President Trump began his immigration crackdown with a flurry of executive orders. Immigration experts say they lay out how he hopes to transform enforcement at the southern U.S. border and beyond.
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In Las Vegas, Trump once again pitches no taxes on tips
President Trump’s pitch to stop taxing tips is popular with everyone — except for economists.
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Trump uses mass firing to remove inspectors general at a series of agencies
The dismissals began Friday night, according to two people cited by The Associated Press. An email sent by one of the fired inspectors general said “roughly 17” inspectors general had been removed.
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Trump wants to label drug cartels terrorist organizations. Here’s what that means in practice
The full implications of designating the cartels as terrorist organizations will depend, in large part, to how the administration follows through.
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Local governments across U.S. signal they won’t aid Trump migrant crackdown
Local government officials around the U.S. signal they won’t assist — and in some cases they’ll actively oppose — the Trump administration’s efforts to conduct a massive deportation of migrants.
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Trump travels to visit disaster zones in North Carolina and California
President Trump is taking the first trip of his term on Friday to North Carolina and California, visiting communities grappling with recovery from natural disasters.
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One of the Jan. 6 defendants has turned down Trump’s pardon
Pamela Hemphill, who pleaded guilty to a single misdemeanor charge and spent 60 days behind bars for her role in the Capitol riots, says she no longer believes the lies President Trump promoted.
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U.S. judge temporarily blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order
The ruling bars U.S. agencies from implementing the order to end birthright citizenship for children born to migrants in the U.S. temporarily or without legal status while the case is under review.
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Congress clears GOP-led immigration enforcement bill, with Democrats on board
The House voted 263 to 156 to approve the Laken Riley act, sending the measure to Trump for his signature. The measure would make it easier for federal immigration officials to detain and deport those without legal status who are charged with specific crimes.
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DOJ threatens to prosecute local officials for resisting immigration enforcement
In a new memo, a Justice Department official seeks to realign the department’s positions on immigration with President Trump’s executive actions — and threatens local officials who don’t cooperate.
