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ICE Whistle-Blower Says Training Is ‘Broken,’ and OpenAI Faces Questions About Mass Shooter

February 24, 2026·10m

Plus, how Mexico tracked its most-wanted cartel leader. Here’s what we’re covering: Training for New ICE Agents Is ‘Deficient’ and ‘Broken,’ Whistle-Blower Says, by Nicholas Nehamas and Hamed Aleaziz Mexican Forces Say They Tracked El Mencho to Cabin by Following His Lover, by James Wagner Canada Presses OpenAI for Answers on Mass Shooter’s Chatbot Use, by Vjosa Isai Iran Students Protest for Second Day Despite State Crackdown, by Erika Solomon, Sanam Mahoozi and Devon Lum Iran Turns to Digital Surveillance Tools to Track Down Protesters, by Adam Satariano, Paul Mozur and Farnaz Fassihi The Bad Bunny Effect: Dance Without Fear, by Brian Seibert (The New York Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft in 2023, accusing them of copyright infringement of news content related to A.I. systems.