Democrats are pressing to require the Department of Homeland Security to use judicial warrants for immigration arrests and home entries, a change that current and former Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials say would hamstring Trump administration‘s deportation agenda. While Democratic leaders frame their proposals as a civil liberties safeguard, immigration enforcement veterans warn that it […]
The GOP could be in danger of turning away Latino voters, who helped boost President Donald Trump back into the White House, if the White House’s immigration enforcement strategy doesn’t shift following the second death of an anti-ICE protester in Minnesota. Hispanic lawmakers and experts are warning the White House that the aggressive tactics of […]
An organization called Opportunity Wisconsin is running a seven-figure ad campaign to unseat Reps. Bryan Steil (R-WI) and Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) in November. While the group maintains that it is a “coalition of Wisconsin residents,” corporate records show that it is a trade name for the North Fund, a massive Democrat-aligned dark money group […]
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers were given two new critical directives on Wednesday that will change how they conduct operations in Minnesota. The new orders instruct ICE officers to focus on only arresting illegal immigrants who have criminal charges or convictions. The updated information came in an email from Marcos Charles, the chief of ICE’s […]
A driver crashed a car several times into the Chabad Lubavitch World Headquarters in Brooklyn, New York, on Wednesday night. According to the New York Police Department, a man drove his car into the building, reversed, then drove it back into the building at approximately 8:45 p.m. The incident is being investigated as a possible […]
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) held a press conference on Wednesday, blaming what she called President Donald Trump’s “hateful rhetoric” for contributing to a hostile political climate after a man was arrested on charges of attacking her at a town hall in Minneapolis the day before. Omar, a Somali refugee, has been a frequent target of Trump’s criticism and said the incident reflects […]
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he has chosen Colin McDonald to serve as the inaugural head of a newly created Department of Justice division focused on combating fraud nationwide. In a Truth Social post, Trump said he was pleased to nominate McDonald, a longtime federal prosecutor, to head the department he created “to catch […]
Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins faced questioning Tuesday from lawmakers over the proposed overhaul of the Veterans Health Administration, as they raised concerns about staffing cuts, accountability, and whether the reorganization risks disrupting veterans’ care. The plan, known as RISE, short for “restructure for impact and sustainability,” would reshape how the VA manages and oversees healthcare […]
A federal judge in Minnesota on Wednesday canceled testimony scheduled from acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Todd Lyons, but not without sharply rebuking the agency for what he described as a pattern of ignoring court orders in immigration cases. Chief U.S. District Judge Patrick Schlitz, a George W. Bush appointee, had ordered Lyons to […]
Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) is proposing an audit of whether insurance companies are using federal tax dollars to fund abortions, a legislative compromise meant to jump-start negotiations over enhanced Obamacare subsidies. The proposal, which would vet the companies’ compliance with the Hyde Amendment, was tucked into bill text that Moreno shared with the rest of an […]
