WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump moved quickly this week to negotiate with Democrats to try to avoid a lengthy government shutdown over Homeland Security Department funding, a sharp departure from last year’s record shutdown, when he refused to budge for weeks. Some Republicans are frustrated with the deal, raising the possibility of a protracted … Read more
A law enforcement agency executing the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown has been described as a serial violator of court orders in Minnesota. The statement did not come from the Democratic governor or the Democratic mayor of Minneapolis, who have repeatedly traded barbs with President Donald Trump. He was a federal judge with a conservative pedigree … Read more
US Army Reserve Black Hawk pilot Chris Busby, 28, and Stephanie Kenny-Velasquez, 25, went to an Austin courthouse to get their marriage license on Dec. 3. About 48 hours later, Velasquez entered a Houston Immigration and Customs Enforcement office for a routine check-in and never left, Busby said. The uncertainty left the newlyweds wondering if … Read more
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Liberian man arrested over the weekend after heavily armed immigration agents used a battering ram to break down the front door of his Minneapolis home had been checking in regularly with federal authorities for years, his attorney said Tuesday. The arrest of Garrison Gibson, 37, during a Minnesota immigration crackdown that … Read more