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WEATHER ALERT

A rip current statement in effect for Coastal Broward and Coastal Miami Dade Regions

KRISTI NOEM


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Vigil held for victims of Boulder firebombing attack as suspect's family fights deportation

Read full article: Vigil held for victims of Boulder firebombing attack as suspect's family fights deportation

Hundreds of people have gathered at the local Jewish Community Center for a vigil to support the victims of the firebombing attack in Boulder.

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12 hours ago

Judge says migrants sent to El Salvador prison must get a chance to challenge their removals

Read full article: Judge says migrants sent to El Salvador prison must get a chance to challenge their removals

A federal judge says the Trump administration must give migrants sent to an El Salvador prison a chance to challenge their removals.

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13 hours ago

What to know about Ramón Morales Reyes, a Wisconsin man falsely accused of threatening Trump's life

Read full article: What to know about Ramón Morales Reyes, a Wisconsin man falsely accused of threatening Trump's life

A man falsely accused of threatening President Donald Trump’s life faces deportation even as Wisconsin authorities say the Mexican immigrant was framed and is a victim of a violent 2023 attack.

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1 day ago

A US judge halts the deportation of the Egyptian family of the Boulder firebombing suspect

Read full article: A US judge halts the deportation of the Egyptian family of the Boulder firebombing suspect

A federal judge has ordered the government to immediately halt deportation proceedings against the wife and five children of a man charged in the firebombing attack in Boulder, Colorado.

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1 day ago

What we know about the visa obtained by Egyptian man who injured a dozen people in Colorado

Read full article: What we know about the visa obtained by Egyptian man who injured a dozen people in Colorado

The Egyptian man charged with injuring a dozen people in Boulder, Colorado, in an attack on demonstrators seeking the release of Israeli hostages is among hundreds of thousands known to overstay their visas each year in the United States.

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1 day ago

The Latest: Musk slams Trump-backed plan to cut taxes and spending

Read full article: The Latest: Musk slams Trump-backed plan to cut taxes and spending

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has blasted the tax cuts and spending plans backed by President Donald Trump that passed the House.

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2 days ago

Man accused of trying to get witness against him deported by writing letters threatening Trump

Read full article: Man accused of trying to get witness against him deported by writing letters threatening Trump

A Wisconsin man is facing charges accusing him of forging letters threatening President Donald Trump’s life in an effort to get another man who was a potential witness against him in a criminal case deported.

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2 days ago

Judge grants preliminary injunction to protect collective bargaining agreement for TSA workers

Read full article: Judge grants preliminary injunction to protect collective bargaining agreement for TSA workers

A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction to stop Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem from killing a collective bargaining agreement for Transportation Safety Administration workers.

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2 days ago

Judge blocks administration from revoking protected status for small subset of Venezuelans

Read full article: Judge blocks administration from revoking protected status for small subset of Venezuelans

A federal judge says an estimated 5,000 Venezuelans granted temporary protected status can continue to work and live in the U.S. despite a Supreme Court ruling revoking protections.

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3 days ago

List of 'sanctuary jurisdictions' removed from US government website following criticism

Read full article: List of 'sanctuary jurisdictions' removed from US government website following criticism

A list of more than 500 ā€œsanctuary jurisdictionsā€ no longer appears in the Department of Homeland Security’s website after receiving criticism for including localities that have actively supported the Trump administration’s hard-line immigration policies.

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PBS suing Trump administration over defunding, three days after NPR filed similar case

Read full article: PBS suing Trump administration over defunding, three days after NPR filed similar case

The nation's public television service, PBS, has filed suit against President Donald Trump's executive order that it be stripped of federal funding.

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Kristi Noem said an immigrant threatened to kill Trump. The story quickly fell apart

Read full article: Kristi Noem said an immigrant threatened to kill Trump. The story quickly fell apart

A claim by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem that an immigrant threatened the life of President Donald Trump has begun to unravel.

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Trump administration increases pressure on 'sanctuary jurisdictions' with public listing

Read full article: Trump administration increases pressure on 'sanctuary jurisdictions' with public listing

The Department of Homeland Security is putting hundreds of ā€œsanctuary jurisdictionsā€ across the country on notice.

