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An 18-month-old baby held with her parents ata South Texas immigration detention centerbecame so ill last month that she was rushed to a hospital with life-threatening respiratory failure — then sent back to detention days later, where she was denied daily medication doctors prescribed, according to a federal lawsuit filed Friday.

The toddler, Amalia, remained in detention for another nine days and was released only after lawyers filed an emergency habeas corpus petition in federal court challenging her continued confinement. She was freed Friday after the filing.

Amalia had been healthy before immigration officers arrested her family in El Paso in December and transferred them to the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, a remote, prisonlike facility where hundreds of immigrant children are held with their parents. Advocates and pediatric experts have warned that conditions at the center are unsafe for young children.

Amalia's health quickly deteriorated, the lawsuit says. On Jan. 18, she was rushed to a children's hospital in San Antonio, where doctors treated her for pneumonia, Covid-19, RSV and severe respiratory distress.

"She was at the brink of dying," said Elora Mukherjee, a Columbia Law School professor and the director of the school's Immigrants' Rights Clinic, who filed the petition seeking the family's release.

Yet after Amalia's return to Dilley on Jan. 28, federal officials "denied her access to the medication that doctors prescribed for her at the hospital" the lawsuit says, forcing her parents to "wait in long lines for hours outside daily" to request the medicine, only to be turned away.

After days of intensive treatment on oxygen, Amalia began to recover. But her discharge from the hospital was not the end of her ordeal.

Despite warnings from medical experts that the toddler remained medically vulnerable and at high risk of reinfection, immigration officers returned Amalia and her mother to the detention center, the lawsuit says.

"After baby Amalia had been hospitalized for 10 days, ICE thought this baby should be returned to Dilley, where she was denied access to the medicines that the hospital doctors told her she needed," Mukherjee said. "It is so outrageous."

The Department of Homeland Security didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. It has defended its use of family detention, saying in statements and legal filings that detainees are provided basic necessities and that officials work to ensure children and adults are safe.

CoreCivic, the company that runs Dilley under a federal contract, deferred questions about the facility to DHS and said in a statement that "the health and safety of those entrusted to our care" is the company's top priority.

Amalia's case comes amid heightened scrutiny of conditions at Dilley, which was thrust into the national spotlight last month after immigration authoritiesdetained Liam Conejo Ramos, a 5-year-old boy taken into custody with his father — an episode that drew widespread outrage after a photograph showed the child in a blue bunny hat as he was led away by officers.

Accounts fromdetained families, their lawyers and court filingsportray Dilley as a place where hundreds of children languish while being served contaminated food, receiving little education and struggling to obtain basic medical care. Sworn declarationsfrom dozens of parentssay prolonged confinement takes a heavy physical and psychological toll on children — including regression, weight loss, recurring illness and nightmares — as the federal government expands the use of family detention.

Like many other families held at Dilley, lawyers for Amalia's parents say the family should never have been detained.

Kheilin Valero Marcano and Stiven Arrieta Prieto entered the United States in 2024 after fleeing Venezuela, where they say they faced persecution for their political opposition to President Nicolás Maduro, according to the lawsuit. During their journey north, Valero Marcano gave birth to Amalia in Mexico.

They applied for asylum through the government-run appointment system CBP One, and immigration authorities allowed the family to live in El Paso while their case moved forward. According to the lawsuit, they checked in regularly with immigration officials and complied with all requirements, including participation in an alternative-to-detention monitoring program.

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That changed on Dec. 11, when the family reported together for a check-in and was taken into custody, according to the lawsuit. Two days later, they were transferred to the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, a sprawling complex an hour south of San Antonio, more than 500 miles from the community where they had been living.

Once inside Dilley, the parents say their daughter's health deteriorated quickly. In early January, Amalia developed a high fever that would not break. She began vomiting, had diarrhea and struggled to breathe.

As she grew weaker, her parents said they repeatedly took her to the facility's medical clinic — eight or nine times, according to the lawsuit — seeking help. Each visit ended the same way, according to the lawsuit: basic fever medication.

