Tricia McLaughlin has become the public face defending the Trump administration’s mass deportation policy and immigration tactics over the past year.
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5 things to know about the shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security
The sprawling agency saw its baseline funding expire after lawmakers left town for a week-long recess, but without a deal to rein in the conduct of federal immigration officers.
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Top immigration officials to testify before Senate as a potential DHS shutdown looms
The leaders of ICE, Customs and Border Protection and and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will appear for their second oversight hearing this week and as lawmakers tussle over their funding.
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia becomes symbol of mistaken deportations
Immigration lawyers said Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s landmark case highlights the pitfalls with the speed and scale of the Trump administration’s goal of mass deportations.
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Judge says she won’t halt the immigration enforcement surge as a lawsuit proceeds
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi praised the ruling on social media, calling it “another HUGE” legal win for the Justice Department.
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DHS keeps making false claims about people. It’s part of a broader pattern
Trump administration officials have falsely linked Alex Pretti and Renee Macklin Good to domestic terrorism. It’s part of a larger pattern by the Department of Homeland Security.
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What to know about the partial government shutdown
The Senate passed a measure to avert a shutdown on Friday. But with the House on recess, funding for broad stretches of the federal government has technically lapsed.
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How Democrats want to reform DHS – and why some Republicans are open to their demands
A spending agreement under consideration in the Senate would temporarily fund the Department of Homeland Security while lawmakers negotiate provisions to rein in federal immigration agents.
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How the Minneapolis killings look from Trump country
The shooting of Alex Pretti and Renee Macklin Good by federal agents in Minneapolis have enraged many people across the country. NPR wanted to know what supporters of President Trump’s immigration policy think about the shootings.
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Internal review contradicts White House narrative of Pretti’s death
The preliminary assessment from Customs and Border Protection makes no mention of Alex Pretti attacking officers or threatening them with a weapon — as the administration first described the incident.
