Anti-ICE protesters clog up California Home Depot with ‘buy-in’ stunt involving 17-cent ice scrapers

MS NOW senior correspondent Jacob Soboroff highlighted the Trump administration's strategy of using reporters and footage from ICE raids as instruments to promote its immigration agenda, suggesting that this approach manipulates public perception.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has rejected a request from Louisiana to extradite a physician accused of providing abortion medication to a patient from Louisiana, highlighting the ongoing tensions between states with differing abortion laws following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

An ICE detainer has been issued for an El Salvadoran national charged with the murders of two teenagers, aged 16 and 18, in Charlotte, North Carolina. This incident has reignited discussions surrounding the state's sanctuary policies, particularly in light of the suspect's immigration status.

A California court has allowed the state's new congressional redistricting plan, approved by voters in November, to proceed, potentially enabling Democrats to gain five additional House seats. This decision comes amid ongoing legal challenges from Republicans regarding the redistricting process.

A man shot by Border Patrol during an immigration stop in Portland, Oregon, has pleaded not guilty to charges of aggravated assault on a federal employee and damaging federal property. The incident occurred last week and has drawn attention to the actions of federal agents during immigration enforcement operations.

President Trump has reiterated threats to cut federal funding to California and Los Angeles over their sanctuary city immigration policies, with potential implications starting February 1. This announcement comes amid ongoing tensions between the Trump administration and California's leadership regarding immigration and funding issues.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey stated that he does not support abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), while expressing criticism of the agency's operations under the Trump administration during an interview on Fox News. This statement comes amid rising tensions in Minneapolis following a series of incidents involving ICE.

A federal appeals panel has upheld California's Proposition 50, allowing temporary changes to congressional district maps aimed at benefiting Democrats, amidst a Republican effort to block these changes. This decision comes as a response to gerrymandering actions in Texas, where Republican leaders sought to redraw maps to increase their representation in the US House.