office.

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Washington Post [11/1/2025 4:28 PM, Ellen Nakashima, 24149K] reports a top Justice Department lawyer has told lawmakers that the Trump administration can continue its lethal strikes against alleged drug traffickers in Latin America — and is not bound by a decades-old law requiring Congress to give approval for ongoing hostilities. T. Elliot Gaiser, head of the Trump administration’s Office of Legal Counsel, made his remarks to a small group of lawmakers this week amid signs that the president may be planning to escalate the military campaign in the region, including potentially hitting targets within Venezuela. The president needs lawmakers’ approval for sustained military action under the 1973 War Powers Resolution, which was passed in the wake of the Vietnam War to prevent another drawn-out, undeclared conflict. A 60-day clock started ticking after the administration informed Congress on Sept. 4 that it had conducted a strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean two days earlier. It has followed that with other strikes and has killed dozens of people. The 60-day window closes Monday, and until now it had been unclear what the administration would do.

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Reuters [11/1/2025 4:31 PM, Staff, 36480K] reports Russia’s foreign ministry denounced on Saturday "excessive military force" by the United States in the Caribbean Sea deployed as part of a drive against drug trafficking and reaffirmed its support for Venezuela’s leaders. "We firmly denounce the use of excessive military force in carrying out actions in anti-drugs operations," foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said in a commentary on her ministry’s website. "Such actions are in violation of both U.S. domestic legislation ... and the norms of international law." A U.S. campaign in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific against what Washington says is the illegal drug trade has targeted at least 14 boats and killed 61 people. In her comments, Zakharova said Russia "confirms our firm support for the Venezuelan leadership in defending its national sovereignty."

USA Today [11/1/2025 12:23 PM, Cybele Mayes-Osterman, 67103K] reports the Trump administration’s deadly strikes on boats off the coasts of South America – and the release of multiple survivors back to their home countries – have raised questions about who the U.S. killed and what evidence they had the vessels were transporting drugs. Trump administration officials say the strikes are part of a sweeping counternarcotics operation. Pentagon Chief Pete Hegseth and other officials have said U.S. intelligence determined that the boats carried drugs and passengers on them were parties to criminal trafficking of illegal substances to the U.S. To date, however, the Defense Department has provided no evidence. As concerns boil over from some lawmakers that these strikes are illegal, Trump administration officials have opted to withhold details, holding a memo justifying the military action close to their chest. The answers to what officials know and how they know it are there, some have indicated, but the information is not yet accessible to anyone but Republican Senate insiders.

CBS News [11/1/2025 8:23 PM, Austin Tuner, 45245K] reports federal agents were spotted this week wearing what appeared to be Halloween masks while on patrol in Los Angeles, according to a community patrol group. The Harbor Area Peace Patrols says it observes federal agents with the Department of Homeland Security, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement, daily as they leave U.S. Coast Guard Base Los Angeles/Long Beach, which is located on Terminal Island. On the morning of Oct. 28, the group says, at least two agents were seen wearing Halloween masks. An agent driving a vehicle wore what appeared to be a clown mask, while another wore a "Chucky" mask from the "Child’s Play" horror movie franchise. When asked by CBS LA for comment, DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin responded, "Happy Halloween!" The right for law enforcement officers to wear masks has been subject to scrutiny in California since immigration enforcement operations ramped up in June. In September, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation banning most officers, including those from ICE and the DHS, from wearing face coverings on duty. "To ICE, [which is] unmasked. What are you afraid of," Newsom said after signing the bill. "You’re gonna do enforcement? Provide an ID." Acting U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli later told CBS LA that Newsom has "no jurisdiction" on how federal law enforcement operates.

AP [11/1/2025 4:25 PM, Rebecca Boone, 31753K] reports the first sign that something was wrong was the sound of a helicopter, followed by screams. Soon after, Anabel Romero was on the ground with her hands tied behind her back, she said, as law enforcement officers, brandishing guns, pulled her 14-year-old daughter from a nearby truck and bound her with zip ties, in full view of her younger siblings. Romero and her daughter, both U.S. citizens, were two of nearly 400 people detained for hours at a privately owned racetrack about an hour west of Boise as part of an FBI-led investigation into illegal gambling that resulted in more than 100 arrests, almost all for immigration violations. Romero isn’t sure which agency the agents who tied up her daughter belonged to. More than 200 officers from at least 14 agencies, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Border Patrol, as well as local police, participated in the raid at La Catedral Arena. Five families interviewed by The Associated Press said officers tied up children as young as 11 with zip ties. They said an eight-year-old boy had glass in his mouth as he screamed when officers broke his car window. Several children were separated from their families for hours. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, whose department oversees the Border Patrol and ICE, denied that the children were restrained with zip ties. FBI spokeswoman Sandra Barker initially said that no restraints or rubber bullets were used against children, but later amended that statement, replacing “children” with “young children.” FBI Special Agent Jacob Sheridan said in court documents that the accused individuals worked in a pari-mutuel betting operation, even though the racetrack did not have a state license to conduct such betting, only for horse racing. Tricia McLaughlin, a spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security, said, “ICE dismantled an illegal horse racing, animal fighting, and gambling operation.” However, animal fighting is not mentioned in court documents. She later added that ICE did not detain or arrest any minors.

