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This is part of our series of daily recaps of ICE activity in the Chicago region. Have a tip we should check out? Email newsroom@blockclubchi.org. CHICAGO — Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino must sit for questioning, under limited conditions, in the ongoing lawsuit over force used against journalists and peaceful protesters by federal immigration agents, a judge ruled Monday. U.S. District …

Jeffries rejects Republican bill giving shutdown pay to troops, federal workers  Axios House Minority Leader Jeffries News Conference on Day 20 of Government Shutdown  C-SPAN Jeffries urges Trump to jump into spending talks: ‘Get off the golf course’  The Hill LEADER JEFFRIES: “EVERY DAY THAT PASSES BY WITHOUT ACTION, THE REPUBLICAN HEALTHCARE CRISIS GETS EVEN WORSE” – Congressman Hakeem Jeffries  Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (.gov) …

A federal judge in Chicago is set to question immigration authorities on Monday about whether they violated a court order with their continued use of tear gas and violent tactics against protesters and journalists in the area. U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis for the Northern District of Illinois previously ruled that immigration agents were not allowed to use tear gas …

State officials on the front lines of preparing for natural disasters and responding to emergencies say severe cuts to federal security grants, restrictions on money intended for readiness and funding delays tied to litigation are posing a growing risk to their ability to respond to crises. It’s all causing confusion, frustration and concern. The federal government shutdown isn’t helping. “Every …

Days before he was ordered to appear in front of a US district judge to answer pressing questions about the immigration crackdown in Chicago, the city’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement field director is heading out of town and two other officials are set to testify Monday instead. The judge at the center of the discussion said she didn’t want to …

The Big Cities Health Coalition is the latest group to take a strong public stand in support of vaccination as a direct response to concerns that the federal government is limiting access and raising doubts. “We are united behind a simple message: get vaccinated,” the group wrote in a statement that was published Monday. It was signed by two dozen …

Federal Prosecutors Downgrade Charge Against David Huerta to a Misdemeanor  The New York Times California labor leader charged over blocking ICE agents sees felony cut to misdemeanor  Los Angeles Times Source link

University of Virginia turns down Trump deal for priority federal funding  The Washington Post University of Virginia Won’t Join White House’s Compact for Colleges  The New York Times 5 universities reject White House funding deal with attached demands. Multiple other schools have yet to respond  CNN UVA declines invitation to join federal education compact  UVA Today University of Pennsylvania declines to sign agreement to …

The agency that maintains the US nuclear arsenal will be sending home 80% of its workforce as the government shutdown drags through its 17th day and into the weekend, now the longest full funding lapse in US history. House armed services committee chair Mike Rogers said in a Friday press conference that the National Nuclear Security Administration has now exhausted …

One essential Social Security employee didn’t foresee her surgery being upended by the federal government shutdown when she scheduled it for early October. But the longtime manager decided to postpone the procedure, which would have required her to take two weeks off to recover, fearing that she could lose her job if she was absent from work. That’s because taking …