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ICE head says agents facing ‘constant impediments’ after migrant seen ramming cars while trying to flee

Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons argued on Tuesday that federal immigration agents are facing “constant impediments” and “constant attacks” after video showed a suspected illegal migrant in San Antonio ramming cars in an attempt to flee.The video shows the migrant in a car ramming into vehicles that were blocking them in from the front and the back, as the individual attempted to evade arrest.

Venezuela releases multiple American citizens from prison following military operation

The interim government in Venezuela has released at least four U.S. citizens who were imprisoned under President Nicolás Maduro’s regime, Fox News confirmed.The release marks the first known release of Americans in the South American country since the U.S. military completed an operation to capture authoritarian Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who is now facing federal drug trafficking charges in New York.

Dem Sen. Smith on Gov’t Shutdown Over ICE: Can’t ‘Provide More Funding to an Agency That Is Completely Out of Control’

On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Source,” Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) responded to a question over whether she would support shutting down the government over ICE funding by stating that “I can’t see any way that I could provide more
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Minneapolis Mayor Frey: Feds Investigating Good’s Wife Is ‘Monstrous’

Tuesday on CNN’s “The Lead,” Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said the Trump administration’s focus of the investigation into the fatal shooting of Renee Good on her wife was “monstrous.”
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GOP senator suggests Fed chair Powell resign now to dodge potential criminal indictment

Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., suggested Tuesday that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell should resign to avoid a potential indictment, arguing the move could prompt the Department of Justice (DOJ) to drop its investigation.The suggestion comes after the DOJ announced Sunday it has opened a criminal probe into Powell focused on the renovation of the central bank’s Washington headquarters and whether he was truthful in his congressional testimony regarding the project.

Minneapolis-area leaders condemn ICE, call for removal amid Trump deportation campaign

Minneapolis-area leaders on Tuesday formally denounced federal immigration authorities and called for their removal from the region amid the Trump administration’s deportation campaign. The Hennepin County Administration, Operations and Budget Committee unanimously passed a resolution condemning ICE and calling for the removal of ICE personnel and assets from Minnesota.In a statement, the seven-member committee said it did “not take this action lightly.