By mid-January, Amalia was barely getting enough oxygen. On Jan. 18, the lawsuit said, her blood oxygen levels plunged into the 50s — ​a life-threatening emergency — and she was taken out of the facility with her mother to a hospital. Her father remained behind at Dilley, unable to communicate with his wife or see his daughter as doctors worked to save her.

She spent 10 days at Methodist Children's Hospital in San Antonio, much of that time on oxygen, as her lungs struggled to recover. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers maintained constant supervision over Amalia and her mother throughout the hospitalization, according to the lawsuit.

Mukherjee said the girl's mother spent the days praying at her daughter's bedside, terrified she would die — and was later devastated to learn that, once discharged, they would be sent back to detention.

When Amalia was released from the hospital on Jan. 28, doctors gave clear instructions, medical records cited in the lawsuit show: She needed breathing treatments delivered by nebulizer and nutritional supplements to help her regain strength and weight.

Instead of allowing them to return to El Paso, immigration officers drove Amalia and her mother back to Dilley, the lawsuit says.

Once there, detention medical staff confiscated Amalia's nebulizer, albuterol and nutritional supplements. The parents were required to wait daily for hours in what detainees have described in interviews and sworn declarations as the "pill line" — an outdoor queue families must stand in to obtain medicine and other necessities.

Amalia shivered in her mother's arms as they waited in the cold, Mukherjee said, only to be given PediaSure and denied the breathing medication doctors had prescribed.

As Amalia remained in detention, Mukherjee and other immigration lawyers repeatedly urged federal officials to release the family, warning that the child's condition could rapidly worsen.

Medical experts who reviewed Amalia's records submitted affidavits cautioning that returning a medically fragile toddler to detention — particularly without reliable access to prescribed medication — put her at extreme danger. One physician warned that the child faced a "high risk for medical decompensation and death."

Mukherjee's efforts intensified after health officialsconfirmed two measles casesamong people held at Dilley.

When those appeals failed, Mukherjee filed the emergency challenge in federal court seeking the family's release.

Hours later, on Friday evening, the family was freed. Mukherjee said ICE failed to turn over Amalia's prescriptions as well as her birth certificate. The parents weren't immediately available for an interview.

The reprieve brought them relief, Mukherjee said, but she expects the experience will have lasting consequences.

"I imagine they're going to carry the trauma of this experience for the rest of their lives," she said.

MILAN (AP) — Italian police fired tear gas and a water cannon at dozens of protesters who threw firecrackers and tried to access a highway near aWinter Olympicsvenue on Saturday.

The brief confrontation came at the end of a peaceful march by thousands against the environmental impact of the Games and the presence of U.S. agents in Italy.

Police held off the violent demonstrators, who appeared to be trying to reach the Santagiulia Olympic ice hockey rink, after the skirmish. By then, the larger peaceful protest, including families with small children and students, had dispersed.

Earlier, a group of masked protesters had set off smoke bombs and firecrackers on a bridge overlooking a construction site about 800 meters (a half-mile) from the Olympic Village that's housing around 1,500 athletes.

Police vans behind a temporary metal fence secured the road to the athletes' village, but the protest veered away, continuing on a trajectory toward the Santagiulia venue. A heavy police presence guarded the entire route.

There was no indication that the protest and resulting road closure interfered with athletes' transfers to their events, all on the outskirts of Milan.

The demonstration coincided with U.S. Vice President JD Vance's visit to Milan as head of the American delegation that attended the opening ceremony on Friday.

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He and his family visitedLeonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper"closer to the city center, far from the protest, which also was against the deployment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to provide security to the U.S. delegation.

U.S. Homeland Security Investigations, an ICE unit that focuses on cross-border crimes, frequently sends its officers to overseas events like the Olympics to assist with security. The ICE arm at theforefront of the immigration crackdownin the U.S. is known as Enforcement and Removal Operations, and there is no indication its officers are being sent to Italy.

At the larger, peaceful demonstration, which police said numbered 10,000, people carried cardboard cutouts to represent trees felled to build the new bobsled run in Cortina. A group of dancers performed to beating drums. Music blasted from a truck leading the march, one a profanity-laced anti-ICE anthem.

"Let's take back the cities and free the mountains," read a banner by a group calling itself the Unsustainable Olympic Committee. Another group called the Association of Proletariat Excursionists organized the cutout trees.

"They bypassed the laws that usually are needed for major infrastructure project, citing urgency for the Games," said protester Guido Maffioli, who expressed concern that the private entity organizing the Games would eventually pass on debt to Italian taxpayers.

Homemade signs read "Get out of the Games: Genocide States, Fascist Police and Polluting Sponsors," the final one a reference tofossil fuel companiesthat are sponsors of the Games. One woman carried an artificial tree on her back decorated with the sign: "Infernal Olympics."

The demonstration followedanother last weekwhen hundreds protested the deployment of ICE agents.

Like last week, demonstrators Saturday said they were opposed to ICE agents' presence, despite official statements that a small number of agents from an investigative arm would be present in U.S. diplomatic territory, and not operational on the streets.

The top lawyer for Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minnesota has left the agency, the same week anICE attorneywas removed after telling a district judge that "this job sucks" and that the Trump administration is "overwhelmed" with immigration cases.

Chief Counsel Jim Stolley retired after 31 years of service, Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin told CNN. McLaughlin said Stolley's retirement was scheduled to occur but did not provide additional details.

Stolley said in an automatic email response, "I have retired from public service," and directed inquiries to the duty attorney. CNN also reached out to Stolley by phone but has not heard back.

The New York Times wasfirst to reporton Stolley leaving his post.

Minnesota courts have been inundated with immigration cases since the Trump administration began surging immigration enforcement to the state in December.

Earlier this week, ICE attorney Julie Le, who was detailed to Minnesota to help handle the immigration operation, wasremovedfrom her post after telling a judge that the job "sucks" because of the crushing workload and the government's apparent inability to comply with court orders.

In an extraordinarily candid exchange with a federal judge on Tuesday, Le, who had been asked to explain why the administration was not promptly complying with a slew of court orders stemming from immigration cases she's handling, admitted that the government did not have enough lawyers on the ground to keep up and that trying to get errors fixed is like "pulling teeth."

Le's comments – before Stolley's resignation – offered a candid look at the immigration operation in Minnesota, which the Trump administration announced Wednesday would bereduced, including a withdrawal of 700 federal law enforcement personnel from the state "effective immediately."

President Donald Trump similarly signaled less aggressive tactics in the immigration enforcement blitz,telling NBC Newson the same day as the drawdown announcement, "Maybe we can use a little bit of a softer touch, but you still have to be tough."

Last month, two US citizens were shot by federal law enforcement agents in Minnesota, sparking extensive protests. The Trump administration's crackdown in Minnesota has also faced pushback from state and local officials, whofailed to convince a federal judgein Minneapolis to temporarily block the operation.

CNN'sDevan Cole, Tierney Sneed, Hannah Rabinowitz and Hanna Park contributed to this report.

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Hank Green and his brother John Green first started sharing educational content in 2012

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• Their various channels, including "Crash Course" and "Sci Show," have amassed over 32 million subscribers

• Their overarching media company, Complexly, is now officially a nonprofit

For over a decade, Hank and John Green have been helping students around the world pass their tests by breaking down everything from biology to history in entertaining yet accurate ways.

That was always the goal of their educational media company and its multiple YouTube shows, Hank tells PEOPLE. More broadly, the duo wanted to make educational content that was free, independent and trustworthy.

So, in 2012, Hank and theFault in Our Starsauthor foundedComplexly, which has now amassed over 32 million subscribers and more than 5.7 billion views across its beloved learning brands, including the ever-popular "Crash Course" and "Sci Show" channels.

They employ dozens of people to help them create content, research topics and ensure every video they put out is accurate, accessible and entertaining.

"It's a lot harder to make content that has to be right than just to make content that has to be interesting or capture attention," Hank tells PEOPLE. "If I wanted to make a video that's purely to get the most attention, I wouldn't wanna have that much allegiance to the truth."

As a company, he notes that they value accuracy "first."

"You have to have the fact-checking going on, you have to have experts, you have to have sources, you have to be able to show your work," he says. "Additionally, you're making content that's like, 'Okay, I have to teach you some chemistry, and I'm gonna be limited by what I'm teaching you in terms of how I can make this interesting.' There's always a bit of tension there, and it takes more work, and we're in a world of terrible information."

