- Philadelphia's sheriff, Rochelle Bilal, has called ICE "fake, made-up law enforcement" and warns that members who commit crimes will be prosecuted. Acting ICE director Todd Lyons was not impressed with Bilal's warning, replying "try it. Try [and] arrest my folks and see what happens". I kind of hope she does; this could get interesting.
- A clinic in Gaza started by Médecins Sans Frontières is in danger of shutting down after Israel banned the organization from sending new staff and supplies as of the new year. Israel claims MSF as well as around 40 other organizations including Oxfam and Save The Children were banned because they allegedly "failed to meet new security and transparency standards".
- Eight people were arrested on Saturday following an anti-immigration protest in Toronto's Nathan Phillips Square. The protesters were met with counter-protesters from Community Solidarity Toronto and other organizations. Police allege that following confrontations between the two groups, some attendees assaulted their opponents and then police officers; the Toronto Police Association says that its members were pelted with eggs, used toilet paper, and bags of urine. It is not stated in the article who started the confrontation or which group those arrested came from; a Toronto Sun article points the finger at the counterprotesters, though.
- The death rate from motor vehicle accidents in Toronto in 2025 was the lowest it's been in a decade. Coincidentally (or not), the number of speed cameras in the city doubled last year, until the provincial government banned municipalities from using the cameras at all. Doug Ford, of course, refuses to consider the possibility that the two are connected.
- Texas has eliminated American Bar Association oversight of its law schools, the first state to do so. I guess if you're worried about your graduates leaving the state, making it difficult for them to get jobs anywhere else might help...
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