Police departments are divided on enforcing the Laken Riley Act
Congress has passed the Laken Riley Act, facilitating the detention and deportation of people in the country illegally when they’ve been charged with crimes. What remains to be seen is how much local police and jails will do to help this effort.
Churches have a long history of being safe havens — for immigrants and others
For centuries, houses of worship have served as havens for people needing refuge — and, in recent decades, sanctuary from the U.S. government.
Trump uses mass firing to remove inspectors general at a series of agencies
The dismissals began Friday night, according to two people cited by The Associated Press. An email sent by one of the fired inspectors general said “roughly 17” inspectors general had been removed.
Trump issues order to halt US foreign aid
President Trump has issued a 90-day pause of U.S. foreign aid. There are big questions about what this could mean for health and development projects all over the world.
Trump’s executive orders on immigration lay the blueprint for the next 4 years
President Trump began his immigration crackdown with a flurry of executive orders. Immigration experts say they lay out a blueprint for how he hopes to transform enforcement at the border and beyond.
Wildfire evacuees in Altadena make the heartbreaking return home
The National Guard is letting some Altadena residents back into neighborhoods burned in the wildfires. Victoria Wilson and her family recorded their return to the wreckage that was once their home.
One of the Jan. 6 defendants has turned down Trump’s pardon
Pamela Hemphill, who pleaded guilty to a single misdemeanor charge and spent 60 days behind bars for her role in the Capitol riots, says she no longer believes the lies President Trump promoted.
Costco’s shareholders overwhelmingly reject anti-DEI proposal
Costco’s shareholders voted overwhelmingly to reject a proposal from a conservative think tank aimed at getting the company to roll back its diversity hiring practices.
The federal hiring freeze could hurt vets care, other benefits
President Trump’s federal hiring freeze was not supposed to affect veterans benefits, but it’s still not clear how many of the Department of Veteran Affairs’ staff are exempt from the freeze.
Jews in the U.S. welcome the ceasefire in Gaza, but mourn lives upended by the war
Jewish groups in the United States are warily welcoming Israel’s ceasefire agreement with Hamas, while mourning the many casualties of the war in Gaza.
U.S. judge temporarily blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order
The ruling bars U.S. agencies from implementing the order to end birthright citizenship for children born to migrants in the U.S. temporarily or without legal status while the case is under review.
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