Border czar Tom Homan vows to stay in Minnesota ‘until the problem’s gone’
White House border czar Tom Homan vowed Thursday to remain in Minnesota leading Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations there “until the problem is gone.” Homan made the statement during a Thursday morning news conference, his first since President Donald Trump sent him to the Twin Cities earlier this week. He said the administration is working on a “drawdown plan” to decrease presence of federal agents in the state. The border chief said he had a “very productive” meeting with Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison on Wednesday. Ellison agreed to notify ICE when local jails were releasing violent illegal aliens, a major request from federal law enforcement. “One ICE agent can arrest one bad guy when he’s behind the safety and security of a jail when he’s behind bars and we know he doesn’t have weapons,” Homan said. “But when you release that public safety threat illegal alien back into the community–We have a job to do. We’re going to arrest him, so we’re going to find him.” MINNESOTA AG KEITH ELLISON DENIES DON LEMON, ANTI-ICE PROTESTERS VIOLATED FACE ACT AS DOJ MULLS CHARGES “So now what happens is now we’ve got to arrest somebody on his turf where he has access to who knows what weapons. Now we’ve got to send a whole team out,” Homan explained. GREGG JARRETT: IF WALZ IS CHARGED IN MINNESOTA FRAUD SCANDAL, HIS BEST DEFENSE IS INCOMPETENCE Homan went on to demand that the “hostile rhetoric” and threats against ICE officers has to stop, vowing that agents will remain in the Twin Cities to do their jobs. “President Trump wants this fixed and I’m going to fix it with your help,” Homan said. Trump deployed Homan to Minnesota after heated clashes between anti-ICE agitators and federal agents across the Twin Cities. The unrest resulted in the deaths of two U.S. citizens, Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti, at the hands of law enforcement. The Trump administration has accused Minnesota leaders of encouraging harassment of federal law enforcement, singling out Ellison, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey. This is a developing story. Check back soon for updates.
Chicago Teachers Union sparks backlash with video harassing Target employees over ICE as test scores plummet
Members of the Chicago Teachers Union filmed themselves protesting federal immigration enforcement and anti-DEI measures at a local Target on Friday, sparking criticism both online and from experts who spoke to Fox News Digital. In a video posted on Tuesday by the union, members can be seen entering a Chicago area Target holding anti-ICE signs, harassing employees and demanding answers about whether Target will “protect” its employees from ICE. “As a private business, Target has a choice,” the post said. “They can use their Fourth Amendment rights and post signs that demand ICE show warrants to enter their building. Instead, they’ve allowed harm to their employees and customers, while continuing to roll back DEI commitments and bow to pressure from the Trump administration.” The post resulted in criticism in most of the replies on social media. NEA INSIDER BLOWS WHISTLE ON ‘TOXIC’ CULTURE AND FAR-LEFT POLITICS INSIDE TEACHERS UNION: ‘IT’S A CULT’ “The CTU can’t help itself — they feel compelled to weigh in on every political issue,” Teacher Freedom Alliance posted on X. “And they bankroll these so-called ‘protests’ with your tax dollars.” Erika Donalds, America First Policy Institute’s chair of education opportunity, told Fox News Digital that the statement made by the union “tells you everything about the goals of today’s teachers unions.” “They’re harassing retailers and pushing radical politics instead of doing the job they’re paid to do: advocate for the best education for our nation’s children. While kids are falling behind in reading and math, union leaders are staging protests over immigration enforcement. They don’t speak for teachers, they don’t serve students, and at this point they barely even pretend to care about education.” Nicole Neily, founder and president of Defending Education, told Fox News Digital the union priorities aren’t in line with what’s best for students. “Union thugs bullying hourly employees in Target stores isn’t brave or just — it’s naked intimidation of people who are simply trying to earn a paycheck,” Neily said. CHICAGO TEACHER PLACED ON LEAVE AFTER FACEBOOK POST SUPPORTING ICE SPARKS OUTRAGE FROM ACTIVISTS “The Chicago Teachers Union lost the plot a long time ago, and this is yet another example of their skewed priorities. While the CTU clout-chases on X, two-thirds of Chicago Public Schools students can’t read at grade level, and four out of five children can’t do math at grade level.” Fox News Digital reached out to the union for comment. Earlier this month, CTU faced blowback from the Washington Post for pursuing social justice initiatives in its school district even as student reading and math proficiency continues to decline. In an editorial, the Post took aim at the CTU’s New Year’s resolutions posted to X on Monday. The union stated that its resolution is to “speak truth to power,” and it committed to “defending Black and brown and immigrant communities who are targeted by federal agents,” as well as “fighting back against an administration trying to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education and roll back civil rights protections.” “Those are lofty goals in a school district that can hardly teach kids to read and write,” the Post quipped. “In 2025, 43 percent of Chicago’s third through eighth grade students were reading at grade level.” Fox News Digital’s Marc Tamasco contributed to this report.
