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NYPD stand guard on a blocked road outside the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn on January 5.

What it’s like inside the infamous jail where Venezuela’s former president Nicolás Maduro is being held

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — A federal jail with a documented history of power outages, staffing shortages and detainee complaints just got two more high-profile detainees. Former president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were moved into the notorious Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn on Saturday following their US military

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5 things to know for Jan. 6: Capitol riot anniversary, Nicolás Maduro, Immigration, Swiss bar fire, Dual citizenship

By Alexandra Banner, CNN One person is in custody for allegedly causing property damage at Vice President JD Vance’s Ohio home, including breaking windows. The incident occurred shortly after midnight on Monday and comes amid heightened concern over political violence in the US. Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed

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Demonstrators rally in protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement amid a reported federal immigration operation targeting the Somali community in Minneapolis

2,000 federal agents are being deployed to Minneapolis in an escalated immigration push. Here’s what we know

By Danya Gainor, Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — Around 2,000 federal agents are being deployed to Minneapolis as part of the Trump administration’s latest effort to crack down on immigration, two law enforcement officials told CNN, while the city and its officials are reeling from a welfare fraud scandal that’s reaching a fever pitch this

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The Hilton Minneapolis in Minneapolis

DHS alleges Hilton canceled agent hotel reservations as immigration crackdown escalates in Minneapolis

By Danya Gainor, Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Homeland Security accused global hotel chain Hilton of launching a “coordinated campaign” to refuse service to agents by canceling their room reservations in Minneapolis as the agency readies for escalated immigration enforcement there. Screenshots DHS posted on X on Monday afternoon appear to show

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Immigration Customs and Enforcement officers question a man on Lake Street near the Karmel Mall in Minneapolis on December 10.

Trump administration plans aggressive immigration crackdown with 2,000 agents in Minnesota amid welfare fraud scandal

By Priscilla Alvarez, Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is deploying around 2,000 federal agents to Minneapolis as part of an immigration crackdown on the heels of a welfare fraud scandal in Minnesota, according to two law enforcement officials. Senior Trump officials have fixated on Minnesota and its Somali community after accusations of

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz listens during a hearing with the House Oversight and Accountability Committee at the US Capitol on June 12

Minnesota investigators say child care centers accused of fraud are operating normally as governor drops reelection bid

By Zoe Sottile, Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — It was the viral video seen ‘round the world. The 43-minute video, posted to YouTube the day after Christmas by a 23-year-old conservative content creator, claimed with little evidence Somali-run child care centers in Minnesota were fraudulently taking funding meant to provide child care for low-income families.

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Fardowsa Ali owns a cafe in the same building as a Somali-run day care in Minneapolis accused

Somalis in Minneapolis say they are facing harassment, threats and empty businesses in the wake of fraud allegations video

By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — At Fardowsa Ali’s restaurant in Minneapolis, she said the usual steady flow of diners seeking Somali sambusas or desserts has been replaced with threatening phone calls. “It’s really sad,” said Ali, who opened Albi Kitchen last summer. “I called police because one guy called here and said he

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A woman holds a banner depicting Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado as people react to the news in Doral

Nicolás Maduro’s capture by US met with celebrations in South Florida and apprehension in Caracas

By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — After word spread early Saturday that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife were captured by US forces in Caracas, jubilant demonstrators sang and danced on streets more than 1,300 miles away in the heart of South Florida’s Venezuelan community. In Venezuela, however, the reaction to Maduro’s ouster was

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Nathan Roberts speaks at a House elections committee hearing in Indianapolis on December 2.

One’s a Democrat and the other’s a Republican – and they’re twins. Here’s how they bridge the divide

By Toni Odejimi, CNN (CNN) — When Indiana state lawmakers were under pressure from President Donald Trump and his allies to redistrict and create more GOP-friendly seats in Congress, Nick Roberts, an Indianapolis city-county councilor, was among a legion of Democrats who testified against it at the state capitol. After his testimony last month, messages

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Photo of homicide victims Spencer Tepe and Monique Tepe.

A month before their 5-year anniversary, an Ohio couple was killed in the home where they exchanged vows. Here’s what we know

By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — The immense joy of Spencer and Monique Tepe was unmistakable on their wedding day in a 2021 video shared by the family, which captured them exchanging vows. The then-newlyweds embraced and laughed in their Columbus, Ohio, home as friends and loved ones cheered them. But just one month before

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