A series of significant events unfolded across the United States, ranging from investigations into federal agent conduct to severe weather conditions and immigration-related developments.
Former U.S. Capitol riot prosecutors drafted a strategy memo to prompt Congress to investigate potential misconduct by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Minneapolis, according to CBS News. The four-page memo detailed investigative recommendations for Congressional committees to probe allegations of excessive force and other violations. The prosecutors suggested that Congressional investigators use similar techniques employed by the Justice Department between 2021 and 2025 in investigating the Capitol siege.
In Portland, Oregon, the mayor demanded that ICE leave the city after federal agents deployed tear gas at demonstrators, including young children, outside an ICE facility during a protest. The protest, which organizers called peaceful, drew thousands of people on Saturday near Elizabeth Caruthers Park before demonstrators moved to the ICE facility, according to CBS affiliate KOIN. Witnesses reported that agents used tear gas, pepper balls, and rubber bullets. Erin Hoover Barnett, a former OregonLive reporter who attended the protest, stated she was about 100 yards from the building when the tear gas was deployed.
Meanwhile, in Minnesota, five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father were released from ICE custody a day after a court order mandated their release. U.S. District Judge Fred Biery directed government officials on Saturday to release Adrian Alexander Conejo Ramos and his son, who were detained by ICE earlier in the month. Tricia McLaughlin, Assistant Department of Homeland Security Secretary, confirmed their release on Sunday. "The facts in this case have NOT changed: ICE did NOT target or arrest a child," she said in a statement, adding, "The Trump administration is committed to restoring the rule of law and common sense to our immigration system, and will continue to."
At the same time, a powerful winter storm swept through large parts of the country, resulting in dozens of deaths and extreme cold. As of Sunday, CBS News confirmed at least 98 deaths directly caused by storm conditions or weather-related accidents, with officials in numerous states reporting about two dozen additional deaths that appeared to be related to the winter weather. Causes of death included hypothermia, car accidents, snowplow accidents, sledding accidents, and sudden cardiac emergencies linked to shoveling snow. New York City officials reported 14 people found dead in the cold, though not all causes of death had been confirmed.
The East Coast, still recovering from a previous icy storm, was hit by blizzard-like conditions stemming from a "bomb cyclone." The storm brought heavy snow to the Southeast and ushered in frigid temperatures. Approximately 150 million people were under cold weather alerts. The city of Charlotte experienced one of its heaviest snowfalls in years, with roughly a foot or more in parts of the region. Coastal flooding, high winds, and bitter cold remained a concern through Sunday afternoon as the storm moved off into the open Atlantic. Tens of thousands of homes and businesses remained without power after the previous storm, which was blamed for dozens of weather-related deaths.
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