Federal court rules Noem terminating temporary protected status for Venezuelans in US was illegal
A federal appeals court ruled late Wednesday that Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem acted unlawfully when she ended legal protections allowing hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans to live and work in the United States. The decision by a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling that found she exceeded her authority when she ended temporary protected status (TPS) for Venezuelans under the Biden-era Venezuela TPS designations, according to The Associated Press. All three judges on the panel were nominated by Democratic presidents. The ruling comes as the Trump administration has argued that TPS for Venezuela created a “magnet effect” for illegal migration and undermined border enforcement. TPS shields eligible migrants from deportation and allows them to work legally in the United States while conditions in their home country are deemed unsafe. The panel also upheld the lower court’s finding that Noem exceeded her authority when she moved to end TPS early for hundreds of thousands of people from Haiti. TRUMP ADMIN ENDS TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS FOR BURMESE MIGRANTS The judges ruled that the TPS legislation passed by Congress did not give the secretary the power to vacate an existing TPS designation. “The statute contains numerous procedural safeguards that ensure individuals with TPS enjoy predictability and stability during periods of extraordinary and temporary conditions in their home country,” Ninth Circuit Judge Kim Wardlaw, who was nominated by President Bill Clinton, wrote for the panel. Wardlaw said Noem’s “unlawful actions have had real and significant consequences” for Venezuelans and Haitians in the United States who rely on TPS. “The record is replete with examples of hard-working, contributing members of society — who are mothers, fathers, wives, husbands, and partners of U.S. citizens, pay taxes, and have no criminal records — who have been deported or detained after losing their TPS,” she wrote. The decision, however, will not have any immediate practical effect after the U.S. Supreme Court in October allowed Noem’s decision to take effect pending a final decision by the justices. Fox News Digital contacted DHS for comment. DHS TERMINATES TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS FOR AROUND 76K HONDURAN, NICARAGUAN MIGRANTS Noem’s termination meant that 268,156 Venezuelan nationals currently in the U.S. lost their status and were no longer legally allowed to reside in the United States, according to figures shared with Fox News Digital from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The TPS designation expired on Sept. 10, 2025, with termination effective 60 days after the publication of the Federal Register notice. The Federal Register notice set the termination’s effective date as Nov. 7, 2025. In September, 3,738 pending initial applications that were to be eligible for TPS and 102,935 pending renewal applications were also terminated. “Given Venezuela’s substantial role in driving irregular migration and the clear magnet effect created by Temporary Protected Status, maintaining or expanding TPS for Venezuelan nationals directly undermines the Trump Administration’s efforts to secure our southern border and manage migration effectively,” a DHS spokesperson told Fox News Digital in September. “Weighing public safety, national security, migration factors, immigration policy, economic considerations, and foreign policy, it’s clear that allowing Venezuelan nationals to remain temporarily in the United States is not in America’s best interest,” the spokesperson added. The agency also announced in November that approximately 353,000 Haitian nationals currently holding TPS will see their protections expire in February. Ninth Circuit Judge Salvador Mendoza, Jr. wrote separately that there was “ample evidence of racial and national origin animus” that reinforced the lower court’s conclusion that Noem’s decisions were “preordained and her reasoning pretextual.” “It is clear that the Secretary’s vacatur actions were not actually grounded in substantive policy considerations or genuine differences with respect to the prior administration’s TPS procedures, but were instead rooted in a stereotype-based diagnosis of immigrants from Venezuela and Haiti as dangerous criminals or mentally unwell,” he wrote. Fox News’ Preston Mizell and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Delhi-NCR weather: Cold wave intensifies, AQI remains ‘poor’; yellow alert issued; check IMD forecast
According to IMD, the skies will remain cloudy on Thursday and Friday, accompanied by light winds. Rain is also expected on February 1st.
