International

The US arrests almost 1,200 immigrants in one day, a new high

The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service. (ICE) announced that last Monday it arrested 1,179 immigrants, a new daily high, following the Trump Administration’s promise to accelerate the raids and arrests.

According to data consulted by NBC News, at least on Sunday, only 52% of those arrested were considered “criminal arrests”, immigrants with criminal records or pending cases in their countries of origin.

The rest would be immigrants with no violent or criminal record and who would only have illegally crossed the border.

ICE is sharing daily data of arrests in raids of immigration authorities, while Trump’s migration policy manager, the so-called ‘border tsar’, Tom Homan, has promised to accelerate arrests in raids.

The number of daily arrests ranged between 400 and 593 people during the week, dropped to 286 on Saturday and reached a peak of more than 950 on Sunday, according to ICE data.

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Since January 20, the day of Trump’s inauguration, authorities have detained more than 4,000 immigrants.

Some of the detainees are being classified as “the worst criminals arrested”, who are allegedly members of organized criminal gangs and gangs.

For her part, the Secretary of National Security, Kristi Noem, shared a video this Tuesday of raids in New York last night and assured that they were “trash” foreigners accused of “kidnapping, assault and robbery.”

ICE will focus the efforts of its rounds on three cities each week, with a goal of at least 1,200 immigrants arrested each day, according to NBC News.

Immigration agents are accelerating the pace of the raids since Donald Trump took power on Monday last week with the promise of mass deportations.

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According to NBC News on Tuesday, ICE’s goal is to focus on three large cities each week for its operations.

This week started with the roundups in Chicago on Sunday and continued on Tuesday morning in New York, in an operation led on the ground by the new Secretary of National Security, Kristi Noem.

According to sources cited by that American network, the third city of the week will be Aurora, a suburb of Denver (Colorado) with a Hispanic majority.

International

Two killed in shooting at restaurant near Frankfurt Airport

Two people were shot dead early Tuesday at a restaurant in Raunheim, near Frankfurt Airport, according to local police.

Preliminary findings indicate that an armed individual entered the establishment at around 03:45 local time (02:45 GMT) and opened fire on the victims, who died at the scene from their injuries.

The suspect fled and remains at large, while the motive behind the shooting is still unclear, German media reported. Authorities have launched a large-scale search operation.

International

U.S. counterterrorism chief resigns over opposition to war in Iran

Joe Kent, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, announced Tuesday that he has resigned from his post, citing his opposition to the ongoing war in Iran.

In a post on X, Kent said he could not, “in good conscience,” support the conflict, arguing that Iran did not pose an imminent threat to the United States. He also claimed that the war was driven by pressure from Israel and its lobbying influence in Washington.

In a resignation letter addressed to Donald Trump, Kent alleged that at the start of the current administration, senior Israeli officials and influential figures in U.S. media carried out a disinformation campaign that undermined the “America First” platform and fostered pro-war sentiment aimed at triggering a conflict with Iran.

Kent further stated that he could not support sending a new generation of Americans to “fight and die in a war that provides no benefit to the American people and does not justify the cost in American lives.”

Since the United States and Israel launched attacks against Iran on February 28, at least 13 U.S. service members have been killed, while 10 others have been seriously wounded and around 200 have sustained minor injuries, according to a report published by The Wall Street Journal.

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German president warns Iran war could spread and disrupt Strait of Hormuz

The president of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, warned Monday that the war involving Iran could expand and further disrupt shipping through the strategic Strait of Hormuz. He urged a swift end to hostilities between Iran, United States and Israel.

Speaking in Panama City during a joint appearance with Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino, Steinmeier said available information suggests Iran has significant capacity to disrupt maritime traffic through the key oil route.

“Iran has considerable potential to interfere with shipping through the Strait of Hormuz,” Steinmeier said through an interpreter. “We should therefore reach an end to the hostilities as soon as possible and call on all parties involved to make that happen.”

The remarks came during Steinmeier’s visit to Panama, the first by a German president to the Central American nation.

The German leader described the possibility of the conflict spreading as “very dangerous,” saying recent developments indicate that such a scenario cannot be ruled out.

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Over the weekend, U.S. President Donald Trump urged allied nations to help ensure safe passage for ships through the Strait of Hormuz after Iran moved to block the waterway in response to U.S. strikes. However, several allies—particularly in Europe—have shown little support for the proposal.

“Some are very enthusiastic, others are not, and some are countries we have helped for many years,” Trump told reporters at the White House. “We have protected them from terrible external threats, and they’re not that enthusiastic. And the level of enthusiasm is important to me.”

Meanwhile, Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s top diplomat, said the Strait of Hormuz falls “outside NATO’s scope” and stressed that “the war involving Iran is not Europe’s war.”