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In the news today: Federal immigration officers claim the authority to forcibly enter people's homes without a judge's warrant; how Wall Street seems to have gotten Trump's attention on Greenland in a way European leaders couldn't; and the winter storm that could pack the devastating punch of a major hurricane. Also, a long-hidden Leonardo da Vinci painting is unveiled to the public. As we approach U.S. midterm elections, we're exploring ways to enhance AP's weekly politics newsletter, Ground Game. If you're not subscribed, you can sign up here. Besides AP, where else are you getting your politics news? Let us know what else you'd like to see that you're not finding here or elsewhere. |
Teyana Gibson Brown, second from right, wife of Garrison Gibson, reacts after a federal immigration officer used a battering ram to break down a door before arresting Garrison Gibson, Jan. 11, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Locher) |
Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says |
Federal immigration officers are claiming the authority to forcibly enter people's homes without a judge's warrant, according to an internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press, marking a sharp reversal of longstanding guidance meant to respect constitutional limits on government searches. Read more. |
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- The memo authorizes ICE officers to use force to enter a residence based solely on a more narrow administrative warrant to arrest someone with a final order of removal, a move that advocates say collides with Fourth Amendment protections and upends years of advice given to immigrant communities.
For years, immigrant advocates, legal aid groups and local governments have urged people not to open their doors to immigration agents unless they are shown a warrant signed by a judge. That guidance is rooted in Supreme Court rulings that generally prohibit law enforcement from entering a home without judicial approval. The ICE directive directly undercuts that advice at a time when arrests are accelerating under the administration's immigration crackdown.
- Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said in an e-mailed statement to the AP that everyone the department serves with an administrative warrant has already had "full due process and a final order of removal." She said the officers issuing those warrants have also found probable cause for the person's arrest. She said the Supreme Court and Congress have "recognized the propriety of administrative warrants in cases of immigration enforcement," without elaborating. McLaughlin did not respond to questions about whether ICE officers entered a person's home since the memo was issued, relying solely on an administrative warrant and if so, how often.
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Stock market cuts through to Trump on Greenland in a way allies' messages didn't |
Investors appeared to have gotten through to President Donald Trump about the risk posed by his designs on Greenland with a message he wasn't hearing from European leaders: Threatening allies with tariffs and land seizure isn't exactly the type of policy that generates confidence in the global economy. Read more. |
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Trump on Wednesday backed off his threat to slap punishing tariffs on eight European allies for opposing his insistence on acquiring Greenland from longtime ally Denmark after the plan spooked Wall Street by sparking serious talk within NATO about a fundamental rupture to the transatlantic military alliance that's been a linchpin of post-World War II security. Markets saw their biggest losses since October.
Trump said he had come to terms with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on a "framework" on Greenland that "gets us everything we needed to get" if the agreement is fulfilled. The president promptly took to financial network CNBC just before Wall Street trading ended for the day, boasting that the framework was "going to be a very good deal for the United States" and allies. He downplayed the role that the jittery market played in his decision on tariffs. The S&P 500 rallied 1.2% after his remarks, recovering about half the ground it had lost a day earlier.
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Winter storm threatens broad section of US |
Crews spread salt on roads and readied snowplows as a storm threatened to bring snow, sleet and freezing rain to large parts of the U.S. in the coming days. Read more. |
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The storm was expected to hit starting Friday, stretching from New Mexico to New England and across the Deep South. The damage could rival that of a major hurricane. Meteorologists say ice may linger on roads and sidewalks because temperatures will be slow to warm in many areas. Ice could also weigh down trees and power lines, triggering widespread outages.
The coldest windchills may fall below -50 F across the Northern Plains with subzero wind chills reaching as far southeast as the Mid-Atlantic states and Southern Plains, the National Weather Service said.
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Stefania Negro works on restoring the Sala delle Asse, part of the newly created Leonardo da Vinci itineraries inside Milan's Sforza Castle, Italy, Tuesday. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) |
Olympic visitors to Milan get a rare chance to glimpse restoration of a long-hidden Leonardo gem
In honor of the Milan Cortina Olympics, Milan cultural officials are for a brief time only allowing visitors access to a long-hidden wall and ceiling painting by Leonardo da Vinci while restoration work is underway. It's a work he left unfinished. "In 1498, he had to flee because the French arrived in Milan, and after that date it was covered over, hidden," said Luca Tosi, heritage curator at Milan's landmark Sforza Castle. Under the French, the castle became a military barracks and the painting was covered with plaster. The work was only rediscovered early last century. |
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