5 h. ago Man who hurled sandwich at federal agent pleads not guilty to assault charge

A former Justice Department attorney accused of hurling a sandwich at a federal agent in the nation’s capital has pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge

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6 h. ago Federal agents seize more than 600K illegal vapes in nationwide crackdown

Federal agents have seized illegal vaping products nationwide as the Trump administration cracks down on items often used by teens

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21 h. ago JD Vance wants Trump’s crime crackdown to go nationwide: ‘I would love if we did this in every big American city’

The vice president was asked what ‘hope’ the Trump administration could offer Americans living in ‘crime-ridden cities’

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36 h. ago US supreme court ‘effectively legalized racial profiling’, immigration experts warn

Court ruled federal agents can stop people in LA based on race, language, job or location amid Trump’s crackdownUS politics live – latest updatesImmigration advocates warned that the supreme court has “effectively legalized racial profiling”, granting federal agents the power to stop people in Los Angeles simply for speaking Spanish or appearing Latino – and opening the door, they say, to a broader unraveling of civil rights protections nationwide.In a 6–3 decision on Monday, the court’s conservative majority lifted restrictions on “roving” immigration patrols across the LA area after a lower court found that federal agents were indiscriminately targeting people on the basis of race, language, employment or location. Continue reading...

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51 h. ago Federal agents to ‘flood the zone’ after Supreme Court opens door for racial profiling in Los Angeles immigration raids

Trump administration promises ‘roving patrols’ after conservative justices allow ICE to target Latinos and Spanish speakers

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55 h. ago US supreme court backs Trump on aggressive immigration raids – live updates

Court allows federal agents to proceed with raids in southern California targeting people for deportation based on their race or languageIntent on vindication after spending four months in prison last year, Peter Navarro asked a federal appeals court on Sunday night to force Donald Trump’s justice department to explain why it would not defend his 2022 conviction for defying a January 6 committee subpoena.The request to the US court of appeals for the DC circuit is fraught for the department as it would have to confront the appearance that it quietly dropped the case in order to shield Navarro after he was tapped as a senior adviser to the president. Continue reading...

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56 h. ago Supreme Court lifts restrictions on LA immigration stops set after agents swept up US citizens

The Supreme Court is clearing the way for federal agents to conduct sweeping immigration operations in Los Angeles, the latest victory for President Donald Trump’s administration at the high court

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4 d. ago Mexican festivals in Chicago canceled amid Trump plans to deploy troops

City and suburbs pull local events tied to Mexican Independence Day on 16 SeptemberDonald Trump’s plan to deploy national guard troops and federal immigration agents to Chicago is already having an impact on the city’s Mexican community.Organizers have canceled several local events tied to Mexican Independence Day, which occurs on 16 September. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Sleepy British seaside town becomes 'counterfeit capital' with organised crime rings

Traders in Torbay dubbed a “counterfeit capital” are selling illegal cigarettes and vapes linked to organised crime rings - offering cheap fakes at risk to townsfolk

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5 d. ago Talented dogs help officers secure £20,000 illegal cigarette haul in Stirling

The two specialist dogs helped Trading Standards and police on their visits to premises across the region - where they uncovered more than 43,000 illegal cigarettes, as well as 1,000 single use vapes.

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6 d. ago DOJ reveals items taken from John Bolton’s house during FBI raid including folders labeled ‘Trump I

Federal agents also seized two iPhones, a hard drive, two USB drives, a Dell Precision Tower computer, a Dell XPS laptop and a Dell Inspiron computer

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6 d. ago Immigrant pleads guilty to being in US illegally after judge allegedly helped him evade agents

An immigrant who was arrested after a Milwaukee judge allegedly helped him evade federal agents has pleaded guilty to being in the U.S. illegally

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6 d. ago Trump’s domestic troop deployments aren’t about crime – they’re about intimidation | Moira Donegan

The president is targeting Chicago in his latest bid to assert authority over Democratic governance and racial pluralism“We’re going in,” Donald Trump said on Tuesday, when asked whether national guard troops would be sent to invade Chicago. The comment came as reports emerged that national guard troops from Texas – not yet federalized under direct presidential control – were preparing to deploy to Chicago in the coming days, in defiance of the opposition repeatedly and forcefully expressed by the Chicago mayor, Brandon Johnson, and the Illinois governor, JB Pritzker, both Democrats.The White House and the president’s allies have claimed that the deployment is a response to violent crime in Chicago. This is a lie. Crime in Chicago has dropped dramatically over the past decades, as it has in every major American city – including Los Angeles, where Trump deployed the national guard and the marines earlier this year, and Washington DC, where armed federal agents have patrolled the stre...

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7 d. ago Photos of protests during fourth week of Trump DC's crime crackdown

Washingtonians are responding with protests during the fourth week of National Guard troops and federal agents patrolling D.C.'s streets.

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7 d. ago Trump cannot use Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan gang members, appeals court rules – US politics live

2-1 decision from fifth circuit is the first federal appeals court ruling on presidential proclamation invoking 1798 lawHello and welcome to the US politics live blog for today. I am Tom Ambrose and I’ll be bringing you the latest news lines over the next few hours.We start with the news that a federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that president Donald Trump unlawfully invoked the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans he alleged were part of a criminal gang.A judge has found the Trump administration’s use of national guard troops during southern California immigration enforcement protests was illegal. Judge Charles Breyer ruled on Tuesday that the administration violated federal law by sending troops to accompany federal agents on immigration raids. The judge did not require the remaining troops withdrawn, however.The US House of Representatives oversight committee released thousands of pages of records related to the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein from the justice departme...

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7 d. ago Colorado sheriff's deputy disciplined for helping immigration agents resigns, ending lawsuit

A Colorado sheriff’s deputy disciplined for helping federal immigration agents make arrests has resigned

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8 d. ago British wife of Trump voter detained and facing deportation after 37 years in US

Donna Hughes-Brown, a 59-year-old permanent resident originally from England, was detained by US federal agents on 29 July at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport and after 37 years of living in America now faces possible deportation

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8 d. ago Vape disguised as children's toy cup among £35k of products seized in crackdown on illegal nicotine products

The illegal vapes - disguised as children's toys - were found in a £35,000 haul of products seized by Westminster council officials and police.

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8 d. ago Police seize ‘toy cup’ vape and 3,000 other illegal devices in £35,000 Soho sting

The raid on a Soho store uncovered 3,000 illegal devices - one of the largest hauls since the Government banned single use vapes

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9 d. ago Trump says DC is now ‘crime free.’ It had 400 reported incidents in the last week

Trump began his so-called crime crackdown in D.C. on 11 August, sending National Guard and federal agents into the capital’s streets

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