Yahoo News [11/1/2025 7:57 PM, Staff, 59943K] reports according to Department of Homeland Security’s Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin, five illegal immigrants were arrested by U.S. Border Patrol agents in Albany Park and five illegal immigrants were arrested in Evanston and Skokie, and on Oct. 31. Three U.S. citizens were arrested in Evanston on Oct. 31, "as a result of their violence against law enforcement," officials said. "We encourage all illegal aliens to take control of their departure with the CBP Home App," McLaughlin said. "The United States is offering illegal aliens $1,000 and a free flight to self-deport now. We encourage every person here illegally to take advantage of this offer and reserve the chance to come back to the U.S. the right legal way to live the American dream. If not, you will be arrested and deported without a chance to return." According to Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin, U.S. Border Patrol agents were being aggressively tailgated by a red car, during an operation at Oakton Street and Ashbury Avenue in Evanston. Agents tried to make a U-turn to deter the vehicle, but the car crashed into the agents’ vehicle. Next, a crowd surrounded agents and their vehicle, "verbally abusing and spitting on them." One person was arrested. In a statement, McLaughlin said the individual was actively resisting arrest and pepper spray was used "to deter the agitator and disperse the crowd." Three U.S. citizens were arrested "as a result of their violence against law enforcement," according to federal officials. "This incident is not isolated and reflects a growing and dangerous trend of violence and obstruction," McLaughlin said. "Over the past several days, we’ve seen an increase in assaults and deliberate vehicle rammings targeting federal law enforcement during operations. These confrontations highlight the dangers our agents face daily and the escalating aggression toward law enforcement. The violence must end." [Editorial note: consult video at source link]

AP [11/1/2025 10:03 PM, Rebecca Boone, 8017K] reports police in a Chicago suburb are collecting videos and other evidence to send to the Illinois attorney general’s office after a car crash involving a U.S. Border Patrol vehicle led to a violent arrest caught on video showing an agent repeatedly punching a man in the head while pinned to the ground. Immigration agents arrested three people after a sedan collided with the rear of the U.S. Border Patrol vehicle around noon Friday in the city of Evanston. The episode drew a crowd of onlookers and quickly escalated. Videos posted to social media show some in the crowd appearing to try to interfere with the arrests. Federal agents are seen at times deploying pepper spray, punching a man who approaches the officers, and pointing a gun in the direction of another woman who opened the agents’ vehicle door, where a detainee had been placed. Federal agents have been spreading throughout Evanston in recent days as part of President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement activities in the Chicago region. In response some Evanston community members have set up "rapid response" teams, organizing to warn residents when federal agents are spotted and working to slow the agents as they travel through the region. One agent who was restraining a man on the ground Friday appeared to punch him in the head as it was pressed against the asphalt. The Department of Homeland Security later said the officer delivered "defensive strikes" after the man "grabbed the agent’s genitals and squeezed.” Some witnesses claimed online that the agents caused the crash by suddenly braking in front of the sedan, though federal officials disputed that account. City leaders swiftly condemned the agents’ actions. In a news conference shortly after the episode, Mayor Daniel Biss said immigration agents had "beaten people up" and "abducted them.” "It is an outrage," Biss said. "Our message for ICE is simple: Get the hell out of Evanston.” The Department of Homeland Security said in a statement that the agents were being "aggressively tailgated" and the sedan hit them as they tried to make a U-turn. "A hostile crowd then surrounded agents and their vehicle, verbally abusing and spitting on them," the agency said. "One physically assaulted a Border Patrol agent and kicked an agent. As he was being arrested, he grabbed the agent’s genitals and squeezed them. The agent delivered several defensive strikes to free himself.” The mayor has urged more people to join the rapid response team, and city officials have passed ordinances declaring city property to be "No ICE Zones." This week the Evanston Police Department began sending a supervisor to any reported immigration enforcement scene to document what happens and collect evidence for the Illinois attorney general’s Civil Rights Division, Police Cmdr. Ryan Glew said.

CBS Chicago [11/1/2025 4:52 PM, Jeramie Bizzle, 39474K] reports police are investigating after a gunshot was fired while hundreds of teens were in downtown Oak Park on Halloween night. A spokesperson for the village said shortly before 8 p.m. on Friday, officers responded to a call of shots fired in downtown Oak Park in the vicinity of Late Street and Forest Avenue. A bullet hole was found in the area, but no injuries were reported. The spokesperson said about 500 teens were gathered in the area, with multiple fights taking place. The group was escorted eastbound out of Oak Park. An ILEAS call out for mutual aid occurred, with Chicago police arriving at the scene to assist with crowd dispersal. Smaller pockets of teenagers remain along Lake Street after officers arrived.

Chicago Tribune [11/1/2025 7:17 PM, Molly Morrow, 4829K] reports that, joining a flurry of other municipalities, Batavia’s City Council is considering drafting an ordinance that would ban federal immigration enforcement on city-owned property, as a federal immigration crackdown continues in Chicago and its surrounding suburbs. The issue was discussed at the Batavia City Council’s Committee of the Whole meeting last Tuesday, at which dozens of residents addressed the council, the vast majority speaking in support of such an ordinance. At the meeting, Batavia City Administrator Laura Newman explained that the idea was prompted by requests from several aldermen, and that city staff has looked at similar ordinances in nearby municipalities as they consider similar legislation in Batavia. The legislation cropping up in municipalities in Chicago and its surrounding suburbs is a response to President Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security’s "Operation Midway Blitz," a surge of immigration law enforcement in the area that began almost two months ago. Since then, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson established Chicago city property as "ICE-free" zones in early October, and municipalities like Evanston, Waukegan, Carpentersville and North Chicago have followed suit with similar measures. Nearby Elgin is also considering prohibiting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from using city property for detentions and other purposes. Newman said the idea was prompted by requests from several aldermen. Based on comparison of other municipalities’ recently-passed legislation, she noted that such measures focus on the physical use of public property, and often specify that the restriction refers only to civil immigration enforcement, not criminal enforcement, and would not bar federal agents from entering city property with a valid judicial warrant. The proposed ordinance’s text had not yet been established and was not outlined at the Oct. 28 meeting, but the idea generated considerable support among the council and residents who spoke at the meeting, though there was some discussion of its implementation and enforceability. The City Council ultimately voted at the meeting in support of drafting an ordinance addressing federal immigration enforcement on city property. But this is not a final vote, Ald. Jim Fahrenbach emphasized at the meeting, and the city will be continuing to discuss the matter. But, before last Tuesday’s vote, council members and residents spoke at length about their concerns over the effects of federal immigration enforcement in the area, and their thoughts on what such an ordinance would look like. Ald. Kevin Malone said he supported the idea, but emphasized that the focus of the proposed ordinance would be what the city can do. "We are not talking about immigration policy," Malone said. "I know we think we are but we really are not. We’re talking about what the city can do with its property and its engagement with federal enforcement.”

