House Majority Whip Tom Emmer announced that a federal law enforcement action in Minneapolis, dubbed Operation Metro Surge, helped recover approximately 3,000 missing migrant children, according to Fox News Digital. Emmer, the highest-ranking Minnesotan in Congress, made the statement after testifying before the Senate Homeland Security Committee.
Emmer told Fox News Digital that the operation yielded significant results, including the recovery of the children. He also stated that Operation Metro Surge had picked up 4,000 illegal alien criminals.
In other news, the head of global ports operator DP World, Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, resigned from his position following scrutiny over his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as reported by BBC Business. Newly released files revealed that Sulayem exchanged hundreds of emails with Epstein over a decade. DP World announced his resignation "effective immediately" on Friday, naming Essa Kazim as chairman and Yuvraj Narayan as chief executive.
Meanwhile, the US labor market is experiencing a freeze, despite economic growth, according to BBC Business. Job openings and hiring rates have dropped to multi-year lows. Jacob Trigg, a 42-year-old former project manager in the tech industry, shared his struggle to find employment after sending over 2,000 job applications. "It's a huge surprise because I've always been able to get a job very easily," Trigg said.
Additionally, a group of travel agents reported a 9% rise in February half-term holiday bookings compared to last year, according to BBC Business. The Advantage Travel Partnerships attributed the increase to weeks of rain and the political environment, creating a "powerful psychological need for escape." Manchester Airport is expecting its busiest February half-term on record, with almost 50,000 passengers flying out on Friday.
In international affairs, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned world leaders at the Munich Security Conference that the "rules-based world order 'no longer exists'," according to BBC World. Merz also stated that Europeans must be prepared to make "sacrifice" in an era of big power politics. He also admitted that "a deep divide has opened between Europe and the United States," referencing US President Donald Trump's actions. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was present at the conference and is scheduled to deliver his own speech.
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