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Federal judge extends order blocking Trump administration ban on foreign students at Harvard

Read full article: Federal judge extends order blocking Trump administration ban on foreign students at Harvard

A federal judge on Thursday extended an order blocking the Trump administration’s attempt to bar Harvard University from enrolling foreign students.

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Poland holds a presidential runoff election, which Trump has sought to influence

Read full article: Poland holds a presidential runoff election, which Trump has sought to influence

Poland’s presidential election has come down to a stark ideological choice: a liberal pro-European mayor versus a staunch nationalist conservative.

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South Dakota tribe declares state of emergency over crime

Read full article: South Dakota tribe declares state of emergency over crime

The Rosebud Sioux Tribe in South Dakota is declaring a state of emergency on its reservation.

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Live updates: US-backed group starts aid operations in Gaza while Israeli strikes pound region

Read full article: Live updates: US-backed group starts aid operations in Gaza while Israeli strikes pound region

A U.S.-backed group says it has opened a new aid system in Gaza and started delivering food to Palestinians on Monday.

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Trump's immigration crackdown unnerves Cuban exiles long shielded from deportation

Read full article: Trump's immigration crackdown unnerves Cuban exiles long shielded from deportation

President Donald Trump's crackdown on Cuban immigration has riveted a community that strongly backed him twice.

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Federal judge blocks Trump administration from barring foreign student enrollment at Harvard

Read full article: Federal judge blocks Trump administration from barring foreign student enrollment at Harvard

A federal judge has blocked a Trump administration decision to revoke Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students.

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How the Trump administration's move will affect Harvard's international students

Read full article: How the Trump administration's move will affect Harvard's international students

The efforts by President Donald Trump’s administration to prevent Harvard University from enrolling international students have struck at the core of the Ivy League school’s identity and unsettled current and prospect students around the world.

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Trump administration bars Harvard from enrolling foreign students

Read full article: Trump administration bars Harvard from enrolling foreign students

The Trump administration has revoked Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students in its escalating battle with the Ivy League school.

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Court papers say suspect in embassy killings declared, 'I did it for Palestine, I did it for Gaza'

Read full article: Court papers say suspect in embassy killings declared, 'I did it for Palestine, I did it for Gaza'

The man charged with fatally shooting two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington as they were leaving an event at a Jewish museum told police after his arrest, ā€œI did it for Palestine, I did it for Gaza.ā€.

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Federal judge orders pretrial detention for man accused of stealing Kristi Noem's purse

Read full article: Federal judge orders pretrial detention for man accused of stealing Kristi Noem's purse

A federal magistrate judge has ordered the pretrial detention of a man charged with stealing a purse from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem while she dined at a restaurant under the protection of Secret Service agents.

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Promising reform, Noem tells US Coast Guard Academy graduates they will lead a 'brand new' service

Read full article: Promising reform, Noem tells US Coast Guard Academy graduates they will lead a 'brand new' service

The U.S. Coast Guard is facing its largest readiness crisis since World War II.

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'Unquestionably in violation': Judge says US government didn't follow court order on deportations

Read full article: 'Unquestionably in violation': Judge says US government didn't follow court order on deportations

A federal judge says the White House violated a court order on deportations to third countries with a flight linked to the chaotic nation of South Sudan.

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Trump's Homeland Security secretary says habeas corpus lets him 'remove people from this country'

Read full article: Trump's Homeland Security secretary says habeas corpus lets him 'remove people from this country'

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says the constitutional provision that allows people to legally challenge their detention by the government is actually a tool the Trump administration can use in its broader crackdown at the U.S.-Mexico border.

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While Trump overhauls FEMA, Mississippi tornado survivors await assistance

Read full article: While Trump overhauls FEMA, Mississippi tornado survivors await assistance

Mississippi’s request for federal disaster assistance is pending more than two months after 18 tornadoes ripped through the state.

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Former FBI director James Comey calls controversy over Instagram post "a bit of a distraction"

Read full article: Former FBI director James Comey calls controversy over Instagram post "a bit of a distraction"

Former FBI director James Comey says that he’s still a bit bewildered over how a seemingly innocent Instagram shot of shells arranged in the sand led to allegations from Donald Trump among others that he was calling for the president’s assassination and to an interview with the Secret Service."

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US sends 68 migrants back to Honduras and Colombia in first voluntary deportation

Read full article: US sends 68 migrants back to Honduras and Colombia in first voluntary deportation

The United States has sent 68 immigrants from Honduras and Colombia back to their countries in the first government-funded flight of what the Trump administration is calling voluntary deportations.

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Comey interviewed by the Secret Service over '86 47' social media post

Read full article: Comey interviewed by the Secret Service over '86 47' social media post

Former FBI Director James Comey has been interviewed by the Secret Service about a social media post that Republicans suggested was a call for violence against President Donald Trump.

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Trump administration officials say Secret Service is investigating Comey's '86 47' social media post

Read full article: Trump administration officials say Secret Service is investigating Comey's '86 47' social media post

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says federal law enforcement is investigating a social media post made by former FBI Director James Comey that she and other Republicans claim is a call for violence against President Donald Trump.

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FEMA's acting chief says agency will shift more disaster recovery responsibilities to the states

Read full article: FEMA's acting chief says agency will shift more disaster recovery responsibilities to the states

FEMA acting chief David Richardson has laid out the agency's intent for this upcoming hurricane season, cementing plans to push more responsibility to the states for disaster response and recovery while continuing federal support ā€œwhen deemed necessary.ā€.

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Senate rejects Democratic measure to force more transparency on deportations to El Salvador

Read full article: Senate rejects Democratic measure to force more transparency on deportations to El Salvador

Senate Republicans have blocked a Democratic resolution to require more transparency from the Trump administration about deportations to El Salvador.

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Homeland Security looks to buy a new $50M jet for secretary and Coast Guard officials

Read full article: Homeland Security looks to buy a new $50M jet for secretary and Coast Guard officials

The Department of Homeland Security wants to spend $50 million to buy a new long-range Gulfstream jet, replacing one used by Secretary Kristi Noem and top Coast Guard and DHS officials.

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ICE head recognizes Congress' role in visiting detention facilities, even unannounced

Read full article: ICE head recognizes Congress' role in visiting detention facilities, even unannounced

The head of the Department of Homeland Security’s immigration enforcement agency has recognized the right of members of Congress to visit detention facilities —even unannounced.

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20 Democratic attorneys general sue Trump administration over conditions placed on federal funds

Read full article: 20 Democratic attorneys general sue Trump administration over conditions placed on federal funds

A coalition of 20 state Democratic attorneys general say that the Trump administration is threatening to withhold billions of dollars in transportation and disaster-relief funds unless states agree to certain immigration enforcement actions.

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Arizona Democratic Sen. Gallego wades into immigration debate with new plan

Read full article: Arizona Democratic Sen. Gallego wades into immigration debate with new plan

Democratic Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego is wading into one of Washington’s most contentious and intractable political problems.

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Trump administration replaces FEMA acting administrator with retired Marine

Read full article: Trump administration replaces FEMA acting administrator with retired Marine

President Donald Trump’s administration changed the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s acting administrator tasked with disaster response.

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'Don't get in my way,' the new acting head of federal disaster agency warns in call with staff

Read full article: 'Don't get in my way,' the new acting head of federal disaster agency warns in call with staff

The new head of the federal agency tasked with responding to disasters across the country is warning staff not to try to impede upcoming changes.

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FEMA's acting administrator is replaced a day after congressional testimony

Read full article: FEMA's acting administrator is replaced a day after congressional testimony

President Donald Trump's administration has replaced the acting administrator of the beleaguered Federal Emergency Management Agency even as its continuing existence remains up in the air.

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DMV lines remain long as Real ID law goes into effect nationwide

Read full article: DMV lines remain long as Real ID law goes into effect nationwide

After decades of delays, Wednesday is enforcement day for Read ID’s at airports nationwide.

