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Reuters journalist Christoph van der Peer went to Liam's house.

Kristoff says while some people gathered knew the family, others, like resident Ed Higgins, just wanted to show their support.

Mayor of Columbia Heights, Armada Marque Simula, also turned up.

To find out more about what it's been like for our journalists covering ICE operations in Minneapolis, tune in to our On Assignment podcast with Christopher Waljasper.

There's a link to the episode in the show notes.

In Texas, newly elected Democratic House Representative Christian Menefee made ICE tactics a central part of his victory speech.

It was one of two Democrat wins in special elections over the weekend.

The other, a state Senate seat won by Taylor Remitt, had been in Republican hands for decades.

And with the midterms coming up, Republican strategists are saying this is a wake-up call.

But as White House reporter Trevor Honeycutt explains, President Trump is brushing off Ramette's win.

Lawmakers in the U.S.

House will debate reforms to immigration and customs enforcement in two weeks' time.

That's according to Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson.

He says there's enough votes in the House to pass a spending package on Tuesday, which had funding for the Department of Homeland Security separated out.

The vote will end a partial government shutdown, and lawmakers will then take up the issue of ICE tactics, a key demand of Democrats.

If you're in the market for some markets news, tune into our sister podcast, Morning Bid, to find out what's on the radar today and for the rest of the week.

You can catch it wherever you get your podcasts.

President Trump says Washington's Kennedy Center will close for two years for reconstruction, starting in July.

The National Arts and Entertainment Center has seen a downturn following Trump's appointment of himself as chairman and the subsequent renaming of the building to the Trump Kennedy Center.

That prompted many artists to withdraw from their scheduled performances in protest.