Asylum-seekers abandon cases as ICE seeks to deport them to third countries

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Willian Yacelga Benalcazar’s asylum case followed what had become a similar pattern in immigration courts across the country: After telling a judge he feared returning to his home country, the judge ordered his deportation to another one.  Yacelga, who said he fled threats from criminal gangs in Ecuador, was facing removal to Honduras. By March,

Qatari prime minister says there’s “high probability” U.S., Iran will reach deal

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Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani arrived Friday morning in Washington, D.C., where he is meeting with Vice President JD Vance to discuss topics including the Iran war. A day earlier, the prime minister told news outlet al-Araby al-Jadeed there is a “high probability” that the U.S. and Iran will reach

Democrat, Republican team up on bill to remove Secret Service from DHS

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A new bipartisan bill would remove the U.S. Secret Service from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), following several threats to President Trump’s life and a record-breaking lapse in DHS funding. Reps. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) and Russell Fry (R-S.C.) are co-leading the legislation, which would transfer the federal law enforcement agency to the Executive Office…

Virginia Supreme Court Slaps Down Democrats’ Gerrymandered Congressional Map

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The 4-3 ruling leaves Gov Abigail Spanberger with egg on her face after she threw her full-throated support behind the redistricting effort Abigail Spanberger (Alex Wong/Getty Images) The Supreme Court of Virginia slapped down a proposed constitutional amendment that would have allowed Democrats to redraw the state’s congressional districts with a 10-1 advantage just months