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  1. Can Trump Force Blue Cities to Cooperate With ICE?

    Feb. 2, 2026, 6:00 a.m. ET

    Hosted by Michael Barbaro, Featuring Hamed Aleaziz and Ernesto Londoño, Produced by Anna FoleyAlex SternRikki Novetsky and Mooj Zadie, Edited by Michael Benoist and Liz O. Baylen, Contains music by Rowan Niemisto Elisheba Ittoop and Dan Powell, Engineered by Chris Wood.

    Tom Homan, President Trump’s border czar, traveled to Minneapolis a few days ago with a message: the faster local officials cooperate with federal immigration agents, the faster those agents will leave.

    Hamed Aleaziz and Ernesto Londoño, New York Times reporters, explain why that kind of cooperation is so difficult to pull off.

    On Today’s Episode

    Hamed Aleaziz, who covers the Department of Homeland Security and immigration policy in the United States for The New York Times.

    Ernesto Londoño, a reporter for The New York Times based in Minnesota.

    Tom Homan, President Trump’s border czar, last week in Minneapolis. One of his assignments is to broker a deal for more cooperation with local law enforcement. Credit… Jamie Kelter Davis for The New York Times.

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    The Daily is made by Rachel Quester, Lynsea Garrison, Clare Toeniskoetter, Paige Cowett, Michael Simon Johnson, Brad Fisher, Chris Wood, Jessica Cheung, Stella Tan, Alexandra Leigh Young, Lisa Chow, Eric Krupke, Marc Georges, M.J. Davis Lin, Dan Powell, Sydney Harper, Michael Benoist, Liz O. Baylen, Asthaa Chaturvedi, Rachelle Bonja, Diana Nguyen, Marion Lozano, Rob Szypko, Elisheba Ittoop, Mooj Zadie, Patricia Willens, Rowan Niemisto, Jody Becker, Rikki Novetsky, Nina Feldman, Carlos Prieto, Ben Calhoun, Susan Lee, Lexie Diao, Mary Wilson, Alex Stern, Sophia Lanman, Shannon M. Lin, Diane Wong, Devon Taylor, Alyssa Moxley, Olivia Natt, Daniel Ramirez, Brendan Klinkenberg, Chris Haxel, Maria Byrne, Anna Foley and Caitlin O’Keefe.

    Our theme music is by Jim Brunberg and Ben Landsverk of Wonderly. Special thanks to Sam Dolnick, Paula Szuchman, Lisa Tobin, Larissa Anderson, Julia Simon, Mahima Chablani, Elizabeth Davis-Moorer, Jeffrey Miranda, Maddy Masiello, Isabella Anderson, Nina Lassam, Nick Pitman and Kathleen O’Brien.

    We aim to make transcripts available the next workday after an episode’s publication. You can find them at the top of the page.

    Editors’ Picks

      Hamed Aleaziz covers the Department of Homeland Security and immigration policy for The Times.

      Ernesto Londoño is a Times reporter based in Minnesota, covering news in the Midwest and drug use and counternarcotics policy. He welcomes tips and can be reached at elondono.81 on Signal.

      The Daily – The New York Times – Feb 2, 2026 – via Spotify…

      Continue/Read Original Article: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/podcasts/the-daily/ice-minnesota-minneapolis-homan.html

      #BlueCities #DemocraticCities #Democrats #ErnestoLondono #February22026 #Force #HamedAleaziz #Podcast #Spotify #TheDaily #TheNewYorkTimes #Trump
    • Can Trump Force Blue Cities to Cooperate With ICE?

      Feb. 2, 2026, 6:00 a.m. ET

      Hosted by Michael Barbaro, Featuring Hamed Aleaziz and Ernesto Londoño, Produced by Anna FoleyAlex SternRikki Novetsky and Mooj Zadie, Edited by Michael Benoist and Liz O. Baylen, Contains music by Rowan Niemisto Elisheba Ittoop and Dan Powell, Engineered by Chris Wood.

      Tom Homan, President Trump’s border czar, traveled to Minneapolis a few days ago with a message: the faster local officials cooperate with federal immigration agents, the faster those agents will leave.

