Vance, in L.A., calls Sen. Alex Padilla “José Padilla”

Washington — During a visit with federal law enforcement in Los Angeles on Friday, Vice President JD Vance said the Trump administration still believes a military deployment to the city is necessary. Vance is the highest-ranking Trump administration official to visit the Los Angeles area since protests broke out in the nation’s second-largest city over Immigration

Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil released from ICE detention in Louisiana

Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil exited an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Louisiana on Friday night, after a federal judge ordered his release while his immigration proceedings play out. Khalil — who spent months in custody as the Trump administration attempted to deport him due to “foreign policy” concerns — addressed reporters after leaving the