The closures affect U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services field offices and application support centers in multiple states.

Just outside Minneapolis, the Whipple Building houses offices, a detention center and a courthouse — and has become the home base for immigration agents and protesters alike.

The legal challenge has continued through a case brought by a group of civil rights organizations and El Paso County.

Immigration activists rallied in Annapolis to urge Maryland lawmakers to support a bill that would end local law enforcement partnerships with ICE.

There are heightened tensions over the Trump administration’s expansive immigration crackdown. Follow for live updates.

By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, Jan 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed fiscal 2026 funding for the Department of Homeland Security despite strong opposition by Democrats who object to President Donald Trump's dispatch of masked federal agents to cities and states,

A vast network of labor unions, progressive organizations and clergy is asking Minnesotans to stay away from work, school and stores in protest at immigration enforcement operations in the state.

But County Attorney Brad Miller and ICE say the agreement will remain in effect, according to a County Attorney's Office news release.