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Outrage as LA Metro deploys social workers to fight rampant crime: ‘Holistic approach to public safety’

17 janvier 2026 à 03:09
Forget handcuffs and batons. In a move that has critics outraged, the Los Angeles Metro has officially launched its “care-based services division,” a new department that swaps armed law enforcement for a “holistic” army of social workers to tackle a transit system that has been plagued by violence. The Los Angeles Metro has officially launched...

Judge Restricts Immigration Agents’ Actions Toward Minnesota Protesters

17 janvier 2026 à 02:50
A federal judge ordered agents not to retaliate against people “engaging in peaceful and unobstructive protest activity” in the state and not to stop drivers who are not “forcibly obstructing” officers.

© David Guttenfelder/The New York Times

Minnesota residents have clashed with federal agents since late 2025, when the federal government began an immigration enforcement campaign that it named Operation Metro Surge.

Trump Administration Begins Criminal Inquiry Into Minnesota Leaders

The Justice Department’s investigation is a major escalation in the state-federal battle over the conduct of immigration agents in Minneapolis.

© Ryan Murphy for The New York Times

Jacob Frey, the mayor of Minneapolis, at a news conference this month. He and Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota are being investigated by the Justice Department, according to a senior law enforcement official.
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