Appeals court denies Trump’s bid to pause order blocking birthright order

A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday denied the Trump administration’s bid to pause a lower court ruling that blocked the president’s executive order seeking to terminate birthright citizenship. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declined an emergency request from the Justice Department that sought to pause a lower-court judge’s order. Four separate judges have blocked

Nearly 2 Dozen Trinitarios Gang Members Arrested in Massachusetts

U.S. Attorney Leah B. Foley said this latest enforcement ends the gang’s ’reign of terror’ in the state. Nearly two dozen members of a violent transnational gang were arrested and charged in Massachusetts, federal authorities announced Feb. 19. Twenty-two alleged Trinitarios gang members face various federal charges including racketeering conspiracy in connection with several murders,