"Schumer needs to get the hell out": House Democrats fume over DHS funding talks "The main feeling among members is a lack of trust in his strength and ability to strike a hard bargain." Axios · Feb 5
First Thing: Minnesota girl, 10, released from ICE custody after a month in detention Elizabeth Caisaguano and her mother released from Texas facility hit by measles outbreak. Plus, the Epstein stories you may have missed The Guardian - UK · Feb 5
Calls to shut down Texas ICE facility for children grow amid measles outbreak At least two cases confirmed at detention center for children and their parents in Texas The Guardian - US · Feb 5
Trump’s border-czar takeover does little to calm Minneapolis tensions: ‘The agenda is still the same’ Experts say Tom Homan’s charge, replacing Greg Bovino’s aggressive tactics, may change the tone, but not the mission The Guardian - US · Feb 5
All the world’s enraged: a new era of ‘resistance theater’ is rising as Trump attacks the arts Writers and theater groups across the country are creating works in response to crackdowns on their communities The Guardian - US · Feb 5
Mike Johnson Wants To Spare ICE the Hassle of Getting the Right Warrant Before Forcibly Entering a Home Here's a quick reminder of what the Fourth Amendment has to say about that. Reason · Feb 5
They said Trumpism was fading Mainstream commentators said Donald Trump’s authoritarian campaign was exhausted. They were very wrong Salon · Feb 5
I’m autistic and have a brain injury. ICE dragged me from my car anyway. Then my nightmare really began IN FOCUS: Exclusive Details: Aliya Rahman speaks to Eric Garcia about her ordeals — on the streets of Minneapolis, in a grim ICE detention center where she was mocked over her condition and through the public threats that flooded in after she spoke out The Independent UK · Feb 5
Dems' ICE demands do Trump a favor DHS and Democrats are both demanding a closer relationship between local officials and ICE Salon · Feb 5
JD Vance arrives in Milan for Winter Olympics after local anti-ICE protests The US vice president and his family have arrived in Italy for the first stop on a diplomatic tour The Independent UK · Feb 5
Trump says Renee Good and Alex Pretti were ‘no angels’ but admits: ‘We’re not good at public relations’ Donald Trump did not fully roll back on his position, though, and claimed that ‘we don’t have a country’ without ICE The Independent UK · Feb 5
Political violence and low pay are pushing young state lawmakers toward the exit Inside the hidden costs of serving in office. Axios · Feb 5
Artists' responses to ICE show they still have protest power ICE detentions have spurred comics artists into action. Creative Bloq · Feb 5
Newsletter: Macron edges Europe towards re-engaging Russia Also in this newsletter: Latvian PM and Estonian President back EU envoy for Ukraine-Russia talks, and Brussels cautions member states over social media crackdowns. Euronews · Feb 5
The Guardian - UK · Feb 5 Winter Olympics briefing: curling subplots abound as lights go out on first action British duo Jennifer Dodds and Bruce Mouat get the better of Norway after power failure at curling arena
Roll Call · Feb 5 What to know about the New Jersey special election primary for Sherrill’s seat Democrats in New Jersey’s 11th District are voting Thursday to pick their nominee and likely successor to Gov. Mikie Sherrill.
Axios · Feb 5 Dems outline 10 demands in letter to GOP leaders in ICE funding fight Demands include barring ICE agents from donning masks and requiring that they wear body cameras.
Newslaundry · Feb 5 How close is the US to massive civil conflict? ICE may hold the answer Functional democracies like to assume their institutions are like solid parents. Then one day, those institutions turn out to be estranged relatives.
The Times of India · Feb 5 ‘Can use a softer touch on immigration’: Donald Trump says after Minneapolis shootings that killed 2; ‘ICE was not happy either’ US President Donald Trump has said that two people shot dead by federal immigration officers last month were “not angels”, but said that their actions did not justify their deaths.
The Guardian - US · Feb 5 Trump news at a glance: president hints at ‘softer touch’ on immigration as federal drawdown planned in Minnesota Trump told NBC News the decision to pull 700 officers from state came from him, but that administration is ‘waiting for [Minnesota] to release prisoners’ – key US politics stories from 4 February 2026 at a glance
The Independent UK · Feb 5 JD Vance chuckles over Trump admonishing CNN’s Kaitlan Collins and says DOJ’s case against journalist Don Lemon is ‘rock solid’ Lemon has pleaded not guilty to the charges
Axios · Feb 5 Dems embrace "law and order" in ICE shutdown fight "This isn't about trying to enact immigration reform," one top Democrat said.
The Independent UK · Feb 5 15 FBI officials have been harassed since their IDs were stolen during Minnesota ICE protest, feds say Threats against a federal official and their child began soon after people vandalized government vehicles and made off with FBI documents in Minneapolis in January, complaint alleges
The Independent UK · Feb 4 Steve Bannon wants ICE to ‘surround the polls’ as Trump doubles down on seizing elections Former adviser calls on president to deploy federal officers to suppress votes with balance of power in Congress at stake in midterms
The Independent UK · Feb 4 Trump admits ‘we can use a little bit of a softer touch’ on immigration after Minneapolis chaos Trump’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota, which saw the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens by federal agents, has led to nationwide protests