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AXIOS (Julianna Bragg) - Minnesota ICE surge upheld as judge finds 'balance of harms' lacking Sat Jan 31 17:15:06 2026

The surge of immigration agents into Minnesota can continue, a federal judge ruled on Saturday. Why it matters: The decision is a win for the Trump administration, which has argued that "Operation Metro Surge " has "succeeded" with thousands of arrests. - The decision, from U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez, comes just days after 37-year-old Minneapolis nurse Alex Pretti was shot and killed by federal agents. What she's saying: "Ultimately, the Court finds that the balance of harms does not decisively favor an injunction," the judge said. - Menendez noted that plaintiffs "made a strong showing" that Operation Metro Surge "will likely continue to have, profound and even heartbreaking, consequences." - She said, "Additionally,…

The surge of immigration agents into Minnesota can continue, a federal judge ruled on Saturday. Why it matters: The decision is a win for the Trump administration, which has argued that "Operation Metro Surge " has "succeeded" with thousands of arrests. - The decision, from U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez, comes just days after 37-year-old Minneapolis nurse Alex Pretti was shot and killed by federal agents. What she's saying: "Ultimately, the Court finds that the balance of harms does not decisively favor an injunction," the judge said. - Menendez noted that plaintiffs "made a strong showing" that Operation Metro Surge "will likely continue to have, profound and even heartbreaking, consequences." - She said, "Additionally,…Open

NYTIMES (Saher Alghorra, Bilal Shbair and Adam Rasgon) - These Gazans May Finally Get a Lifeline to the World Sat Jan 31 17:03:49 2026

Thousands of Palestinians are waiting to be evacuated for medical treatment as the border between Gaza and Egypt looks set to reopen in the coming days.

NYTIMES (Mitch Smith) - Federal Judge Denies Request to Block ICE Surge in Minnesota Sat Jan 31 17:03:49 2026

Local officials had argued that the decision to send some 3,000 immigration agents to Minnesota amounted to a violation of state sovereignty.

ABCNEWS - WATCH: DOJ releases millions of pages from Epstein files Sat Jan 31 16:58:48 2026

Millions of pages from the Justice Department's files on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were made public.

WASHINGTONPOST (Mark Berman, Jeremy Roebuck) - Judge won’t scale back Trump’s immigration surge in Minnesota for now Sat Jan 31 16:57:03 2026

Minnesota officials had said the immigration crackdown was endangering public safety in their state.

NYTIMES (Ernesto Londoño and Hamed Aleaziz) - Bovino Is Said to Have Mocked Prosecutor’s Jewish Faith on Call With Lawyers Sat Jan 31 16:43:37 2026

Gregory Bovino, the Border Patrol field leader, made disparaging remarks in reference to the U.S. attorney in Minnesota, an Orthodox Jew, people with knowledge of the phone call said.