Chicago Tribune [11/2/2025 5:00 AM, Gregory Royal Pratt and Laura Rodríguez Presa, 4917K] reports cameras rolling, Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino sailed down the Chicago River in a convoy of government boats. His men held rifles as videographers filmed the stunt later posted to their social media. The Trump administration had just launched an operation in the city to pursue “the worst of the worst” criminal undocumented immigrants. Homeland Security used the footage for a music video set to Alice in Chains’ “Rooster” ending with Bovino smiling into the distance. In Chicago, the Sept. 25 moment was widely mocked. Would the federal government be hunting migrants at Navy Pier? Boarding boat tours to find undocumented architecture enthusiasts? Patrolling the Riverwalk? But more than a month after Bovino and the crew of camouflaged agents he calls the “green machine” arrived in Chicago to assist Trump’s immigration crackdown dubbed Operation Midway Blitz, the scene signaled a profound shift in how the federal government arrests undocumented immigrants far from the border. Instead of carefully targeted arrests long practiced by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, President Donald Trump’s administration has deployed roving groups of masked Border Patrol agents, who work within U.S. Customs and Border Protection. These agents have roamed throughout Chicago and its suburbs with the mission of arresting as many undocumented immigrants as possible, often while camera operators film for future government promotional videos. Allegations have mounted that Border Patrol agents under Bovino’s command are indiscriminately throwing tear gas in Chicago neighborhoods and using inappropriate force against residents during protests over the Trump administration’s ongoing immigration enforcement push, leading to a federal judge requesting Bovino to debrief her daily on his agents’ actions. “What we’re seeing now is what the rest of the nation can expect,” said Fred Tsao, senior policy counsel at the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights. “This is the new model.” Since Bovino and his agents arrived, the number of arrests has risen sharply, but so have reports of excessive force and unlawful detentions, including of U.S. citizens. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Thursday while speaking in Gary that agents have arrested 3,000 people in the operation, which began in early September. While the agency’s actions have generated significant legal challenges for the government and public pushback from angry residents, the Trump administration is doubling down on the approach. Trump is reassigning at least half the top leadership at Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices around the country in a major shake-up of the agency responsible for carrying out the president’s vision for mass deportations, The Associated Press reported. The Trump administration’s move to sack ICE middle managers around the country and potentially replace some of them with Border Patrol officials suggests White House support for the aggressive mass deportation raids. “This is one team, one fight,” said U.S. Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin in a statement. “This operation is targeting the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens in Chicago. ICE and Border Patrol have already arrested more than 3,000 illegal aliens, including rapists, murderers, and gang members.”

FOX News [11/1/2025 2:25 PM, Rachel Wolf, 40621K] reports the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said on Saturday that Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) arrested a man who allegedly made online posts with death threats against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers. The suspect, who was arrested by special agents in Fort Myers, Fla., was identified as Joseph Giancola, though online he allegedly used the pseudonym "Cain Delon" on the social media platform Bluesky. In the announcement of his arrest, DHS said that death threats against ICE officers are up 8,000% amid President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration. In addition to the sharp rise in death threats, ICE agents have also seen more than a 1,000% increase in assaults, according to DHS. "This cowardly individual made repeated disgusting death threats against ICE law enforcement officers. He is now in federal custody and will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law," DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement. "From bounties placed on their heads for their murders, threats to their families, stalking, and doxxing online, our officers are experiencing an unprecedented level of violence and threats against them and their families. Threaten violence or death to our law enforcement? You’ll end up behind bars like this guy." The department blamed politicians’ and the media’s rhetoric for the increased threats against and assaults on its officers. DHS said it warned politicians and the media to "tone down their rhetoric" about ICE and other law enforcement officers.

Daily Caller [11/1/2025 5:13 PM, Mark Tanos, 835K] reports a federal judge struck down President Donald Trump’s attempt to require proof of citizenship for voter registration Friday, ruling the president overstepped his constitutional authority. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly in Washington permanently blocked the citizenship documentation requirement from Trump’s March 25 executive order on federal elections, Reuters reported. The Constitution grants states, not the president, power over election administration, she ruled. The decision serves as the first final ruling against Trump’s executive order, which faced multiple legal challenges from civil rights groups. Courts had previously issued temporary blocks against the measure. Trump’s order sought to modify the national voter registration form to require documents like passports as citizenship proof. The judge found this requirement illegal under constitutional separation of powers.

