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Feds Open Perjury Probe After ICE Officer Shot Venezuelan

Meanwhile, felony assault charges have been dropped against that immigrant, another

(Newser) - Federal authorities have opened a criminal probe into whether two immigration officers lied under oath about a shooting in Minneapolis last month, as all charges were dropped against two Venezuelan men. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Todd Lyons said Friday that his agency opened a joint probe with the Justice...

Don Lemon Enters Plea in Church Protest Case

Charged after church protest, journalist says 'First Amendment has been the underpinning of my work'

(Newser) - Former CNN host turned independent journalist Don Lemon pleaded not guilty to federal civil rights charges Friday, a case arising from a protest at a Minnesota church where an Immigration and Customs Enforcement official is a pastor. Four others also pleaded not guilty in the case. Roughly two dozen protesters...

Feds Drop Charges Against Man Shot by Agent in Minneapolis

'Newly discovered evidence' undercuts government's version of events

(Newser) - A federal judge in Minneapolis on Friday ordered the dismissal of felony assault charges against two Venezuelan men, including one shot in the leg by an immigration officer, after new evidence emerged undercutting the government's version of events. In a highly unusual motion to dismiss filed late Thursday, US...

Judge Blocks Trump's 'Arbitrary' Health Grant Cuts

He says Democratic-led states showed Trump cuts were possibly unconstitutional

(Newser) - A federal judge has hit pause on the Trump administration's bid to yank hundreds of millions in health dollars from four Democratic-led states. In a brief order Thursday, US District Judge Manish Shah in Illinois blocked an attempt to reclaim about $600 million in previously approved federal public health...

Immigration Crackdown in Minnesota Is Over

Border czar Tom Homan says surge will end, pronounces it a success

(Newser) - The immigration crackdown in Minnesota that led to mass detentions, protests, and two deaths is coming to an end, border czar Tom Homan said Thursday. "I have proposed and President Trump has concurred, that this surge operation conclude," said Homan at a news conference, per the AP . Homan...

Alex Pretti's Parents Have a Question: Why?

Michael and Susan Pretti say their son was killed for no good reason in first major interview

(Newser) - In a Denver-area living room, a cardboard box stuffed with hundreds of letters now doubles as a counterpoint to how the Trump administration has portrayed Alex Pretti. In a detailed piece for the New York Times , Jack Healy talks with Michael and Susan Pretti less than three weeks after their...

Walz Says Crackdown Could End Within Days

He says he hopes to hear more from feds soon about 'occupation' of Minnesota

(Newser) - Gov. Tim Walz said Tuesday that he expects the federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota will end in "days, not weeks and months," based on his recent conversations with top Trump administration officials. The Democratic governor said at a news conference that he spoke Monday with border czar Tom...

Prosecutor Who Said 'System Sucks' Fired

She said she was swamped by surge of immigration cases in Minnesota

(Newser) - A Minneapolis prosecutor who openly vented about her immigration caseload in court is now out of a job at the US attorney's office. Julie T. Le, a lawyer for Immigration and Customs Enforcement who had been detailed to the US attorney's office in Minnesota, was removed from that...

Homan: 700 Immigration Agents to Leave Minnesota

Drawdown follows deadly operation and nationwide protests over immigration crackdown

(Newser) - Federal immigration agents are starting to leave Minnesota. Border adviser Tom Homan said Wednesday that roughly 700 federal agents will be pulled out of the state, part of a broader effort to wind down "Operation Metro Surge" in Minneapolis, which has brought more than 3,000 agents into a...

Immigration Agents Draw Guns, Arrest Activists in Minneapolis

Activists had been trailing agents' vehicles

(Newser) - Immigration officers with guns drawn arrested some activists who were trailing their vehicles on Tuesday in Minneapolis, a sign that tensions have not eased since the departure last week of a high-profile commander. At least one person who had an anti-ICE message on clothing was handcuffed while face-down on the...

