Daily Immigration News Clips – January 9, 2026

National

BBC News What is ICE and what powers do its agents have to use force?
By Kayla Epstein

The Washington Post Immigration checks at national parks cause delays and confusion
By Jake Spring

The Well News We Owe Afghan Evacuees Protection, Not Punishment
By Heather Hogan

Forbes Venezuelan Immigrants More Valuable For America Than Venezuela’s Oil
By Stuart Anderson

Local

Associated Press Federal immigration officers shoot and wound 2 people in Portland, Oregon, authorities say
By Claire Rush and Gene Johnson

Associated Press Anger and outrage spills onto Minneapolis streets after ICE officer’s fatal shooting of Renee Good
By Rebecca Santana, Tim Sullivan and Giovanna Dell’orto

NBC News (Bay Area) Planned closure of SF immigration court could further delay cases for years
By Hilda Gutierrez and Michael Bott

Wichita Eagle Does Kansas need its immigrants despite crackdown? Key business leaders say ‘yes’
By Roy Wenzl