      Hamed Aleaziz and Ernesto Londoño, New York Times reporters, explain why that kind of cooperation is so difficult to pull off.

      On Today’s Episode

      Hamed Aleaziz, who covers the Department of Homeland Security and immigration policy in the United States for The New York Times.

      Ernesto Londoño, a reporter for The New York Times based in Minnesota.

      Tom Homan, President Trump’s border czar, last week in Minneapolis. One of his assignments is to broker a deal for more cooperation with local law enforcement. Credit… Jamie Kelter Davis for The New York Times.

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      Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

      Feedback

      Tune in, and tell us what you think at [email protected]. For corrections, email: [email protected]. Follow our hosts on X: Michael Barbaro @mikiebarb, Rachel Abrams @RachelAbramsNY and Natalie Kitroeff @Nataliekitro

      The Daily is made by Rachel Quester, Lynsea Garrison, Clare Toeniskoetter, Paige Cowett, Michael Simon Johnson, Brad Fisher, Chris Wood, Jessica Cheung, Stella Tan, Alexandra Leigh Young, Lisa Chow, Eric Krupke, Marc Georges, M.J. Davis Lin, Dan Powell, Sydney Harper, Michael Benoist, Liz O. Baylen, Asthaa Chaturvedi, Rachelle Bonja, Diana Nguyen, Marion Lozano, Rob Szypko, Elisheba Ittoop, Mooj Zadie, Patricia Willens, Rowan Niemisto, Jody Becker, Rikki Novetsky, Nina Feldman, Carlos Prieto, Ben Calhoun, Susan Lee, Lexie Diao, Mary Wilson, Alex Stern, Sophia Lanman, Shannon M. Lin, Diane Wong, Devon Taylor, Alyssa Moxley, Olivia Natt, Daniel Ramirez, Brendan Klinkenberg, Chris Haxel, Maria Byrne, Anna Foley and Caitlin O’Keefe.

      Our theme music is by Jim Brunberg and Ben Landsverk of Wonderly. Special thanks to Sam Dolnick, Paula Szuchman, Lisa Tobin, Larissa Anderson, Julia Simon, Mahima Chablani, Elizabeth Davis-Moorer, Jeffrey Miranda, Maddy Masiello, Isabella Anderson, Nina Lassam, Nick Pitman and Kathleen O’Brien.

      We aim to make transcripts available the next workday after an episode’s publication. You can find them at the top of the page.

      Editors’ Picks

        Hamed Aleaziz covers the Department of Homeland Security and immigration policy for The Times.

        Ernesto Londoño is a Times reporter based in Minnesota, covering news in the Midwest and drug use and counternarcotics policy. He welcomes tips and can be reached at elondono.81 on Signal.

        The Daily – The New York Times – Feb 2, 2026 – via Spotify…

        Continue/Read Original Article: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/podcasts/the-daily/ice-minnesota-minneapolis-homan.html

        #BlueCities #DemocraticCities #Democrats #ErnestoLondono #February22026 #Force #HamedAleaziz #Podcast #Spotify #TheDaily #TheNewYorkTimes #Trump
      • Can Trump Force Blue Cities to Cooperate With ICE?

        Feb. 2, 2026, 6:00 a.m. ET

        Hosted by Michael Barbaro, Featuring Hamed Aleaziz and Ernesto Londoño, Produced by Anna FoleyAlex SternRikki Novetsky and Mooj Zadie, Edited by Michael Benoist and Liz O. Baylen, Contains music by Rowan Niemisto Elisheba Ittoop and Dan Powell, Engineered by Chris Wood.

        Tom Homan, President Trump’s border czar, traveled to Minneapolis a few days ago with a message: the faster local officials cooperate with federal immigration agents, the faster those agents will leave.

        Hamed Aleaziz and Ernesto Londoño, New York Times reporters, explain why that kind of cooperation is so difficult to pull off.

        On Today’s Episode

        Hamed Aleaziz, who covers the Department of Homeland Security and immigration policy in the United States for The New York Times.

        Ernesto Londoño, a reporter for The New York Times based in Minnesota.

