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Federal officers attempting to arrest an undocumented immigrant in Los Angeles fired shots that injured the immigrant and a U.S. marshal on Tuesday, authorities said. The shooting happened during what the Department of Homeland Security described as a “targeted traffic enforcement stop,” using “a standard law enforcement procedure.” The details of the technique used were not immediately clear. The immigrant, …

House Speaker Mike Johnson continued to blame Democrats for the government shutdown, using misleading Republican talking points that insist that Democratic leadership is pushing to fund health care for undocumented immigrants. Johnson said Sunday on CBS’s Face the Nation that Democrats “want to spend $1.5 trillion, and they want to return hard-working taxpayer dollars to fund health care for illegal …

Leading up to the government shutdown on Wednesday, congressional Republicans and Donald Trump have repeated misleading claims that Democrats were trying to pass a resolution that would provide “free healthcare for illegals”. It’s become a well-rehearsed refrain fueling GOP lawmakers as government funding lapsed this week. At the White House on Wednesday, the vice-president JD Vance said the Democrats’ spending …

Of all the finger-pointing and recriminations that come with the current federal government shutdown, one of the most striking elements is that the Trump administration blames it on Democratic support for granting taxpayer-funded healthcare coverage to undocumented immigrants. The White House has called out California specifically, saying the state exploits a legal “loophole” to pay for that coverage with federal …

A sign on the entrance to the U.S. National Arboretum, which is closed due to the federal government shutdown. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images The White House and congressional Republicans say that Democratic lawmakers caused the federal government shutdown as part of an effort to extend health care benefits to undocumented immigrants. However, as several …

Lucy Gilder, Joshua Cheetham & Aisha SembhiBBC Verify BBC The Trump administration is blaming Democrats for the US government shutdown, claiming they are pursuing “radical demands” including free healthcare for illegal immigrants. Vice President JD Vance said Democrats “want to shut the government because we won’t give billions of dollars in healthcare funding for illegal aliens”. President Trump posted on …

The undocumented father shot and killed by an ICE agent in Franklin Park, Illinois, only had a history of minor traffic violations, not a criminal record, according to his attorney. The Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Friday their agents were targeting Silvero Villegas-Gonzalez for arrest Friday. They said he was a criminal who was …

Trump Administration Targets Financial Relief for Undocumented Students  The New York Times DOJ challenges Illinois law providing in-state tuition to undocumented students  The Hill Trump’s Justice Department moves to block blue state from giving financial aid to illegals  Fox News DOJ sues Illinois over law providing in-state tuition to migrants  NewsNation Trump escalates feud with Pritzker over undocumented students’ benefits  Axios Source link

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said last week that the number of unauthorized immigrants living in the U.S. has declined by 1.6 million since President Trump began his immigration crackdown.  “This is massive,” Noem said in a statement, crediting the decline in part to an ad campaign warning undocumented immigrants to leave or face arrest and deportation.  “This new data …

Undocumented Immigrants Fear Seeking Aid After Texas Floods  The New York Times Source link