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CHICAGO (AP) — The Trump administration asked a military base outside Chicago for support on immigration operations this week, offering a clue of what an expanded law enforcement crackdown might look like in the nation’s third-largest city. The Department of Homeland Security asked Naval Station Great Lakes for “limited support in the form of facilities, infrastructure, and other logistical needs …

A statue of Emmett Till is unveiled on October 21, 2022, in Greenwood, Miss., in memory of 14-year-old Emmett Till. His 1955 lynching is considered the spark that ignited the civil rights movement. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images JACKSON, Miss. — It’s been 70 years since the lynching of Emmett Till, a Black teenager from …

Trump suggests hosting pre-midterm GOP convention  Politico Trump floats holding Republican National Convention before midterm elections  Fox News Scoop: Democrats weigh mini-convention before 2026 midterms  Axios DNC says it’s considering large gathering ahead of 2026 midterms  The Hill Trump floats an unusual Republican National Convention before the midterms  The Washington Post Source link

Facebook Tweet Email Link The Trump administration proposed a new rule Wednesday that would limit how long foreign students are allowed to study in the United States. The rule targets visas for foreign students, cultural exchange programs and foreign media, and comes as the administration has taken aggressive actions related to student visas and continues its crackdown on some international …

Immigration Officials Conduct Operation at Wildfire Site in Washington State  The New York Times Federal agents arrest firefighters working on WA wildfire  The Seattle Times 2 firefighters working on Bear Gulch Fire arrested by Homeland Security  KING5.com Trump’s Crackdown Spreads to Arresting Firefighters as They Tackle Wildfires  The Daily Beast Immigration Agents Arrest Firefighters in Middle of Battling Wildfire  yahoo.com Source link

2 Weeks After Trump Talks, Russia Bombards Kyiv, Killing at Least 18  The New York Times Russia’s Deadliest Attack on Kyiv Since Trump-Putin Summit Damages EU Building  The Wall Street Journal Ukraine: Lives torn apart in Kyiv after Russia’s heaviest bombardment for weeks  BBC Europe furious as deadly Russian attack damages prominent Kyiv offices  The Washington Post Russia pounds Ukraine with missiles and drones, …

Border czar says Ice operations will ramp up in blue cities Border czar Tom Homan said that there will be a “ramp up” of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) operations in Chicago after Labor Day, as well as other Democratic-led cities. He added: You’re going to see a ramp up of operations continue in New York, operations continuing in LA…Portland, …

Europe furious as deadly Russian attack damages prominent Kyiv offices  The Washington Post Russia’s Deadliest Attack on Kyiv Since Trump-Putin Summit Damages EU Building  The Wall Street Journal Russia drone attacks Kyiv  WBUR Russia pounds Ukraine with missiles and drones, hits EU mission  Reuters Survivors Of Russia’s Attack On Kyiv Sort Through Aftermath  Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Source link

In Chicago, locals prepare for Trump’s possible deployment of National Guard  Reuters Pritzker says ‘action will be met with a response’ after Trump threatens to send National Guard to Chicago  Fox News Trump administration asks military base outside Chicago for support on immigration operations  FOX 32 Chicago ICE asks for access to Chicago-area Navy base to assist operations  The Washington Post ‘Our president is …

Las Vegas Valley Water District Water Waste Investigator Devyn Choltko puts a water waste violation into the computer system outside a home in north Las Vegas, Nevada, on June 25, 2024. Choltko is one of more than a dozen investigators who patrol Las Vegas neighborhoods looking for water being wasted during irrigation times. RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty …