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D.H.S. Pushes Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts, and U.S. Troops Land in Nigeria

February 16, 2026·9m

Plus, the Super Bowl ad that prompted a backlash. Here’s what we’re covering: Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts, by Sheera Frenkel and Mike Isaac What to Know About the Homeland Security Shutdown, by The New York Times ICE Tried to Justify a Minneapolis Shooting. Its Story Unraveled., by Mitch Smith and Hamed Aleaziz U.S. Deports Nine Migrants in Secret, Ignoring Legal Protections, by Pranav Baskar and Hamed Aleaziz Students Across the U.S. Are Protesting ICE. Texas Wants to Punish Their Schools., by J. David Goodman, Mary Beth Gahan and Callie Holtermann First U.S. Troops Arrive in Nigeria to Bolster Counterterrorism Fight, by Ruth Maclean, Eric Schmitt and Ismail Alfa Wasserman Will Sell Powerhouse L.A.