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(NEW YORK) -- A federal judge in Manhattan on Wednesday temporarily blocked the deportation of any purported Venezuelan gang member detained in the Southern District of New York without them first receiving notice and an opportunity for a hearing.U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein suggested his decision was meant to define the parameters set by Monday's U.S. Supreme Court opinion that allowed the Trump administration to remove Tren de Aragua gang members under the Alien […]

(MOSCOW, Idaho) -- University of Idaho murders suspect Bryan Kohberger will be back in court on Wednesday for a high-stakes hearing to decide what evidence will be allowed at his trial, which is set to begin in August.The judge is expected to hear arguments over what evidence should be presented to the jury, including Kohberger's Amazon search history, witness descriptions and testimony about DNA.Kohberger is accused of fatally stabbing Ethan Chapin, […]

kali9/Getty Images (CORNELIUS, Ore.) -- An Oregon community is "shaken to its core" after a mother and her three young children were found dead in an apparent isolated incident, authorities said.Deputies responded to a home in Cornelius, about 25 miles outside of Portland, around 3 p.m. Tuesday after a 911 caller reported finding four people dead, according to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office-Cornelius Police.In a building attached to the home, […]

(NEW YORK) -- Less than 48 hours after the Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport noncitizens with little-to-no due process, a federal judge in New York judge on Wednesday will consider blocking any future removals as the Trump administration allegedly prepares to commence more deportations.U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein set a hearing Wednesday to consider issuing an emergency order […]

Greg Nash-Pool/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Army says it's looking at options to make its 250th birthday celebration in June "bigger," with possible demonstrations and vehicle displays on the National Mall in a multi-day event that could also include a military parade, although officials say no decisions have been made.The Army celebration, which has been in the works for several months, has fueled speculation that President Donald Trump will […]

(LOS ANGELES) -- California importers could be hit hardest by the new import tariffs -- potentially paying over $170 billion more for imports than they did last year, according to newly released data by trade economists.Texas importers rank second, with an estimated $82 billion increase. Altogether, the United States could pay over $712 billion more in import tariffs this year compared to 2024.At 12:01 a.m. ET on Wednesday, President Donald […]

(WASHINGTON) -- A National Park Service webpage about the Underground Railroad has been restored to its original state months after it was changed to remove abolitionist leader Harriet Tubman from the top of the page.The "What is the Underground Railroad?" page featured a photo of and quote from Tubman as leading elements on the page, followed by text explaining the significance of the Underground Railroad in transporting enslaved people to […]

(WASHINGTON) -- The attorney for Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man who was deported in error to El Salvador, said Tuesday that he expects Abrego Garcia to be returned to the U.S.Abrego Garcia -- despite having protected legal status preventing his deportation to El Salvador, where he escaped political violence in 2011 -- was sent to that country's notorious CECOT mega-prison following what the government said was an "administrative […]

Photo by Kena Betancur/VIEWpress/Corbis via Getty Images (JENA, La.) -- An immigration judge has given lawyers representing the Department of Homeland Security a little over 24 hours to provide Mahmoud Khalil's legal team with evidence that he is removable from the U.S. under the allegations lobbed against him.Khalil, legal permanent resident with a green card, was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers at his Columbia University housing in New York last […]