• Top News
  • AP/CBS/Daily Wire/WSJ/NY Post: Man is shot and killed during Minneapolis immigration crackdown, National Guard activated
  • FOX News: Noem says Minneapolis suspect committed ‘domestic terrorism,’ accuses Walz, Frey of inciting violence
  • NewsMax: Noem: Walz Rhetoric Put Federal Officers, Public at Risk in Minneapolis
  • New York Post: Noem defends fatal Minneapolis shooting, slams Minnesota Dems for inciting ‘violence’
  • AP: DHS Secretary says Minneapolis man fatally shot approached officers with gun, reacted "violently"
  • NewsMax: Minneapolis Police Chief: Killed Man ‘Lawful Gun Owner’
  • AP: Police chief calls for calm after a man is shot and killed during Minneapolis immigration crackdown
  • NewsMax: DHS: ‘Officers Attempted to Disarm the Suspect’
  • Blaze: DHS: Armed suspect fatally shot by federal agent in Minneapolis; suspect ‘violently resisted’ disarming attempt
  • Breitbart: DHS: Agent in Minneapolis Fired ‘Defensive Shots’ in Fear for His Life
  • Breitbart: DHS: Deceased Armed Man ‘Wanted to…Massacre Law Enforcement’
  • Breitbart: Border Patrol Commander: ‘We Will Not Allow Violence Against Our Law Enforcement Officers’
  • NewsMax: Bovino: Dead Man Wanted to Do ‘Maximum Damage, Massacre Law Enforcement’
  • Daily Signal: Suspect Who Looked Ready to ‘Massacre Law Enforcement’ Shot Dead in Minneapolis, DHS Says
  • FOX News: Bondi blames Minneapolis leaders after suspect DHS officials say was armed is killed by CBP, igniting unrest
  • NBC News: Trump administration defends shooting of Minneapolis man by federal agents
  • NewsMax: Trump: Gov. Walz, Mayor Frey Are ‘Inciting Insurrection’
  • Washington Examiner: White House says Minnesota Democrats are ‘inciting insurrection’ after ‘terrorist tried to assassinate’ officers
  • Politico: Trump and Democrats harden their stances after Minneapolis shooting
  • Washington Post: Shootings in Minneapolis underscore how Kristi Noem has transformed DHS
  • FOX News: Trump cites armed suspect, lack of police support following fatal Border Patrol shooting in Minneapolis
  • NewsMax: Walz Condemns ‘Horrific’ Federal Shooting, Urges End to Operation
  • New York Post: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz activates state National Guard, blasts federal government after shooting
  • NewsMax: Gov. Walz Claims ‘Shot in Face Leaving Donut Shop’
  • FOX News: Frey, Klobuchar call for ICE to leave Minneapolis following deadly CBP shooting in city
  • The Hill: Frey calls on Trump to ‘put America first’ and withdraw federal officers after new Minneapolis shooting
  • AP: Sen. Klobuchar: ‘We need ICE out of Minnesota’
  • Breitbart: Trump Fires Back at Frey: ‘Mayor and Governor Are Inciting Insurrection’
  • Washington Examiner: Democrats call for ICE accountability after second fatal shooting in Minnesota
  • FOX News: Alex Pretti, 37, identified as man fatally shot by Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis
  • AP: The man killed by a US Border Patrol officer in Minneapolis was an ICU nurse, family says
  • The Hill: Border Patrol target had no criminal history: Minnesota Department of Corrections
  • New York Post: Family of slain anti-ICE protester says they are ‘heartbroken and angry’ in first statement
  • NBC News: Secy. Kristi Noem says DHS will lead Minneapolis fatal shooting investigation
  • The Hill: Minnesota official says feds ‘blocked’ state bureau from investigating scene of latest shooting
  • FOX News: Minnesota Judge blocks Trump admin from ‘destroying or altering’ evidence in deadly Minneapolis shooting
  • New York Times: In Court Filings, Witnesses Describe Fatal Minneapolis Shooting of Alex Pretti
  • Washington Post: State, federal officials offer starkly different accounts of Minneapolis shooting
  • Wall Street Journal: In Battle for Evidence, Minnesota Sues Feds Over Fatal Border Patrol Shooting
  • New York Post/Breitbart: Chilling new video reveals new angle of fed shooting armed anti-ICE protester in Minneapolis
  • NBC News: Witness videos of CBP killing a Minnesota man appear to counter Trump administration’s narrative
  • NewsMax: Video of Minn. Shooting Shows More Than 10 Rounds Fired
  • Washington Post/CNN: Federal agent secured gun from Minn. man before fatal shooting, videos show
  • New York Times: Man Killed by Federal Agents in Minneapolis Was Holding a Phone, Not a Gun
  • CNN: ‘Thank God we have video’: Minnesota’s escalating fights over eyewitness footage
  • New York Post: Chaotic moment federal officer reached for gun revealed in close-up analysis of Minneapolis armed anti-ICE protester shooting
  • USA Today: ‘Counting his bullet wounds.’ Witness details Pretti killing in court filing
  • New York Post: Feds were arresting Ecuadorian illegal alien Jose Huerta-Chuma in operation that resulted in Alex Jeffrey Pretti’s death
  • Axios: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz vows state investigation into shooting amid "lies" from DHS
  • AP: From frigid quiet to outraged sorrow, a few hours on Minneapolis street where agents killed man
  • Washington Examiner: Chaos breaks out in ‘war zone’ Minneapolis after man shot dead by Border Patrol
  • FOX News: Anti-ICE agitator allegedly bites off federal officer’s finger during Minneapolis attack
  • Politico: Shooting renews urgent legal effort to restrict ICE’s Minnesota operation
  • ABC News: Democratic member of House Homeland Security Committee responds to MN shooting
  • Wall Street Journal: Police Who Once Backed ICE’s Mission Are Losing Faith in Its Tactics
  • Daily Caller: Ilhan Omar, Democrats Demand ICE Leave Minnesota After Man Fatally Shot By Border Patrol
