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U.S. citizens and legal residents sue over aggressive immigration raid at Idaho horse racing track    Boston Herald

More US bishops condemn political tension, Trump immigration tactics    National Catholic Reporter

US immigration judge rejects effort to deport pro-Palestinian student over ‘op-ed’    The Times of Israel

Immigration Judge Says Rumeysa Ozturk, a Tufts Student, Cannot Be Deported    The New York Times

Local police aid ICE by tapping school cameras amid Trump’s immigration crackdown    The Guardian Top 5 takeaways from the House immigration oversight hearing    NPR Trump Live Updates: ICE and Immigration Officials Pressed During Hearing After Citizens’ Deaths    The New York Times

ICE detention: Irish man detained by ICE in Texas for five months says he fears for his life    CNN

A U.S. immigration court has terminated the Trump administration’s attempt to deport a Tufts University student and pro-Palestinian activist who has been critical of Israel, her lawyers said Monday.    Facebook

Ohio lawmakers propose series of immigration enforcement bills to limit, expand federal power    WCPO 9 Cincinnati

Immigration Court Drops Case Against Tufts Student Rumeysa Ozturk    The Wall Street Journal

Delaware, New Jersey governors pressured against partnering with ICE contractor    WHYY

Illinois’ US Senate candidates on immigration, affordability, other election hot topics    FOX 32 Chicago

Minneapolis City Council president says immigration enforcement still active in Minneapolis    MPR News

The cost of ICE arrests: Immigrants paying more for bond    WFYI

Immigration courts fast-track hearings for Somali asylum claims    NPR

Federal ruling allows immigrants to be held indefinitely in Texas    Sahan Journal

Trump’s immigration crackdown is straining federal courts. A Georgia judge is raising the alarm    WABE

City Proposes Funding for Families Impacted by Immigration Enforcement    City of Spokane, Washington

Missouri v. U.S. Department of Commerce    American Civil Liberties Union

Migrants face dire conditions and prolonged waits in U.S. detention centers    PBS

Hoover Conference Demonstrates How High-Skill Immigration Offers Range of Benefits for US Innovation    hoover.org

The Uphill Battle of Navigating a Broken Immigration System    The Progressive

The enthusiasm — and scorn — surrounding Bad Bunny’s star turn at the Super Bowl    The Washington Post

Irish man with valid US work permit held in ICE detention for five months    The Guardian

Border czar warned immigration operations should be targeted to ‘keep the faith of the American people’    NBC News

Less than 14% of those arrested by ICE in Trump’s 1st year back in office had violent criminal records, document shows    cbsnews.com

Federal judge blocks California from enforcing ICE mask ban    The Guardian

Congress set to drill down on immigration enforcement at hearings    Roll Call

Federal judge strikes down California mask ban on immigration agents, but it may be revived    latimes.com

US immigration court blocks deportation of Tufts graduate student from Turkey, her attorneys say    ABC News

Nicaragua Blocks a Route from Cuba to the U.S.    The New York Times

ICE List: the small European website exposing US immigration agents    The Guardian

Luxury Kafka    Cory Doctorow – Medium

Minnesota BCA “committed” to finding way to work with feds on Alex Pretti probe    cbsnews.com

Bishops call Catholics to prayer and action amid US immigration violence, rhetoric    OSV News

What’s Happening with ICE and How to Fight Back    League of Women Voters

Immigrants make America great. Thanks to the Latino Civic Alliance for joining me at the Governor’s Residence this week.    Facebook

While decrying Trump’s immigration actions, these politicians invested in ICE contractor Palantir    Times of San Diego

New Immigration Limits Loom As AI Drives H-1B Visas For Tech Companies    Forbes

At Annual Interfaith Breakfast, Mayor Mamdani Reaffirms City’s Sanctuary Status, Launches Expansive “Know Your Rights” Push to Protect Immigrant New Yorkers From Federal Overreach    NYC.gov

Immigration restrictions and natives’ intergenerational mobility: Evidence from the 1920s US quota acts    CEPR

Defying administrators’ orders, Chesterfield students and employees walked out Friday to protest immigration enforcement    The Richmonder

Appeals court backs Trump’s mass detention policy    Politico

Democrats ‘Haven’t Heard Back’ About Limits on Federal Agents, Jeffries Says    The New York Times

Hundreds of Pittsburghers protest ICE, call for an end to immigration raids    90.5 WESA

