Senate Democrats to try to ban bump stocks after Supreme Court ruling

Washington — Senate Democrats on Tuesday will try to pass legislation that would restore a Trump-era ban on bump stocks, an accessory that enables semi-automatic weapons to shoot at a very rapid pace, after last week’s Supreme Court decision striking down the ban.  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Sunday he’d bring up the legislation for

Texas Man Gets 33 Months Jail for Threatening to Kill Rep. Maxine Waters

Brian Michael Gaherty targeted the congresswoman with violent threats because of her race, the judge found. A 61-year-old Texas man was sentenced on June 17 to 33 months in federal prison and fined $10,000 for making threatening phone calls to Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). District Judge Gary Klausner

Biden Announces Protections for Illegal Immigrants Married to US Citizens

The measure will affect nearly half a million spouses of U.S. citizens and approximately 50,000 noncitizen children. President Joe Biden announced on June 18 that his administration will not deport many illegal immigrants who are married to U.S. citizens. The government’s new program enables illegal immigrant adults who are married to U.S. citizens to stay

Iowa law letting authorities charge people facing deportation blocked for now

Des Moines, Iowa — A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked an Iowa law that would have allowed law enforcement in the state to file criminal charges against people with outstanding deportation orders or who previously had been denied entry to the U.S. U.S. District Court Judge Stephen Locher issued a preliminary injunction because he