        Tom Homan, President Trump’s border czar, last week in Minneapolis. One of his assignments is to broker a deal for more cooperation with local law enforcement. Credit… Jamie Kelter Davis for The New York Times.

        Background Reading

        Listen to and Follow ‘The Daily’

        Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | YouTube | iHeartRadio

        Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

        Feedback

        Tune in, and tell us what you think at [email protected]. For corrections, email: [email protected]. Follow our hosts on X: Michael Barbaro @mikiebarb, Rachel Abrams @RachelAbramsNY and Natalie Kitroeff @Nataliekitro

        The Daily is made by Rachel Quester, Lynsea Garrison, Clare Toeniskoetter, Paige Cowett, Michael Simon Johnson, Brad Fisher, Chris Wood, Jessica Cheung, Stella Tan, Alexandra Leigh Young, Lisa Chow, Eric Krupke, Marc Georges, M.J. Davis Lin, Dan Powell, Sydney Harper, Michael Benoist, Liz O. Baylen, Asthaa Chaturvedi, Rachelle Bonja, Diana Nguyen, Marion Lozano, Rob Szypko, Elisheba Ittoop, Mooj Zadie, Patricia Willens, Rowan Niemisto, Jody Becker, Rikki Novetsky, Nina Feldman, Carlos Prieto, Ben Calhoun, Susan Lee, Lexie Diao, Mary Wilson, Alex Stern, Sophia Lanman, Shannon M. Lin, Diane Wong, Devon Taylor, Alyssa Moxley, Olivia Natt, Daniel Ramirez, Brendan Klinkenberg, Chris Haxel, Maria Byrne, Anna Foley and Caitlin O’Keefe.

        Our theme music is by Jim Brunberg and Ben Landsverk of Wonderly. Special thanks to Sam Dolnick, Paula Szuchman, Lisa Tobin, Larissa Anderson, Julia Simon, Mahima Chablani, Elizabeth Davis-Moorer, Jeffrey Miranda, Maddy Masiello, Isabella Anderson, Nina Lassam, Nick Pitman and Kathleen O’Brien.

        We aim to make transcripts available the next workday after an episode’s publication. You can find them at the top of the page.

        Editors’ Picks

          Hamed Aleaziz covers the Department of Homeland Security and immigration policy for The Times.

          Ernesto Londoño is a Times reporter based in Minnesota, covering news in the Midwest and drug use and counternarcotics policy. He welcomes tips and can be reached at elondono.81 on Signal.

          The Daily – The New York Times – Feb 2, 2026 – via Spotify…

          Continue/Read Original Article: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/podcasts/the-daily/ice-minnesota-minneapolis-homan.html

          #BlueCities #DemocraticCities #Democrats #ErnestoLondono #February22026 #Force #HamedAleaziz #Podcast #Spotify #TheDaily #TheNewYorkTimes #Trump
        • Minnesota’s most prominent #Somali American, Democratic US Rep #IlhanOmar, has urged people not to blame an entire community for the actions of a relative few.

          #law #WhiteSupremacy #BlueStates #BlueCities #RevengePolitics #Trump #childcare #Minnesota #HHS

        • Minnesota’s most prominent #Somali American, Democratic US Rep #IlhanOmar, has urged people not to blame an entire community for the actions of a relative few.

          #law #WhiteSupremacy #BlueStates #BlueCities #RevengePolitics #Trump #childcare #Minnesota #HHS

        • Minnesota’s most prominent #Somali American, Democratic US Rep #IlhanOmar, has urged people not to blame an entire community for the actions of a relative few.

          #law #WhiteSupremacy #BlueStates #BlueCities #RevengePolitics #Trump #childcare #Minnesota #HHS

        • Minnesota’s most prominent #Somali American, Democratic US Rep #IlhanOmar, has urged people not to blame an entire community for the actions of a relative few.

          #law #WhiteSupremacy #BlueStates #BlueCities #RevengePolitics #Trump #childcare #Minnesota #HHS

        • Minnesota’s most prominent #Somali American, Democratic US Rep #IlhanOmar, has urged people not to blame an entire community for the actions of a relative few.

