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JOINT BASE ANDREWS, MARYLAND - JANUARY 13: U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to board Air Force One on January 13, 2026 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Trump is traveling to Michigan where he will participate in a tour of the Ford River Rouge complex and later give remarks to the Detroit Economic Club. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Trump announces the end of federal funding to sanctuary states and cities

President Donald Trump announced plans to end federal funding to sanctuary cities and states beginning in February, citing jurisdictions that protect criminals and fuel fraud and crime. The move comes amid ongoing immigration crackdowns throughout the country.

SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA - JUNE 25: U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a press conference with President of Costa Rica Rodrigo Chaves Robles at the Casa Presidencial on June 25, 2025 in San Jose, Costa Rica. Noem continues her visits to several Central American countries today, meeting with political leaders and learning about immigration programs and facilities supported by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, with a focus on U.S. security cooperation initiatives in the region. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

DHS deploys hundreds more officers to Minn.

The Department of Homeland Security is deploying hundreds more federal officers to Minnesota.

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 08: U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks during a news briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on January 08, 2026 in Washington, DC. Vance joined White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt to address several topics including the welfare fraud scandal in Minnesota and yesterday's fatal shooting of a woman by an ICE agent during a confrontation in Minneapolis. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Vance launches new Assistant AG position to fight fraud

Vice President JD Vance announced that the Trump administration will create a new Assistant Attorney General position aimed at cracking down on taxpayer-fraud schemes.

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - JANUARY 07: Members of law enforcement work the scene following a suspected shooting by an ICE agent during federal law enforcement operations on January 07, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. According to federal officials, the agent, “fearing for his life” killed a woman during a confrontation in south Minneapolis. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

Minn.: 37-year-old woman dies following ICE-involved shooting

A 37-year-old woman in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has died after being fatally shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent on Wednesday.

(L-Top) Google street view of Hampton Inn in Lakeville. / (L-bottom) NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 04: The Hilton Hotel in Midtown Manhattan stands where United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot on December 04, 2024 in New York City. Brian Thompson was shot and killed before 7:00 AM this morning outside the Hilton Hotel, just before he was set to attend the company's annual investors' meeting. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) / (R) GARY, INDIANA - OCTOBER 30: Acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Todd Lyons (C) speaks during a press conference with U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about ongoing immigration enforcement efforts in Chicago and its suburbs on October 30, 2025, in Gary, Indiana. Noem discussed new limits on commercial driver's licenses for non-citizens as part of the broader Operation Midway Blitz enforcement effort, a federal initiative by President Donald Trump's administration, across the Chicago region. (Photo by Jamie Kelter Davis/Getty Images)

Hilton terminates franchise agreement with Hampton Inn in Lakeville, following hotel’s refusal to house ICE and DHS personnel

Hilton has terminated its franchise agreement with the independently owned Hampton Inn in Lakeville, Minnesota, after the hotel refused to house federal immigration agents. The property has been removed from Hilton’s systems and is no longer permitted to operate under the brand name.

(Background) A protester holds an sign as she marches through frigid conditions, with temperatures near 10 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 12 Celsius), in a neighborhood in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on December 20, 2025, where many Somali, Latino and Hispanic immigrants live and work, during the "MN Love Our Immigrant Neighbors - ICE Out of MN!" rally calling for the removal of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement from Minnesota. (Photo by Kerem YUCEL / AFP via Getty Images) / (R) Google street view of Hilton-owned Inn.

DHS: Hilton Hotels have engaged in ‘coordinated campaign in Minneapolis to refuse service to DHS law enforcement’

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) publicly accused Hilton Hotels of engaging in a “coordinated campaign” to refuse service to DHS law enforcement officers, specifically by canceling hotel reservations in the Minneapolis area that were booked using official government emails.