Washington — The U.S. is deporting unauthorized migrants from nations in Africa and Asia to Panama, a major diplomatic breakthrough for the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts, internal federal documents obtained by CBS News show. On Wednesday, an American military flight deported Asian migrants who were in U.S. immigration custody to Panama, the first known
NEW YORK — Gov. Kathy Hochul spoke out after Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry signed an extradition warrant for a New York doctor indicted by a grand jury for allegedly prescribing abortion pills online. Hochul has previously said she would not cooperate with any extradition order for Dr. Margaret Carpenter. Prosecutors said a mother ordered the pill online and
Manhattan’s top career federal prosecutor resigned after attorneys in her office were directed to drop their criminal case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, three sources familiar with the matter confirmed to CBS News. Danielle Sassoon stepped down from her role as acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York on Thursday,
Trans executive orders from Trump Trump to sign executive order banning trans athletes from competing in girls and women’s sports 03:45 Washington — A federal judge in Maryland agreed Thursday to temporarily halt President Trump’s executive action that restricts access to gender-affirming care for people under the age of 19, according to the groups challenging the
Washington — A fourth federal judge on Thursday blocked President Trump’s executive order seeking to terminate birthright citizenship, joining the growing number of courts that have prevented the president from implementing his directive while a slew of legal challenges continue. U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin, who sits on the federal district court in Massachusetts, said
President Trump fired more than a dozen inspectors general during his first week in office — from departments as varied as the U.S. Small Business Administration, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Veterans Affairs. On Wednesday, eight of those ousted inspectors general filed a lawsuit against Mr. Trump’s administration, saying the terminations were “unlawful
Washington — The Senate voted Thursday to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, following weeks of questions surrounding whether the controversial nominee would win the Senate’s approval. Senators voted 52 to 48 to confirm Kennedy. The vote fell largely along party lines, with one Republican —