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Homeland Security revokes temporary status for 532,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans​

By GISELA SALOMON
Updated 7:13 PM CDT, March 21, 2025

MIAMI (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security said Friday that it will revoke legal protections for hundreds of thousands of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans, setting them up for potential deportation in about a month.

The order applies to about 532,000 people from the four countries who came to the United States since October 2022. They arrived with financial sponsors and were given two-year permits to live and work in the U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said they will lose their legal status on April 24, or 30 days after the publication of the notice in the Federal Register.

The new policy impacts people who are already in the U.S. and who came under the humanitarian parole program. It follows an earlier Trump administration decision to end what it called the “broad abuse” of the humanitarian parole, a long-standing legal tool presidents have used to allow people from countries where there’s war or political instability to enter and temporarily live in the U.S.

During his campaign President Donald Trump promised to deport millions of people who are in the U.S. illegally, and as president he has been also ending legal pathways for immigrants to come to the U.S. and to stay. ...

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No evidence of coordinated vandalism of Teslas despite Musk and Trump claims

The attacks have come as Musk has emerged as one of the brightest flashpoints of an already tumultuous second Trump administration.
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Weekslong lockups of European tourists at US borders spark fears of traveling to America

U.S. authorities have arrested and detained Canadian and European travelers at U.S. borders in recent weeks.
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Judges stand firm as Trump ramps up attacks on judiciary

Federal judges dealt numerous blows to Trump’s agenda this week as he and his allies have been railing against the judiciary.
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Homeland Security makes cuts to offices overseeing civil rights protections

The Department of Homeland Security is making cuts to three key offices that oversee civil rights protections across its broad mission, suggesting that they were impeding immigration enforcement efforts.
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Trump downplays Canada’s liberal lean from Oval Office, calls border an 'artificial line'

President Donald Trump called the U.S.-Canada border an “artificial line" while also declining to say whether Canada would lean right or left if it were to become a state.
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Judge Boasberg in deportations case says government lawyers 'disrespectful'

Judge James Boasberg says the legal questions round the handling of the deportations are "incredibly troublesome".
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Trump says war plans should not be shared with Elon Musk because of his business interests

President Donald Trump says war plans should not be shared with his adviser Elon Musk because of his business interests, a rare suggestion that the billionaire entrepreneur's expansive role in the administration will face limits.
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In another tense hearing, Judge Boasberg says Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act has ‘frightening’ implications | CNN Politics

US District Judge James Boasberg vowed on Friday to find out whether officials in the Trump administration violated his orders temporarily blocking the use of an 1798 law for deportations by refusing to turn two flights around last weekend.
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Legal experts say Trump official broke law by saying 'Buy Tesla' stock but don't expect a crackdown

A Trump Cabinet secretary violated the law when he told TV viewers this week to buy Tesla stock, but it's not clear that anything will be done about it.
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'Where is Congress?' Sen. Chuck Grassley town hall in Iowa gets heated quickly

Speakers asked Iowa GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley to answer questions about veterans' issues, Trump administration policies and federal government cuts.
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Pentagon changed course for Musk visit after report about him viewing China war plans: Officials

A U.S. official had told ABC News that Musk was expected to attend a meeting with the Joint Chiefs of Staff that, among its topics, would touch on China.
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A federal lawsuit says the Trump administration has unlawfully shuttered the Voice of America

A lawsuit filed by Voice of America reporters, some unions and a press freedom group charged the Trump administration with unlawfully shutting down the news outlet.
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Federal jury convicts 2 of Iran-backed murder-for-hire plot to kill U.S. journalist

The journalist, Masih Alinejad, was targeted for her criticisms of Iran's human rights abuses across the globe.
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Why Trump is struggling to win fast ceasefire in Ukraine

Trump said he would end the war in Ukraine in 24 hours. The reality is proving far more difficult.
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A timeline of the legal wrangling and deportation flights after Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act

President Donald Trump’s invocation of an 18th-century wartime law to deport hundreds of immigrants, most of them Venezuelans, to a prison in El Salvador has led to a showdown with the judiciary.
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'Incredibly troublesome': Judge grills DOJ over alleged gang member deportations

Lawyers with the DOJ returned to court Friday afternoon to defend the deportation of more than two hundred Venezuelan migrants under the Alien Enemies Act.
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Hollywood takes shots at Trump while celebrating Conan O’Brien amid Kennedy Center shake-up

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Members of Hollywood took shots at President Donald Trump on Sunday while gathered in Washington, D.C., for the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor to honor television host and comedian Conan O’Brien, weeks after Trump unveiled sweeping changes to the structure of the Kennedy Center.

