US immigration officers smash car window to detain man – video

Footage captured the moment US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) agents used a hammer to smash a car window to detain a man in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Juan Francisco Mendez, 29, was stopped when he was on the way to a dental appointment. The incident, recorded by his wife, Marilu Domingo Ortiz, shows Ice agents … Read more

What is a ‘criminal’ immigrant? The word is an American rhetorical trap | Jonathan Ben-Menachem

Labels like ‘gang members’ and ‘terrorist supporters’ are an easy way to make humans disposable US politics live – latest updates Last month, the Trump administration flew 238 Venezuelan immigrants to a brutal prison in El Salvador. Federal officials alleged that the detainees were members of the Tren de Aragua gang, calling them “heinous monsters” … Read more

Three dead after boat collision at Major League Fishing event in Alabama

Collision during tournament kills three in Alabama Major League Fishing cancels final day of competition A fishing tournament on Alabama’s Lewis Smith Lake turned deadly on Wednesday morning when two boats collided during competition, killing three people and injuring at least three others. The crash occurred around 7am during the second day of the Major … Read more

Republican uses George Washington, American Revolution to reject notion Ukraine should surrender to Russia

Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb. – who has advocated for the U.S. and Europe to “arm Ukraine to the max” – pointed to the American Revolutionary War to push back against the notion that Ukraine should surrender to Russia. “I’m glad General George Washington didn’t say ‘Let’s surrender because Great Britain is too powerful and defeating … Read more

The Guardian view on a UK-US trade deal: MPs must get a vote on any agreement with Trump | Editorial

Abolishing tariffs would be welcome, but not at the price of reducing high regulatory standards or a reset with the European Union Looked at objectively, a bilateral trade agreement between Britain and the United States is of relatively small economic significance to this country. Back in 2020, Boris Johnson’s government estimated that a US deal … Read more

Trump admin guts AmeriCorps, Clinton-era volunteer agency that failed eight consecutive audits

The Trump administration placed roughly 75% of full-time AmeriCorps employees on administrative leave Wednesday as the administration looks to rebuild the Clinton-era volunteer agency from scratch, Fox News Digital learned. A total of 535 full-time AmeriCorps employees out of the agency’s 700 staff were placed on leave, an administration official confirmed to Fox News Digital … Read more

More Dems work to join Sen. Van Hollen in El Salvador to push for alleged gang member’s return to US

Several more congressional Democrats have made statements or issued requests to leadership to travel to El Salvador in hopes of bringing imprisoned deportee and accused MS-13 member Kilmar Abrego Garcia back to Maryland. Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., remained in the Central American country as of Thursday morning, after Salvadoran Vice President Felix Ulloa rejected … Read more