The US House of Representatives on Thursday approved legislation to shield 350,000 Haitians from deportations for three years, a rare bipartisan rebuke of Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda enabled by a small group of Republican defectors. The Guardian.
The Trump administration on Thursday announced a “significant expansion” of its visa restriction policy in the Western Hemisphere, targeting people working on behalf of U.S. adversaries. Fox News.
A career federal law enforcement official who oversaw President Donald Trump’s aggressive deportation campaign is leaving government service. Acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Todd Lyons will step down from his role at the end of May, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin announced Thursday. Politico.
The SAVE America Act looks set to die in Congress, but 23 mostly Republican-led U.S. states have recently changed their voting procedures to mirror key aspects of President Donald Trump’s sweeping package of voting restrictions in time for November’s midterm elections. Reuters.
As immigration authorities carry out what President Donald Trump has promised will be the largest mass deportation operation in U.S. history, several states are passing laws to keep children out of foster care when their detained parents have no family or friends available to take temporary custody of them. CNN.
A new Florida law that will require driver’s licenses and state-issued identification cards to display whether a person is a U.S. citizen is generating mixed reactions across South Florida. CBS News.
Governor Kathy Hochul today proposed a comprehensive plan that would expand protections for New Yorkers regardless of immigration status, safeguard basic rights and hold federal immigration officials accountable. New York State Governor’s Office.
Senate Republicans intend to vote “next week” on approving a fiscal blueprint that will allow them to later pass a party-line immigration enforcement bill, Majority Whip John Barrasso said on Tuesday. Politico.