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Political leaders from both parties are weighing in after masked Border Patrol agents on Thursday raided a Home Depot parking lot in south Sacramento.U.S. Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino said on social media that one of eight people arrested for being in the country illegally had a list of convictions, including possession of narcotics with the intent to distribute. Another …

A U.S. Army veteran who was arrested during an immigration raid at a Southern California marijuana farm last week said Wednesday he was sprayed with tear gas and pepper spray before being dragged from his vehicle and pinned down by federal agents who arrested him. George Retes, 25, who works as a security guard at Glass House Farms in Camarillo, …

Storms Crawling Along the Gulf Coast Are Raising the Risk of Flooding  The New York Times Gulf Tropical Disturbance A Flood Threat In Louisiana, Mississippi, Including New Orleans  The Weather Channel Millions at risk of flash flooding along the Gulf Coast as dangerous storms sop the area  CNN Flood Watch continues. Periods of moderate to heavy rain possible  WAFB Louisiana, Mississippi brace for heavy …

A tech CEO is at the center of internet controversy after a video from a stadium jumbotron of him embracing a woman who is not his wife went viral on social media.   The clip, posted on TikTok Thursday, appears to show Astronomer CEO Andy Byron holding his company’s chief people officer, Kristin Cabot, in his arms at a Boston Coldplay …

Brazil’s Lula says he won’t take orders from ‘gringo’ Trump  Reuters Brazil’s President Lula says Trump was ‘not elected to be emperor of the world,’ as US-Brazil spat escalates  CNN Trump’s Brazil Tariff Threats Rekindle Support for President Lula  The New York Times ‘A family of traitors’: Trump’s Brazil tariffs ultimatum backfires on Bolsonaro  The Guardian Why Trump’s tariffs on Brazil will backfire  GZERO Media …

Trump’s Plan to Reopen Alcatraz Appears to Move Forward With Officials’ Visit  The New York Times Trump administration confirms plans to reopen Alcatraz  KTVU ‘Stupidest initiative yet’: Nancy Pelosi blasts effort to reopen Alcatraz as prison  NBC Bay Area California Dems brace for Bondi, Burgum to visit Alcatraz  Politico AG Pam Bondi in San Francisco visiting Alcatraz to announce Trump admin’s reopening plans as …

Judge rules Trump firing of Democratic FTC commissioner was illegal  Axios Judge rules Trump’s firing of FTC commissioner was illegal  CNN Trump administration’s effort to reshape Federal Trade Commission blocked by DC judge  Fox Business Judge Reinstates FTC Commissioner Whom Trump Sought to Fire (1)  Bloomberg Law News Judge says Trump’s firing of FTC commissioner was illegal  Politico Source link

Texas’ Paxton Threatens to Arrest Democratic Lawmakers If They Flee to Block Redistricting  Bloomberg Newsom threatens to redraw California House maps in protest at Texas plan  The Guardian Texas Legislature Special Session Will Answer Questions About Redistricting, Floods  The New York Times Trump tells Texas Republicans to redraw the state congressional map to help keep House majority  AP News House Dems are California dreamin’  Punchbowl …

Justice Dept. Asks California Sheriffs for Names of Undocumented Inmates  The New York Times LA County cannot hand over immigrant inmates’ data despite DOJ threat, Luna says  NBC Los Angeles Justice Department requests lists of all noncitizen inmates being held in California jails  Los Angeles Times Trump’s DOJ requests California sheriffs’ data on criminal illegal immigrants in custody  Fox News DOJ pushes for all …

The Trump administration is forging ahead with a plan that is sure to fuel alarm across California’s immigrant communities: handing over the personal data of millions of Medicaid recipients to federal immigration officials who seek to track down people living in the U.S. illegally. The huge trove of private information, which includes home addresses, social security numbers and ethnicities of …