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Most travelers must have a REAL ID now to fly in US, or face extra screening

Read full article: Most travelers must have a REAL ID now to fly in US, or face extra screening

Most airports around the United States operated smoothly as new REAL ID requirements took effect because travelers without the updated document were still allowed to move through security easily.

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Travelers being warned ahead of Real ID law going into effect

Read full article: Travelers being warned ahead of Real ID law going into effect

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem warned travelers on Tuesday that the new Real ID law will go into effect Wednesday.

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Homeland Security chief says travelers with no REAL ID can fly for now, but with likely extra steps

Read full article: Homeland Security chief says travelers with no REAL ID can fly for now, but with likely extra steps

The head of Homeland Security says travelers who aren’t REAL ID compliant by the upcoming deadline this week will still be able to fly but should be prepared for extra scrutiny.

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Trump Administration offering to pay migrants who self-deport

Read full article: Trump Administration offering to pay migrants who self-deport

The Trump Administration announced a new plan to incentivize undocumented migrants to leave the country voluntarily.

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Trump administration says it will pay immigrants in the US illegally $1,000 to leave the country

Read full article: Trump administration says it will pay immigrants in the US illegally $1,000 to leave the country

President Donald Trump’s administration says it’s going to pay $1,000 to immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally and return to their home country voluntarily as it pushes forward with its mass deportation agenda.

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South Dakota students weigh protest against university honors for homeland security chief Noem

Read full article: South Dakota students weigh protest against university honors for homeland security chief Noem

Students and faculty at Dakota State University are facing free speech concerns for the first time now that Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is set to deliver the commencement speech May 10.

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Hegseth boasts about ending 'woke' program on women and security. Trump signed it into law

Read full article: Hegseth boasts about ending 'woke' program on women and security. Trump signed it into law

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has boasted that he's dismantling a program supporting women on security teams.

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Suspect in Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s purse theft is charged in federal court

Read full article: Suspect in Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s purse theft is charged in federal court

A man accused of stealing a purse from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has been charged in federal court with aggravated identity theft, robbery and fraud.

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Second suspect arrested in Homeland Security Secretary Noem’s purse theft

Read full article: Second suspect arrested in Homeland Security Secretary Noem’s purse theft

Officials say a suspect has been arrested in connection with last week's theft of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s purse as she ate at a Washington, D.

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Suspect arrested in Homeland Security Secretary Noem’s purse theft

Read full article: Suspect arrested in Homeland Security Secretary Noem’s purse theft

Officials say a suspect has been arrested in connection with last week's theft of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s purse as she ate at a Washington, D.

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3 House Republicans from Florida with Cuban roots carefully navigate Trump's immigration policies

Read full article: 3 House Republicans from Florida with Cuban roots carefully navigate Trump's immigration policies

Three House Republicans from Florida with Cuban roots are carefully navigating President Donald Trump’s immigration policies.

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Wyden asks Trump administration officials to reconsider travel policies ahead of the World Cup

Read full article: Wyden asks Trump administration officials to reconsider travel policies ahead of the World Cup

Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon has asked top Trump administration officials to reconsider policies that are impacting travelers arriving in the United States, citing upcoming sporting events like the 2026 World Cup.

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Fears of racial profiling swirl over registration policy for immigrants in the US illegally

Read full article: Fears of racial profiling swirl over registration policy for immigrants in the US illegally

The Trump administration plans to strictly require anyone illegally in the U.S. to register with the government and carry documentation.

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Civil rights groups sue to restore jobs at Homeland Security oversight offices that were gutted

Read full article: Civil rights groups sue to restore jobs at Homeland Security oversight offices that were gutted

Three advocacy groups are suing the Department of Homeland Security and Secretary Kristi Noem, seeking to restore staff jobs at three gutted offices that oversee civil rights protections across the department’s broad mission.

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IRS turmoil: Leadership churn, worker exodus and threats to groups' tax-exempt status roil agency

Read full article: IRS turmoil: Leadership churn, worker exodus and threats to groups' tax-exempt status roil agency

The height of tax season was the height of turmoil at the IRS.

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Homeland Security Secretary Noem's purse stolen at DC restaurant, officials say

Read full article: Homeland Security Secretary Noem's purse stolen at DC restaurant, officials say

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s purse was stolen at a Washington, D.

