Florida is the first state to have its law enforcement officers credentialed. Florida officials announced that 1,800 state Highway Patrol troopers are the first in the nation to receive federal credentials under an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agreement allowing them to arrest illegal immigrants on their own. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said at a
Dalton, Georgia — Local authorities in Dalton, Georgia, on Monday dismissed the traffic charges that led Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain a 19-year-old Mexican-born college student who has lived in the United States since she was 4. Ximena Arias Cristobal, who is in the country without authorization, was taken into ICE custody earlier this
The Trump administration is ending a program that offered deportation protections for thousands of people from Afghanistan. The Department of Homeland Security said Monday it will wind down Temporary Protected Status for Afghans on July 12. The TPS program allows migrants to get work permits and temporary reprieve from deportation if the U.S. government determines
President Donald Trump has ordered an investigation into national security risks posed by the import of semiconductors, the equipment used to build them, and the products that use them. The public comment period for the investigation ended on May 7, and the Commerce Department will have up to 270 days to offer the president its
A Democratic National Committee panel on Monday recommended redoing David Hogg and Malcolm Kenyatta’s elections to party vice-chair, as Hogg faces a separate intraparty battle over his push to primary some Democratic politicians. The DNC’s credentials committee passed a resolution determining that Kenyatta and Hogg’s election in February was incomplete due to violations of the
The ruling clears the way for the data-sharing agreement between the IRS and DHS to move forward while criminal charges are litigated. A federal judge on Monday refused to block the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from sharing the data of taxpayers facing criminal investigation with immigration authorities, rejecting arguments from advocacy groups that the move
The ruling clears the way for the data-sharing agreement between the IRS and DHS to move forward while criminal charges are litigated. A federal judge on Monday declined to block the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from sharing the data of taxpayers facing criminal investigation with immigration authorities, rejecting arguments from advocacy groups that the move