New York Times [11/1/2025 11:36 AM, Julie Ho, 135475K] reports Juan Ramón Matta Ballesteros, a Honduran drug kingpin who linked Colombian and Mexican cartels through a trafficking highway that fueled the 1980s cocaine boom, died on Thursday in Springfield, Mo. He was 80. His daughter María Isabel Matta Vásquez confirmed the death, in a hospital. She said the Federal Bureau of Prisons did not specify a cause. At his death, Mr. Matta Ballesteros had served more than 30 years of a life sentence for distributing cocaine in California and Arizona. He was granted compassionate release on medical grounds by a district court judge in May, but that decision was reversed by an appeals court in September, and he remained incarcerated.

New York Post [11/1/2025 9:14 AM, Staff, 43962K] reports if Democratic leaders are trying to promote political violence in America, they’re succeeding brilliantly. The Department of Homeland Security reported Wednesday that death threats against ICE officers have soared 8,000% in fiscal year 2025, with wackos even placing bounties on agents’ heads. “Our officers are experiencing an unprecedented level of violence,” fumed DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin, citing a shocking rash of threats to murder agents and attack their families, plus stalking and doxxing online. One anonymous goon threatened a Texas ICE agent’s spouse over the phone: “Did you hear what happened to the Nazis after World War II? It’s what’s going to happen to your family.” It’s not just lowlife nobodies: Prominent Democrats such as Govs. JB Pritzker (Ill.), Gavin Newsom (Calif.) and Tim Walz (Minn.), and Mayors Michelle Wu (Boston) and Brandon Johnson (Chicago) plus many other electeds slur these federal workers every day — “fascists,” “secret police,” “Nazis,” “thugs,” “vigilantes,” “authoritarians,” “Gestapo” members, “slave patrols,” “kidnappers.” Democrats may offer the hate speech just to score points with their base, but it also inspires sickos to violence — to “save” America, don’t you know? In just the last month or two, a sniper opened fire on an ICE facility in Texas, killing two people; 10 goons were nabbed for physically attacking law-enforcement officers at Los Angeles anti-ICE “protests”; shooters injured two cops and a Border Patrol agent in another Texas attack. Nor is it confined to immigration agents: Tyler Robinson, 22, is accused of slaying Turning Point founder Charlie Kirk for publicly expressing conservative views. How many more will be hurt or killed before the ugly rhetoric ends?

Univision [11/1/2025 2:41 PM, Staff, 5004K] reports Immigration and Customs Enforcement will use an Artificial Intelligence program that will allow it to track the activity of millions of users through social networks. According to federal records, the agency will invest $5.7 million in a program from the company Signal Labs, which analyzes social media posts in real time. This program can detect trends, emotions, and keywords, but it could also identify immigrants through the posts they make on their social media platforms. According to immigration lawyer Gabriel Campos , this program could facilitate the capture of immigrants, even those without criminal records or records in the country’s security systems. “Using this program, it will be easier to find those who already have a file with Immigration, those who already have criminal records,” Campos said. The lawyer acknowledged that the use of systems like this could easily lead authorities to violate human rights, freedom of expression, and the privacy of internet users.

Washington Post [11/1/2025 8:00 AM, Reis Thebault, Emmanuel Felton, Rachel Hatzipanagos and Mariana Alfaro, 24149K] reports the Home Depot in the Cypress Park neighborhood northeast of downtown used to feel like its own community, with a hot dog stand, fruit vendors and a job center. But these days, the parking lot is quiet. Those who do come looking for work do so furtively, leaving quickly if they find no prospects. Armed and masked federal agents have fanned out across Los Angeles and other U.S. cities this summer and fall, arresting thousands of people as they washed cars, shopped for groceries, delivered food and walked dogs. President Donald Trump’s administration has billed the effort as part of the "largest mass deportation operation" in U.S. history. In response, undocumented immigrants — along with some American citizens who are afraid they will be swept up in raids — are staying home, missing work and school, and skipping birthday parties and grocery runs.

Washington Times [11/1/2025 10:30 AM, Brad Matthews, 852K] reports Baltimore County is off the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement list of sanctuary jurisdictions after agreeing to work with the agency on enforcement. ICE first published a list of sanctuary jurisdictions nationwide on Aug. 5 in compliance with an executive order from President Trump. Nevada was the first jurisdiction to subsequently reach a memorandum of understanding with the agency to fully collaborate on enforcing national immigration law. Baltimore County is the second. “Despite restrictions from state leadership, Baltimore County has shown a willingness to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement. This is a small step toward restoring public safety, and we appreciate the county’s commitment to updating its policies,” Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward said Friday. The memorandum “memorializes operational procedures developed and instituted in 2024, which provide the federal government appropriate notice when releasing detainees from County custody,” Baltimore County officials said in a statement. County officials stressed that the agreement did not alter any of the Baltimore County Department of Corrections standard practices and that other jurisdictions across Maryland operate on similar lines in accordance with ICE.

Univision [11/1/2025 4:37 PM, Staff, 5004K] reports pro-immigrant organizations gathered this Thursday in Washington, DC, to honor the memory of migrants who have died in detention centers or during immigration raids. According to the Detention Watch Network , at least 25 people have died so far this year , six of them in October alone. During a moving ceremony , activists and family members paid tribute with flowers, photographs, and mariachi music in commemoration of the Day of the Dead . Participants denounced abuse, negligence, and violence within immigration detention facilities. “Within the detentions there is abuse, violence and death, and much has been documented for years,” said Beatriz , a member of the organization La Colectiva , who recounted being detained along with her son. A recent case in Virginia Attendees recalled the case of Josué Castro Rivera , who died after being run over in Norfolk, Virginia , after fleeing from an operation by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). “It is painful to know that a member of my community died simply for seeking a better future,” Yanira , spokesperson for the organization CASA, told Univision DC.

