Why the new wave of ICE recruits is raising alarm bells

为什么新一批ICE招募人员引起了警钟长鸣

Apple News Today

2026-01-28

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U.S. Border Patrol “commander at large” Gregory Bovino was removed from his position following the killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. The Atlantic’s Nick Miroff joins to unpack Bovino’s demotion and ICE’s larger recruiting push. A man from Cuba recently became the third detainee at a single Texas facility to die in ICE custody. Michael Biesecker of the Associated Press discusses the case. TikTok experienced serious technical difficulties just as its new ownership group took control. The Verge’s Emma Roth breaks down the hurdles it faces. Plus, why the U.S. population grew at a slower rate last year, Amazon is abandoning its Go and Fresh grocery stores, and Southwest Airlines passengers bid farewell to open seating. Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.
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  • Good morning.

  • As President Trump signals change at the top of border patrol,

  • the Atlantic investigates problems from within.

  • There's a lot of concern about the qualifications and the aptitude of the new recruits who are going to be out on the streets over the coming months.

  • Why TikTok users say the app isn't what it used to be just a few days into the new American ownership structure.

  • And an end of an era, why its final call for open seating at Southwest Airlines.

  • It's Wednesday, January 28th.

  • I'm Shamita Basu.

  • This is Apple News Today.

  • President Trump signaled in a few ways yesterday that he's stepping back from some of the more charged language used by others in his administration in describing recent events in Minneapolis.

  • In a Fox interview,

  • Trump said he planned to de-escalate a little bit and said a big investigation was underway.

  • He defended Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem from bipartisan criticism,

  • but he was more ambiguous about Border Patrol commander Gregory Bavino.

  • It's a little bit of a change.

  • Everybody in this room that has a business, you know, you make little changes,

  • you know, Bavino is very good, but he's a pretty out there kind of a guy.

  • And in some cases that's good.

  • Maybe it wasn't good here.

  • Bovino has been sidelined for now,