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Living through a 'low-attention disaster,' Mountain Fire survivors recover in LA's shadow

Read full article: Living through a 'low-attention disaster,' Mountain Fire survivors recover in LA's shadow

Nearly six months after the Mountain Fire displaced 750 people and destroyed 182 homes and other structures in Ventura County, survivors say recovery is more difficult without FEMA support and in the shadow of the LA fires.

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Judge will halt Trump administration from ending humanitarian parole for people from four countries

Read full article: Judge will halt Trump administration from ending humanitarian parole for people from four countries

A federal judge says she will halt the Trump administration from ending a program that allowed Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans to temporarily live in the United States.

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Billionaires, trusted allies, media personalities. These are the people Trump picked for top roles

Read full article: Billionaires, trusted allies, media personalities. These are the people Trump picked for top roles

President Donald Trump has prioritized loyalty in building his second-term team.

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New offers for buyouts and early retirement offered to Homeland Security staff

Read full article: New offers for buyouts and early retirement offered to Homeland Security staff

The Department of Homeland Security is offering buyouts and early retirement options to staffers, as officials push forward with efforts to reduce and reshape the federal workforce.

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IRS acting commissioner is resigning after deal to share immigrants' tax information with ICE

Read full article: IRS acting commissioner is resigning after deal to share immigrants' tax information with ICE

The Internal Revenue Service’s acting commissioner is resigning over a deal to share immigrants’ tax data with Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the purpose of identifying and deporting people illegally in the U.S. Two people familiar with Melanie Krause’s decision confirmed the intended resignation to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about it.

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Homeland Security waiver allows feds to bypass environmental rules to build border wall

Read full article: Homeland Security waiver allows feds to bypass environmental rules to build border wall

A waiver issued by the Department of Homeland Security allows the federal government to bypass environmental regulations and begin construction immediately on stretches of the border wall in Southern California.

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The frenzied 24 hours when Venezuelan migrants in the US were shipped to an El Salvador prison

Read full article: The frenzied 24 hours when Venezuelan migrants in the US were shipped to an El Salvador prison

President Donald Trump has invoked a rarely used 1798 law that gives a president immense powers to arrest and deport noncitizens in a time of war.

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Judge pauses Trump administration plans to end temporary legal protections for Venezuelans

Read full article: Judge pauses Trump administration plans to end temporary legal protections for Venezuelans

A federal judge is pausing plans by the Trump administration to end temporary legal protections for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans, one week before they were set to expire.

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Noem ends her first visit to Latin America in Mexico to discuss crime and migration

Read full article: Noem ends her first visit to Latin America in Mexico to discuss crime and migration

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has landed in Mexico to cap off a tour to three Latin American nations to discuss immigration, crime and deportation.

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IRS crime fighting arm announces modernization program as financial crimes use more tech

Read full article: IRS crime fighting arm announces modernization program as financial crimes use more tech

With technology and AI increasingly used to perpetrate illegal acts, the IRS’ crime fighting arm is announcing a new program intended to improve how it interacts with financial institutions.

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US Homeland Security Secretary Noem visits Colombia to discuss immigration and crime

Read full article: US Homeland Security Secretary Noem visits Colombia to discuss immigration and crime

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has visited Colombia as part of a tour of three Latin American nations to discuss deportation, immigration and crime.

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Homeland Security Secretary Noem visits the El Salvador prison where deported Venezuelans are held

Read full article: Homeland Security Secretary Noem visits the El Salvador prison where deported Venezuelans are held

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has visited the high-security El Salvador prison where Venezuelans who the Trump administration alleges are members of the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang have been held since their removal from the U_S_ Noem’s trip Wednesday to the prison where inmates are packed into cells and never allowed outside comes as the Trump administration seeks to show it is deporting people it describes as the ā€œworst of the worst.ā€.

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Venezuelan migrants deported by the US ended up in a Salvadoran prison. This is their legal status

Read full article: Venezuelan migrants deported by the US ended up in a Salvadoran prison. This is their legal status

The U.S. government used an 18th-century wartime law to deport nearly 300 Venezuelan immigrants to El Salvador, where they were immediately transferred to the country’s maximum-security gang prison.