For years, the brothers ended their YouTube videos with a donation appeal in an effort to keep the content "free for everyone."

When Hank and John were thinking about how to continue evolving their content, they decided that "ultimately, the ideas interest me, not the payoff."

So, recently, Complexly became a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, securing its future and ensuring its audience can access its content without dealing with paywalls.

When thinking about how the business could evolve, they considered what it might mean for Complexly to become a nonprofit and how, once that change happened, they would not be able to undo it. So, together they went through the process of understanding what that would look like.

"It became so clear that if we really wanted to prioritize the mission, if we wanted to prioritize our audience, that this was the best way to protect that, not just, like, today, but forever," Hank says.

"Starting from that realization that there is a best way to make sure that we are beholden to our mission, to impact, to reach people with the best possible content, and reach the most possible people, over the goals of an investor or of an advertiser," he continues. "So we wanted our stakeholders to be very clear, both externally and internally, that the people we care about are the people learning."

Ultimately, they hope they're "making life easier for people who are learning and for people who are teaching."

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"I wanna be making stuff that makes learning easier and that makes teaching easier," he says, adding that he hopes "the only reason that a teacher is using it, is not because their school board told them that they have to, it's because it's good and their colleague or their student or their mentor told them, 'Oh, these videos are great, you should be looking at this if you're looking for resources.' "

"This is the reason why 'Crash Course' is probably in every school district in the country," he continues. "It's not because anybody told anybody to do anything, it's because it was good, and that's the only thing I wanna compete on. That's where Complexly lives, that's where we wanna live."

The payoff, he says, is knowing their videos helped others learn something or break down a complex topic.

"It's the feeling when the nurse at the dermatologist's office is like, 'Oh my gosh, you helped me pass anatomy and physiology, and that helped me get my nursing degree.' If I could share that with the world, it's amazing. It's so much better than money," he tells PEOPLE.

He emphasizes that making "Crash Course" is "the best thing I've ever done" — but acknowledges that there "are so many people" who played a role in its success.

"The impact is ridiculous. I cannot believe it," Hank says.

"All the people watching those shows are just watching because they wanna learn about the world," he adds. "Of all of your emotions, there's no better one to indulge in than curiosity."

He emphasizes that leaning into one's curiosity "never stops being rewarding, and it becomes more rewarding the more you use it."

"Head into the world, there are lots of ways to learn more about the weirdness of humanity, the weirdness of our universe, the weirdness of our countries, of our history, and that really enriches a life," he says.

The brothers are extremely excited about the next chapter for Complexly and the future content the now-nonprofit will make. Hank acknowledges that the change will allow them to continue to serve the audience that has supported them over the years.

"A lot of the reason that we could continue to do this work already has been audience support people have given, through Patreon or through fundraising campaigns, or we have a bunch of different ways that we raise money show to show," he says.

He shares that he wants to say "thank you because there's no way that we could have done all of the things that we have done without the support that we have already gotten."

"That's one of the signals that we were getting that the world was telling us this was the direction to go in because these people want to support the work that we do, and so we might as well make those donations tax deductible, reflect reality and also preserve ourselves for the future to make this a long-term stable thing that we know is gonna not start prioritizing advertising sales and it's really gonna be focused on this mission," he says.

Ultimately, he shares, they are beholden to the people who have donated to them over the years and "that's a better stakeholder to be beholden to because what they want is the same thing that we want, which is to increase our impact, and make it easier to learn and help people indulge in their curiosity."

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• An apartment being used by members of the Israeli bobsled team was allegedly robbed while they were practicing

• AJ Edelman, the driver for the team, said that in addition to passports, the stolen items included suitcases, shoes and sporting equipment

• The 2026 Olympic Games mark the first time that Israel is competing in the bobsled competition
  

Valuable items owned by members of the Israeli bobsled team were allegedly stolen from their apartment while they were practicing ahead of the2026 Milan Winter Olympics.

On Saturday, Feb. 7, AJ Edelman, the driver for the Israeli bobsled team, revealed in a post onXthat "thousands of dollars of stuff and passports were stolen" from the residence.

"What a season..." the former Olympic skeleton athlete wrote, alongside a photo of investigators searching the apartment.

