The Trump administration announced Friday that it has begun reexamining the refugee status of thousands of Minnesota residents, launching a sweeping review that subjects already-approved refugees to new background checks and interviews amid an expanded federal enforcement operation in the state. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said the effort began in mid-December and is initially […]

The interim Venezuelan government has offered a token trickle of freedom to opposition prisoners since the capture of former dictator Nicolas Maduro, but hundreds remain imprisoned. Aracelis Del Carmen Balza Ramirez, a leader of the Vente Venezuela opposition party that was arrested in October, was released from prison on Friday. While supporters cheered her newfound […]

A Democratic lawmaker in Maryland plans to introduce legislation that would block certain U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers from seeking jobs with state law enforcement agencies. State Delegate Adrian Boafo, who represents Prince George’s County, is sponsoring the “ICE Breaker Act of 2026,” which would apply to sworn ICE officers who joined the agency […]

The Trump administration on Friday reacted to new video footage that shows the moment a Minnesota woman struck a federal agent with her SUV before he shot her dead through her windshield. The White House argues the footage vindicates the officer, proving he acted in self defense. Vice President JD Vance and others in the […]