U.S. and Russia agree to resume military-to-military communication

The U.S. and Russia have agreed to reestablish high-level military-to-military communication that was suspended in the fall of 2021 before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. military’s European Command announced on Thursday.  The agreement was made while the head of U.S. European Command, Gen. Alexus G. Grynkewich, was in Abu Dhabi, the capital of

Republicans pan Democrats’ demands for ICE reform as DHS funding cliff nears

Washington — Senate Republicans criticized Democrats’ list of demands to rein in Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Thursday, further reducing the odds of reaching a deal to keep the Department of Homeland Security funded beyond next week’s deadline. “As of right now, we aren’t anywhere close to having any sort of an agreement that would

Minnesota activist arrested and charged with threatening ICE agents

Washington — A Minnesota activist was arrested Thursday and charged with threatening to assault and kill Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, the Justice Department said. Prosecutors allege that Kyle Wagner, 37, shared comments and videos to Facebook and Instagram last month that encouraged his followers to attack federal immigration officers, who he called the “gestapo”

Trump “deploying all resources” to get Savannah Guthrie’s mom home

President Trump said he is directing all federal law enforcement to be at the disposal of Savannah Guthrie‘s family as the search continues for her mother, 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie.  “I spoke with Savannah Guthrie, and let her know that I am directing ALL Federal Law Enforcement to be at the family’s, and Local Law Enforcement’s,

ICE can’t make warrantless arrests in Oregon unless there’s risk of escape, judge rules

Federal immigration agents in Oregon must stop arresting people without warrants unless there’s a likelihood of escape, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Mustafa Kasubhai issued a preliminary injunction in a proposed class-action lawsuit targeting the Department of Homeland Security’s practice of arresting immigrants they happen to come across while conducting ramped-up enforcement