23 h. ago Trump’s crusade against all immigrants – even legal ones – is unprecedented | Daniel Mendiola

The administration has touted its efforts against illegal immigration. But what sets his actions apart is his crusade against those in the US legallyThe Donald Trump administration has billed itself as taking unprecedented steps to crack down on illegal immigration. While the total number of deportations has yet to surge, it may happen soon. The homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, supports suspending habeas corpus to speed up deportations, and the border czar, Tom Homan, has suggested blatantly ignoring court orders. Private companies are also lining up to cash in on mass deportations.Nonetheless, Trump’s approach so far to immigration deemed illegal has not differed much from what Barack Obama and Joe Biden did. So why does everything feel different?Daniel Mendiola is a professor of Latin American history and migration studies at Vassar College. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago Trump has launched an unprecedented crusade against legal immigrants | Daniel Mendiola

The administration has touted its efforts against illegal immigration. But what sets his actions apart is his crusade against those in the US legallyThe Donald Trump administration has billed itself as taking unprecedented steps to crack down on illegal immigration. While the total number of deportations has yet to surge, it may happen soon. The homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, supports suspending habeas corpus to speed up deportations, and the border czar, Tom Homan, has suggested blatantly ignoring court orders. Private companies are also lining up to cash in on mass deportations.Nonetheless, Trump’s approach so far to immigration deemed illegal has not differed much from what Barack Obama and Joe Biden did. So why does everything feel different?Daniel Mendiola is a professor of Latin American history and migration studies at Vassar College. Continue reading...

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35 h. ago Elon Musk uses ‘KILL BILL’ in call for Americans to rise up against Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful’ plan

Tesla billionaire is drawing on Quentin Tarantino classic film to rally broad opposition to the massive spending package

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36 h. ago What to know about Ramón Morales Reyes, a Wisconsin man falsely accused of threatening Trump's life

A man falsely accused of threatening President Donald Trump’s life faces deportation even as Wisconsin authorities say the Mexican immigrant was framed and is a victim of a violent 2023 attack

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57 h. ago White House boasts family of suspect in Boulder attack ‘could be deported as early as tonight’ – live

Suspect’s six family members, ‘have been captured and are now in ICE custody for expedited removal,’ a White House post saysFamily of suspect in Colorado fire attack taken into custody of US immigrationDonald Trump has threatened to impose “large scale fines” on California over the participation of a transgender athlete taking part in a high school competition.The president wrote on Truth Social:A Biological Male competed in California Girls State Finals, WINNING BIG, despite the fact that they were warned by me not to do so. As Governor Gavin Newscum fully understands, large scale fines will be imposed!!! Continue reading...

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60 h. ago Kristi Noem says DHS investigating if Boulder suspect’s family knew attack plan amid moves to deport his wife and kids

The DHS Secretary announced on Tuesday that the wife and five children of Mohamed Sabry Soliman had been taken into custody by ICE agents

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65 h. ago Suspect admits to posing as a migrant and sending threats to kill Trump and ICE agents, cops say

Demetric D. Scott was heard on a jail phone call describing the plot to frame Ramón Morales-Reyes, police and prosecutors say

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3 d. ago Kristi Noem hailed the arrest of a migrant plotting to assassinate Trump. But a Milwaukee man may have framed him

Demetric Scott heard on jail phone call describing plot to frame immigrant, police say

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3 d. ago Man accused of framing other man for deportation by writing letters threatening Trump's life

A Wisconsin man is facing charges accusing him of forging letters threatening President Donald Trump’s life in an effort to get another man deported

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3 d. ago Judge grants preliminary injunction to protect collective bargaining agreement for TSA workers

A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction to stop Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem from killing a collective bargaining agreement for Transportation Safety Administration workers

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3 d. ago Judge blocks administration from revoking protected status for small subset of Venezuelans

A federal judge says an estimated 5,000 Venezuelans granted temporary protected status can continue to work and live in the U.S. despite a Supreme Court ruling revoking protections

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3 d. ago Kristi Noem and DHS quietly remove list of Sanctuary cities just days after its launch on web after GOP outcry

Cities and states across the U.S. were targeted on the list, including those that claimed to be outspoken supporters of President Donald Trump’s immigration policies

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4 d. ago List of 'sanctuary jurisdictions' removed from US government website

A list of more than 500 “sanctuary jurisdictions” no longer appears in the Department of Homeland Security’s website after receiving criticism for including localities that have actively supported the Trump administration’s hard-line immigration policies

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5 d. ago Undocumented man accused of making threat to Trump’s life may be victim of frame

Ramon Morales-Reyes might have been set up by man currently in jail for attacking and robbing him in 2023An undocumented man who was accused by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary, Kristi Noem, last week of threatening to assassinate Donald Trump in a letter may have been framed by someone accused of previously attacking the man, according to news reports.Investigators are said to be looking into whether the letter was an attempt to get the man deported, to prevent him from testifying against his alleged attacker. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Federal officials to vet social media accounts of visa applicants heading to Harvard

Federal officials are set to start reviewing the social media accounts of visa applicants who plan to attend, work at or visit Harvard University for any signs of antisemitism

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6 d. ago Kristi Noem said an immigrant threatened to kill Trump. The story quickly fell apart

A claim by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem that an immigrant threatened the life of President Donald Trump has begun to unravel

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7 d. ago Trump administration increases pressure on 'sanctuary jurisdictions' with public listing

The Department of Homeland Security is putting hundreds of “sanctuary jurisdictions” across the country on notice

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7 d. ago Trump administration sets quota to arrest 3,000 people a day in anti

The target was delivered by Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem, and triples figures from earlier this yearThe Trump administration has set aggressive new goals in its anti-immigration agenda, demanding that federal agents arrest 3,000 people a day – or more than a million in a year.The new target, tripling arrest figures from earlier this year, was delivered to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) leaders by Stephen Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff, and Kristi Noem, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary, in a strained meeting last week. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Undocumented migrant arrested after threatening to kill ‘your precious’ President Trump and then self

Department of Homeland Security says Ramon Morales-Reyes entered the U.S. unlawfully at least nine times between 1998 and 2005

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8 d. ago Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem demand ICE agents increase arrests to 3,000 per day: report

The figure is approximately triple the number of daily arrests that ICE agents were making at the beginning of the Trump administration

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