POLITICS

Kilmar Abrego Garcia pleads not guilty to human trafficking charges in Tennessee

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Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Salvadoran man who was wrongly deported and then returned to the United States to face federal prosecution, pleaded not guilty to charges that he allegedly participated in a yearslong conspiracy to traffic undocumented migrants into the country, according to the Associated Press. Abrego Garcia faces one count of conspiracy to transport aliens and

Trump administration can keep Mahmoud Khalil jailed, judge says

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Columbia University student activist Mahmoud Khalil can remain in federal detention on allegations he lied on his green card application, a federal judge ruled Friday. U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz said days earlier the Trump administration cannot detain or deport Khalil based on Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s determination that he could harm foreign policy.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia pleads not guilty to human smuggling charges in Tennessee

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Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Salvadoran man who was wrongly deported and then returned to the United States to face federal prosecution, pleaded not guilty to charges that he allegedly participated in a yearslong conspiracy to smuggle undocumented migrants into the country, according to the Associated Press. Abrego Garcia faces one count of conspiracy to transport aliens and

New Democrat Coalition Urges Party to Reconnect With Working Class

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A member of the New Democrat Coalition is calling on the Democratic Party to sharpen its message to working-class voters, saying that the party’s platform already aligns with their needs but isn’t breaking through. In an op-ed published June 11, Rep. Marc Veasey of Texas said Democrats “don’t need a new agenda” following President Donald