A federal appeals court upheld the Trump administration's mass detention policy, allowing for the detention of illegal immigrants without bond, according to Fox News. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) can lawfully deny bond hearings to immigrants arrested nationwide under the Constitution and federal immigration law, as reported by Fox News.
In other news, thousands of homes remained without power across Mississippi on Saturday afternoon, two weeks after an ice storm froze over the northern part of the state, according to The New York Times. The storm downed trees, toppled power lines, and killed at least 29 people statewide. Local utilities had yet to restore electricity to around 15,000 customers concentrated around Lafayette County and the hard-hit town of Oxford, according to poweroutage.us. The storm had initially knocked out power to ten times as many people across the region.
Meanwhile, Japanese citizens braved the snow to vote in a snap election called by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, whose coalition was predicted to clinch a decisive win, according to BBC World. Takaichi called the country's first mid-winter poll in 36 years to seek a public mandate soon after winning her party's leadership race last October. Some called the move a gamble given her Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) had lost its majority in both houses of parliament, and its decades-old coalition with the Komeito party had collapsed, BBC World reported.
In other developments, Guy Fieri and Kevin Costner spoke about their shared passion towards helping veterans and first responders during an interview with Fox News Digital. Fieri recognized the country's true heroes, and the two bonded about their shared passion toward giving back to veterans and first responders, according to Fox News.
Also, police in Commerce City, Colorado, were surprised after a fire-juggling unicyclist turned a busy intersection into an impromptu street performance, according to Fox News. The Commerce City Police Department shared drone footage and photos of the unusual scene after receiving multiple calls from drivers who encountered the man juggling flaming torches while riding a unicycle in traffic near a major roadway, Fox News reported.
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