Judge blocks expedited deportations of those who entered the U.S. legally

A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from rapidly deporting migrants who entered the U.S. legally on humanitarian grounds, potentially curtailing arrests at immigration courts that have triggered controversy across the country. U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb of Washington, D.C., barred federal immigration officials from using two Trump administration directives to apply a

Trump Fires Labor Statistics Chief After July Jobs Report

Signage at the United States Department of Labor headquarters in Washington on Aug. 29, 2020. Andrew Kelly/File Photo/Reuters President Donald Trump announced on Aug. 1 that he has directed the termination of the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Writing in a Truth Social post shortly after the July jobs report, Trump accused

Trump Orders Firing of Labor Statistics Chief After July Jobs Report

Signage at the United States Department of Labor headquarters in Washington on Aug. 29, 2020. Andrew Kelly/File Photo/Reuters President Donald Trump announced on Aug. 1 that he has directed the termination of the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Writing in a Truth Social post shortly after the July jobs report, Trump suggested