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REBECCA SANTANA

REBECCA SANTANA

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Americas|Crime|Political|US

Judge rules against advocates trying to help migrants sent to Guantanamo and to stop more transfers

A federal judge has ruled against immigration and civil rights advocates attempting to help migrants who had been sent to the Guantanamo Bay military base and trying to prevent further transfers

Judge rules against advocates trying to help migrants sent to Guantanamo and to stop more transfers
Crime|MidEast|Political|US

Arrest of Palestinian activist stirs questions about protections for students and green card holders

The arrest of a Palestinian activist who helped organize campus protests of the war in Gaza has sparked questions about whether foreign students and green card holders are protected against being deported from the U.S. Mahmoud Khalil was arrested Saturday by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents

Arrest of Palestinian activist stirs questions about protections for students and green card holders
Political|US

Homeland Security ends TSA collective bargaining agreement, in effort to dismantle union protections

A union representing Transportation Security Administration workers calls the Department of Homeland Security's decision to end the collective bargaining agreement with them an “unprovoked attack.”

Homeland Security ends TSA collective bargaining agreement, in effort to dismantle union protections
Political|US

Republicans hammer mayors of Boston, Chicago, Denver and New York over 'sanctuary city' policies

Republican members of Congress hammered four Democratic mayors about their so-called sanctuary city policies, accusing them of endangering Americans and threatening to prosecute local officials

Republicans hammer mayors of Boston, Chicago, Denver and New York over 'sanctuary city' policies
Political|US

Republicans target 4 'sanctuary' cities as Trump pushes mass deportations

Republicans in Congress are taking aim at four cities over their policies limiting cooperation with immigration enforcement under President Donald Trump's administration

Republicans target 4 'sanctuary' cities as Trump pushes mass deportations
Crime|Political|US

Trump administration creates registry for immigrants who are in the US illegally

The Trump administration is creating a registry for all people who are in the U.S. illegally, and those who don’t self-report could face fines or prosecution

Trump administration creates registry for immigrants who are in the US illegally
Americas|Political|US

Trump administration reverses its previous decision and reinstates legal aid for migrant children

Days after telling legal groups who help migrant children who arrive in America alone — some so young they are in diapers or their feet dangle from their chairs in court — that they must stop their work, the federal government reversed itself

Trump administration reverses its previous decision and reinstates legal aid for migrant children
Political|US

Top immigration enforcement official reassigned amid frustrations over mass deportation effort

The top official in charge of carrying out President Donald Trump’s mass deportations agenda has been reassigned amid concerns that the deportation effort isn’t moving quickly enough

Top immigration enforcement official reassigned amid frustrations over mass deportation effort
Americas|Political|US|World

Trump administration throws out protections from deportation for roughly half a million Haitians

The Trump administration is throwing out protections for roughly half a million Haitians that had shielded them from deportation

Trump administration throws out protections from deportation for roughly half a million Haitians
Political|US

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

In the Trump administration, nearly every major department is an immigration agency
Crime|Education|Political|US|World

Trump administration halts legal aid for migrant children, leaving some to navigate courts alone

The Trump administration has suspended a program that helped children who come to the U.S. without a parent or guardian navigate the immigration court system

Trump administration halts legal aid for migrant children, leaving some to navigate courts alone
Political|US

2 top ICE officials are reassigned amid Trump administration frustrations over immigration arrests

Two top immigration enforcement officials have been reassigned amid frustrations in the Trump administration about the pace of immigration arrests

2 top ICE officials are reassigned amid Trump administration frustrations over immigration arrests
Economy|Political|US

4 FEMA employees are fired over payments to reimburse New York City for hotel costs for migrants

The Department of Homeland Security says four federal employees have been fired over payments to reimburse New York City for hotel costs for migrants

4 FEMA employees are fired over payments to reimburse New York City for hotel costs for migrants
Economy|Political|US

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

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

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

ACLU sues over Trump shutting down asylum access at the southern border

Immigration advocacy groups are suing the Trump administration, saying they are illegally shutting down asylum access at the southern border and putting people fleeing war and persecution in harm’s way

ACLU sues over Trump shutting down asylum access at the southern border
Americas|Political|US

Trump administration ends temporary deportation protection for 350,000 Venezuelans

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is ending protections that shielded roughly 350,000 Venezuelans from deportation, leaving them with two months before they lose their right to work in the U.S. The decision affects some of the Venezuelans currently living in the U.S. with Temporary Protected Status

Trump administration ends temporary deportation protection for 350,000 Venezuelans
Americas|Political|US

Trump administration revokes deportation protections for 600,000 Venezuelans

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Wednesday that the Trump administration has revoked a decision that would have protected roughly 600,000 people from Venezuela from deportation, putting some of them at risk of being removed from the country in about two months

Trump administration revokes deportation protections for 600,000 Venezuelans
Crime|Political|US

Immigration officers are operating with a new sense of mission. Now, 'nobody gets a free pass'

A week into Donald Trump’s second presidency and his efforts to crack down on illegal immigration, federal officers are operating with a new sense of mission

Immigration officers are operating with a new sense of mission. Now, 'nobody gets a free pass'
Crime|Political|US

Just days into the new Trump administration, worries spike amid a show of force on immigration

Less than a week into his presidency, the Trump administration is touting deportation efforts and has published new rules making it easier to remove people

Just days into the new Trump administration, worries spike amid a show of force on immigration
MidEast|Political|US|World

Trump administration cancels travel for refugees already cleared to come to America

Refugees who had been approved to come to the United States before America’s refugee resettlement program is suspended next week have had their travel plans canceled by the Trump administration

Trump administration cancels travel for refugees already cleared to come to America
Crime|Political|US

Trump administration throws out policies limiting migrant arrests at sensitive spots like churches

Officers enforcing immigration laws will now be able to arrest migrants at sensitive locations like schools and churches after the Trump administration threw out policies limiting where those arrests could happen

Trump administration throws out policies limiting migrant arrests at sensitive spots like churches
Crime|Election|Political|US

Trump rolls out his blueprint on border security, but his orders will face challenges

President Donald Trump has signed executive orders to beef up security at the southern border that began taking effect hours after he was inaugurated

Trump rolls out his blueprint on border security, but his orders will face challenges
Election|Political|US

Biden urges Americans to 'keep the faith' as he spends final full day as president in South Carolina

President Joe Biden has spent his final full day in office in South Carolina, where he urged Americans to “keep the faith in a better day to come.”

Biden urges Americans to 'keep the faith' as he spends final full day as president in South Carolina
Election|Political|US

Key moments from Kristi Noem's hearing for Homeland Security chief

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is promising to be a tough hand in carrying out President-elect Donald Trump's vision for the sprawling Department of Homeland Security including his plans to crack down on border security

Key moments from Kristi Noem's hearing for Homeland Security chief
News|US

The US is allowing hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans in the country to work legally

The Biden administration says it’s granting temporary legal status to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans already in the country

The US is allowing hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans in the country to work legally

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