Judge Pauses Federal Government’s Plan to Cut Jobs at Voice of America’s Parent Agency

The Voice of America building, in Washington on June 15, 2020. Andrew Harnik/AP Photo A federal judge on Sept. 29 ordered the federal government to pause its plan to cut hundreds of jobs at the agency that oversees state-funded broadcaster Voice of America (VOA). U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth in Washington said in a written

Immigration officials outline plans to accept new DACA applicants

Federal immigration officials have revealed plans to reopen the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program to new applicants to comply with a court order, though they cautioned the Trump administration retains the discretion to modify the Obama-era policy. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has made plans to accept and process new DACA applications from immigrants