Edelman revealed that in addition to passports, the stolen items included suitcases, shoes and sporting equipment, but the team headed back to training soon after.

"I have to say, the @israelbobsled team is just such a fine example of how we push forward in difficult circumstances," he said.

While training for the Olympics the@israelbobsledapartment was broken into during their training, thousands of dollars of stuff and passports were stolen. What a season...pic.twitter.com/6Y9cDPofbC

— AJ Edelman, OLY (@realajedelman)February 7, 2026

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The team was training in the Czech Republic ahead of the competition in Italy, and the incident is being investigated by local authorities, according to theNew York Post.

Edelman told theAssociated Pressthat he was in Italy, not at the site of the robbery, when he announced the incident.

The Olympic Committee of Israel did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment.

The 2026 Olympic Games mark the first time that Israel is competing in the bobsled competition, according to the AP.

The team qualified for the games after Britain decided not to take one of its two allocated spots for Milan Cortina, per the outlet. Israel was next in line and accepted the offer to compete when the last Olympic slots opened.

The team is set to compete in the two- and four-man events, with Edelman driving both sleds. He will compete with teammates Menachem Chen, Ward Fawarseh and Omer Katz.

Israel's participation in the Olympics comes amid backlash and boycotts to Israel's presence in international sports, following thewar in Gazaand the death of more than 71,800 Palestinians, according to the AP.

The Milan Cortina Olympics kicked off with anopening ceremonyon Friday, Feb. 6, at San Siro Stadium.

Mariah Careyand Andrea Bocelli performed at the event, which also featured appearances from Italian actress and singer Matilda De Angelis, singer-songwriter Laura Pausini, model Vittoria Ceretti andWhite LotusstarSabrina Impacciatore, among many others.

The opening ceremony wrapped up with a surprise speech fromCharlize Theron, who appeared in her official capacity as a peace ambassador for the United Nations.

The South African-born actress, 50,delivered a messageinspired byNelson Mandela, beginning her remarks with: "Athletes, spectators from every corner of the world, this is a message of peace by my beloved countryman Nelson Mandela."

"...Let these Games be more than just sport. Let them be a reminder of our common humanity, our respect for one another, and a resounding call for peace everywhere," she added.

To learn more about all the Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls, come topeople.comto check out ongoing coverage before, during and after the games. Watch the Milan Cortina Olympics and Paralympics, beginning Feb. 6, on NBC and Peacock.

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American skierLindsey Vonncrashed seconds into her downhill Olympic race on Sunday after she decided to compete despite rupturing her left ACL in a prior crash during a World Cup event in the Swiss Alps a week ago.

The 41-year-old American, who came out of retirement to compete in the2026 Winter Olympics, earlier confirmed that she had fully ruptured her ACL, but said she felt confident she could still complete the race with the help of a knee brace.

Seconds into the race, Vonn lost control after she appeared to clip a flag marking the side of the course, flew sideways in the air and hit her head on the ground. She was responsive but did not get up. Medical personnel put her on a stretcher and airlifted her from the course.

Vonn's "right ski pole snagged a gate, jerking her off balance and out of control," Team USA said in a statement.

After the crash, Vonn could be heard screaming that she wasn't able to remove her skis.

Vonn had family in the stands, including her father, Alan Kildow, who stared down at the ground while his daughter was being treated. Others in the crowd, including Snoop Dogg, watched quietly as the star skier was finally taken off the course where she had so many fond memories.

Thomas Pronske from Austin, Texas, who was watching the event on the sidelines, told CBS News after the accident: "I hope she's OK. It did not look good. We saw her take quite a bit of a tumble and I'm praying and wishing for the best for her ... She was a very big reason why I was here. It's just remarkable the comeback story of her overcoming adversity ... I've torn my ACL myself, I know it's a painful injury ... and again I hope she's ok."

Maria Pronske, Thomas' mother, who said she was so inspired by Vonn that she had come to see the event with an injured knee herself on her birthday, told CBS News that she "felt awful for her with her knee ... Poor thing. I feel so sorry for her. I pray for her too."

Crista Kosher, the cousin of Jacqueline Wiles, another Team USA skier who came in fourth in Sunday's race, said it was "absolutely devastating to see her teammate be lifted off the hill."

