Trump 2nd term: ICE arrests 956 undocumented immigrants on Sunday

ICE conducted "enhanced targeted operations," in certain cities like Chicago.

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Last updated: Monday, January 27, 2025 10:51AM GMT
ICE says 'targeted operations' are underway in Chicago
Amid fears of mass deportations and immigration raids in Chicago, ICE says it has begun targeted operations in the area.

President Donald Trump took a victory lap at a Las Vegas casino on Saturday after a five days of issuing executive orders on immigration, the economy, DEI and more.

Trump late Friday night stirred up outrage when he blindsided at least 17 inspectors general at multiple federal agencies by firing them in an email from the White House personnel office.

Meanwhile, two more of Trump's picks for his Cabinet -- Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense and Kristi Noem as secretary of Homeland Security -- were sworn in to office on Saturday.

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Jan 21, 2025, 2:52 PM GMT

First pardoned Jan. 6 rioters released from DC detention facility: DOJ

Just before midnight on President Donald Trump's first day back in office, two convicted Jan. 6 rioters walked out of the Central Detention Facility in Washington, D.C.

Paul Ingrassia, who is the incoming White House liaison with the Department of Justice, emerged after more than an hour inside the jail and said that Andrew and Matthew Valentin -- two brothers from Pennsylvania arrested for assaulting law enforcement during the attacks on the Capitol -- were processed and had left the facility.

Rioters storm the West Front of the U.S. Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.
Rioters storm the West Front of the U.S. Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.

The brothers had just received their sentences of 2.5 years apiece and taken into custody to serve them out on Jan. 17. They pleaded guilty in September 2024.

They are the only two who are expected to be released tonight, according to Ingrassia. However, family members outside of the facility said that they remain hopeful.

According to the most recent numbers from the DOJ, a total of eight pardoned inmates - out of the over 1,500 pardoned - are incarcerated inside the facility.

ABC News has not yet confirmed the release beyond the liaison's statement.

-ABC News' Jay O'Brien, Alexander Mallin, Katherine Faulders and Briana Stewart