ICE looking into expanding migrant detention facilities, ACLU says

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) says that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is looking to expand its migrant detention facilities with the start of the new Trump administration just days away, according to a report.  Trump has vowed to carry out the largest deportation operation in the history of the U.S. and part of that … Read more

Venezuelan opposition leader María Machado has urgent message for President-elect Donald Trump

After meeting with President Biden at the White House on Monday, Edmundo Gonzalez, the man who won Venezuela’s presidential election in July, traveled to Argentina and then Panama with the ballots to prove that he, not Nicolás Maduro, is Venezuela’s democratically elected leader. “We elected by a landslide, a good man and Edmundo Gonzalez. We … Read more

‘Highly qualified’: Former state AGs urge Senate to confirm Bondi to lead Justice Department

FIRST ON FOX: A group of more than 60 former Democratic and Republican attorneys general sent a new letter to Senate leaders Thursday urging the confirmation of Pam Bondi to head up the Department of Justice, praising what they described as Bondi’s wealth of prosecutorial experience— including during her eight years as Florida’s top prosecutor—that they … Read more

US longshoremen reach tentative deal with ports and shippers to avert strike

Agreement, which could take weeks to ratify, contemplates six-week contract with compromise on automation US longshoremen reached a contract agreement with ports and shippers on Wednesday, averting a potential strike that could have damaged the American economy. The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) union and the US Maritime Alliance of ports and shipping companies said they … Read more

Meta has ‘heard the message’ from Trump, says whistleblower Frances Haugen

Mark Zuckerberg’s move to end factchecking in US reflects president-elect’s views on social media, says Haugen Mark Zuckerberg has “heard the message” from Donald Trump on restricting online content and his Meta platforms will intervene “less and less” on users during the president-elect’s administration, according to the whistleblower Frances Haugen. Haugen, who revealed the Facebook … Read more

Trump transition team considering D.C.-area immigration raid showcase

The incoming Trump administration is considering conducting a high-profile raid targeting undocumented immigrants in its initial days, according to three people familiar with the discussions. NBC News’ Julia Ainsley reports on the possible immigration raid at a workplace in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.