Evening Wire: Minnesota Hotel Riot & Second Snowstorm Brewing? | 1.27.26
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Minneapolis sees another violent riot and a second snowstorm may be building off the East Coast. I'm Daily Wire executive editor John Bickley with Georgia Howe. It's Tuesday, January 27th. This is Evening Wire. Another riot broke out at a hotel in Minneapolis last night as President Trump shakes up the leadership of the immigration operation there. Daily Wire immigration reporter Jenny Terror has the latest.
Minneapolis saw another night of chaos as anti-ice protesters stormed a hotel believed to be housing federal officers, smashing windows, vandalizing the building, and throwing objects at people inside. Those inside were forced to barricade the lobby as the mob attempted to push its way in. Meanwhile, President Trump met with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for nearly two hours in the Oval Office, according to two people who spoke to The New York Times on the condition of anonymity. The meeting followed Trump sending border czar Tom Homan to Minneapolis. According to The Times, Trump did not suggest that Noem's job was at risk during the meeting. Here's Trump speaking bluntly to the press this morning.
Is Kristi Noem going to step down? No. I think she's doing a very good job.
As The Daily Wire reported, Noem and her advisor, Corey Lewandowski, are on one side of a growing divide in the Trump administration over how it handles immigration operations, while Homan and acting ICE director Todd Lyons are on the other side.
What happened during the Minneapolis hotel riot?
As for Lyons, a Minnesota judge has ordered the ICE chief to appear in court over potential contempt. Daily Wire reporter Amanda Prestigiacomo reports.
In a ruling issued late Monday, Judge Patrick Schiltz of the Federal District Court in Minnesota said that while his order for Lyons to personally defend himself in court was an extraordinary step, he felt it was called for. The judge said, quote, the extent of ICE's violation of court orders is likewise extraordinary. The order revolves around the case of an Ecuadorian man who entered the country illegally decades ago and has been in custody since being detained on January 6th. The judge did give Lyons a way out of appearing before the court, saying that he'd cancel the hearing if ICE let the illegal immigrant go.
President Trump announced an increase in tariffs on South Korea this week after the country failed to ratify a newly negotiated trade agreement. Daily Wire senior editor Kevin Phillips has more.
The president reached the deal with South Korean leader Lee Jae-mung in July, but South Korea's legislature has yet to take action to approve it. In response, Trump said tariffs on vehicles, lumber, pharmaceuticals, and other products would rise from 15 to 25 percent. The agreement includes hundreds of billions of dollars in South Korean investments in the US. That's a provision that raised concerns among South Korean lawmakers who worried it could place significant strain on the country's economy. South Korean officials reportedly caught off guard by the tariff increase, say they plan to meet with US officials in the coming days.
India and the European Union have finalized a sweeping free trade agreement aimed at expanding access for European vehicles and goods. Announced today, the deal connects markets representing nearly 2 billion people, making it the largest trade agreement the EU has ever completed by population. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen celebrated the agreement.
We did it. We delivered the mother of all deals. And this is the tale of two giants, the world's second and fourth largest economies, a strong message that cooperation is the best answer to global challenges.
The pact fits into a broader pattern of countries beefing up trade partnerships to hedge against uncertainty in US trade policy. Earlier this month, the EU concluded a separate free trade agreement with four South American nations.
A U.S. Circuit Court just untied the hands of ICE agents in Minnesota. A Biden-appointed judge ruled on January 16th to bar agents from retaliating against anyone engaged in, quote, peaceful and unobstructive protest activity.
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