2026: Feb 2 - Feb 8

"Softer touch" in Minnesota.

Under public pressure following the killing of two protestors, the Trump administration shifts to what Trump referred to as a "softer touch" in Minnesota. Guardian

• 700 agents have left the city, leaving 2,000 still active in the area. Guardian
• ICE has shifted focus to schools and homes. AP

Residents have noted that little has changed (NYT) and continue to come together to resist. (Guardian)

A pattern of behavior.

As DHS and the federal government continue their crackdown on immigrants, a familiar pattern continues which includes:

• Violence, lying and obfuscation.
  • ICE shot two people in Portland it claimed were "vicious" gang members which claim was contradicted by the government's own prosecutors. Guardian
  • Man ICE said "purposefully ran headfirst into a brick wall" recounts unprompted beating he endured at the hands of ICE agents during his arrest. AP
  • Federal prosecutors were ordered to stop routine investigation of Renee Good's death. NYT
• Detaining children and people in the country legally or with pending asylum cases.
  • 10-year-old Minnesota girl and her mother who were finally released after a month in detention. Guardian
  • 5-year-old Minnesota boy and his father who the government has continued attempting to deport after being forced to release from detention. AP
  • An Irish man in the US legally has been detained by ICE for 5 months. Guardian
  • Venezuelan man with pending asylum case was detained for 7 months before being released after widespread protest. Guardian
• Holding them without bail in poor conditions.
  • Migrants suffer dire conditions and long waits in detention. AP
  • Family detention center in Texas imposing quarantine after measles cases. NYT
  • Appeals court sides with Trump admin policy of denying detainees bond. AP
• While Federal courts around the country strain under deluge of lawsuits from Trump administration's mass deportation campaign. AP
  • Prosecutor's outburst highlights the weight of the sharp rise in cases as a result of the Trump Administration's enforcement activities. NYT
• And local police are helping by quietly tapping school security cameras and providing data to ICE. Guardian

Response and resistance.

• Cities and states resist.
  • Local leaders debate how best to prepare for unprecedented Federal intervention. AP
  • NY attorney general to deploy legal observers to monitor ICE. AP
• Federal judges...
  • Ruled ICE can't make warrantless arrests in Oregon without risk of escape. AP
  • Temporarily banned ICE from using teargas and projectiles in Portland. Guardian
  • Blocked the administration's stripping of Haitians' protected status. Guardian
• Senate debates guardrails required for further funding ICE and. NPR
• People continue to resist and protest.
  • Minnesota teachers sue to prevent ICE activities at schools and bus stops. NYT
  • Immigrant groups and lawyers have sued State Department and Marco Rubio over denial of visas to 75 countries. Guardian
  • Fifty people arrested in Minnesota protest. NYT
  • 12 professors and students arrested at Columbia anti-ICE protest. NYT