Families and lawyers describe the Dilley, Texas, immigration center as a place where kids are served contaminated food, receive little education and struggle to obtain basic medical care.

Surveys taken in the aftermath of the Minnesota killings show a complicated picture.

In the documents, Homeland Security said the raid "was based on intelligence that there were illegal aliens unlawfully occupying apartments." There is no mention of criminal gangs or Tren de Aragua.

Nearly two-thirds of respondents in the latest poll – 65% – feel ICE has gone too far in enforcing immigration laws, a jump from 54% last June, when the Trump administration began enhanced enforcement efforts in Los Angeles. That's driven largely by Democrats and independents, but a growing share of Republicans say the same.

The Justice Department has hired 33 immigration judges, including 27 temporary ones, as the Trump administration seeks out new recruits to serve as what it dubs "deportation judges."

“I learned that maybe we could use a little bit of a softer touch. But you still have to be tough,” Trump told NBC News.

Detroit City Council approved nearly a dozen of Mayor Mary Sheffield's appointments to lead several departments in her administration.

As immigration sweeps expand nationwide, the work of justifying detentions is overwhelming federal prosecutors, who are being forced to sideline a range of other cases in order to keep pace.

A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds a jump in disapproval of the agency among Democrats and independents, but Republicans are standing by ICE and the president.

By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - A public backlash against violent confrontations involving federal immigration agents has U.S. Democrats pushing for new controls on their activities, but with little buy-in so far from Republicans who control Congress.