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Supreme Court to decide if Trump can hold migrants in mandatory detention without bondBy John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court agreed Thursday to review President Donald Trump’s policy of imposing mandatory detention without bond hearings for people who entered the country illegally, taking up one of the administration’s most aggressive and controversial moves to crack down on immigration. By granting an appeal on the Immigrations and
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DOJ ramps up fight against federal judges after some in Minnesota speak to media about immigration surge casesBy Tierney Sneed, Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department is filing a judicial misconduct complaint against nearly all the federal judges in Minnesota, Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Wednesday, in an escalation in tensions between the Trump administration and the judicial branch which came to a head during the winter surge of…
ABC17News.com7d agoWhole story →
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Trump posts series of attacks on GOP congresswoman who criticized him on immigrationBy Aleena Fayaz, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump appeared to intensify his irritation with GOP Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar on Saturday evening after reposting a series of social media attacks on the congresswoman who made waves last week for breaking with him on his immigration tactics. The president shared in quick succession on Truth
ABC17News.com11d agoWhole story →
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Trump admin cancels funding for refugees, immigrants and other services it says aren’t neededBy Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is moving to cancel $810 million of funding that has been appropriated by Congress for refugees, immigrants and other services it argues are unnecessary, according to a spokesperson for the Office of Management and Budget. In what is called a pocket rescission, the package of proposed
ABC17News.com11d agoWhole story →
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What we know after officials say ICE detained a US citizen and left him injured in Chicago suburbBy Julianna Bragg, Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Days after local police said Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained a US citizen in Evanston, Illinois, and left him injured on the ground, questions are swirling about what happened during the targeted enforcement operation gone awry — and the circumstances under which federal immigration…
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GOP Rep. Salazar says she spoke with Trump and he is ‘very receptive’ to her warning about Hispanic votersBy Alison Main, CNN (CNN) — GOP Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar Sunday said that President Donald Trump was “very receptive” to her warning that Hispanic voters feel “betrayed” by his immigration agenda ahead of the midterm elections. The Florida Republican told CBS’ “Face The Nation” that she had a “very good conversation” with the president
ABC17News.com17d agoWhole story →
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Vulnerable Republicans are increasingly defying President Trump ahead of the midtermsBy Patrick Svitek, Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Two vulnerable House Republicans from Iowa voted this week for the first time to rein in President Donald Trump’s Iran war powers. A lawmaker from South Florida, Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, released an ad saying Trump’s immigration crackdown had “gone too far.” And a bevy of farm-state
ABC17News.com19d agoWhole story →
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DHS whistleblower describes sweeping effort to find non-citizen voters using dubious dataBy Tierney Sneed, Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Homeland Security is using legally questionable tactics and relying on unreliable data to investigate non-citizen voting, a whistleblower alleged in a report released by top Senate Democrats Monday. The disclosures prompted accusations by Democrats and voter advocates of a sweeping dragnet that…
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‘Alligator Alcatraz’ put detainees in metal cages labeled ‘calming areas,’ watchdog findsBy Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 80 immigrant detainees who were held at Florida’s makeshift detention center, known as Alligator Alcatraz, were briefly held in small metal enclosures for “periods ranging from several minutes to nearly 2 hours,” according to a federal watchdog report The Department of Homeland Security inspector general, which…
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Trump admin pushes sweeping overhaul of census that could exclude millions, reshape Congress and slash federal fundingBy Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration on Wednesday proposed sweeping changes to the US census that could leave millions out of the count, dramatically altering the allocation of congressional seats and billions in federal funds. The proposed regulation posted in the Federal Register would add a citizenship question to the 2030
ABC17News.com27d agoWhole story →
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Will the Trump administration send federal officers or troops to the polls? Here’s what we knowBy Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — With less than two months to go until this year’s midterm elections, Democrats are becoming increasingly unnerved about the possibility of President Donald Trump deploying federal immigration officers or troops to polling places. Messaging from the Trump administration about that potential has been mixed. While some, like…
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Federal judge won’t require ICE agent to remain imprisoned in Texas while extradition fight plays outBy Ashley Killough, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge declined on Wednesday to order Texas officials to keep an ICE agent accused of shooting an immigrant in custody while Minnesota’s effort to extradite him play out. The judge said he lacked authority over a lawsuit brought by Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz last week that
ABC17News.com1mo agoWhole story →
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Fifth Congressional District candidate interview: Rick BrattinSix Republicans are competing in the August primary for the Fifth Congressional District seat. Taylor Burks, Rick Brattin, Brett Hueffmeier, Micah Beebe, Berton Knox and Brad Patty are all challenging incumbent Emanuel Cleaver, who has held the seat since 2005. Congressional districts were redrawn in 2025 during a special session aimed at giving…
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Missouri Fifth Congressional candidates focus on immigration ahead of August primaryCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri's newly drawn Fifth Congressional District will be a close watch as it could decide control of the U.S. House in November. The so-called "Missouri First Map" was signed into law by Gov. Mike Kehoe in September 2025 after passing during a special legislative session. Since then, the map has survived court
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