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Thousands chanted and marched in New York City on Friday to protest the Trump administration’s escalating mass deportation campaign.

Among the protesters were young and old people, all braving plunging cold temperatures in thick coats, hats and gloves.

As the sun began setting, demonstrators chanted against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), referring to that agency, the Ku Klux Klan, and fascism in the same breath.

Thousands chanted and marched in New York City on Friday to protest the Trump administration’s escalating mass deportation campaign.

Among the protesters were young and old people, all braving plunging cold temperatures in thick coats, hats and gloves.

As the sun began setting, demonstrators chanted against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), referring to that agency, the Ku Klux Klan, and fascism in the same breath.

“Abolish ICE!” and “No ICE, no KKK, no fascist USA!” the crowds chanted. They also chanted, “Chinga la migra” – which is a colloquial way to say “fuck immigration enforcement” in Spanish.

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The special agent in charge of the FBI’s Atlanta field office was reportedly removed from his post after questioning the Trump administration’s renewed interest in investigating the role of Fulton county, Georgia, in the 2020 election.

The agent, Paul W Brown, had expressed concerns around the unsubstantiated allegations of voter fraud in Fulton county, which have been perpetuated by Donald Trump since he was defeated by Joe Biden in the 2020 election, according to an MS NOW report on Friday. Citing sources, MS NOW also reported that Brown refused to carry out searches and seizures of records connected to the election that Trump lost four years before winning a second presidency in 2024.

News of Brown’s ouster came after the justice department on Thursday executed a search warrant and seized records from the Fulton county elections office in the Atlanta area. Authorities seized 700 boxes related to 2020 election results in the county, which Biden won.

Trump’s national intelligence director, Tulsi Gabbard, was also seen at the county’s election office that day, drawing concern from Democratic lawmakers about partisan overreach.

Brown was replaced the week before the service of the search warrant at the elections office, as first reported by the Associated Press. The personnel decision was not publicized by the FBI, and the AP said the reason for Brown’s removal was not immediately clear.

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Don Lemon has been released from custody after a federal court appearance Friday in Los Angeles.

Lemon was arrested and charged after covering a Minnesota protest that interrupted a church service on Jan. 18.

He was arrested Thursday night and released on his own recognizance Friday. He'll be able to travel throughout the country, and was not ordered to give up his passport.

Lemon's next court date will be Feb. 9 in Minneapolis.
“I have spent my entire career covering the news,” he said. “I will not stop now. There is no more important time than right now, this very moment, for a free and independent media that shines a light on the truth and holds those in power accountable."

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Donald Trump on Thursday sued the US treasury department and Internal Revenue Service for $10bn over the disclosure of his tax returns to the media in 2019 and 2020.

In a complaint filed in Miami federal court, Trump, his adult sons, and his namesake company said the agencies failed to take “mandatory precautions” to prevent former IRS contractor Charles Littlejohn from leaking their tax returns to “leftist media outlets”, including the New York Times and ProPublica.

Donald Trump on Thursday sued the US treasury department and Internal Revenue Service for $10bn over the disclosure of his tax returns to the media in 2019 and 2020.

In a complaint filed in Miami federal court, Trump, his adult sons, and his namesake company said the agencies failed to take “mandatory precautions” to prevent former IRS contractor Charles Littlejohn from leaking their tax returns to “leftist media outlets”, including the New York Times and ProPublica.

The plaintiffs said they suffered “significant and irreparable harm” to their reputations and financial interests, and may seek punitive damages because the leaks were either willful or resulted from gross negligence.

Thursday’s lawsuit puts Trump in the unusual position of suing government agencies that are part of the executive branch, which he leads.

The IRS is part of the treasury department. Neither agency immediately responded to requests for comment after business hours.

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani commended the protesters who took over the lobby of a Hilton hotel on Tuesday to demonstrate against ICE.

“Mayor Mamdani commends the protestors who exercised their right to protest against ICE today. As he has said, ICE is a rogue agency that has repeatedly carried out cruel, inhumane, and lawless raids and arrests of American citizens,” his spokesperson said. “The Mayor is also pleased with the NYPD’s response to the protest and that today’s demonstration concluded without violence.”

Around 70 people were arrested during the protest, held for almost an hour at a Hilton hotel in Tribeca, according to a local immigration group. It’s believed that ICE agents are being housed at the location.

The Department of Homeland Security previously condemned the Hilton franchise after owners of a Minneapolis hotel canceled reservations for ICE agents. Hilton responded, saying the actions were “not reflective of Hilton values of being welcoming to all.”

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A pizzeria worker posing as an FBI agent and armed with a pie cutter is facing federal charges after he tried to bust Luigi Mangione out of jail, according to a criminal complaint obtained by USA TODAY.

Mark Anderson of Mankato, Minnesota, was charged on Thursday, Jan. 29, with impersonating an FBI agent after he showed up to a federal jail in New York City the night before and said he had a court order to release Mangione, according to the complaint.

When Bureau of Prisons officers at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn asked to see Anderson’s FBI credentials, the complaint says the 36-year-old produced a Minnesota driver’s license, said he was armed and "displayed and threw" numerous documents at the officers.

Officers then searched Anderson’s bag and found a circular steel blade that looked like a small pizza cutter wheel, in addition to a barbecue fork, the complaint said.

Federal officials say that Mark Anderson was carrying a barbecue fork, what appears to be a pizza cutter and a Minnesota driver's license when he tried to free Luigi Mangione from custody.

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