Breitbart [11/1/2025 4:03 PM, Lowell Cauffiel, 2416K] reports joining at least two other Democrat-run states, Illinois lawmakers passed a bill on Friday prohibiting federal immigration agents from arresting illegal aliens near and around state courthouses. The Illinois bill, sent to anti-Trump Gov. JB Pritzker for signing, not only seeks to prevent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations inside courthouses but establishes a 1,000-foot "buffer zone" outside of buildings, Capitol News Illinois reported. The bill also would allow Illinois residents to bring lawsuits against agents whom they allege violated their constitutional rights, including for due process and unreasonable search and seizures. "Our communities have been living in fear — fear of being separated from their children, fear of being taken from their homes, fear of simply existing," State Sen. Celina Villaneuva, a Chicago Democrat, told the capitol news service. "This bill is about giving people a sense of safety, a sense of humanity, and the assurance that their government sees them and will stand up for them." However, one of its top sponsors, Democratic Senate President Don Harmon, is questioning whether it can withstand a court challenge, the Associated Press reported Friday. "It’s not just about the constitutionality of the law, which I think is sound, but it’s the reality that the courts are stacked against us," Harmon told the wire service. "The federal government can try to remove it from state courts to federal courts. They can try to substitute the government itself for the individual defendants, but that’s not a reason not to try."

CNN [11/2/2025 7:00 AM, Nicquel Terry Ellis, 18595K] reports as demonstrations outside an immigration enforcement facility near Chicago have ramped up over the past couple of months, so has the number of protesters being led away in restraints and facing a court date. Since September, protesters have rallied weekly outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview against President Donald Trump’s intensified immigration enforcement campaign in Chicago. Early on, federal agents guarding the building deployed tear gas and shot pepper balls in clashes with protesters and arrested some of them, including some charged with felonies on suspicion of assaulting or blocking officers. But by early October, state, county and local law enforcement officers took a larger role in policing the protests at the facility. These agencies have made 68 arrests in connection with Broadview protests since October 3, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office said on October 28. The arrests sometimes expose a tension between demonstrators’ desire to exercise their constitutional free speech rights and the intention of authorities – who say some protesters have resisted their attempts to keep paths to the building clear – to let ICE agents and others travel safely to and from the facility. CNN talked to some arrested demonstrators or, in one case, a protester’s representative, to ask about their experiences in getting arrested on accusations ranging from petty to felony offenses.

Univision [11/1/2025 7:45 PM, Staff, 5004K] reports a police operation and tense moments marked the protest that took place this Saturday outside the ICE immigrant detention center in Broadview , a suburb west of Chicago, where dozens of protesters demanded the closure of the facility and the release of detainees, according to reports from ABC7 Chicago and WBEZ. The mobilization is part of a series of recent actions against immigration detentions in Illinois, amid complaints of inhumane conditions in federal centers and an increase in raids in the metropolitan area. A Department of Homeland Security helicopter was seen circling the area during live streams shared on social media. Participants chanted slogans in favor of closing the center and denounced alleged federal repression against activists at previous protests. Authorities have not released public information on the number of arrests or potential legal repercussions for participants. Further reports from local news agencies and media outlets are expected as the night progresses.

Chicago Tribune [11/1/2025 8:29 PM, Rebecca Johnson, 4829K] reports candles, candy and colorful flowers adorned the ofrenda, or altar, that a couple of dozen people helped build Saturday to honor Silverio Villegas González, the man shot and killed by an ICE agent in northwest suburban Franklin Park nearly two months ago. At the intersection of Grand Avenue and Emerson Street, near where the shooting took place, the small crowd set out to pay homage to Villegas González for Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, a Mexican holiday to remember loved ones who have died. Villegas González’s girlfriend, Blanca, described him as a "very kind, gentle person" and said he was "someone who was wanted." She said it’s hard for others to understand the pain she has gone through since his death. "This has not been an easy process, especially when you’re in this country alone," she said. "A lot of us leave our parents behind, coming to this country, looking for a dream.” An orange cross was placed atop the altar, while photos of Villegas González and Mexican flags covered the ground. Some wore shirts with his face on it. The group also prayed and listened to some of Villegas González’s favorite rock music from a playlist that Blanca, who asked that her full name not be used for fear of retribution, shared. "I didn’t know him, but he could have been my brother, he could have been a neighbor, he could have been my family," said María López, of Melrose Park. "It’s not because of his immigration status, it’s because he was a neighbor. It could have happened to anybody.” U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials have said an agent shot and killed Villegas González, 38, on Sept. 12 after he attempted to flee arrest during a traffic stop, dragging and allegedly seriously injuring the agent with his vehicle. Democratic lawmakers have called for investigations into the shooting, including after body cam footage released by local police showed the agent describing his injuries as "nothing major.” The state of Idaho, meanwhile, took custody of Villegas González’s two children, an absence his family in Mexico said they feel immensely. Adriana Balvaneda, an organizer with Hijas Del Pueblo, the group that put on Saturday’s event, said she grew up in Franklin Park and was on a walk outside with her parents when Villegas González was killed. "I saw the police put the yellow tape. I saw the Franklin Park village bring out the trucks to shield the view of what happened," she said. "There’s a lot of pain in our community.” She said Día de los Muertos is the perfect time to honor Villegas González’s spirit. Hijas Del Pueblo is also advocating for Franklin Park to become a sanctuary city and for the town to set up a permanent monument for Villegas González, Balvaneda said. "That’s really what Día de los Muertos is about, is making sure that we’re always aware of our ancestors," she said. "And even though they may not be here physically with us, I know his spirit is the reason why Franklin Park has not seen as much activity as other places."