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Some US embassies in Europe post warnings to would-be visa seekers: Watch your step

Read full article: Some US embassies in Europe post warnings to would-be visa seekers: Watch your step

Some U.S. embassies in European nations are taking to social media with pointed warnings to would-be visitors: Watch your step.

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Pentagon is the latest agency to announce a leak investigation that could include polygraphs

Read full article: Pentagon is the latest agency to announce a leak investigation that could include polygraphs

The Pentagon’s intelligence and law enforcement arms are investigating what it says are leaks of national security information.

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Homeland Security makes cuts to offices overseeing civil rights protections

Read full article: Homeland Security makes cuts to offices overseeing civil rights protections

The Department of Homeland Security is making cuts to three key offices that oversee civil rights protections across its broad mission, suggesting that they were impeding immigration enforcement efforts.

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Homeland Security revokes temporary status for 532,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans

Read full article: Homeland Security revokes temporary status for 532,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans

The Department of Homeland Security says it will revoke legal protections for hundreds of thousands of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans, setting them up for potential deportation in about a month.

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Coast Guard offloads over $500M in seized drugs at Port Everglades

Read full article: Coast Guard offloads over $500M in seized drugs at Port Everglades

The United States Coast Guard offloaded more than 45,000 pounds of illegal drugs, mostly cocaine, at Port Everglades on Thursday, marking what officials called an ā€œunprecedented seizure.ā€

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67,000 white South Africans express interest in Trump's plan to give them refugee status

Read full article: 67,000 white South Africans express interest in Trump's plan to give them refugee status

The U.S. Embassy in South Africa says it has received a list of more than 67,000 people interested in refugee status in the U.S. under President Donald Trump’s plan to relocate members of a white minority group he claims are victims of racial discrimination by their Black-led government.

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They worked to prevent violence and terrorism at the agency created after 9/11. Then they got fired

Read full article: They worked to prevent violence and terrorism at the agency created after 9/11. Then they got fired

A federal program designed to prevent targeted violence and terrorism in the U.S. has lost 20% of its staff after layoffs hit its probationary staffers.

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What is the Immigration Act of 1952 and why do Trump officials keep talking about it?

Read full article: What is the Immigration Act of 1952 and why do Trump officials keep talking about it?

Again and again, the Trump White House has turned to a 73-year-old legal statute to defend its immigration crackdown.

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Reductions in force: A look at which agencies are affected by DOGE-led job cuts

Read full article: Reductions in force: A look at which agencies are affected by DOGE-led job cuts

The deep cuts across federal agencies since Donald Trump’s return to the White House include reductions in force, which mean not only layoffs but also elimination of positions altogether.

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How the White House hired Republican political firms to launch an anti-migrant ad campaign

Read full article: How the White House hired Republican political firms to launch an anti-migrant ad campaign

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security skipped a fully competitive bidding process to give two Republican-linked firms the first part of a $200 million anti-immigration ad campaign.

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Trump administration halts funding for two cybersecurity efforts, including one for elections

Read full article: Trump administration halts funding for two cybersecurity efforts, including one for elections

The Trump administration has cut millions of dollars in federal funding from two cybersecurity initiatives, including one dedicated to helping state and local election officials.

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Homeland Security overhauls its asylum phone app. Now it's for 'self-deportation'

Read full article: Homeland Security overhauls its asylum phone app. Now it's for 'self-deportation'

The Trump administration has overhauled a cellphone app once used to let migrants apply for asylum.

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Noem repurposes asylum seekers app to encourage undocumented migrants to ā€˜self-deport’

Read full article: Noem repurposes asylum seekers app to encourage undocumented migrants to ā€˜self-deport’

President Donald Trump’s administration announced on Monday the federal government has a new free app for undocumented migrants.

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Noem taps new ICE leaders and moves to identify leakers

Read full article: Noem taps new ICE leaders and moves to identify leakers

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has announced new immigration enforcement leadership as she pledged to step of polygraph tests on employees to identify those who may be leaking information about immigration operations to the media.

