31 h. ago Florida man discussed livestreaming terror attack before being busted by the feds, authorities say

Exclusive: The father of 20-year-old Lucas Alexander Temple, who was there when his son was arrested, told The Independent that he didn’t want to “inadvertently say anything that might hurt his case.”

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5 d. ago Federal immigration crackdown ends in Charlotte, North Carolina, sheriff says

Authorities have ended a federal immigration crackdown in North Carolina's largest city

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6 d. ago Over 1,000 pounds of meth seized and 15 people charged in Colorado drug investigation

Federal authorities in Colorado say they have disrupted a Mexican drug trafficking organization that was operating in the state

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7 d. ago Mass federal immigration sweeps expand to North Carolina’s capital city

Raleigh’s mayor says border patrol and ICE are in city as state’s Democratic governor criticizes federal operationsFederal authorities expanded their mass immigration sweeps to Raleigh, the capital city of North Carolina, on Tuesday, local officials said, after a weekend where more than 100 people were arrested in Charlotte.“It is the city of Raleigh’s understanding that the border patrol and ICE are already in Raleigh,” said the mayor, Janet Cowell, to local media, though she added city authorities did not know how many agents would be involved in the surge. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Mayor says federal immigration agents will expand enforcement action in North Carolina to Raleigh

Federal immigration authorities will expand their enforcement action in North Carolina to Raleigh as soon as Tuesday

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1 week ago North Carolina city braces for Border Patrol agents and immigration sweeps. Here's what to know

Local authorities say federal immigration agents plan to target North Carolina’s largest city, Charlotte

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1 week ago Photos of protesters clashing with police outside Chicago immigration facility

Authorities arrested protesters outside a Chicago-area federal immigration facility on Friday that activists call a de facto detention center with inhumane conditions.

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1 week ago Protesters arrested after clashing with police outside Chicago

Protesters have clashed with authorities outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago

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2 w. ago Australia recalls alfalfa sprouts linked to ‘unusual’ salmonella strain after dozens fall ill

Recall follows joint investigation between state and federal food regulators and health authorities after spike in infections

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2 w. ago 2 more men charged in FBI investigation related to alleged Halloween plot in Michigan

Authorities have charged two more young men in a sprawling federal investigation of an alleged terrorism-style attack planned for suburban Detroit

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3 w. ago Security threat halts flights at Washington's Ronald Reagan airport, FAA says

The Federal Aviation Authority says it has halted all flights at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport due to a security threat

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3 w. ago DeSantis urges Florida universities to stop hiring foreign visa workers

Governor tells universities to end use of H-1B visas, though legal experts say states lack authority over federal programFlorida governor, Ron DeSantis, is urging the state’s universities to stop hiring international employees through the H-1B visa program.DeSantis said he wants the Florida board of governors “to pull the plug” on the practice. Nearly 400 foreign nationals are currently employed at Florida’s public universities under the H-1B visa program, reported the Orlando Sentinel. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Trump demanded trans issues be excluded from sex education. 11 states complied

16 other states have sued the White House over the federal program, saying it’s trampling on authority of CongressUS politics live – latest updatesAt least 11 states and two territories are capitulating to a recent demand from the Trump administration to strip references to gender identity and the existence of transgender and non-binary people from a federal sex education program, officials confirmed to the Guardian.The administration set a Monday deadline to remove the references or risk losing millions of dollars of federal funding. Almost all of the states that are complying have Republican-controlled state legislatures and most have Republican governors. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago British political commentator Sami Hamdi detained by federal authorities at California airport

Officials say British political commentator Sami Hamdi has been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers at San Francisco International Airport

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