EAM Jaishankar set to visit United States next week, what’s on agenda?
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is scheduled to visit the United States next week. The US Department of State had said this month that the inaugural Critical Minerals Ministerial, to be held on February 4 by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, will bring together partners from across the globe
Ajit Pawar last rites today: Family, supporters gather at Vidya Pratishthan in Baramati; PM Modi, Amit Shah likely to attend
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Chief Ajit ‘Dada’ Pawar died on Wednesday in a plane crash at Baramati airport, leaving behind a long career of ups and downs in politics.
PM Modi is expected to visit Israel on February 27, first in nine years amid escalating tensions in Middle East; what’s on agenda?
PM Narendra Modi is expected to make a visit to Israel on 27th-28th February on an invitation extended by PM Benjamin Netanyahu. Israeli Ambassador to India Reuven Azar on Wednesday confirmed that an invitation has been extended to PM to visit Israel, to further strengthen strategic ties on defence and counter-terrorism.
Lawmakers, protesters demand release of 5-year-old held at Texas immigration detention center
State troopers deployed pepper spray at protesters at the family detention center near Dilley where a 5-year-old Ecuadorian’s detention has drawn nationwide attention.
Proposed reading list for Texas students draws concern over religious themes, lack of diversity
Faced with a proposed list of almost 300 readings for K-12 students, the State Board of Education delayed a vote until April.
NJ councilwoman condemns ‘ignorance’ of comparing ICE agents to Nazis during heated meeting
A New Jersey township councilwoman forcefully defended Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during a heated public meeting, criticizing disruptive protests and condemning comparisons of federal agents to Nazis as ignorant and historically offensive. Old Bridge Township councilmember Anita Greenberg-Belli made the remarks during a Jan. 27 council meeting as residents debated immigration enforcement, local police cooperation with federal authorities and protests targeting ICE operations across the country. “We have to recognize that ICE is not the problem,” Greenberg-Belli said. “There are people demonizing them when they’re doing their job trying to be safe.” Greenberg-Belli argued that restricting cooperation between local police and ICE endangers officers, families and communities by forcing federal agents to carry out arrests in neighborhoods rather than controlled settings like police stations. She said that when local law enforcement is allowed to coordinate with federal authorities, suspects can be transferred safely without agents having to go door to door, reducing the likelihood of confrontations and minimizing risks to bystanders. MOULTON SAYS ICE COMPARISONS TO NAZI GERMANY ARE NOT EXTREME IN CNN INTERVIEW “When local police are told they cannot work with ICE… that is where all this is breaking down,” Greenberg-Belli said. The councilmember also criticized protesters who, she said, cross the line from peaceful demonstration into disruption, arguing that interfering with enforcement actions escalates tensions and puts lives at risk. “When you go out and protest in that manner, peaceful protesting’s one thing – disruption is another thing,” she said. MICHAEL SHELLENBERGER: THE LEFT IS GETTING PEOPLE KILLED Greenberg-Belli further condemned protesters and public officials who have compared ICE agents to Nazis, calling the rhetoric offensive and historically inaccurate, particularly as Holocaust remembrance was referenced during the meeting. “It has no comparison with the Holocaust,” Greenberg-Belli said. “When you use that word and call these people Nazis and fascists, it just shows your ignorance. So please stop.” She contrasted immigration enforcement with the persecution of Jews during World War II, noting that Holocaust victims were stripped of their rights, property and freedom before being murdered, while individuals facing immigration enforcement retain legal options. DEMS BLASTED FOR TRYING TO ‘DEPORT’ ICE FROM SWING COUNTY, REFERENCING ‘BLOOD MONEY’ RENT Greenberg-Belli also raised concerns about the broader impacts of illegal immigration, including financial costs, fraud and election integrity, arguing the issue affects communities nationwide. “I do not like anyone getting hurt. I don’t like anyone putting themselves in harm’s way. And unfortunately, this has happened, and it’s got to stop,” Greenberg-Belli said. “But you can’t go around calling people that are doing their job – that work for the federal government, the state or local government – Nazis, when they’re doing their job: protecting communities,” she added. Fox News Digital has reached out to Greenberg-Belli for additional comments on the matter.