truthout • Jan 28, 2026
Trump Administration Barred From Deporting 5-Year-Old Used by ICE as “Bait”
Liam and his father are detained in a Texas prison that one immigration lawyer has called a “horrible, horrible place.”
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New Republic • Jan 28, 2026
Protesters Deliver Diapers to Democrat Who Voted to Fund ICE
The blowback is not slowing down for Representative Tom Suozzi, in the wake of his vote to continue funding ICE.Several strategically placed activists appeared at an event in Suozzi’s district Tuesday night, wielding a diaper, kneepads, and some harsh words for the Long Island Democrat.“I wanted to get something for you: This is an adult diaper for when you pee yourself in front of Donald Trump,” said a man associated with the group Climate Defiance as he approached the dais. “You can wear this, it’s really nice. You’re the type of leader we need right now, someone who soils himself when the fascists are at our door.”As the man was escorted away, another member popped up out of the audience.“Sorry, I didn’t know we were doing gifts,” the second activist said. “I have some kneepads for you, you can use these while you blow Donald Trump. Alternatively you can get off your knees and you can stand up to him literally and figuratively. Abolish ICE, defund them. You do not show any moral courage. You are funding the gestapo.”As that activist was shuffled away, yet another voice rose up, walking across the stage with a microphone before he was ultimately dragged out of the room by a small crowd.“I just would like to say one thing,” the third man said. “As a Jewish man, I have never felt safer than when there is a mass gestapo in the street. So, thank you Congressman Tom Suozzi for funding ICE.“I think the only way we can fight antisemitism is to align ourselves with white supremacists,” he snarked. “I know he apologized, but I just want to reiterate that nobody could have predicted that ICE would have been killing innocent people.”NEW: Activists trolled LI Dem Rep Tom Suozzi last night at an event in his district, bringing him a diaper and knee pads as a criticism of Suozzi's vote to increased funding for ICE last week.Suozzi, one of seven House Dems to vote for the DHS spending bill, said after federal… pic.twitter.com/XnFMssXHEU— Jacqueline Sweet (@JSweetLI) January 28, 2026Suozzi was one of seven liberal lawmakers who voted in support of the Department of Homeland Security’s $64.4 billion funding bill last week. At the time, Suozzi argued that the bill—and by extension, his vote—was not intended to expand Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Not even 48 hours later, ICE agents killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, renewing a public fury that ultimately forced Suozzi to publicly defend his decision.In an email to his campaign list Monday, Suozzi said that he had underestimated the significance of his vote, claiming he did not realize that the funding vote would be interpreted as a “referendum on the illegal and immoral conduct of ICE in Minneapolis.”“I hear the anger from many of my constituents, and I take responsibility for that,” Suozzi wrote. “I have long been critical of ICE’s unlawful behavior and I must do a better job demonstrating that.”
New Republic • Jan 28, 2026
Local Prosecutors Launch “FAFO” Team to Go After Feds Breaking the Law
A group of local, elected prosecutors from around the country is launching an effort to hold federal agents liable for abuses of power. They’re calling it the Fight Against Federal Overeach, or “FAFO” for short. The name FAFO turns “fuck around and find out,” a term Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attempted to make happen at his emergency military summit last fall, against the Trump administration.A press release on Wednesday noted that the group would be particularly focused on states undergoing an influx of federal agents.“The coalition launches amid growing concerns about warrantless entries, unlawful detentions, and coercive enforcement tactics by federal agents, and it’s intended to ensure that constitutional limits on federal power are actively enforced through lawful institutions,” the statement read. “The coalition will share strategies and best practices among prosecutors, provide regular public updates on efforts to rein in unlawful federal conduct and educate the public on what paths are legally available, and coordinate on accountability efforts across jurisdictions.”FAFO’s founding members are a group of district attorneys including Philadelphia’s Larry Krasner, Austin, Texas’s José Garza, and Pima County, Arizona’s Laura Conover, among others.The launch comes as federal immigration agents in the past year have descended upon Washington, D.C.; Memphis, Tennessee; Los Angeles; and Minneapolis, where Minnesotans watched agents gun down two of their neighbors—Renee Good and Alex Pretti—in broad daylight. Aside from the killing, these deployments have been marked by door-to-door raids, detained toddlers, and maimed protesters. While it’s unclear how likely FAFO is to succeed in charging a federal agent with abuse of power, this one of the most pointed statements from local, legal leadership to date.“No agency and no officer is above the law,” Krasner said in the statement. “When federal agents exceed their lawful authority, local prosecutors have both the power and the duty to act. The project exists to ensure that accountability is real, coordinated, and enforced through lawful institutions.”The FAFO coalition will convene in February to discuss tactics and next steps.
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Status Coup • Jan 28, 2026
ICE Protesters TAKE OVER Hilton Hotel, 70 ARRESTED: "Housing Kidnappers!"
Semafor • Jan 28, 2026
US Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady
Despite intensifying pressure from US President Donald Trump to lower borrowing costs, the Fed signaled it isn’t in a rush to trim rates given low layoffs and steady economic growth.
Scheer Post • Jan 28, 2026
The Wealth Concentration Engine: Rethinking America’s Financial Plumbing
By Ellen Brown A Jan. 17 article on Quartz Markets by Catherine Baab reports that JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, Citigroup and Bank of America returned nearly all of their 2025 profits to shareholders. Goldman Sachs returned $16.78 billion on $17.18 billion in earnings, meaning 97.7% of its earnings went to shareholders. Wells Fargo, […]
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Breaking Points • Jan 28, 2026
UAE, Saudi ON BRINK of Expanding Sudan Proxy War To Entire Region
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The Bitchuation Room • Jan 28, 2026
Mehdi Hasan On Backlash To ICE
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Breaking Points • Jan 28, 2026
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At CPAC, the Shah’s Son Promises to “Make Iran Great Again”
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