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Homeland Security revokes temporary status for 532,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans
By GISELA SALOMONUpdated 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.
www.nbcnews.comWeekslong 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.
www.nbcnews.comHomeland 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.
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.
www.cnn.comLegal 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.
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.
www.bbc.comA 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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Continue reading...Venezuela to resume repatriation of migrants after deal with US, official says
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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.
“We have agreed with the U.S. government to resume the repatriation of Venezuelan migrants with an initial flight tomorrow, Sunday,” said Jorge Rodríguez, president of...
Continue reading...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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Continue reading...Trump revokes status of 530,000 Latin Americans
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Continue reading...When will Social Security payment, direct deposit changes go into effect?
Those seeking to begin or change direct deposit payment plans with the Social Security Administration will soon see big changes to those processes.
Those changes will take effect in coming weeks as part of a series of moves the SSA says are aimed at reducing fraud and streamlining processes for millions of Americans.
Here’s what to know.
According to the Social Security Administration, tighter identity-proofing measures will be implemented in coming weeks.
Officials say those changes will require recipients and applicants to either use the...
Continue reading...Those changes will take effect in coming weeks as part of a series of moves the SSA says are aimed at reducing fraud and streamlining processes for millions of Americans.
Here’s what to know.
According to the Social Security Administration, tighter identity-proofing measures will be implemented in coming weeks.
Officials say those changes will require recipients and applicants to either use the...
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Continue reading...Social Security chief backs down on threat to shut down agency after DOGE ruling
Acting Social Security Commissioner Leland Dudek is backing down on a threat to cease operations at the agency after a federal judge blocked staffers at Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing sensitive data housed at the agency.
Dudek’s reversal comes after U.S. District Judge Ellen Hollander on Thursday granted a request by several union groups seeking to stop “DOGE affiliates” from accessing the personal and private data of millions of Americans, including their Social Security numbers, medical records, birth and marriage...
Continue reading...Dudek’s reversal comes after U.S. District Judge Ellen Hollander on Thursday granted a request by several union groups seeking to stop “DOGE affiliates” from accessing the personal and private data of millions of Americans, including their Social Security numbers, medical records, birth and marriage...
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Continue reading...Trump suggests US could join British Commonwealth if offered by King Charles
President Trump said Friday he liked the idea of the United States joining the British Commonwealth after a report claimed King Charles III would make an offer.
"I love King Charles," Trump wrote on Truth Social Friday morning while linking to an article citing a Daily Mail report that said the monarch would secretly offer the U.S. associate membership in the Commonwealth during Trump's second state visit to Britain. "Sounds good to me!"
Trump also reposted the same report about the king’s "secret" offer of membership late Saturday morning.
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Continue reading..."I love King Charles," Trump wrote on Truth Social Friday morning while linking to an article citing a Daily Mail report that said the monarch would secretly offer the U.S. associate membership in the Commonwealth during Trump's second state visit to Britain. "Sounds good to me!"
Trump also reposted the same report about the king’s "secret" offer of membership late Saturday morning.
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Continue reading...Putin said he prayed for ‘his friend' Trump after 2024 assassination attempt, U.S. envoy says
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Appearing on Tucker Carlson’s podcast, Witkoff praised Putin’s willingness to discuss how to end the war in Ukraine and said it was “preposterous” to say that Russia had designs on eventually attacking other countries in Europe.
Witkoff, who has met with Putin twice, said during his second visit to Moscow the Russian president’s...
Continue reading...Appearing on Tucker Carlson’s podcast, Witkoff praised Putin’s willingness to discuss how to end the war in Ukraine and said it was “preposterous” to say that Russia had designs on eventually attacking other countries in Europe.
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