AP [11/1/2025 9:07 AM, Rebecca Boone] reports the first sign something was amiss was the thwack of helicopter rotors overhead, followed by screams. Within moments, Anabel Romero was on the ground with her hands restrained behind her, she said, as law enforcement officers brandishing guns removed her 14-year-old daughter from a nearby truck and zip-tied the teen while her young siblings looked on. Romero and her daughter, both U.S. citizens, were among about 400 people detained for hours at a privately owned race track about an hour west of Boise as part an FBI-led investigation into illegal gambling that resulted in more than 100 arrests, nearly all for immigration violations. More than 200 officers from at least 14 agencies, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Border Patrol, as well as local police, participated in the raid at La Catedral Arena. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, whose agency oversees Border Patrol and ICE, denied that children were zip-tied. FBI spokesperson Sandra Barker initially said no restraints or rubber bullets were used on children but later amended that statement, replacing "children" with "young children. Four people at the track, and a fifth the next day, were arrested on gambling charges, while 105 others were detained on immigration violations. Tricia McLaughlin, a Homeland Security Department spokeswoman, said, "ICE dismantled an illegal horse-racing, animal fighting, and a gambling enterprise operation." However, court documents make no mention of animal fighting. She later added that ICE did not restrain or arrest children. Canyon County Sheriff Kieran Donahue and Caldwell Police Chief Rex Ingram said in a joint statement that it was "completely false" and "deeply misleading" for ICE to take credit, noting the FBI’s leadership and the involvement of a local task force.

Breitbart [11/1/2025 12:38 PM, AWR Hawkins, 2416K] reports an ICE officer and an illegal immigrant were injured Wednesday morning in Phoenix, Arizona, after the immigrant allegedly sped toward the officer and the officer fired in self-defense. FOX 10 reported that ICE stopped Jose Garcia-Sorto as he drove on I-17 Wednesday around 4:00 a.m. Garcia-Sorto pulled over, only to allegedly speed off as officers approached his vehicle. One officer, who was standing in front of the vehicle, believed his life was in danger and shot at Garcia-Sorto’s vehicle. ICE said, "As the vehicle abruptly began speeding away, an officer was in the path of the vehicle. Fearing for his life, the officer defensively discharged his service weapon two times striking Garcia-Sorto’s vehicle." Garcia-Sorto, who is from Honduras, was wounded in the incident and hospitalized. The ICE officer was injured and hospitalized as well. AZ Family noted that Garcia-Sorto’s wife "acknowledges that she and her husband are in the country illegally."

USA Today [11/2/2025 6:01 AM, Isaiah Murtaugh and Makena Huey, 75552K] reports Juan Reyes lay flat on the greenhouse roof, hiding. Federal immigration agents milled through the Glass House farm below. Reyes moved to the U.S. from Mexico at 10 years old, and though he never secured legal status, Oxnard became his home. As he hid, he thought of his wife, who is also undocumented, and their newborn daughter, a U.S. citizen. After several hours on July 10, he surrendered. Agents bound his wrists roughly with zip ties. Reyes, 25, was one of hundreds of immigrant farmworkers arrested by federal agents in a massive raid on a pair of Glass House Farms cannabis greenhouse facilities in Carpinteria and outside Camarillo. It was one of the largest raids nationally during President Donald Trump’s current immigration crackdown. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said its agents arrested 361 alleged undocumented immigrants including six with prior convictions and 14 teen minors during the all-day operation. One worker died after falling from a greenhouse roof. Few of those people have returned to local communities, according to data gathered from regional nonprofits and federal immigration detention records. Together, the numbers indicate that just under half of the 361 immigrants arrested in the Glass House raid have been deported in the months since. Many others remain in federal custody, immigration advocates say, and a scattered few were released on bond. No follow-up information has been made available on the teenagers. Primitiva Hernandez, head of the nonprofit 805 UndocuFund, said the ramifications of the raid will be felt far beyond the individuals arrested and for "generations to come."

Los Angeles Times [11/1/2025 9:30 AM, Andrew J. Campa, 14862K] reports for generations, Greater Southern California has joined the tradition with altars, Aztec dances and displays of marigolds in late October to early November. The day to honor the dead also has served as a day of gathering among the living. However, some celebrations are being reconsidered because of fears that participants may get caught in deportation raids executed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. This week the Department of Homeland Security announced it had deported more than half a million undocumented people since the Trump Administration took over in January. More than 2 million people have left the nation overall, the department said. With raids continuing, some organizers of this weekend’s Día de los Muertos events are moving ahead with celebrations, while others have canceled them. Times reporters spoke with event organizers to learn what they’re doing differently.

Blaze [11/1/2025 12:30 PM, Candace Hathaway, 1442K] reports the Trump administration is taking measures to reduce the flood of inadequately vetted foreign labor entering the United States. The Department of Homeland Security introduced an interim final rule, effective Thursday, that ends the automatic extension of employment authorization for many foreign nationals. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services stated that the move aims to prioritize "the proper screening and vetting of aliens before extending the validity of their employment authorizations." Foreign nationals who file for employment authorization renewals on or after Thursday will not receive an automatic extension. USCIS contended that the change will allow for "more frequent vetting" and enable it "to deter fraud and detect aliens with potentially harmful intent" for potential removal. The new regulation does not apply to those with Temporary Protected Status, as those authorizations are governed separately.

