Senate votes on DHS funding, but deal on ICE reforms appears unlikely

Washington — The Senate is voting Thursday on funding for the Department of Homeland Security, facing an end-of-week deadline to avoid another partial government shutdown. But a deal that Democrats and Republicans have sought to reform the administration’s immigration enforcement operation has remained elusive.  Funding for the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees Immigration and

Judge orders Trump admin. to facilitate return of some deported Venezuelans

Washington — A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to facilitate the return of Venezuelan migrants who he found were unlawfully deported to a Salvadoran prison under the Alien Enemies Act last year and then released into other countries. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg said in a brief opinion that the number of

Trump officials oust Abigail Slater as DOJ’s antitrust chief, sources say

Top Trump administration officials had decided to oust Justice Department antitrust chief Abigail Slater and had discussions with her shortly before she announced on social media that she was leaving the department, sources told CBS News.  Slater didn’t cite a reason for her departure in her statement on X. She had lost the trust of

Border czar announces Minnesota immigration operation surge is ending

Border czar Tom Homan announced Thursday that Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota is concluding, with a drawdown of federal immigration officers set to occur over the course of next week. “I have proposed, and President Trump has concurred, that this surge operation conclude,” Homan said in a news conference held at the Bishop Henry Whipple