"Lindsay and Jacqueline have been racing together for years and years and years now, and they definitely have a mentor-mentee relationship, and seeing her friend go down is really challenging for everyone, but we wish the best for Lindsay and her recovery," Kosher said.

Charles Christianson, a retired ex-ski racer from Park City, Utah, said the crash was "absolutely heartbreaking."

"Everyone is here to cheer on the entire American team and especially celebrate Lindsay's incredible career. This is absolutely heartbreaking, but true to form, Lindsay wouldn't have it any other way," Christianson said. "She knew the risks. Ski racers always accept it and you saw the determination when she went out of the gate. She was charging. There was never a doubt in her mind what she was going to do and it was gonna be podium or bust and it goes both ways. So again, the respect of the crowd and everyone here shows how important she's been to the sport. We're going to have to see what happens. We wish her the best. But just a gut punch."

Ahead of Sunday's race, one Team USA official had said that Vonn getting into a bad crash during the race was their biggest fear. Given all the attention on her and her inspiring story, the image of her being airlifted off the course during the race was their worst-case scenario.

Before her retirement in 2019, Vonn had competed with a torn lateral collateral ligament, three tibia fractures and a bone bruise, and still won a bronze medal. She now has one titanium knee, though that's not the joint that's currently injured.

"Just getting to these Olympics has been a journey, and one that some did not believe in from the start," Vonn said in a social media post late Saturday. "I retired for 6 years, and because of a partial knee replacement, I had the chance to compete one more time. But why? Everyone seems to be asking me that question. But I think the answer is simple… I just love ski racing.

"I am not unsure about life outside of sport. I am not searching for meaning or for attention or money. I know exactly who I am and I know exactly what I am made of," she said.

Vonn had clocked the third-fastest time in a training run on Saturday, ahead of the race — behind her teammate Breezy Johnson — though the run was called off due to bad weather before all the racers had participated.

"I think it's a good run," Vonn's coach, Aksel Lund Svindal, said. "Tomorrow is the race and it's the Olympics and the girls will push harder. So everyone will probably go faster, meaning Lindsey would also need to go faster. But it's a solid run, but I think she has one more gear."

On Sunday,Johnson won goldafter taking the early lead, flying down the iconic Olympia delle Tofana course on a sunny day in Cortina in 1:36.10. Emma Aicher of Germany and Sofia Goggia of Italy rounded up the podium.

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TheNew England PatriotsandSeattle Seahawksare ready, and Santa Clara, California, is set forSuper Bowl 60, but one character will be missing.

President Donald Trumpattended the 2025 Super Bowl in New Orleans between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles, but is skipping this year's game. In an interview with theNew York Postin January, Trump said his decision to skip the game was a distance problem.

"It's just too far away. I would. I've (gotten) great hands (at) the Super Bowl. They like me," Trump told the outlet.

Instead, Trump will sit down for an interview with NBC News' Tom Llamas on Wednesday, Feb. 4, with a portion of the interview set to air during the network's Super Bowl pregame show on Sunday, Feb. 8.

Here is what you need to know.

Trump and the halftime show

Despite Trump's non-attendance at the Super Bowl, the president has loudly criticized this year's halftime show performer, Bad Bunny.

Bad Bunnyblasted U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcementduring his win for Best Música Urbana Album at the 68th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 1.

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"Before I say thanks to God, I'm going to say, ICE out," the Puerto Rican singer said.

A longtime critic of the Trump administration, Bad Bunny faced intense backlash from both the president and conservatives following the announcement of his performance at the Super Bowl.

In the same interview with theNew York Post, Trump called him a "terrible choice" for a halftime show, while conservative group Turning Point USA announced an alternative halftime show featuring Kid Rock and others.

OnThursday, Feb. 5, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that the White House expects Trump to change the channel in the middle of the Super Bowl to watchKid Rock instead of Bad Bunny.

"I think the president would much prefer a Kid Rock performance over Bad Bunny, I must say that," Leavitt said.

Fernando Cervantes Jr. is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach him at fernando.cervantes@usatodayco.com and follow him on X @fern_cerv_.

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