Immigration and Customs Enforcement (US)

• Alex Pretti Memorial Grows, a Week After He Was Killed - One week after the I.C.U. nurse was shot dead by federal agents, tributes continue to build on the sidewalk where he fell.
• Judge Orders Release of 5-Year-Old Whose Detention Drew Outrage - The treatment of Liam Conejo Ramos, pictured wearing a blue winter hat and Spider-Man backpack while in the custody of immigration agents, drew outrage across the country.
• Federal Judge Denies Request to Block ICE Surge in Minnesota - Local officials had argued that the decision to send some 3,000 immigration agents to Minnesota amounted to a violation of state sovereignty.
• ICE Took Liam Conejo Ramos. His Classmates Have Something to Say. - Letters from students living in fear.
• ICE Expands Power of Agents to Arrest People Without Warrants - An internal memo changed the standard from whether people are unlikely to show up for hearings to whether they could leave the scene.
• Senate Passes Deal to Fund Government and Negotiate ICE Limits - Democrats agreed to fund the Department of Homeland Security for two weeks while they negotiate with President Trump on restricting his immigration crackdown.
• Don Lemon Arrested by Federal Agents Over Minnesota Church Protest - Three others were also arrested on charges that they had violated federal law during the church protest this month, reviving a case that was rejected last week by a magistrate judge.
• Democrats Reach Spending Deal With Trump, Seeking to Rein In ICE - Democrats and the White House agreed to fund the Department of Homeland Security for two weeks while they negotiate restrictions on an immigration crackdown. Senators said they hoped to vote on the deal on Friday.
• Police Chiefs Fume at ICE Tactics Across Cities - Many police departments adopted major changes after civilian killings. Now, police chiefs worry ICE is ignoring those lessons and setting back efforts to improve public trust.
• Patrick Schiltz, an Ethicist, Is the Minnesota Judge Blasting ICE - Judge Patrick Schiltz, an appointee of George W. Bush, became an unlikely foil for his criticism of the Trump administration’s tactics in Minnesota.