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‘Bad News’ controversy: Zach Bryan faces backlash from MAGA supporters for his song; here’s why

US music star Zach Bryan is facing backlash from fans and MAGA supporters after posting a song snippet criticizing the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).The controversy erupted after Bryan shared a short clip of his unreleased song on Instagram four days ago. The song featured lyrics that appear to denounce immigration raids. The song was […]

Civil unrest in Dem cities as libs accuse Donald Trump’s ‘gestapo’ of running amuck

TOI Correspondent from Washington: Urban America is sliding towards civil unrest amid an escalating rift between the Donald Trump administration and local officials in Democrat-run states and cities, with violent incidents in Portland and Chicago over the extent of federal intervention in immigration enforcement. In Chicago and its surrounding suburbs, federal operations conducted by the […]

ICE detentions: Federal judge blocks agency from automatically detaining minors turning 18; cites 2021 court order

A federal judge on Saturday barred Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from immediately transferring minors to federal immigration detention upon turning 18.This comes a day after the agency implemented changes to its policy on unaccompanied minors.In a two-page order, Judge Rudolph Contreras, an Obama appointee on the US District Court for the District of Columbia, […]

$2,500 for ‘self-deportation’: Trump admin offers payout for unaccompanied migrant kids to leave US; critics call it ‘cruel’

President Donald Trump-led US administration is offering unaccompanied migrant children in America a stipend $2,500 if they agree to voluntarily return to their home countries, Reuters reported, citing a letter sent to migrant shelters.According to the letter, issued Friday by the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of Refugee Resettlement, children aged 14 and above […]

Shutdown showdown: Federal agencies send emails blaming Democrats; cite ‘unrelated policy demands’

File photo (Picture credit: AP) Federal agencies under US President Donald Trump have sent emails to employees blaming congressional Democrats for a potential government shutdown, raising concerns among ethics experts about the partisan nature of the communications.Emails, sent Tuesday by at least four agencies, including the departments of interior, homeland security, and health and human […]

Higher education bodies urge DHS to scrap proposed rule that limits duration of student visas; warn of damage to US global talent pipeline

A broad coalition of US higher education organizations is urging the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to withdraw a proposed rule that would replace the longstanding “duration of status” (D/S) policy for F-1 international students and J-1 exchange visitors with fixed, four-year visa terms. The groups warn that the change would harm US colleges and […]

‘Arbitrary and capricious’: US judge blocks linking disaster funds to immigration; calls it unconstitutional

Representative image (Picture credit: AP) A federal judge in Rhode Island ruled Wednesday that it is unconstitutional for the Trump administration to require states to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement in order to receive disaster-relief funding overseen by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema).US district judge William Smith granted summary judgment to a coalition of […]

‘Despicable’: Trump condemns Dallas ICE shooting; attributes rising violence to ‘left-leaning’ democrats

US President Donald Trump condemned the deadly shooting at the ICE Field Office in Dallas, Texas, calling the act “despicable” and highlighting that the shooter reportedly wrote “Anti-ICE” on his shell casings.“This is despicable! The Brave Men and Women of ICE are just trying to do their jobs, and remove the “WORST of the WORST” […]

‘Midway Blitz’: ICE agent fatally shoots suspect in Chicago; man tried to run down officers

An immigration and customs enforcement officer fatally shot a man Friday in Franklin Park, a suburb about 18 miles west of Chicago.The department of homeland security said officers were trying to arrest the man, who had a history of reckless driving. The suspect refused orders and drove his car at them, hitting and dragging one […]

‘Regret voting for him’: Trump supporter’s British wife faces deportation; lived legally in US for 37 years

Representational AI image A 59-year-old British woman, wife of a Trump supporter, who has lived legally in the United States for more than three decades, is facing deportation after being detained at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport.Donna Hughes-Brown, originally from England, is the wife of James Brown, a Trump supporter who now says he regrets his […]