ICE’s detainee population reaches 66,000, a new record high, statistics show

The number of detainees in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody increased to 66,000 this week, setting a new record high as President Trump intensifies his crackdown on illegal immigration, according to internal Department of Homeland Security data obtained by CBS News. Never before has ICE held so many detainees facing deportation at any given

Judge orders Trump administration to fully fund SNAP benefits for November

Washington — A Rhode Island judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to provide full federal food benefits to states by Friday and admonished the government for what he said is its defiance of an earlier order. U.S. District Judge John McConnell told Justice Department lawyers that it is “simply unacceptable” to wait any longer