  • Wall Street Journal/New York Times: Senate Democrats Vow to Block DHS Funding, Risking Another Shutdown
  • Axios: Furious Dems float drastic responses to latest Minneapolis shooting
  • FOX News: Pritzker urges ‘unified response’ from Democrat, Republican governors after Border Patrol shoots armed man
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Mayor Brandon Johnson calls to abolish ICE after Minneapolis shooting as Gov. JB Pritzker urges funding halt
  • NewsMax: Rep. Ilhan Omar Calls Minneapolis Shooting ‘An Execution’
  • New York Post: AOC urges US Senate to block ICE funding after armed protestor fatally shot in Minneapolis
  • FOX News: Stephen Miller accuses Democrats of siding with ‘terrorists’ after Minneapolis Border Patrol-involved shooting
  • FOX News: GOP Sen. Cassidy breaks with Trump over deadly shooting by Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis
  • FOX News: Gun rights groups clash after man DHS says was armed fatally shot by CBP in Minneapolis
  • AP: Protesters demand immigration agents leave Minneapolis after man is shot and killed during crackdown
  • New York Post: Unhinged rioters face off against feds as anger, violence in Minneapolis spirals out of control
  • Reuters: ‘It’s time to start doing something.’ Despite risks of violence, Minnesotans step up to take on ICE
  • FOX News: This is not a ‘normal protest’: GOP congressman
  • Daily Caller: Antifa Influencer Declares ‘Guerrilla War’ Against ICE After Minnesota Shooting
  • New York Times: Over a Thousand Protesters in New York Denounce ICE After Latest Killing
  • Los Angeles Times: Demonstrators take to the streets of L.A. in protest of Minneapolis shooting
  • NewsMax: Legal Analyst to Newsmax: Officer in Fatal Shooting Should Not be Charged
  • Wall Street Journal: The Rules for Federal Officers in Immigration Operations
  • Washington Examiner: House committee summons top immigration officials for oversight hearing
  • CNN: Lawyers for Renee Good’s family have experience taking on the government, but this time they face more hurdles
  • Daily Caller: Zohran Mamdani Announces Free Childcare For Illegal Aliens
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • Washington Examiner: [MN] Homeland insecurity: Meltdown in Minnesota
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Blaze: Maga maggots’: Guns, body armor, ammo, Palestinian flag found at home of man accused of threatening to murder ICE agents
  • Breitbart: DOJ Official: We’re Following the Law When Arresting Fugitive Migrants in Their Homes
  • CNN: 5 of the most problematic things ICE is doing
  • The Hill: [ME] Maine governor requests meeting with Trump over ICE deployment, citing Minnesota shooting
  • NPR: [ME] ICE says it has arrested more than 100 people in Maine this week
  • NewsMax: [NY] Mamdani Renews Abolish ICE Call After Shooting
  • New York Post: [NJ] ‘Monster’ rock-thrower who fractured skull of 8-year-old girl on school bus is an illegal migrant from Mexico: DHS
  • FOX News: [PA] Dems blasted for trying to ‘deport’ ICE from swing county over ‘blood money’ rent
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] A mother’s way home: How a church community sustained a Chicago-area family through ICE detention
  • Reuters: [MN] Appeals court rejects Justice Department’s push to charge more people over Minnesota church demonstration
  • New York Times: [MN] Appeals Court Rejects Justice Dept. Push for Arrest Warrant for Don Lemon
  • CNN: [MN] Toddler taken into ICE custody with father and flown from Minnesota to Texas before returned to mother next day, lawyer says
  • AP: [MN] Minneapolis residents shelter immigrant children separated from parents and sought by federal agents
  • NBC News: [TX] Democrats in Texas Senate race call for ICE overhaul, hours after Minnesota shooting
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • National Law Review: Federal Court Vacates TPS Terminations for Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua; DHS Separately Ends Somalia TPS
• Customs and Border Protection
  • FOX News: Our agents are trained by the best in federal law enforcement: Border Patrol union chief
  • Politico: There’s More to Greg Bovino’s Coat Than You Think
  • Breitbart: [MN] Anti‑ICE Activists Sink to New Low — Border Patrol K‑9 Hit with Political Threat at Minneapolis Kennel
• Transportation Security Administration
  • Breitbart: [MI] Man arrested after driving into Detroit airport terminal, injuring 6
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • NewsMax: Noem Urges Americans to Stay Off Roads as Fern Hits
  • Washington Examiner: Noem tells Americans to stay ‘alert’ ahead of massive weekend snow storm
  • Reuters/AP: US storm leaves 230,000 without power, forces thousands of flight cancellations
  • NewsMax: Trump Adds More States to His Winter Storm Emergency Aid Declaration
  • CBS Pittsburgh: [OH] Ohio Governor Mike DeWine declares state of emergency ahead of weekend snowstorm
• National Security News
  • Politico: [Canada] Trump threatens 100 percent tariffs on Canadian imports in response to new trade deal with China
  • Breitbart: [Cuba] Cuba defends military drills as deterrent against US aggression
  • Reuters: [Spain] US to seek extradition of alleged leader of Ecuadorian drug trafficking gang from Spain, Ecuadorean official says
  • New York Post: [Iran] Major airlines cancel flights to the Middle East with possible US strike on Iran up in the air
  • FOX News: [Iran] Iran Revolutionary Guard commander says regime has ‘finger on the trigger’ as US warships head to Middle East
  • NewsMax: [Iran] Iran’s Khamenei Has Gone Into Hiding

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