AP Special Report Spotlight The Trump administration is detaining and questioning refugees already admitted to the US GISELA SALOMON, JACK BROOK and SARAH RAZA Associated Press Feb 27, 2026 Feb 27, 2026 Updated Mar 1, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save ST. PAUL, Minn. — Their family spent years opposing Venezuela's socialist system.kAm%96 8@G6C?>6?E C6E2=:2E65 3J D6?5:?8 >6? E@ 362E E96 72E96C[ 2 DE2E6 @:= 4@>A2?J H@C<6C H9@> :E 244FD65 @7 36:?8 F?4@@A6C2E:G6] ~E96C C6=2E:G6D H6C6 E9C62E6?65]k^AmkAm%96 D:EF2E:@? 3642>6 D@ F?E6?23=6 E92E E96 72>:=J 7=65 E96 4@F?ECJ 7@C E96 &?:E65 $E2E6D :? a_a` 27E6C @3E2:?:?8 C67F866 DE2EFD[ 244@C5:?8 E@ @?6 @7 E96 52F89E6CD[ 2 ac\J62C\@=5 4=@E9:?8 D2=6DA6CD@? :?E6CG:6H65 3J %96 pDD@4:2E65 !C6DD]k^AmkAm%96 D:I D:3=:?8D 2?5 E96:C A2C6?ED D6EE=65 :? |:??6D@E2 :? a_ab[ =:G:?8 A62467F= =:G6D F?E:= E96 %CF>A 25>:?:DEC2E:@? D2:5 :E H2D 42DE:?8 ?6H D4CFE:?J @? 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FOLEY and JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press Politics Residents want local governments to end contracts that let ICE train on their gun ranges AMY TAXIN Associated Press Salomon reported from Miami. 0 Comments Get Government & Politics updates in your inbox! Stay up-to-date on the latest in local and national government and political topics with our newsletter. Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story ICE agents said to have posed as police, a tactic some fear could erode trust Columbia University said agents gained access to a campus building by posing as police searching for a missing child. 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ICE agents said to have posed as police, a tactic some fear could erode trust Columbia University said agents gained access to a campus building by posing as police searching for a missing child.
