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ICE suspends vehicle stops for U.S. immigration enforcement, sources say

ICE suspends vehicle stops for U.S. immigration enforcement, sources say

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Tuesday suspended vehicle stops related to immigration enforcement, two sources briefed on the matter said, after agents fatally shot two men in separate incidents six days apart following stops in Texas and Maine.
by Reuters

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Many questions remain after an ICE officer's fatal shooting of a Maine driver

Many questions remain after an ICE officer's fatal shooting of a Maine driver

Immigrant rights groups are planning more protests in Maine over an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer's fatal shooting of a driver near his home. The shooting Monday in the city of Biddeford marked the second time in a week that ICE has used deadly force.
by The Associated Press

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The U.S. is set to reinstate a blockade over the Strait of Hormuz

The U.S. is set to reinstate a blockade over the Strait of Hormuz

The U.S. military announced it will begin its blockade of Iranian ships over the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, as Iran vowed to assert its own control over the critical international waterway.
by NPR Staff

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States may soon owe millions of dollars for SNAP. Food advocates worry hunger will rise

States may soon owe millions of dollars for SNAP. Food advocates worry hunger will rise

Many states face a fast approaching deadline to lower their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payment error rates or shoulder some of the federal program’s benefit costs. Food security groups worry this and other changes brought on by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act could result in people losing aid.

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Soaring costs and end of tax credit leads 17,000 Minnesotans to drop MNSure health coverage

Soaring costs and end of tax credit leads 17,000 Minnesotans to drop MNSure health coverage

This year, 17,000 Minnesotans have dropped the health insurance they had purchased in the Affordable Care Act marketplace known as MNSure, as insurance premiums soar and a tax credit that many people use to help defray the cost of ACA insurance expired.
by Molly Castle Work

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What to know about the fatal shooting of a Houston man by an ICE officer

What to know about the fatal shooting of a Houston man by an ICE officer

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston as he drove his construction crew to a job. His death set off protests in Texas’ largest city and calls from Democrats and Salgado Araujo’s family for an independent investigation.
by The Associated Press

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