          #law #WhiteSupremacy #BlueStates #BlueCities #RevengePolitics #Trump #childcare #Minnesota #HHS

        • Walz, the 2024 Democratic VP nominee, has said fraud will not be tolerated & his admin “will continue to work with federal partners to ensure fraud is stopped & fraudsters are caught.”

          Walz has said an audit due by late Jan should give a better picture of the extent of the fraud. He said his admin is taking aggressive action to prevent additional fraud. He has long defended how his admin responded.

          #law #WhiteSupremacy #BlueStates #BlueCities #RevengePolitics #Trump #childcare #Minnesota #HHS

        • Walz, the 2024 Democratic VP nominee, has said fraud will not be tolerated & his admin “will continue to work with federal partners to ensure fraud is stopped & fraudsters are caught.”

          Walz has said an audit due by late Jan should give a better picture of the extent of the fraud. He said his admin is taking aggressive action to prevent additional fraud. He has long defended how his admin responded.

          #law #WhiteSupremacy #BlueStates #BlueCities #RevengePolitics #Trump #childcare #Minnesota #HHS

        • Walz, the 2024 Democratic VP nominee, has said fraud will not be tolerated & his admin “will continue to work with federal partners to ensure fraud is stopped & fraudsters are caught.”

          Walz has said an audit due by late Jan should give a better picture of the extent of the fraud. He said his admin is taking aggressive action to prevent additional fraud. He has long defended how his admin responded.

          #law #WhiteSupremacy #BlueStates #BlueCities #RevengePolitics #Trump #childcare #Minnesota #HHS

        • Walz, the 2024 Democratic VP nominee, has said fraud will not be tolerated & his admin “will continue to work with federal partners to ensure fraud is stopped & fraudsters are caught.”

          Walz has said an audit due by late Jan should give a better picture of the extent of the fraud. He said his admin is taking aggressive action to prevent additional fraud. He has long defended how his admin responded.

          #law #WhiteSupremacy #BlueStates #BlueCities #RevengePolitics #Trump #childcare #Minnesota #HHS

        • Walz, the 2024 Democratic VP nominee, has said fraud will not be tolerated & his admin “will continue to work with federal partners to ensure fraud is stopped & fraudsters are caught.”

          Walz has said an audit due by late Jan should give a better picture of the extent of the fraud. He said his admin is taking aggressive action to prevent additional fraud. He has long defended how his admin responded.

          #law #WhiteSupremacy #BlueStates #BlueCities #RevengePolitics #Trump #childcare #Minnesota #HHS

        • O’Neill, who is also serving as acting director of the #CDC, also said in the post Tuesday that payments across the #US through the #ACF, an agency within the #HHS, will now require “justification & a receipt or photo evidence” before money is sent. They have also launched a “fraud”-reporting hotline & email address, he said.

          #law #WhiteSupremacy #BlueStates #BlueCities #RevengePolitics #Trump #childcare #Minnesota #HHS

        • O’Neill, who is also serving as acting director of the #CDC, also said in the post Tuesday that payments across the #US through the #ACF, an agency within the #HHS, will now require “justification & a receipt or photo evidence” before money is sent. They have also launched a “fraud”-reporting hotline & email address, he said.

          #law #WhiteSupremacy #BlueStates #BlueCities #RevengePolitics #Trump #childcare #Minnesota #HHS

        • O’Neill, who is also serving as acting director of the #CDC, also said in the post Tuesday that payments across the #US through the #ACF, an agency within the #HHS, will now require “justification & a receipt or photo evidence” before money is sent. They have also launched a “fraud”-reporting hotline & email address, he said.

          #law #WhiteSupremacy #BlueStates #BlueCities #RevengePolitics #Trump #childcare #Minnesota #HHS

        • O’Neill, who is also serving as acting director of the #CDC, also said in the post Tuesday that payments across the #US through the #ACF, an agency within the #HHS, will now require “justification & a receipt or photo evidence” before money is sent. They have also launched a “fraud”-reporting hotline & email address, he said.

          #law #WhiteSupremacy #BlueStates #BlueCities #RevengePolitics #Trump #childcare #Minnesota #HHS

        • O’Neill, who is also serving as acting director of the #CDC, also said in the post Tuesday that payments across the #US through the #ACF, an agency within the #HHS, will now require “justification & a receipt or photo evidence” before money is sent. They have also launched a “fraud”-reporting hotline & email address, he said.