Trump, who removed the Kennedy Center's leadership in February, is now serving as the Kennedy Center Board Chair. New members on the Kennedy Center Board of Trustees include second lady Usha Vance, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, and White House deputy chief of...
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Former GOP Rep. Mia Love dead at 49 after battle with cancer, family says

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Former U.S. Rep. Mia Love, R-Utah, died on Sunday at the age of 49, according to her family.

Love, who was the daughter of Haitian immigrants and the first black Republican woman elected to Congress, "passed away peacefully" surrounded by family.

"With grateful hearts filled to overflowing for the profound influence of Mia on our lives, we want you to know that she passed away peacefully today," Love's family said in a statement posted to X. "She was in her home surrounded by family."

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Former Utah Rep. Mia Love, the first Black Republican woman elected to the US House, has died

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Former U.S. Rep. Mia Love of Utah, a daughter of Haitian immigrants who became the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, died Sunday.

She was 49.

Love's family posted news of her death on Love's X account.

She had undergone recent treatment for brain cancer and received immunotherapy as part of a clinical trial at Duke University’s brain tumor center. Her daughter said earlier this month that the former lawmaker was no longer responding to treatment.

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Conan O'Brien accepts Mark Twain Prize for humor as politics roils the Kennedy Center

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On a night when half a dozen people made jokes about this being the last-ever Mark Twain Prize, Conan O'Brien made sure the ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts ended on a high note.

O’Brien accepted the award for lifetime achievement in comedy Sunday night while acknowledging the backstage turmoil that hangs over the future of the cultural center in Washington.

O’Brien, 61, was named the 26th recipient of the Mark Twain Prize in mid-January, about three weeks before President Donald Trump upended the Kennedy Center by...
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First Black Republican Rep. Mia Love has died

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Former U.S. Rep. Mia Love of Utah, a daughter of Haitian immigrants who became the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, died on Sunday
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Former US attorney for Eastern District of Virginia Jessica Aber found dead at 43

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Jessica Aber, former U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA), was found dead Saturday morning, the Alexandria Police Department said. She was 43 years old.

The cause and circumstances of Aber’s death are still under investigation and will be determined by The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of Virginia, according to APD.

After receiving a report of an unresponsive woman, police responded to the 900 block of Beverley Drive at around 9:18 a.m., where they found Aber deceased.

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US deportation flights to Venezuela resume following weeks-long standoff

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Deportation flights to Venezuela resumed on Sunday after a weeks-long standoff between the
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Venezuela reaches deal to accept deported migrants from U.S.

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Venezuela will once again accept repatriation flights from the United States carrying its deported nationals after reaching an agreement with the U.S., a Venezuelan official said on social media Saturday.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro suspended flights on March 8, after the U.S. Treasury Department announced the withdrawal of Chevron's license to export Venezuelan oil.

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Trump envoy dismisses Starmer plan for Ukraine

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Earrings worth $769,500 recovered by Florida police after alleged thief swallows them

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India-China relations: Modi's hope for a thaw amid uncertain geopolitics

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India and China are natural competitors but developments in strained ties can help with easing diplomatic tensions.
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Second lady Usha Vance will visit Greenland as Trump talks up US takeover

  • News source: Will Weissert | The Associated Press
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Second lady Usha Vance plans a trip to Greenland, the self-governing, mineral-rich territory of American ally Denmark that President Donald Trump has suggested the United States should take control over.

Vance will leave on Thursday and return Saturday, according to her office. Vance and one of her three children will be part of a U.S. delegation set to “visit historical sites, learn about Greenlandic heritage, and attend the Avannaata Qimussersu, Greenland’s national dogsled race.”

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GOP Sen. John Curtis says politicians are ‘not being honest' when they say they won't touch Social Security

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Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, said on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” on Sunday that politicians are “not being honest” when they say they won’t touch Social Security.

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