Is the Trump administration backing down in Minneapolis?

Federal agents detain a protester in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on February 3, 2026. | Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: The Trump administration says it will remove 700 federal immigration agents from…Read More

Uprisings against ICE intensify and score some victories

Keeping the pressure on Congress, hundreds of thousands of protesters, in demonstrations across the U.S., plus at least one abroad, hit the streets in the last few days to demand an end to ICE invasions of the nation’s cities. And in deep-red Oklahoma, the mobilizations scored at least one major victory by blocking construction of a warehouse “detention” camp planned…Read More

The Impact of Refugees on Cities

Karen Jacobsen— Between 2018 and 2024, I wrote a book that explored how refugees have transformed cities in the Middle East and Africa. I focused on Tripoli, a secondary city in Lebanon, and Cairo, Egypt’s megalopolis capital. Today, well over half the world’s 43 million refugees live in cities and towns in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, as do almost…Read More