          #law #WhiteSupremacy #BlueStates #BlueCities #RevengePolitics #Trump #childcare #Minnesota #HHS

        • A federal prosecutor alleged earlier in December that half or more of the roughly $18 billion in federal funds that supported 14 programs in #Minnesota since 2018 “may” have been stolen. Most of the defendants are #Somali Americans, they said.

          #law #WhiteSupremacy #BlueStates #BlueCities #RevengePolitics #Trump #childcare #HHS

        • A federal prosecutor alleged earlier in December that half or more of the roughly $18 billion in federal funds that supported 14 programs in #Minnesota since 2018 “may” have been stolen. Most of the defendants are #Somali Americans, they said.

          #law #WhiteSupremacy #BlueStates #BlueCities #RevengePolitics #Trump #childcare #HHS

        • A federal prosecutor alleged earlier in December that half or more of the roughly $18 billion in federal funds that supported 14 programs in #Minnesota since 2018 “may” have been stolen. Most of the defendants are #Somali Americans, they said.

          #law #WhiteSupremacy #BlueStates #BlueCities #RevengePolitics #Trump #childcare #HHS

        • A federal prosecutor alleged earlier in December that half or more of the roughly $18 billion in federal funds that supported 14 programs in #Minnesota since 2018 “may” have been stolen. Most of the defendants are #Somali Americans, they said.

          #law #WhiteSupremacy #BlueStates #BlueCities #RevengePolitics #Trump #childcare #HHS

        • A federal prosecutor alleged earlier in December that half or more of the roughly $18 billion in federal funds that supported 14 programs in #Minnesota since 2018 “may” have been stolen. Most of the defendants are #Somali Americans, they said.

          #law #WhiteSupremacy #BlueStates #BlueCities #RevengePolitics #Trump #childcare #HHS

        • #Trump admin says it's freezing #childcare funds to #Minnesota after series of “fraud” schemes

          Deputy Secy of #RFKJr’s #HHS Jim O’Neill posted on X that the step is in response to “blatant fraud that appears to be rampant in Minnesota & across the country.”

          “We have turned off the money spigot & we are finding the fraud,” he said.

          #law #BlueStates #BlueCities #RevengePolitics
          apnews.com/article/minnesota-c

        • #Trump admin says it's freezing #childcare funds to #Minnesota after series of “fraud” schemes

          Deputy Secy of #RFKJr’s #HHS Jim O’Neill posted on X that the step is in response to “blatant fraud that appears to be rampant in Minnesota & across the country.”

          “We have turned off the money spigot & we are finding the fraud,” he said.

          #law #BlueStates #BlueCities #RevengePolitics
          apnews.com/article/minnesota-c

        • #Trump admin says it's freezing #childcare funds to #Minnesota after series of “fraud” schemes

          Deputy Secy of #RFKJr’s #HHS Jim O’Neill posted on X that the step is in response to “blatant fraud that appears to be rampant in Minnesota & across the country.”

          “We have turned off the money spigot & we are finding the fraud,” he said.

          #law #BlueStates #BlueCities #RevengePolitics
          apnews.com/article/minnesota-c

        • #Trump admin says it's freezing #childcare funds to #Minnesota after series of “fraud” schemes

          Deputy Secy of #RFKJr’s #HHS Jim O’Neill posted on X that the step is in response to “blatant fraud that appears to be rampant in Minnesota & across the country.”

          “We have turned off the money spigot & we are finding the fraud,” he said.

          #law #BlueStates #BlueCities #RevengePolitics
          apnews.com/article/minnesota-c

        • #Trump admin says it's freezing #childcare funds to #Minnesota after series of “fraud” schemes

          Deputy Secy of #RFKJr’s #HHS Jim O’Neill posted on X that the step is in response to “blatant fraud that appears to be rampant in Minnesota & across the country.”

          “We have turned off the money spigot & we are finding the fraud,” he said.

          #law #BlueStates #BlueCities #RevengePolitics
          apnews.com/article/minnesota-c