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

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

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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, 7:48 PM GMT

Capitol Police chief sends internal memo praising officers after Biden, Trump pardons

Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger sent an internal memo praising officers following the pardons made by President Donald Trump and former President Joe Biden. The memo was obtained by ABC News Senior Political Correspondent Rachel Scott.

Manger said that "when there is no price to pay for violence against law enforcement, it sends a message that politics matter more than our first responders."

Manger cited the pardons from Trump for Jan. 6 rioters and from Biden for commuting the sentence of Leonard Peltier, a man convicted of the murder of two FBI agents in 1975.

"Police willingly put themselves in harm's way to protect our communities. When people attack law enforcement officers, the criminals should be met with consequences, condemnation and accountability," Manger said.

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Jan 21, 2025, 6:57 PM GMT

DOGE gets official government website

The page currently consists of a simple landing page displaying a logo featuring the iconic Shiba Inus from the original "doge" meme.

The official page comes after President Donald Trump's executive order on Monday night creating the now solely Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency. The order notably stated that the U.S. Digital Service (USDS) will be renamed the U.S. DOGE Service and placed under the Executive Office of the President.

DOGE will terminate on July 4, 2026, as Musk has previously detailed, and each agency in the Trump admin must create a DOGE Team, according to the order.

ByKatherine Faulders, Rachel Scott, Lauren Peller and Allison Pecorin ABCNews logo
Jan 21, 2025, 6:49 PM GMT

Trump to meet with Republican leaders at White House

House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune will meet with President Donald Trump at the White House at 2 p.m., sources told ABC News.

At 3 p.m. ET, other GOP leaders from both chambers -- including Steve Scalise, Lisa McClain and John Barrasso -- will meet with Trump as well at the White House, sources said.

The White House has not yet formally released a schedule for Trump.

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Jan 21, 2025, 6:48 PM GMT

Trump's 1st executive orders quickly face lawsuits

Eighteen states and the city of San Francisco filed a lawsuit challenging the president's executive order to cut off birthright citizenship Tuesday, calling it a "flagrantly unlawful attempt to strip hundreds of thousands American-born children of their citizenship based on their parentage."

The lawsuit accused Trump of seeking to eliminate a "well-established and longstanding Constitutional principle" by executive fiat.

A union representing thousands of federal employees also sued the Trump administration Monday evening over an executive order that makes it easier to fire career government employees, alleging the directive would violate the due process rights of its members.

"The Policy/Career Executive Order directs agencies to move numerous employees into a new excepted service category with the goal that many would then be fired," the lawsuit alleged.