Judge rebukes Justice Dept., raises due process questions in deportation case

Washington — A federal judge raised questions about the lack of due process for immigrants deported under a wartime authority and rebuked the Justice Department for ignoring his order to turn around two deportation flights last Saturday. “I made it very clear what you had to do,” D.C. Chief District Judge James Boasberg told Drew

DHS gutting offices that offer civil rights and immigration liaison services

Washington — The Trump administration is implementing a reduction in force for the Department of Homeland Security’s Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, the Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman and the Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman, effectively gutting the department’s civil rights and immigration liaison services.  DHS said the offices “often

Trump announces 6th-generation fighter jet, the F-47

Washington — President Trump on Friday announced that the U.S. Air Force is moving ahead with a sixth-generation fighter jet known as the F-47, with Boeing being awarded the contract to manufacture the new aircraft. “At my direction, the United States Air Force is moving forward with the world’s first sixth-generation fighter jet,” the president said alongside

Small Business Administration cutting staff by 43%

Washington — The Small Business Administration on Friday said it is cutting more than 40% of its staff as part of the Trump administration’s wider effort to shrink the federal bureaucracy. Roughly 6,500 people, or less than half-a-percent of the entire federal workforce, are employed at the SBA, according to the most recent data available. The