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Federal judge won't order immigration officials to change school arrests policy

Read full article: Federal judge won't order immigration officials to change school arrests policy

A federal judge says he won't order immigration authorities to revert to a Biden-era policy limiting arrests at schools after officials in Denver challenged new policies from the Trump administration.

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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem promises help in her first visit to Puerto Rico

Read full article: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem promises help in her first visit to Puerto Rico

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has promised to help Puerto Rico in her first visit to the U.S. territory as it struggles to rebuild from catastrophic hurricanes amid chronic power outages.

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Judge blocks Trump immigration policy allowing arrests in churches for some religious groups

Read full article: Judge blocks Trump immigration policy allowing arrests in churches for some religious groups

A federal judge on Monday blocked immigration agents from conducting enforcement operations in houses of worship for Quakers and a handful of other religious groups.

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Democratic governors balance whether to fight or pacify after Trump threatens one of their own

Read full article: Democratic governors balance whether to fight or pacify after Trump threatens one of their own

President Donald Trump’s real-time confrontation with Maine’s governor over transgender athletes captured the conundrum many Democratic governors are facing in the Republican’s second term.

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States threaten fines and jail time for local officials who resist Trump's immigration crackdown

Read full article: States threaten fines and jail time for local officials who resist Trump's immigration crackdown

Republican lawmakers in some states are threatening local officials with lawsuits, fines and jail time if they resist President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration.

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ā€˜Deeply disheartened’: Haitians living in South Florida brace for change in legal status

Read full article: ā€˜Deeply disheartened’: Haitians living in South Florida brace for change in legal status

Miami-Dade County Commissioner Marleine Bastien stood with a group of activists Friday to advocate for Haitians in South Florida whose immigration status is going to change.

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In the Trump administration, nearly every major department is an immigration agency

Read full article: In the Trump administration, nearly every major department is an immigration agency

As the Trump administration works on pledges to crack down on illegal immigration, the flurry of activity has stretched across the federal government.

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Border arrests plummet 39% in January in an early gauge of Trump's immigration policies

Read full article: Border arrests plummet 39% in January in an early gauge of Trump's immigration policies

U.S. authorities say arrests for illegal border crossings from Mexico plunged 39% in January, an early gauge of President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.

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Dismantling of federal efforts to monitor election interference creates opening for foreign meddling

Read full article: Dismantling of federal efforts to monitor election interference creates opening for foreign meddling

President Donald Trump's administration has disbanded an FBI task force focused on investigating foreign influence campaigns and placed on leave several election security employees at the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency.

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Republicans once railed against armed IRS agents. Now they want them for immigration enforcement

Read full article: Republicans once railed against armed IRS agents. Now they want them for immigration enforcement

For years, Republicans, including President Donald Trump, have railed against the IRS and its cadre of armed agents.

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US cyber agency puts election security staffers who worked with the states on leave

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Staffers at the nation’s cybersecurity agency whose job is to ensure the security of U.S. elections have been placed on administrative leave, jeopardizing critical support provided to state and local election offices across the country.

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FEMA says it's halting payments for migrant housing in New York after Musk blasts money for hotels

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The acting head of the federal agency responsible for responding to disasters says he’s suspending payments sent to New York City to house migrants and that staff who made them will be held accountable.

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Court grants request to block detained Venezuelan immigrants from being sent to Guantanamo

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A federal court has blocked the Trump administration from sending three Venezuelan immigrants held in New Mexico to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba as part of the president’s immigration crackdown.

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As female representation hits new highs among states, constitutions still assume officials are male

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A record 13 women had been serving as governor this year.

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Federal prisons being used to detain people arrested in Trump’s immigration crackdown

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President Donald Trump’s administration is using federal prisons to detain some people arrested in its immigration crackdown.

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Are Americans paying attention to Musk and Trump's DOGE? Here's what people in Iowa had to say

Read full article: Are Americans paying attention to Musk and Trump's DOGE? Here's what people in Iowa had to say

Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst has hailed Elon Musk and the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency.

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