Trump and Putin shake hands in Alaska before their summit on the war in Ukraine

By MICHAEL WARREN and CURTIS YEE,  ALASKA, (AP):-  U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet face-to-face in Alaska on Friday for a high-stakes summit that could..

Washington sues to block Trump’s federal takeover of its police department as crackdown intensifies

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST, ASHRAF KHALIL and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, WASHINGTON (AP):- The nation’s capital sued to block President Donald Trump’s takeover of its police department in court on Friday,..

Judge orders RFK Jr.’s health department to stop sharing Medicaid data with deportation officials

By AMANDA SEITZ and KIMBERLY KINDY,  WASHINGTON (AP):- A federal judge ordered the nation’s health department to stop giving deportation officials access to the personal information — including..

‘Alligator Alcatraz’ migrant jail could halt construction over environmental concerns

By  DAVID FISCHER, MIAMI (AP):- Construction of a makeshift immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed “ Alligator Alcatraz ” could be halted indefinitely as a federal judge..

Miami’s Freedom Tower reopens as Trump ramps up arrests in city of Cuban migrant pride

By JOSHUA GOODMAN, MIAMI (AP):- For decades, its powerful lighthouse illuminated Miami’s Biscayne Bay, and during the height of the Cold War, what was known as the Freedom Tower stood as a beacon..

Judge orders ICE to improve conditions after NYC immigration detainees complain of mistreatment

By  MICHAEL R. SISAK, NEW YORK (AP):- A federal judge ordered the Trump administration Tuesday to immediately improve conditions at a New York City immigration holding facility, acting on..

Trump’s big bill is powering his mass deportations. Congress is starting to ask questions

By  LISA MASCARO, WASHINGTON (AP):- President Donald Trump’s border czar Tom Homan visited Capitol Hill just weeks after Inauguration Day, with other administration officials and a singular..

Trial to start on whether deployment of National Guard to Los Angeles violated federal law

By JANIE HAR and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ, SAN FRANCISCO (AP):- A federal judge in San Francisco will consider evidence and hear arguments on whether the Trump administration violated federal law when..

What to know as Trump’s immigration crackdown strips tuition breaks from thousands of students

By  JIM VERTUNO, AUSTIN, Texas (AP):- Tens of thousands of U.S. college students without legal resident status are losing access to in-state tuition prices as part of President Donald Trump’s..

Judge considers whether Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center violates environmental law

By  DAVID FISCHER and MIKE SCHNEIDER, MIAMI (AP):- A federal judge heard arguments Wednesday over whether to stop construction of an immigration detention center — built in the middle of the..

Justice Department releases new list of so-called sanctuary jurisdictions

By  TIM SULLIVAN, (AP):- The Justice Department identified some three dozen states, cities and counties as so-called sanctuary jurisdictions on Tuesday, two months after the federal government..

Mexican authorities arrest outspoken activist ahead of a planned migrant caravan

By  EDGAR H. CLEMENTE and MARÍA VERZA, TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP):- Authorities arrested an outspoken activist and immigration advocate in southern Mexico on Tuesday, a day before a group of..

Rwanda agrees to take deportees from the US after a previous migrant deal with the UK collapsed

By  IGNATIUS SSUUNA and GERALD IMRAY, KIGALI, Rwanda (AP):- Rwanda on Tuesday became the third African nation to agree to accept deportees from the United States under the Trump..

By  MIKE SCHNEIDER, ORLANDO, Fla. (AP):- Federal and state officials in Florida must produce agreements showing which government agency or private contractor has legal authority to detain people or..

USCIS Updating Policy to Protect Women’s Sports

WASHINGTON:- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is issuing guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual in alignment with Executive Order 14201, Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports, which directs..