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Exclusive: ICE agents told to ramp up daily immigration arrests despite GOP unease as midterms near

ICE leadership has directed agents to increase immigration arrests to as many as 3,000 a day, intensifying the Trump administration’s deportation push while drawing renewed scrutiny over arrest targets and enforcement tactics.

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Exclusive: ICE officers can only conduct vehicle stops if they complete certain training, new guidance shows

New ICE guidance tightens rules for vehicle stops, requiring specialized training, body cameras and emergency equipment while prohibiting pursuits as the agency faces scrutiny over deadly encounters.

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Judge allows Trump administration to end deportation protections for thousands of Ethiopians

A federal judge has cleared the Trump administration to end deportation protections for roughly 5,000 Ethiopians living in the US under Temporary Protected Status, adding to a broader effort to roll back humanitarian immigration protections for hundreds of thousands of people.

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US military identifies 2 soldiers killed during Iranian strikes in Jordan and 1 killed during drone detonation in Iraq

The Pentagon has identified three U.S. service members killed in recent attacks linked to Iran, as the conflict claims more American lives and raises hopes for renewed diplomacy.

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ICE traffic stops were just halted, then swiftly reinstated, as feds try to curb shootings – and the inevitable backlash

After two more fatal ICE shootings, the Trump administration briefly halted a key immigration enforcement tactic—only for President Trump to quickly reverse course, exposing growing tensions over safety, accountability, and enforcement strategy.

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After Supreme Court’s TPS decision, more than a million immigrants face scramble to stay in US

A Supreme Court ruling clears the way for the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status for hundreds of thousands of Haitians and Syrians, triggering widespread legal, economic, and humanitarian uncertainty across the United States.

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New Mexico Authorities Conduct Search at Zorro Ranch Formerly Owned by Jeffrey Epstein

New Mexico authorities launched a search of Jeffrey Epstein’s former Zorro Ranch amid renewed criminal investigations following recently released Justice Department files alleging illegal activity at the property.

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Trump administration expands ‘good moral character’ requirement to become naturalized citizen

The Trump administration is expanding the requirement for immigrants who are hoping to become US citizens to display “good moral character,” in a move that some immigration lawyers denounced as a troubling change that adds uncertainty to the naturalization process.

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Smithsonian removes reference to Trump’s impeachments from presidency exhibit

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History last month removed a board that referenced President Donald Trump’s two impeachments from an exhibit on the American presidency.

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White House’s DOGE spending cuts request runs into criticism, questions from some Senate Republicans

The head of the White House budget office on Wednesday defended the Trump administration’s push to enact sweeping cuts to federal funding, even as some Republican senators voiced concerns and raised questions about the breadth of them.

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