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Andrea Castillo

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Trump loses across courts in bruising week of immigration and legal setbacks
Trump suffered an onslaught of court losses this last week on immigration, Jan. 6 liability and the White House ballroom.
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Hundreds rally outside Supreme Court to defend birthright citizenship against Trump's executive order
Inside the building, justices heard arguments over a Trump executive order which aims to end birthright citizenship.
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Most California voters still disapprove of Trump's immigration crackdown, poll shows
Two-thirds of California voters disapprove of Trump's immigration policies and a majority believe those policies are biased against Latinos, a new poll finds.
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DHS attorney said agents in Los Angeles should have 'started hitting' protesters, emails show
Internal emails obtained by a government watchdog group reveal that a top Homeland Security attorney suggested agents should have "just started hitting" protesters during anti-ICE demonstrations i...
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Federal judge orders return of California DACA recipient deported to Mexico
U.S. District Judge Dena Coggins in Sacramento gave the government seven days to return Maria de Jesus Estrada Juarez.
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'Temperament matters': Senators question Homeland Security nominee at confirmation hearing
Sen. Markwayne Mullin, President Trump's choice to succeed Kristi Noem as Homeland Security secretary, testified at his confirmation hearing.
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California DACA recipient sues Trump administration over her deportation
Mara de Jesus Estrada Juarez, a DACA recipient who was living in California, is seeking to return to the U.S. after her deportation last month.
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Senators demand return of deported California DACA recipient
Members of Congress said the Department of Homeland Security has provided conflicting data about how many DACA recipients have been detained and deported.
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Trump fires Kristi Noem, ending her turbulent reign heading Homeland Security
Trump said on social media he will appoint Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin to lead the DHS, two days after Noem faced a grilling on Capitol Hill from GOP members as well as Democrats.
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Asylum approvals plummet as fearful immigrants skip hearings
Fewer than 3% of asylum cases decided in January were approved — a record low, according to Mobile Pathways, a San Francisco nonprofit that analyzes federal immigration data.
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Trump defends immigration crackdown at State of Union as approval ratings plummet
To defend an increasingly unpopular immigration crackdown during his State of the Union speech, President Trump highlighted the victims of crimes perpetuated by undocumented immigrants.
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As ICE scales up hiring, whistleblower documents reveal deep cuts to training program
The Trump administration made significant cuts to the training requirements for new immigration officers, according to new whistleblower documents made public Monday.
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Trump administration plan could restrict work permits for asylum seekers for years
A government agency says that, under the plan, new work permit applications for asylum seekers "would be paused for an extended period, possibly many years."
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Standoff over masked agents fuels the latest partial government shutdown
Essential Homeland Security functions will continue, but some employees could go without pay in a lengthy shutdown, officials say.
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Immigration officials grilled over U.S. citizen deaths during oversight hearing
For the first time since the federal operation in Minneapolis led to the deaths of two U.S. citizens, the heads of three immigration agencies testified before the House Homeland Security Committee.
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In Minneapolis, a mournful pilgrimage of three death sites
A walking journey through south Minneapolis connects the memorials for George Floyd, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, revealing how grief, art and community resistance continue to shape a city marked by...
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U.S. citizens shot at, dragged by immigration agents, testify before congressional Democrats
Democrats heard from three U.S. citizens who are residents of San Bernardino, Chicago and Minneapolis. Also present were two brothers and an attorney representing the family of Renee Good, the 37-y...
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Inside a Minneapolis school where 50% of students are too afraid of ICE to show up
'Operation Metro Surge,' the immigration crackdown in Minnesota that led to nationwide protests after federal agents shot and killed two U.S. citizens, has had students, parents and teachers on edg...
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'Unconstitutional and cruel': ICE memo allows agents to enter homes without judicial warrant
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo says immigration officers may enter homes to make arrests, even forcibly, without a judicial warrant.
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House Democrats challenge new Homeland Security order limiting lawmaker visits to immigration facilities
Twelve House Democrats, including five from California, sued the Trump administration over a policy placing restrictions on visits of immigrant detention facilities by members of Congress.
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While celebrating Maduro's capture, Venezuelan immigrants worry about deportation
For many of the hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan immigrants facing possible deportation, their relief about the arrest of President Nicolás Maduro was cut by the fear about what comes next from ...
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