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At events meant to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and other top local officials spoke out against the Trump administration’s actions, while federal immigration agents vowed to continue their operation in Minneapolis. “We’re also seeing the tragic events and injustices that are happening across this country. A Minneapolis woman was shot in cold blood,” Johnson said. Johnson spoke at two events, the 2026 Rainbow PUSH MLK Annual Breakfast and the City Year MLK Day of Service at Morgan Park High School, where he celebrated Chicago’s connections to King. “He lived here. He organized here. The Chicago Freedom Movement confronted housing segregation, economic justice and systems that denied working families opportunity,” Johnson said. Rainbow PUSH’s breakfast was headlined by Don Lemon, with music from the Leo High School choir. In addition to honoring King, the focus was also on honoring Rev. Jesse Jackson. His son, U.S. Rep. Jonathan Jackson, was just in Minneapolis for a field hearing about Renee Good. “Renee Good should be alive today. There was no good reason for the Immigration Customs and Enforcement Agency to confront an American citizen,” Jackson said. At Morgan Park High School, more than 500 community members and volunteers honored King through service. That included former Mayor Rahm Emanuel. “ICE, as we know it today, should be abolished. Doesn’t mean abolishing ICE. It means about what it’s doing,” Emanuel said. Emanuel is pushing for reforms to the agency. “It’s a lawless mob, rather than being a law enforcement agency. They’re wearing masks to cover their identity. They have no name ID. They have no body camera. They have no training,” Emanuel said. On social media, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem called her agents’ work in Minneapolis a “huge victory for public safety.” In a post from ICE about Minneapolis’ Operation Metro Surge, the agency wrote, “ICE and @DHSgov ‘s work is just getting started.”

A manhunt was underway on Monday for whoever shot an Indiana judge and his wife on Sunday afternoon. Tippecanoe Superior Court 2 Judge Steve Meyer and his wife, Kim, were injured in a shooting at their home, Chief Justice of Indiana Hon. Loretta H. Rush said in a letter. The shooting occurred at approximately 2:15 p.m. at the couple’s residence in Lafayette, Indiana, which is approximately 60 miles northwest of Indianapolis. Officers arrived and located both victims, who were taken to a nearby hospital in stable condition, reported WTHR, the NBC affiliate in Indianapolis. In an update on Monday, Lafayette police said Steve Meyer suffered an injury to his arm, while Kimberly Meyer suffered a hip injury. Rush said police were still looking for the suspect. Lafayette police said “an active and ongoing joint investigation” was underway. Anyone with information about the shooting was asked to call police at 765-807-1200.

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For the past years, the nation has observed Martin Luther King Jr. Day to celebrate and remember the leader who questioned America’s racial identity, ethical practices and transformed civil rights...