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The Latest: 01/27/2025 09:59am ET
This is your 24/7 News Update, the latest news this hour in just four minutes. Immigration raids are taking place around the country with ICE starting what it calls targeted operations in Chicago, Gabe Gutierrez with more. Overnight, ICE saying it made nearly a thousand arrests nationwide on Sunday the most so far. Since Trump's inauguration, the agency says it's taken more than 2,600 people into custody. Advocates worry undocumented immigrants with no violent records will be swept up too. The Trump administration has launched a social media thread showcasing what it calls the worst criminals arrested by immigration and customs enforcement since the president's inauguration. Southern California's burned scars are under a flood watch through 4 p.m. today, more from Daniel Martindale. In Los Angeles County, the flood watch applies to the Eaton, Palisades, Franklin Bridge and Hughes Fire Burn Scars, where heavy rain could trigger a rush of mud and debris. A more serious flash flood warning was in place for Malibu and part of Pacific Palisades for a few hours on Sunday night. The National Weather Service expects the rainstorm center to move over LA County today, creating a high risk of intense localized rainfall. The LA County Department of Public Works says it has installed 15,000 k-rail barriers and 50,000 sandbags in the Palisades Fire Burn Zone to protect the environment and properties that are still intact. I'm Daniel Martindale. The White House says Colombia is agreeing to President Trump's terms regarding deportation flights. Alice Barr with more. Colombia's President Gustavo Pedro took issue with the use of military planes, saying a migrant is not a criminal and should be treated with the dignity a human being deserves. That led President Trump to threaten tariffs and visa restrictions on Colombian officials. Colombia threatened to retaliate with its own tariffs. And now the White House says Colombia has agreed to all of its terms, including accepting military flights. I'm Michael Casner. President Trump is defending the late night purge of 17 inspectors general, Scott Carr, with more from Washington. The federal inspectors general are independent government figures charged with rooting out fraud, waste and violations within their own agencies. White House officials confirm over a dozen of them were fired Friday night because they don't align with the new Trump administration, calling the move a very common thing to do. Trump defended their removal while speaking with reporters Saturday. Some officials claim the fireings violate federal law, which requires the President to give both houses of Congress cause for dismissal and 30 days advance notice. I'm Scott Carr in Washington. Senator Lindsey Graham doesn't approve of President Trump's decision to pardon those who participated in the January 6th riot. The South Carolina Republican told CNN State of the Union he's a firm backer of the President, but he doesn't think it's acceptable to pardon criminals who assaulted police officers. I don't like this. I don't like it on either side, and I think the public doesn't like it either. Graham insisted that the move sets a bad precedent. He indicated that if these types of pardons become the norm, the pardon power of the President may need to be limited to an on to criticize former President Biden for pardoning his son, Hunter, and muting the sentence of Leonard Peltier, who was convicted of killing two FBI agents in 1975. The IRS starts accepting and processing 2024 income tax returns today, more from Tammy Trujillo. And as it does, a new credit karma survey finds nearly 40% of taxpayers rely on their refund to get by. Among millennials, that number goes up to 50%. More than half say they need the money because everything is getting so expensive. According to the IRS, the average refund in 2024 was a little over $3,100. I'm Michael Kastner.