Don Lemon Tells Kimmel About His Arrest

Former CNN anchor denies being more than an observing journalist at St. Paul church protest

(Newser) - Don Lemon is finally speaking out about his high-profile arrest . Appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Monday, the former CNN anchor said he'd offered through his attorney to surrender to authorities days before federal agents detained him at a Beverly Hills hotel on Friday. Instead, he said, roughly a...

Snow Sculpture Removed From Contest for Anti-ICE Symbols

'A Call to Arms' featured 'hidden' protest signs against ICE using American Sign Language

(Newser) - A snow sculpture has been hauled out of a Minnesota park after organizers decided its hidden messages went too far. The US team's entry in the World Snow Sculpting Championship in Stillwater— "A Call to Arms," a sphere of outstretched hands—was removed from Lowell Park on...

Don Lemon Arrested by Feds in LA
Don Lemon Arrested
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Jan 30, 2026 8:00 AM CST

Don Lemon Arrested by Feds in LA

Former CNN anchor's detention seems to be tied to anti-ICE church protest in Minnesota, sources say

(Newser) - Former CNN anchor Don Lemon is in federal custody after being arrested Thursday night in Los Angeles, according to multiple sources cited by CBS News . Lemon's attorney, Abbe Lowell, confirmed that agents detained the veteran broadcaster while he was in LA to cover this weekend's Grammy Awards. A...

Resist, Minneapolis Mayor Tells Peers

Jacob Frey says at mayors at conference they're 'on the front lines of a very important battle'

(Newser) - Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey called on his peers at a national gathering on Thursday to resist the Trump administration's anti-immigration tactics, warning that the cost of inaction could be high. "If we do not speak up, if we do not step up, it will be your city that...

Collins: ICE Is Scaling Back Operations in Maine

Senator says DHS chief Noem told her that 'enhanced' missions are over in the state

(Newser) - ICE agents have pulled back from an aggressive operation in Maine, according to Sen. Susan Collins, who says the move came after she pressed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to stand down. The immigration enforcement push drew bipartisan criticism after more than 200 people were arrested in the state this...

Homan: 'Drawdown' Will Happen in Minneapolis

'I'm not here because the federal government has carried out this mission perfectly,' he says

(Newser) - "I'm not here because the federal government has carried out this mission perfectly," White House border czar Tom Homan said at a news conference in Minneapolis on Thursday. Homan, who arrived in the city after Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino was reassigned, said there is a plan...

New Video Shows Another Alex Pretti Incident With Feds

Footage shows altercation on Jan. 13, 11 days before the ICU nurse was gunned down by CBP

(Newser) - Alex Pretti was forcefully taken to the ground by federal immigration agents after kicking out the taillight of their vehicle during a Minneapolis protest 11 days before he was shot and killed by Border Patrol and Customs and Border Protection officers, videos that emerged on Wednesday show. The Jan. 13...

Sen. Amy Klobuchar Is Aiming for a New Job

Democrat announces that she's running for governor in Minnesota

(Newser) - Sen. Amy Klobuchar is running for governor in Minnesota. The Democrat announced her campaign on Thursday, following Gov. Tim Walz's surprising announcement earlier this month that he would not seek a third term, reports the AP . "Minnesota, we've been through a lot," Klobuchar said in...

Tim Walz: I'm Never Seeking Any Office Again

'There are other ways to serve,' says Minnesota governor

(Newser) - Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz hasn't just decided not to run for reelection . He's decided he's done as a political candidate, period. "I will never run for an elected office again," Walz said in an interview with MS NOW, reports NBC News . "Never again,"...

Op-Ed: Trump's Border Moves Worked. It's Time to Move On

Mass deportation is a losing proposition for any president, Jason L. Riley argues

(Newser) - President Trump may have finally solved one half of America's immigration stalemate—and is now jeopardizing the political payoff by chasing the other half, argues Jason L. Riley in a Wall Street Journal op-ed. For decades, efforts at sweeping immigration reform collapsed over one question, he argues: What to...

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