Trump vows ‘softer touch’ but forges ahead with ‘mass deportation’    USA Today

Lunar New Year 2026 festivities kick off in Chinatown, Chicago as Donald Trump administration’s US immigration crackdown continues    ABC7 Chicago

Mission Creep: AI Surveillance at DHS Crosses Dangerous Line Into Tracking Americans    American Immigration Council

Persist of Henderson County holds memorial for lives lost in immigration crackdown    WLOS

U.S. appeals court upholds Trump’s immigration detention policy    NBC News

U.S. Olympic team showcases America’s immigrants | Opinion    The Seattle Times

Toddler was returned to ICE custody and denied medication after hospitalization, lawsuit says    Reuters

The enthusiasm — and scorn — surrounding Bad Bunny’s star turn at the Super Bowl    The Washington Post

Ian McKellen drops 400-year-old Shakespeare play to address US immigration debate    Times of India

Top ICE Lawyer in Minnesota Departs as Immigration Lawsuits Overwhelm Courts    The New York Times

‘A profound sense of being hunted’: with all eyes on Minneapolis, ICE arrests continue quietly across the US    The Guardian

My passport may be stored, but my family’s immigration story is not    MinnPost

At Annual Interfaith Breakfast, Mayor Mamdani Reaffirms City’s Sanctuary Status, Launches Expansive “Know Your Rights” Push to Protect Immigrant New Yorkers From Federal Overreach    NYC.gov

Immigrant whose skull was broken in 8 places during ICE arrest says beating was unprovoked    NPR

What’s Happening with ICE and How to Fight Back    League of Women Voters

Chicago man Federico Alcantar in ICE detention for months, arrested by immigration agents looking for someone else, protesters say    ABC7 Chicago

Bishops call Catholics to prayer and action amid US immigration violence, rhetoric    OSV News

Mission Creep: AI Surveillance at DHS Crosses Dangerous Line Into Tracking Americans    American Immigration Council

LLOYD: Respecting constitutional rights should be foundation of immigration enforcement    heraldextra.com

Trump administration’s visa freeze upends work and life for many U.S. families    PBS

Appeals court affirms Trump policy of jailing immigrants without bond    ABC News

DHS says ICE was attempting to arrest immigrant, assailant in viral San Antonio home raid video    KSAT

His son died after ICE detained his wife. Why this father of four chose to self-deport    cnn.com

ICE surveillance concerns shift Democrats’ demands for body cameras    Politico

DVDs and public transit: Boycott drives people to ditch Big Tech to protest ICE    NPR

Calls for accountability over feds’ deadly use of force in Minneapolis have not relented. Here’s why that’s complicated    cnn.com

As Minnesota Reels Amid Immigration Crackdown, a Sheriff Agonizes Over Her Role    The New York Times

Mamdani signs executive order to protect New Yorkers from “abusive immigration enforcement”    cbsnews.com

ICE protester speaks out after White House shared fake arrest image    BBC

The enthusiasm — and scorn — surrounding Bad Bunny’s star turn at the Super Bowl    The Washington Post

ICE plans to build mega warehouses for immigration detention spark growing concern    NBC News

‘A profound sense of being hunted’: with all eyes on Minneapolis, ICE arrests continue quietly across the US    The Guardian

ICE chief counsel in Minnesota leaves his job amid burnout and dissent    MS NOW

ICE chief counsel in Minnesota retires amid growing number of immigration cases    cnn.com

Top ICE Lawyer in Minnesota Departs as Immigration Lawsuits Overwhelm Courts    The New York Times

Appeals court endorses Trump policy of holding many ICE detainees without bond hearings    cbsnews.com

U.S. Seeks to Expedite Deportation of 5-Year-Old Liam Conejo Ramos    The New York Times

ICE detention of DACA recipient ripples through mixed-status Nebraska family    Nebraska Examiner

Federal appeals court gives Trump a win on immigration detention policy    MS NOW

As the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) joins US security for the Winter Olympics, protests erupted in Milan. To avoid association with the controversial agency, even the US hospitality suite “Ice House” changed its name. #dwsports    Facebook

Rep. LaHood praises federal immigration policy    WGLT

Democrats, Harris County residents sue to stop ICE operations in the Houston area    Houston Public Media

Bishops call Catholics to prayer and action amid US immigration violence, rhetoric    OSV News

At Annual Interfaith Breakfast, Mayor Mamdani Reaffirms City’s Sanctuary Status, Launches Expansive “Know Your Rights” Push to Protect Immigrant New Yorkers From Federal Overreach    NYC.gov