June 8, 2025
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Why Trump Is Trying to Send Deportees to South Sudan

On May 20th, a flight with eight deportees left Texas headed to South Sudan, a country on the brink of civil war. But mid-flight, a judicial battle began to unfold that forced the flight to land in Djibouti. Katrin Bennhold, speaks with Hamed Aleaziz, New York Times reporter covering Homeland Security and Immigration, to understand […]

Former Aides to Ken Paxton Win $6.6 Million in Whistle-Blower Case

A judge awarded a total of $6.6 million to four former high-level aides to Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, who claimed that they were unduly fired after reporting him to federal investigators and accusing him of corruption in 2020. The plaintiffs — Blake Brickman, Mark Penley, David Maxwell and Ryan Vassar — proved that […]