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Trump imposes new tariffs on imports from 60 countries over forced labor violations
The tariffs, brought under Section 301 of the United States Trade Act of 1974, range from 10% to 12.5% depending on the agreement with the U.S. and whether a country is receiving Most-Favored-Nation (MFN) status.
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DHS to spend more than $30 million on body cameras following fatal shootings
Following the controversy over the shootings in Houston and Maine, DHS said that its agents who don't have the camera will receive them in the next 60 days.
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Nonprofit alleges DEA contractor faced retaliation for backing fentanyl whistleblower
A whistleblower alleges a pattern of institutional retaliation designed to silence people who raised alarms about a deadly government practice, suggesting that the fentanyl-walking scandal in New Mexico may have been compounded by efforts to punish those who spoke out.
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Feds must strengthen identity verification policies to help prevent government-wide fraud: GAO says
Login.gov serves as the federal government's central identity verification service, allowing members of the public to securely access government websites and services.
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Mullin reveals 250k non-citizens registered to vote in just four states
The secretary underscored that the investigations aren’t about “rehashing the 2020 election.”
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ICE stands to have a record number of arrests in July, at current pace
The number of people arrested and sent to detention facilities by ICE in June was 39,500, which surpasses the previous high from December.
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Trump administration limits duration of visas for foreign students, visitors and journalists
Under the previous rules, those classifications of visas were available for the duration of the program or employment in the U.S.
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DHS to consider immigrants' use of Medicaid, welfare programs in green card decisions
The change could potentially impact hundreds of thousands of immigrants seeking green cards from inside the U.S. every year and possibly deter immigrant families from tapping into taxpayer-funded social programs for their needs.
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Body cams coming within 60 days for all ICE offices
It was announced in March by then-ICE director Todd Lyons that about 3,000 out of the 13,000 agents had body cameras then, with 6,000 more on the way.
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Treasury Department sanctions Iranian shipping empire
The new sanctions are part of the United States' efforts to ramp up economic pressure on the Iranian regime after it resumed attacking ships that were transiting the Strait of Hormuz earlier this month.
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You Vote: With ICE pulling back on stopping cars while chasing illegal migrants, what do you think?
Under the new policy, ICE will conduct vehicle stops only for those considered to be key targets, such as those with violent criminal histories.
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New ICE policy halts most vehicle stops nationwide, following shootings in Maine and Houston
The stops have played a major role in the agency's operations until this new policy, which goes into effect immediately.
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Two deadly ICE shootings in one week reignite concerns about federal immigration enforcement
The most recent incident occurred in the morning hours in Biddeford, Maine. As of Monday evening, exactly what happened was still unclear.