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Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump’s proposed limits

Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump’s proposed limits

The Supreme Court has upheld a broad conception of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring that children born to people in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens.
by The Associated Press

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More than 100 Venezuelans deported from the U.S. hours before earthquakes are missing

More than 100 Venezuelans deported from the U.S. hours before earthquakes are missing

More than 100 people just deported from the United States were being held in a hotel when earthquakes struck Venezuela, setting off a scramble to find survivors and bodies buried in the rubble, according to survivors.
by The Associated Press

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Some local police have access to an ICE facial recognition app

Some local police have access to an ICE facial recognition app

A document from the Department of Homeland Security outlines plans to issue local police facial recognition technology used by federal immigration agents, a move that will expand the scope of ICE surveillance.
by Meg Anderson

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Protests follow after 15 Minnesotans charged with anti-ICE conspiracy

Protests follow after 15 Minnesotans charged with anti-ICE conspiracy

Federal officials Tuesday said a grand jury indicted the 15 “for conspiracy to impede or injure federal officers,” and for efforts to allegedly “violently oppose immigration law enforcement.” However, the indictment itself does not allege any specific acts of violence.
by Matt Sepic, Jon Collins and Ellie Roth

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ICE, Border Patrol getting $70 billion in funding. Advocates say it comes with little oversight

ICE, Border Patrol getting $70 billion in funding. Advocates say it comes with little oversight

President Trump has signed off on a massive increase in funding for U.S. immigration enforcement. Congressional Democrats had demanded reforms in the bill due to the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis this winter. Ultimately, those did not make it in the bill.
by Nina Moini and Ellen Finn

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