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White House May Reduce Federal Immigration Agents in Minnesota

WSJ What’s News

The Wall Street Journal

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4.14.2K Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2026

⏱️ 14 minutes

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P.M. Edition for Jan. 26. After a “very good call” with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the White House said President Trump would consider reducing the number of federal agents in the state. We hear from WSJ national affairs reporter Joe Barrett on the ground in Minneapolis, and immigration reporter Michelle Hackman about the shift in tone from the White House. Plus, today is the first day to file your 2025 tax returns in the U.S., and Journal tax policy reporter Richard Rubin says many people will get bigger breaks than in past years. And Americans on Obamacare health insurance plans are seeing their monthly costs balloon, sometimes by thousands of dollars. As WSJ economics reporter Rachel Ensign tells us, that’s forcing them to make difficult choices. Alex Ossola hosts. What's News Sunday: ICE’s Expanding Authority Under Trump Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The White House will consider reducing the number of federal immigration agents in Minneapolis.

0:39.0

Plus, tax season kicks off today, and you might find you're getting bigger deductions than in past years.

0:45.1

And for some people on Obamacare plans, a jump in monthly premiums is forcing tough choices.

0:50.7

Folks who feel like they really need insurance are finding a way to make it work because

0:55.1

they have health issues, they need to see the doctor. But people who are healthier are just

1:02.8

dropping insurance and hoping for the best. It's Monday, January 26th. I'm Alex O'Sullough for the

1:08.9

Wall Street Journal. This is the PM edition of What's News,

1:12.5

the top headlines and business stories that move the world today. We begin this evening in

1:20.4

Minneapolis, where residents are still reeling from the fatal shooting of Alex Preddy this weekend,

1:25.7

the second killing of a U.S. citizen by federal

1:28.0

immigration authorities in the city this month. WS.J National Affairs reporter Joe Barrett has been

1:33.7

on the ground in Minneapolis. Yesterday, I went to the scene of the shooting. There were a lot

1:38.8

of people there paying their respects. I then went to a protest that I just happened to see in

1:43.3

downtown near my hotel. There were 300 people screaming their heads off and doing protest-y things, not always peacefully. And then at the end of the night, there was a vigil I went to in a park that's just down the street from where Mr. Prattie lived. Three different vibes in three different places. There's a lot of anger. There's a lot of sadness, and people that are out on the streets expressing that. Today, Joe said the big action has moved to the courtroom. In one hearing, a federal judge addressed a Minnesota lawsuit, seeking to end what the state has called an unlawful federal immigration operation. She said, you know, if she really wants to get this done, and that if she had a front burner in front of her front burner, that's what this would be on. She said, you know, she really wants to get this done and that if she had a front burner

2:18.3

in front of her front burner, that's what this would be on. She made a really interesting

2:21.9

comparison saying that there were 400 ice or extra agents surged into Illinois and Chicago.

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