FOX News [11/1/2025 9:22 AM, Staff, 40621K] reports National Border Patrol Council President Paul Perez details the impact of former President Biden’s immigration policies after an illegal immigrant was charged in a teen’s hit-and-run death and discusses the massive bust of migrant truck drivers. [Editorial note: consult video at source link]

The Hill [11/1/2025 10:30 AM, Steff Danielle Thomas, 12595K] reports the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) pressed lawmakers to reopen the government late Friday as major airports across the U.S. experience flight delays and cancellations due staffing shortages amid the lapse in funding. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents and nearly 13,000 air traffic controllers are among the federal workers that are deemed essential and have been working without pay since the government shutdown began. Under the strain, airports in recent weeks have reported an increasing amount of call-outs. The FAA reiterated that safety is the number one priority and due to the staffing shortage, the flow of air traffic may continue to be reduced, resulting in delays and cancellations. As of Saturday afternoon, more than 15,000 flights have been delayed and nearly 500 flights cancelled, according to FlightAware.

CBS News [11/1/2025 2:44 PM, Lucia I Suarez Sang, 39474K] reports Rep. Nancy Mace allegedly berated and cursed at police officers tasked with escorting her through Charleston International Airport in South Carolina on Thursday, allegedly saying they were "[expletive] incompetent," according to an incident report. According to a police incident report, officers with the Charleston County Aviation Authority Police Department were assigned to meet the Republican congresswoman at 6:30 a.m. Thursday to escort her from the curb to her flight. The officers were told she would be arriving in a white BMW at the ticketing curb area. At around 6:35 a.m., they were told she was running late and they kept waiting. According to the report, the officers never saw the car arrive. Police said Mace allegedly cursed and complained at the officers and into her phone during the entire walk to her gate. After she boarded her flight, an airline employee and several other TSA agents said they were shocked and upset by her behavior at the security checkpoint and gate, the officer says in the report. The Daily Caller [11/1/2025 1:33 PM, Mark Tanos, 835K] reports that when dispatch notified officers at 7 a.m. that Mace had reached the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint, they found her "very irate," the report states. An American Airlines gate agent told officers he was "in disbelief" at Mace’s behavior. TSA Supervisor Johnny Lynch said Mace spoke to TSA agents the same way and planned to report her conduct to his superiors.

USA Today [11/1/2025 1:42 PM, Jeanine Santucci, 67103K] reports communities across the Caribbean on Nov. 1 were continuing to pick up the pieces left by the devastating and deadly former Hurricane Melissa, which walloped Jamaica as one of the strongest hurricanes to make landfall in Atlantic history and brought catastrophic flooding to several islands in the region. Melissa made landfall as a Category 5 hurricane with winds of 185 mph in Jamaica on Oct. 28. It was the most powerful hurricane to ever strike the island nation, bringing torrential rains and damaging winds, which left hundreds of thousands without power, destroyed homes and scattered fields with debris. It next made landfall in Cuba as a Category 3 storm before going through the Bahamas and passing near Bermuda. More than 50 deaths have been reported due to the storm in Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic, including deaths in areas where Melissa did not strike directly but saw severe flooding from the slow-moving storm. That number could go up as authorities reach cut-off communities and confirm death reports. The storm, which dissipated to a post-tropical cyclone on Oct. 31, was passing by the coast of Newfoundland, Canada, early in the morning of Nov. 1, the Canadian weather service said. More than 50 deaths have been blamed on Melissa as of the morning of Nov. 1.

New York Times [11/2/2025 12:27 AM, Frances Robles, 153395K] reports the death toll in Jamaica from Hurricane Melissa rose to 28 on Saturday, even as the authorities and humanitarian workers acknowledged that they had yet to reach dozens of communities that were hardest hit by the devastating storm. The Jamaican government said on Saturday night that nine more deaths had been identified since the previous tally of 19. Additional reports of possible fatalities are still being verified, a government statement said. Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday as a Category 5 storm, one of the worst in the country’s history. At least another 30 people were killed in Haiti, which was not directly hit by the storm but experienced severe flooding. Many communities that were affected by the storm, especially in western Jamaica, have been cut off from the rest of the country by washed-out roads and downed trees. A vast majority of Jamaicans are still without electricity and telephone service, so authorities have no real idea how many people died in many areas of the country, several people involved in rescue operations said.

USA Today [11/1/2025 11:55 AM, Mike Snider, 67103K] reports Vice President JD Vance and his family aren’t the only ones appreciative of the family dog, Atlas. Apparently, the Secret Service is, too. Vance, who recently made a high-profile speech at a Turning Point USA event on Oct. 29, talked about the family dog with the New York Post’s Miranda Devine for an episode of the Pod Force One podcast, which also posted on Oct. 29. The Bidens’ previous German shepherd Major also had biting incidents before being shipped off to live with family friends in 2021. Secret Service agents "never dish on anybody that they’ve protected but … many Secret Service agents have told us, ‘We’re so grateful you have a dog who doesn’t bite us, in particular a German shepherd’," Vance said.

