US Attorney Charges NJ Congresswoman With Assault in ICE Facility Incident

DOJ’s Alina Habba said Rep. LaMonica McIver’s conduct ‘cannot be overlooked’ by the chief federal law enforcement authority. Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.) has been charged by the Department of Justice (DOJ) with assaulting law enforcement during a scuffle that occurred outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Alina

US Attorney’s New Program Gets Around California’s Sanctuary Laws Shielding Illegal Immigrants From ICE

Operation Guardian Angel uses federal arrest warrants rather than ICE detainers to let federal authorities take county jail inmates into custody. In what could be a game changer for the Trump administration’s deportation efforts, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for California’s Central District and federal partners launched a program to “neutralize California’s sanctuary state policy.” Operation

Federal Judge Blocks Trump Admin’s Dismantling of US Institute of Peace

The judge ruled that the institute was part of the government, but not of the executive branch. U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell on May 19 blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from restructuring the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP), replacing its leadership, and assuming control of its office building. “These unilateral actions were taken without asking

DHS Announces First Completed Self-Deportation Flight

The flight traveled from Houston, Texas, to Honduras and Colombia, according to the agency. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said on May 19 that the first flight of illegal immigrants opting to self-deport was chartered, sending 64 individuals back to Colombia and Honduras. “This was a voluntary charter flight, not an [Immigration and Customs

Trump Signs ‘Take It Down Act’ Targeting Deepfake and Revenge Porn

The bill was championed by First Lady Melania Trump, who said she met with survivors to better understand the situation and how children are impacted. President Donald Trump signed a bill into law May 19 which aims to mitigate the spread of nonconsensual intimate imagery and AI-generated deepfakes. “With the rise of AI image generation,