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People wait outside of Glass House Farms, a day after an immigration raid on the facility, Friday, July 11, 2025, in Camarillo, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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Judge orders Trump administration to halt indiscriminate immigration stops and arrests in California​

By JAIMIE DING
Updated 11:07 PM CDT, July 11, 2025

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to halt indiscriminate immigration stops and arrests in seven California counties, including Los Angeles.

Immigrant advocacy groups filed the lawsuit last week accusing President Donald Trump’s administration of systematically targeting brown-skinned people in Southern California during its ongoing immigration crackdown. The plaintiffs include three detained immigrants and two U.S. citizens, one who was held despite showing agents his identification.

The filing in U.S. District Court asked a judge to block the administration from using what they call unconstitutional tactics in immigration raids. Immigrant advocates accuse immigration officials of detaining someone based on their race, carrying out warrantless arrests, and denying detainees access to legal counsel at a holding facility in downtown LA.

Judge Maame E. Frimpong also issued a separate order barring the federal government from restricting attorney access at a Los Angeles immigration detention facility.

Frimpong issued the emergency orders, which are a temporary measure while the lawsuit proceeds, the day after a hearing during which advocacy groups argued that the government was violating the Fourth and Fifth amendments of the Constitution. ...

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Trump expresses "anguish of our entire nation" after meeting families of Texas flood victims

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump visited Central Texas Friday to survey the devastation wrought by last week's deadly flooding.
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DOGE sprouts in red states, as governors embrace the cost-cutter brand and make it their own

President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency has spawned state-level DOGE initiatives as Republican governors and lawmakers aim to show that they're in step.
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Analysis: Musk’s ‘America Party’ and the evidence that Trump’s coalition is starting to fracture | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump is now treating his former buddy Elon Musk like an “off the rails” oddity.
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FBI's Dan Bongino thinking of resigning after clash with AG Pam Bondi over Epstein files fallout: Source

FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino and U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi got into an argument at the White House over the Epstein files, sources told Fox News Digital.
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Emil Bove declines to rule out 3rd Trump term or denounce Jan. 6 rioters in Senate questionnaire

Emil Bove declined to rule out the possibility of a third Trump term and did not denounce the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol in a questionnaire submitted to a Senate panel.
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State Department cuts broader than anticipated, include diplomatic security

State Department to release letter to all employees Thursday evening informing them that it's officially moving to implement “targeted reduction in domestic workforce.”
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How US views of immigration have changed since Trump took office, according to Gallup polling

A Gallup poll shows a substantial jump in the share of Americans who view immigration as positive for the U.S. since President Donald Trump took office.
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Deputy FBI Director Bongino has told people he is considering resigning amid Epstein files fallout, sources say | CNN Politics

Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino has told people he is considering resigning amid a major clash between the FBI and Justice Department over the continued fallout from the release of the Jeffrey Epstein memo, sources familiar with the matter told CNN.
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Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino's future uncertain amid fallout over Epstein files decision: Sources

Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino's future is uncertain amid the fallout over DOJ's decision not to disclose any more records from its Jeffrey Epstein probe, sources say.
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Epstein case fallout reaches fevered pitch with reports FBI's Dan Bongino could resign

The fallout from a Justice Department memo on the Jeffrey Epstein case reached a fevered pitch July 11 with reports a top FBI official may resign.
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How latest block of Trump's birthright citizenship order tests legal landscape after Supreme Court ruling

Legal advocates fighting the president's order to restrict citizenship from babies born to certain immigrants are turning to class action lawsuits to stop his policy.
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Young Democrats have called for a rebrand. They're vying to replace the party's old guard

Younger Democratic candidates across the country are running to replace party elders. The candidates have grown tired of lawmakers holding office past their prime and say fresh faces can reach more voters.
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Jasmine Crockett claims most people vote the 'wrong way' due to a lack of education

Texas Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett said in an interview published Thursday that voters don't vote the way she thinks they should because they are "uneducated."
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Israeli settlers beat American to death in West Bank; US says it’s aware

Rights advocates call on the Trump administration to ensure accountability for the killing of Seif al-Din Muslat.
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UN says Israeli forces recently killed hundreds seeking aid in Gaza

Ten Palestinians killed waiting for rations in Gaza, adding to nearly 800 similar deaths in six weeks, according to UN.
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Trump said he'd end Ukraine war in 24 hours. Now his patience with Putin is wearing thin.

Trump said he would end the war in Ukraine within his first 24 hours in office. His patience with Russia's Putin now appears to be wearing thin.
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A key China ally with presidential ambitions in Peru traveled late last month to California to participate in a sending-off ceremony for a batch of trains donated by the Biden administration, according to reporting by Peruvian news outlets.

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Inside Dan Bongino's tense meeting with White House officials over Jeffrey Epstein fallout

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FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino was outraged this week during a closed-door White House meeting about the Department of Justice's review of Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking case files, according to multiple sources.

Bongino raised his voice during a discussion with White House chief of staff Susie Wiles before storming out of the meeting, according to two sources close to DOJ leadership. Bongino also exchanged heated words with Attorney General Pam Bondi during the meeting, and the whole ordeal has led him to consider resigning from the FBI...
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Arizona resident dies from plague, health officials say

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Man, 25, dies in balcony fall at Malta hotel

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Trump kicks off week meeting with Netanyahu, closes it visiting Texas flood sites

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The hallmark of President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump’s week included touching down in Kerrville, Texas, Friday after massive floods in the region took the lives of more than 120 people.

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While the 2024 assassination attempt against President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, has resulted in a host of changes to bolster the Secret Service's security practices, the agency has its work cut out for it in an era of unprecedented threats against the president, according to former Secret Service agents.

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Trump says EU and Mexico face 30% tariff from August

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German backpacker found after 11 nights in Australia's outback

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Trump announces 30% tariffs against Mexico, EU to begin on Aug. 1

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