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Can ICE arrest US citizens? Explaining agents’ legal authority

Questions surrounding ICE's arrest powers resurfaced after an agent fatally shot Renee Good in Minneapolis on Jan. 7, 2026.

Facebook posts – Michelle Obama skipping Washington events not evidence of power couple’s divorce

“Barack and Michelle Obama locked in bombshell divorce of the century.”

Social Media – An ICE van in Philadelphia wasn’t intentionally set on fire

“An ICE minivan was reportedly set on fire in Philadelphia.”

Facebook posts – Fabricated video shows Elon Musk promoting a diabetes cure

Video shows X owner Elon Musk promoted a “bedtime trick” to cure diabetes.

Facebook posts – No, Michael Jordan didn’t say kneeling athletes should have their medals revoked

Michael Jordan said that “any athlete who kneels for our national anthem should lose their medal.”

Susan Crawford – Candidate right that Wisconsin does not require judges to recuse because of past legal work

Wisconsin does not “require judges to automatically recuse just because they have done some kind of legal work in the past as a lawyer.”

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Can ICE arrest US citizens? Explaining agents’ legal authority

Questions surrounding ICE's arrest powers resurfaced after an agent fatally shot Renee Good in Minneapolis on Jan. 7, 2026.

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