ICE, Redistricting Battle Heats Up, As Slim GOP House Majority Gets Slimmer

The Fox News Rundown

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🗓️ 2 February 2026

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

As federal agents carry out the massive "Operation Metro Surge" in Minnesota, tensions continue between the Department of Homeland Security and local leaders over the scale and tactics of immigration enforcement. In New York, Governor Kathy Hochul is pushing the ‘Local Cops, Local Crimes’ Act to rework how local law enforcement cooperates with federal immigration authorities, a move critics argue compromises public safety. Republican Representative for New York’s 11th District, Nicole Malliotakis, joins the Rundown to discuss these enforcement shifts as well as the current legal battle over her own district. As political tensions continue to rise, some experts warn the constant outrage and fixation may be taking a real toll on Americans’ mental health. With divisions deepening over immigration enforcement, protests, and heated rhetoric from both sides, the question becomes whether the country can step back from the brink of permanent political anxiety. Psychotherapist and author of the upcoming book Therapy Nation, Jonathan Alpert, joins the Rundown to explain why he says politics is occupying too much space in our lives—and how to begin letting it go. Plus, commentary by New York Post and FOX News columnist, Karol Markowicz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Steve Ducey. I'm Dana Perino. I'm Tyrus. And this is the Fox News rundown.
0:08.5	Monday, February 2nd, 2026. I'm Grinnell Scott. Many eyes are still on Minnesota and on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and its immigration enforcement.
0:20.2	Is it time for a seismic shift in the
0:22.6	level of enforcement after two citizens were killed in Minneapolis? The reason why this has
0:27.5	escalated again is because these local mayors and governors are prohibiting their law enforcement
0:33.4	from working with immigration enforcement. I'm Lisa Brady. some people can't get politics out of their head, and there's concern that's
0:42.7	not healthy for America.
0:44.1	Wouldn't it be nice if we could get back to a time when, you know, you could put a sign in
0:50.5	your front yard for the Republican, and your neighbor could put a sign for the Democratic candidate, and you can still be friends with that neighbor.
0:57.9	And I'm Carol Markowitz. I've got the final word on the Fox News Rundown.
1:06.3	It has been and continues to be the topic on many Americans' minds, immigration enforcement in Minnesota.
1:13.5	Some say overly successful. Others say over the top. Recent days have seen a change in the face of
1:20.1	this enforcement with Borders'R Tom Holman taking the reins of Operation Metro Surge. Last week,
1:26.1	he said his goal is cooperation.
1:28.2	People want to know why we're talking to people who they don't consider friends' administration.
1:33.8	Bottom line is you can't fix problems if you don't have discussions.
1:38.7	In the midst of some mixed messages from the Trump administration about whether ICE enforcement
1:43.5	will be scaled back,
1:45.0	other cities and states are reacting.
1:48.3	In New York, Democratic Governor Kathy Hockel introduced the Local Cops Local Crimes Act.
1:54.2	We see what happens when the lines get blurred.
1:57.1	And law enforcement will tell you that the mistrust that is now created by this agency out of control
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