Court ruling blocks expansion of “Alligator Alcatraz” detention center – CBS News Watch CBS News A federal judge in Miami blocked new detainees and construction at the controversial Everglades facility, siding with environmental groups who argue it threatens wildlife and drinking water for millions. link.lazyload { position: absolute; } .content__meta-wrapper::before { width: 100%; } .device–type-mobile
The FBI searched former national security adviser John Bolton’s house in Bethesda, Maryland, early Friday morning, the bureau confirmed to CBS News. “The FBI is conducting court authorized activity in the area,” the FBI said in a statement. “There is no threat to public safety. We have no further comment.” Sources familiar with the search
Kilmar Abrego Garcia could be released from detention and head back to his home state of Maryland as early as Friday, the latest move in a months-long saga that has become a symbol of President Trump’s crackdown on undocumented immigrants. Abrego Garcia was detained in March, mistakenly deported to El Salvador, held for months in
Washington — The Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for the Trump administration to proceed with the cancellation of National Institutes of Health research grants tied to issues like gender identity and diversity, equity and inclusion. In a 5-4 decision, in which Justice Amy Coney Barrett sided in part with the majority, and Chief
The U.S. will stop issuing worker visas for commercial truck drivers, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Thursday. He said the change was effective immediately. “The increasing number of foreign drivers operating large tractor-trailer trucks on U.S. roads is endangering American lives and undercutting the livelihoods of American truckers,” Rubio wrote in a post on
A federal judge on Thursday ordered an indefinite halt to new construction at an immigration detention facility that Florida officials have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” and barred any new detainees from being brought to the site, siding with environmental groups who said the facility is endangering the Everglades and its wildlife. The decision is a setback for
President Trump signaled Thursday that Missouri will be the next state to redraw its congressional lines to benefit the Republican Party ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. It’s a continuation of the arms race between Republican-and Democratic-controlled states over redistricting, kickstarted by President Trump. At the president’s urging, the GOP-controlled Texas state House passed a