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The surveillance photo marks the first major development released to the public in the case that has baffled law enforcement experts for more than a week. LA Times
VOA VIEW: A big mystery jump.
For the first time since the federal operation in Minneapolis led to the deaths of two U.S. citizens, the heads of three immigration agencies testified before the House Homeland Security Committee. LA Times
Maxim Naumov made sure his parents were with him for his Olympic debut Tuesday in Milan. New York Post
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Yaoning "Mike" Sun, 65, will spend four years in prison after getting Eileen Wang to fall for him while serving as her campaign adviser and treasurer during her campaign for Arcadia City Council. The man — Yaoning “Mike” Sun — pleaded guilty to one count of acting as an illegal agent of a foreign government. New York Post
The McDonald's McNugget Caviar kit was only available online at McNuggetCaviar.com, free of charge, while supplies lasted. New York Post
VOA VIEW: They went fast.
Authorities have bagged more than 100 suspected interlopers for interfering with Trump’s immigration enforcement blitz, and some alleged crimes are more serious than others. New York Post
Republicans have so far spurned most of Democrats’ demands to rein in federal agents carrying out President Trump’s immigration crackdown, threatening a homeland security funding bill ahead of a Friday deadline. New York Times
VOA VIEW: Dems have lost cause.
“Donald Trump has 99 problems going into the midterms,” one Democratic strategist said. “But money ain’t one.” New York Times
VOA VIEW: Dems are at loss.
The removal of the flag from the Manhattan monument, the symbolic heart of the gay rights movement, came after a Trump administration memo about flags at national park sites. New York Times
VOA VIEW: A definite miscalculation.
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The National Labor Relations Board, having accused the company of unfair retaliation in 2024, now says it has no jurisdiction over Elon Musk’s space company. New York Times
VOA VIEW: There stupidity.
Israel is unlikely to withdraw its troops from the enclave before Hamas and other militant groups lay down their arms. New York Times
VOA VIEW: It may not happen.
Acting United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Todd Lyons has testified before the House Committee on Homeland Security on Tuesday. He said that under the leadership of President Donald Trump and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, ICE agents have been empowered to do their job. OANN
Vice President JD Vance has arrived in Armenia as part of ongoing efforts to help end the nearly 40-year conflict with Azerbaijan. OANN
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First Lady Melania Trump is reportedly planning to celebrate Valentine's Day by visiting The Children's Inn at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Maryland. She will participate in arts and crafts activities, including making valentines, with children and families — many of whom are involved in clinical trials for serious or rare diseases. OANN
In a high-stakes finale that came down to the final skate, the United States successfully defended its Olympic title in the figure skating team event on Sunday. Finishing with a total of 69 points, the Americans edged out the Japanese by a single point to become the first nation to win back-to-back gold medals in the event’s history. OANN
VOA VIEW: Good for the U.S.
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, a Republican and the leading candidate in California's governor's race, says he will move to repeal the state's sanctuary law that restricts localities' cooperation with ICE. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: It will be a good move for California.
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Minnesota's federal judges have been so overwhelmed by the caseload of new cases challenging ICE's detention of illegal immigrants that they've had to borrow judges from other states to handle the work. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: It must be done.
The U.S. Navy's top uniformed officer wants to convince commanders to use smaller, newer assets for missions instead of consistently turning to huge aircraft carriers - as seen now in the American military buildups off Venezuela and Iran. Washington Times
President Trump said Monday he would block the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge between Detroit and Canada "until the United States is fully compensated for everything we have given them." CBS
The Marshall Project found more than 70,000 cases referred to law enforcement over allegations of substance use during pregnancy — and that's a significant undercount. CBS
The leaders of ICE, CBP and USCIS are set to testify before the House Homeland Security Committee on Tuesday. CBS
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Experts say Affordable Care Act sign-up data won't be clear until people who were enrolled have paid — or not — their new, often much higher, premiums. CBS
Instagram's parent company Meta and Google's YouTube dispute claims that their platforms deliberately addict and harm children. CBS
VOA VIEW: They should pay.
The Justice Department is moving to toss out its case against former Trump adviser Steve Bannon, who was jailed for declining to testify before the House Jan. 6 panel. CBS
VOA VIEW: As they should.
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The U.S. told American-flagged ships to stay "as far as possible" from Iranian waters when navigating the Strait of Hormuz amid heightened U.S.-Iran tensions. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Iran will pay a heavy price if they do something stupid.
A former police chief said President Donald Trump was among the first people to call him when people learned Jeffrey Epstein was under investigation in 2006. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Trump is clean.
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has said she was at a Georgia election center during an FBI raid at the direction of President Trump. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Dems are trying to make a big deal out of nothing.
The FDA requested that Novo take immediate action to address the violations, which could include ceasing all ads containing misleading claims about the pill. CNBC
VOA VIEW: The time is now.
The U.S. Southern Command said the military conducted an operation targeting a vessel operated by designated terrorist organizations off the Pacific coast. FOX News
VOA VIEW: As they should.
A Clinton-appointed federal judge ruled California cannot enforce laws requiring ICE agents to remove masks, saying the measures violate the Supremacy Clause. FOX News
A Minnesota woman was sentenced to prison for $325,000 SNAP fraud scheme involving fake identities and pregnancy claims to steal government benefits illegally. FOX News
VOA VIEW: She should spend long time in jail.
Democratic Socialists of America faces congressional scrutiny over alleged 'malign foreign influence' from China, Venezuela and Cuba. FOX News
VOA VIEW: There is no punishment harsh enough for them.
Britain's King Charles vowed to assist authorities in any investigation into links between his brother, formerly Prince Andrew, and Jeffrey Epstein. UPI
VOA VIEW: Sounds like being honest.
A federal appeals court on Monday sided with the Trump administration's effort to end deportation protections for Honduras, Nicaragua and Nepal. UPI
The U.S. military chased an oil tanker from the Caribbean Sea to the Indian Ocean and intercepted it, the Department of Defense said on X. UPI
VOA VIEW: As they should.
A series of bomb threats, which turned out to be hoaxes, caused government buildings and dozens of schools in Ohio to close on Monday morning. UPI
VOA VIEW: The culprits should be punished.
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He should be sent out of the U.One of the three court challenges to an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades has ended after the immigrant detainee who filed the lawsuit agreed to be removed from the United States and will be out of the country soon, his attorneys said. He should be sent out of the US.
The detainee at the facility dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” asked that his case in federal court in Fort Myers, Florida, be dismissed. “Petitioner is no longer detained at Alligator Alcatraz, he has formally agreed to be removed, and he will soon have left the United States,” his attorneys wrote in a court motion. One of his attorneys, Spencer Amdur of the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, said by phone on Tuesday that the detainee, only referred to as M.A. in court documents, would be returning to Chile.
The lawsuit claimed that immigration was a federal issue, and Florida agencies and private contractors hired by the state had no authority to operate the facility under federal law. Detainees who entered the facility disappeared from the normal detainee tracking system and had difficulty accessing legal help, the lawsuit said. Florida has led other states in constructing facilities to support President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. Besides the Everglades facility, which received its first detainees in July, Florida has opened an immigration detention center in northeast Florida and is looking at opening a third facility in the Florida Panhandle.
M.A. is married to a U.S. citizen and has five stepchildren who are U.S. citizens. He entered the United States in 2018 on a visa and later applied for asylum. Before his arrest last July, he had a work permit, a social security card and a driver’s license, according to court documents. After his arrest, but before he was sent to the Everglades facility, officers pressured him to sign an English-only form that he didn’t understand but was later told it was a voluntary removal form, according to court documents.
