“Memorial services are nothing new to staff at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center. But this week our chapel hosted a memorial like none that preceded it. The memorial service was for Alex J. Pretti, whose sudden passing left a significant impact on the entire medical center.“

Judge DOUGLAS' dissent says the result from the 5th circuit could not possibly be what Congress intended when it passed the 1996 law the administration is now using for its mass detention strategy. www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

NEW: A huge win for ICE in the 5th Circuit tonight clears the way for the agency to mass detain people facing (and fighting) deportation proceedings. District judges all over the country — including dozens of Trump appointees — had rejected this policy.

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