Man charged in killing of West Virginia guard member pleads not guilty to new charges
The Trump DOJ is pursuing the death penalty across six of the 17 counts but told Judge Amit Mehta it cannot yet provide a timeline for proceedings.
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GAO finds millions of dollars wasted, safety and security at risk in Texas detention center
The GAO report details $11.5 million wasted before any detainees arrived, a homicide with destroyed evidence, and warns a $38 billion warehouse expansion risks repeating every failure.
Trump administration processing freeze on asylum seekers violated law, judge rules
Labor unions and immigration advocacy groups won the case after arguing the blanket freeze harmed families and workers left unable to work or travel.
US House approves measure to restrain Trump action in Iran
Four Republicans joined Democrats in a 215-208 vote, marking the strongest congressional rebuke of Trump's monthslong Iran war that has killed troops and thousands of civilians.
Trump administration dumps $1.77B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
The reversal clears the way for a $70B immigration bill, but Senate Republicans remain divided on whether to proceed this week.
US Senate panel pans DHS plan to stop customs processing at blue-city airports
Mullin refused to commit to following federal court orders, drawing sharp rebukes from Democrats who called his airport plan illegal and economically catastrophic.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia fights deportation to Liberia after criminal charges dropped
A federal judge in Tennessee called the prosecution vindictive and selective, but the Trump administration now seeks to deport him to Liberia instead of Costa Rica, where he has refugee status.
US House rejects constraint on Trump action in Iran, one day after Senate
The 212-212 tie came after the Senate rejected an identical measure Wednesday, as three Republicans and one Democrat broke ranks over the $29 billion war.
Republicans applaud immigrant detention — until it’s in their back yards
Republicans from New Hampshire to Oklahoma are blocking or opposing DHS plans to convert warehouses into immigrant detention mega-sites holding up to 10,000 people each — even as the same lawmakers voted for the $45 billion that's funding the expansion.
Supreme Court to decide if Trump can end birthright citizenship
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Trump v. Barbara, a case challenging the president's executive order redefining birthright citizenship — a right grounded in an 1898 Supreme Court ruling and the 14th Amendment.
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to revoke legal protections for Haitians
The Trump administration has made an emergency appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate its revocation of Temporary Protected Status for more than 350,000 Haitian nationals, potentially opening them to deportation.
Kristi Noem out as DHS secretary; Trump to nominate Oklahoma Sen. Mullin
President Trump says Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem will step down and be replaced by Sen. Markwayne Mullin, following criticism of her leadership and immigration policies.
