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She's Researching Aging. ICE Has Her Behind Bars

Russian scientist Kseniia Petrova writes for the New York Times from a Louisiana detention center

(Newser) - When Kseniia Petrova fled Russia two years ago, she did so because she didn't feel she could freely and safely carry out her work as a scientist there, especially after she was arrested for taking part in a protest. She landed at Harvard Medical School, and her work on...

White House: Afghan Refugees Can Safely Go Home Now

Critics decry the end of Temporary Protected Status

(Newser) - The Trump administration on Monday did away with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for thousands of Afghans now in the US, citing improvements in the country's security and economy. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said a review with "interagency partners" determined that Afghanistan no longer meets the standard...

Converting Jet Into 'Most Complicated Aircraft' May Cost Us

Aviation experts say turning Qatari 747 into Air Force One could cost $1B-plus, take years

(Newser) - President Trump continues to insist he'll accept a $400 million 747 offered by Qatar , but while the plane may be a "free" gift to his administration, taxpayers may not be keen on the bill they could face to convert the plane to Air Force One, as Trump intends....

Wisconsin Judge Indicted by Grand Jury in Immigration Case

Opposition says Trump administration is trying to make national example of Hannah Dugan

(Newser) - A federal grand jury indicted a Wisconsin judge Tuesday on charges she helped a man in the country illegally evade US immigration authorities looking to arrest him as he appeared before her in a local domestic abuse case, the AP reports. Prosecutors charged Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan in...

De Niro Blasts 'Philistine' Trump in Cannes Speech

He calls on people to fight back to save democracy

(Newser) - Days after making headlines because he loves his trans daughter , Robert De Niro blasted President Trump in a high-profile appearance. Accepting an honorary Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival Tuesday night, the 78-year-old actor used his speech to express his belief that "the arts are democratic" and,...

Feds Announce More Harvard Funding Cuts

Another $450M in grants is being cut over what feds call a 'dark problem on Harvard's campus'

(Newser) - The Trump administration has cut another $450 million in grants to Harvard University, on top of $2.2 billion in funding the administration froze last month . The administration accused the university of failing to act on antisemitism and racial discrimination against white people, the Harvard Crimson reports. "Harvard's...

'Be Outraged,' Warren Says of Guantanamo Flights

Military flights to base have cost at least $21M, according to Pentagon

(Newser) - From the moment he resumed office until April 8, President Trump's administration spent at least $21 million transporting migrants to Guantanamo Bay on military aircraft, according to US military figures provided to Congress. Nearly 500 migrants have been cycled through the base since January, though there are fewer than...

Hostage's Family Reacts to His Release: 'You Look Unbelievable'

Video emerges of 21-year-old Israeli American reuniting with mom, others after 584 days in captivity

(Newser) - On Monday, Hamas released the last living American-Israeli hostage , 21-year-old Edan Alexander, and now there's video of his emotional reunion with his family after 584 days in captivity, reports Mediaite .
  • Footage: In the clip posted by Axios' Barak Ravid, the New Jersey native is seen smiling as he's
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Judge Lets IRS Share Immigrant Tax Data With ICE

Nonprofit groups argued for privacy rights of undocumented taxpayers

(Newser) - A federal judge on Monday declined to stop the Internal Revenue Service from sharing immigrants' tax data with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a move that allows the Trump administration to continue using the data to identify and deport undocumented immigrants, the AP reports. The ruling came from US District...

Kids Left Alone in Car After ICE Takes Dad at Gas Station

Witness says child and older sibling were left after father was arrested

(Newser) - Amid reports of increasing Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in cities along California's coast comes a story out of Oxnard, where a witness says a child and their older sibling were left alone at a gas station when ICE agents descended upon their car and arrested their father as...

First Group of White South African Refugees Heads to US

Afrikaner families prioritized as refugee groups question US policy shift

(Newser) - The first group of white South Africans taking part in the Trump administration's controversial relocation program left South Africa Sunday en route for the US, where they'll have refugee status. The 49 people, members of the country's minority Afrikaner group, departed Johannesburg on a private charter...

US Negotiators Report Progress in China Talks

White House says there's a deal, vice premier suggests it's more of a framework for talks

(Newser) - "I'm happy to report that we made substantial progress between the United States and China in the very important trade talks," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters on Sunday in Switzerland. He didn't go so far as to say an agreement was reached, though the White...

Trump Fires Copyright Chief Who Questioned AI Goals
Trump Fires Copyright Chief
May 11, 2025 2:55 PM CDT

Trump Fires Copyright Chief

Democrat calls dismissal after report questioned AI goals no coincidence

(Newser) - Two days after firing the Librarian of Congress , the White House fired the government's top copyright official. The US Copyright Office said Sunday that Shira Perlmutter received an email the day before saying her position "is terminated effective immediately," the AP reports. Perlmutter was appointed in 2020...

Trump Intends to Accept Gift From Qatar's Royals: Luxury 747

Government lawyers say plane can be used as Air Force One, then transferred to presidential library

(Newser) - The Trump administration plans to accept a luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet as a gift from Qatar's royal family—a plane that President Trump would use as Air Force One while in office and as his personal airliner afterward. Valued at roughly $400 million before it's outfitted with...

Duffy Lists Plans for Newark, Controller Shortage
Duffy to Cut Back
Newark Flights
May 11, 2025 10:01 AM CDT

Duffy to Cut Back Newark Flights

Transportation secretary details plan to increase number of air traffic controllers

(Newser) - Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy plans to reduce the number of flights in and out of the Newark for the "next several weeks," as New Jersey's largest airport struggles with radar outages and numerous flight delays and cancellations due to a shortage of air traffic controllers. Speaking Sunday...

Trump Orders DHS to Add 20K Officers for Deportations

Force would include state and local law enforcement employees

(Newser) - President Trump has told the Department of Homeland Security to add 20,000 officers to its deportation force, a move that would include using state and local employees. The order was part of a presidential proclamation issued Friday about pressing immigrants without documentation to leave the US voluntarily, the New ...

Quakers March to Capitol With Message on Immigration

Protesters to deliver founding document on tolerance

(Newser) - A group of Quakers is marching more than 300 miles from New York City to Washington, DC, to demonstrate against the Trump administration's actions against immigrants. Organizers of the march say their protest seeks to show solidarity with migrants and other groups that are being targeted by the federal...

WH Adviser: Trump 'Actively Looking' to Halt Habeas Corpus

Stephen Miller: Move against migrants 'depends on whether the courts do the right thing or not'

(Newser) - Habeas corpus in the United States is used to tap into the federal court system to determine if the state's detention of a prisoner is legal. On Friday, a top White House adviser announced that the Trump administration is looking into suspending that writ for migrants, after a...

Judge: Trump Needs Congress' OK to Slash Federal Agencies

Temporary restraining order mandates much of the downsizing going on must stop for the moment

(Newser) - The Trump administration must halt much of its dramatic downsizing of the federal workforce, a California judge ordered Friday. San Francisco Judge Susan Illston issued the emergency order in a lawsuit filed last week by labor unions and cities, one of multiple legal challenges to President Trump's efforts to...

White South Africans Take Trump Up on His Offer

Administration to fly in about 60 refugees on Monday after blocking other groups

(Newser) - The Trump administration plans to fly about 60 white South Africans to Washington on Monday, reviving only for them a program to admit people escaping war and political persecution that has been otherwise shut down. President Trump signed an executive order in February suggesting that "Afrikaner refugees escaping government-sponsored...

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