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By A Martínez,

Steve Inskeep

Published January 9, 2026 at 4:41 AM EST

The mood in Minneapolis after a fatal shooting by an ICE agent, Portland officials call uptick in ICE shootings a "pattern of violence," Trump says the U.S. could be "running" Venezuela for years.

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