Immigration crackdown causing labor shortages to California’s construction industry

Los Angeles — One construction site in Los Angeles has just about everything needed to build a traditional family home. Everything, that is, except enough workers.  “We have probably three people on site, four people on site, and normally, we’d have about double, about eight to 10 people,” general contractor Jason Pietruszka told CBS News.

ICE director explains Medicaid data use and agency’s efforts “to gain intelligence”

ICE director explains Medicaid data use and agency’s efforts “to gain intelligence” – CBS News Watch CBS News Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons tells CBS News that the agency’s access to personal data of Medicaid enrollees will help officers locate “people that have been lawfully deported” by a judge or released from a sanctuary jurisdiction.

Trump’s Justice Department asks judge to unseal Epstein grand jury material

Washington — The Justice Department on Friday formally asked a federal judge to unseal transcripts from grand jury proceedings involving convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The filing from federal prosecutors comes a day after President Trump said he asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to seek the release of “any and all pertinent grand jury testimony,

ICE head won’t block agents from wearing masks, confirms use of Medicaid data

Washington — In an exclusive interview, Todd Lyons, the acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, told CBS News he’s not a “proponent” of agents wearing masks during arrest operations, but said he will allow the practice to continue due to concerns about his officers’ safety. He also confirmed ICE plans to use data

Trump signs landmark GENIUS Act, hailing “exciting new frontier” for crypto

Washington — President Trump signed a landmark bill to regulate cryptocurrency on Friday, hailing the “exciting new frontier” for the technology one day after the bill passed the House. The legislation, called the GENIUS Act, will be the first major law governing digital currency, establishing a regulatory framework for the $250 billion stablecoin market. Stablecoins