U.S. says it tried to deport criminals on flight lawyers say was to South Sudan

The Trump administration on Wednesday said it placed eight migrant detainees with serious criminal records on a deportation flight that lawyers alleged was destined for the violence-plagued African country of South Sudan, in its latest attempt to deport migrants to countries that are not their own.  The administration has not disclosed whether the flight reached

Trump, Ramaphosa Clash Over ‘Afrikaner Genocide’ in White House Meeting

‘We are essentially here to reset the relationship between the United States and South Africa,’ Ramaphosa told Trump during the bilateral meeting. WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa clashed during a meeting at the White House on Wednesday, with Trump presenting what he claimed was evidence of violence and systematic targeting of

Trump Confronts Ramaphosa Over ‘Afrikaner Genocide’ in Oval Office Meeting

‘We are essentially here to reset the relationship between the United States and South Africa,’ Ramaphosa told Trump during the bilateral meeting. WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa clashed during a meeting at the White House on Wednesday, with Trump presenting what he said was evidence of violence and systematic targeting of

Pentagon says it accepted Boeing jet from Qatar to be used for Trump

Washington — The Defense Department said Wednesday it has accepted a Boeing jet from Qatar that will be retrofitted and used to transport President Trump. Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in a statement that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth accepted the Boeing 747 “in accordance with all federal rules and regulations.”  “The Department of Defense

Watch Live: Trump, South African president clash in White House meeting

Differences between President Trump and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa came to a head Wednesday afternoon in an Oval Office meeting, as they clashed over whether White genocide is taking place in South Africa.  The South African government denies that White Afrikaners have faced racial discrimination. At one point in the meeting, Ramaphosa took a

DOJ to End Police Reform Agreements, Investigations Into Departments

They represented ‘a failed experiment of handcuffing local leaders and police departments with factually unjustified consent decrees,’ the DOJ said. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced it will end its agreements to secure court-approved settlements with the cities of Minneapolis and Louisville after the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor five years