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

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

The Headlines
Feb 16, 2026 9 min
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<p>Plus, the Super Bowl ad that prompted a backlash. </p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/technology/dhs-anti-ice-social-media.html" target="_blank">Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts</a>, by Sheera Frenkel and Mike Isaac</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/us/politics/homeland-security-shutdown.html" target="_blank">What to Know About the Homeland Security Shutdown</a>, by The New York Times</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/us/julio-sosa-celis-ice-minneapolis-shooting.html" target="_blank">ICE Tried to Justify a Minneapolis Shooting. Its Story Unraveled.</a>, by Mitch Smith and Hamed Aleaziz</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/world/africa/us-secret-deportation-cameroon.html" target="_blank">U.S. Deports Nine Migrants in Secret, Ignoring Legal Protections</a>, by Pranav Baskar and Hamed Aleaziz</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/us/student-protests-walkouts-ice-texas.html" target="_blank">Students Across the U.S. Are Protesting ICE. Texas Wants to Punish Their Schools.</a>, by J. David Goodman, Mary Beth Gahan and Callie Holtermann</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/world/africa/nigeria-us-military-christian-trump.html" target="_blank">First U.S. Troops Arrive in Nigeria to Bolster Counterterrorism Fight</a>, by Ruth Maclean, Eric Schmitt and Ismail Alfa</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/us/casey-wasserman-agency-epstein.html" target="_blank">Wasserman Will Sell Powerhouse L.A. Agency Amid Epstein Fallout</a>, by Shawn Hubler, Ben Sisario and Emmanuel Morgan</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/business/amazon-ring-flock-partnership-super-bowl.html" target="_blank">Ring Ends Deal to Link Neighborhood Cameras After Super Bowl Ad Backlash</a>, by Mark Walker</p><p>Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>.</p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>

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