Federal appeals court clarification limits refugees allowed to settle in U.S.
President Donald Trump will sign an executive order at the White House’s Oval Office on January 20, 2025 (Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Only refugees closest to arriving in the US will be eligible for orders Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit Partially blocks the suspension of the Trump administration, published last month US refugee […]
U.S. Education Department to restart defaulted student loan collections
US Secretary of Education Linda McMahon will speak at a press conference hosted by House Democrats outside the US Education Headquarters in Washington, DC on April 2, 2025 (Photo: Shauneen Miranda/States Newsroom) Washington – US Department of Education On Monday, he said he would resume his May 5th collection for default federal student loans. After […]
U.S. Supreme Court pauses deportations under wartime law
US Supreme Court building. (Photo: Ariana Figueroa/States Newsroom) The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocked new deportations for deportations early on Saturday, until the High Court considered the case of several Texas immigrants who say there is a risk of “immediate removal” of cases of several Texas immigrants. The judge published one page order Immediately after […]
U.S. Supreme Court to hear case on Trump’s birthright citizenship order
The US Supreme Court was depicted on October 9, 2024 (Photo: Jane Norman/State Newsroom) WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court announced Thursday that it will hear oral debate next month next month about President Donald Trump’s efforts to restructure birthright citizenship, but the judge has not yet decided on the merits of the case. Instead, […]
President of El Salvador refuses to return wrongly deported Maryland man to the U.S.
US President Donald Trump will meet El Salvador President Naive Buquel in Washington, DC on April 14, 2025 at the White House oval office. (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images) WASHINGTON – El Salvador President Naive Buquel said Monday that the United States will not return a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to a mega prison […]
Trump authorizes U.S. military to begin occupation of federal land along southern border
Part of the US-Mexico border wall near El Paso, Texas, on June 6, 2024. WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump signed a memorandum of understanding instructing several agencies to launch military operations in order to begin escalating the use of US military administration amid immigration crackdowns. The move, first reported by the Washington Post last month, […]
At L.A. rally, Bernie Sanders says U.S. facing ‘extraordinary danger’
Leading the rage and frustration of progressive Californians, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders told tens of thousands of people in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday that the country is in a moment of “extraordinary danger.” Covered in a blue button-down shirt and Dodgers baseball cap, Sanders, 83, says President Trump is “quickly heading towards an authoritarian-style […]
U.S. House passes bill targeting voting by noncitizens, which is already against the law
Voters voted at Fairmont Middle School in Boise at Idaho Primary on May 17, 2022 (Otto Kitzinger, Idaho Capital Sun) The U.S. House of Representatives passed the bill Thursday, requiring voters to provide evidence of U.S. citizenship when registering for the ballot, and approved Republicans’ priorities against Democrats who said the bill would create hurdles […]
Newsom asks Trump administration to bring deported Venezuelan immigrant to the U.S.
Sacramento – California Governor Gavin Newsom wrote a letter Thursday to Homeland Security Secretary Christi Noem, demanding that the federal government bring in Andrie Jose Hernandez Romero, a Venezuelan immigrant who was deported to El Salvador’s biggest security prison last month. Hernandez Romero, a 31-year-old gay makeup artist, has legally sought asylum for his sexuality […]
Trump Jan. 6 pardons demoralized cops across the nation, U.S. Capitol Police chief says • Tennessee Lookout
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Capitol Police Chief testified Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s decision to forgive those convicted of assaulting police officers on January 6, 2021 had a negative impact on morale on police across departments and across the country. “I think it had a national impact when you look at people who are pardoned, […]