FOX News [11/1/2025 6:24 PM, Alexandra Koch Fox, 40621K] Video: HERE reports the FBI is investigating after an "intentional" explosion inside a building on Harvard University’s Longwood Medical School campus early Saturday. Harvard officials told Fox News Digital that, just after 2:45 a.m., a Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) officer was dispatched to the Goldenson building at 220 Longwood Avenue in Boston for a fire alarm activation. When the officer arrived, two people fled the building, officials said. The officer tried to stop the pair before proceeding to the fourth floor, where the alarm was triggered, finding an explosion had occurred. The Boston Fire Department Arson Unit responded and made an initial assessment that the explosion appeared to be intentional, officials said. The Boston Police Department conducted a sweep of the building to check for any additional devices, and none were found. No injuries were reported in the explosion. "The Harvard University Police Department is actively investigating this incident in coordination with local, state and federal law enforcement partners," a university spokesperson told Fox News Digital. FBI Boston confirmed to Fox News Digital it is at the campus assisting HUPD but referred any additional inquiries to university police. [Editorial note: consult video at source link]

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AP [11/1/2025 7:25 PM, Josh Funk, 31753K] reports a Michigan defense lawyer is disputing FBI Director Kash Patel’s allegations that his 20-year-old client and four other young suspects were planning to carry out a terror attack on Halloween weekend. Announcing their arrests on Friday, Patel said more information would be coming soon, however the FBI and Michigan authorities have offered few details about the case. Spokespersons for the state and national FBI and the U.S. Attorney in Detroit did not immediately respond to messages Saturday. The investigation involved discussion in an online chat room involving at least some of the suspects who were taken into custody, according to two people briefed on the investigation who could not publicly discuss details. They spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. The group allegedly discussed carrying out an attack around Halloween, referring to “pumpkin day,” according to one of the people. The other person briefed on the investigation confirmed that there had been a “pumpkin” reference. However, lawyer Amir Makled, who represents a man from the suburb of Dearborn who was still detained on Saturday, said federal authorities haven’t given him many details about the investigation but after reviewing the matter, he concluded that no terror event was planned. He said he doesn’t expect any charges will be filed.

FOX News [11/1/2025 7:39 PM, Alexandra Koch Fox, 40621K] reports President Donald Trump on Saturday announced the U.S. will immediately stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria if its government continues to allow the killing of Christians, and may even go into the country "guns-a-blazing" to "completely wipe out the Islamic terrorists" responsible. "I am hereby instructing our Department of War to prepare for possible action," Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. "If we attack, it will be fast, vicious, and sweet, just like the terrorist thugs attack our CHERISHED Christians! WARNING: THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT BETTER MOVE FAST!". The post comes after the president on Friday designated Nigeria as a "country of particular concern," citing the widespread killings of Christians. "Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria," Trump posted to Truth Social Friday. "Thousands of Christians are being killed. Radical Islamists are responsible for this mass slaughter. I am hereby making Nigeria a ‘COUNTRY OF PARTICULAR CONCERN’—But that is the least of it.” He said Rep. Riley Moore, R-W. Va., Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., and members of the House Appropriations Committee were directed to look into the reports and present findings to him at a later date. "The United States cannot stand by while such atrocities are happening in Nigeria, and numerous other Countries," Trump wrote. "We stand ready, willing, and able to save our Great Christian population around the World!". The persecution of Christians in Nigeria has reached crisis levels, as Islamist militants burn down villages, massacre worshipers and displace thousands across the north and central regions. Attackers in June invaded a bishop’s village days after he testified before Congress, killing more than twenty people. Other assaults in Plateau and Benue states have left hundreds dead, with survivors describing militants shouting "Allahu Akbar" as they burned churches and homes. International watchdog group Open Doors reported nearly 70% of Christians killed for their faith last year were in Nigeria. Groups like Boko Haram, Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) and Fulani militants are blamed for most attacks, often targeting Christian farmers. Rights groups estimate 4,000–8,000 Christian deaths annually. [Editorial note: consult video at source link]

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NBC News [11/1/2025 5:44 PM, Raquel Coronell Uribe, 34509K] reports President Donald Trump on Saturday said he has instructed the Defense Department to "prepare for possible action" in Nigeria over the country’s alleged killing of Christians. "If the Nigerian Government continues to allow the killing of Christians, the U.S.A. will immediately stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria, and may very well go into that now disgraced country, ‘guns-a-blazing,’ to completely wipe out the Islamic Terrorists who are committing these horrible atrocities," Trump wrote on social media. "If we attack, it will be fast, vicious, and sweet, just like the terrorist thugs attack our CHERISHED Christians! WARNING: THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT BETTER MOVE FAST!" Trump added. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth replied to Trump’s social media post with a "Yes sir." "The killing of innocent Christians in Nigeria — and anywhere — must end immediately," Hegseth said on X. "The Department of War is preparing for action. Either the Nigerian Government protects Christians, or we will kill the Islamic Terrorists who are committing these horrible atrocities."

Reuters [11/2/2025 6:53 AM, Camillus Eboh, 36480K] reports Nigeria would welcome U.S. assistance in fighting Islamist insurgents as long as its territorial integrity is respected, a Nigerian presidency spokesperson said on Sunday, after President Donald Trump threatened military action in the West African country over the treatment of Christians there.
Trump said on Saturday he had asked the Defense Department to prepare for possible "fast" military action in Nigeria if Africa’s most populous country fails to crack down on the killing of Christians. "We welcome U.S. assistance as long as it recognises our territorial integrity," Daniel Bwala told Reuters. "I am sure by the time these two leaders meet and sit, there would be better outcomes in our joint resolve to fight terrorism." President Bola Tinubu on Saturday pushed back against claims of religious intolerance and defended his country’s efforts to protect religious freedom. Nigeria, a country of more than 200 million people, is divided between the largely Muslim north and mostly Christian south. An Islamist insurgency has dragged for over 15 years and is largely confined to the northeast of the country, which is majority Muslim. While Christians have been killed, most of the victims have been Muslims, analysts say.

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