Defense Secretary Hegseth defends LA deployments at Capitol Hill hearing
June 10 (UPI) -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sparred with Democrats on Capitol Hill on Tuesday over the decision to send 5,000 Marines and National…
Judge: Harvard researcher charged with smuggling frog embryos was unlawfully detained by ICE
A federal judge in Vermont on Wednesday released a Russian-born scientist and Harvard University researcher from immigration custody as she deals with a criminal charge…
Rules Committee advances budget bill to full House after 22-hour hearing
May 20 (UPI) -- The U.S. House Rules Committee, after 22 hours of proceedings, late Wednesday advanced President Donald Trump's legislative agenda that experts say…
Rubio, at Senate hearing, defends Trump foreign policy
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Democratic senators sparred Tuesday over the Trump administration’s foreign policies, including on Ukraine and Russia, the Middle East and…
Supreme Court rebukes Texas judges, backs hearing before deportation for detained Venezuelans
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday told conservative judges in Texas they must offer a hearing to detained Venezuelans whom the Trump administration wants to send…
Jillian Lauren, author and wife of Weezer bassist, pleads not guilty
Los Angeles County prosecutors filed criminal charges Tuesday against Jillian Lauren Shriner, a bestselling author who is married to Weezer bassist Scott Shriner, following an…
Tufts University doctoral student detained by ICE granted bail in federal hearing
Rumeysa Ozturk, the Tufts University doctoral student grabbed by ICE in Massachusetts and imprisoned in Louisiana, was granted bail from ICE detention Friday. Protesters supporting…
Judge sets Menendez brothers’ resentencing hearing for next week; assessment shows ‘moderate risk’ if released
May 9 (UPI) -- A judge on Friday set Erik and Lyle Menendez's resentencing hearing for next week after an evaluation considering the potential danger…
Noem says Abrego Garcia will ‘never return’ as Democrats grill DHS secretary at budget hearing
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem takes her seat before members of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Thursday to testify on the agency’s proposed…
ICJ hearing on Israel’s obligation to allow aid to Palestine: Key takeaways | Israel-Palestine conflict News
On May 2, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) concluded public hearings into what Israel’s obligations are regarding allowing United Nations agencies and other relief…
Trump pick to lead CBP accused of ‘cover-up’ over death of man at California border
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s nominee to lead U.S. Customs and Border Protection is facing scrutiny for his role in an investigation into the death of a migrant…
Newsom says soliciting older minors should be a felony in California
Gov. Gavin Newsom spoke out Tuesday in support of legislation that sought to increase the punishment to a felony for soliciting a 16- or 17-year-old…
Judge temporarily blocks New York mayor from allowing ICE on Rikers Island jail
NEW YORK — A New York judge has ordered city officials to temporarily halt a plan allowing federal immigration agents to operate within the Rikers Island jail…
Menendez brothers face key hearing in bid for freedom
A Los Angeles County judge is expected to begin hearing evidence in a Van Nuys courtroom Thursday that could give brothers Erik and Lyle Menendez…
Judge in Colorado puts temporary hold on removals sought by Trump under 18th century wartime law
DENVER — A federal judge has temporarily blocked deportations of immigrants in Colorado who face possible removal under President Trump’s invocation of an 18th century law known…
U.S. won’t say if it’s facilitating return of mistakenly deported man
The Trump administration confirmed to a federal judge Saturday that a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported last month remains confined in a notorious prison…
Judge allows Menendez brothers resentencing hearing to move forward
April 11 (UPI) -- A Southern California judge on Friday paved the way for a re-sentencing hearing for Erik and Lyle Menendez in the murder…
Immigration judge finds that Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported
JENA, La. — Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil can be kicked out of the U.S. as a national security risk, an immigration judge in Louisiana found…
Texas company fined $18 million for oil work on California coast
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — In an action cheered by state environmentalists, the California Coastal Commission has voted to fine a Texas-based oil firm $18 million for failing…
Trump admin argues judge can’t order return of man mistakenly deported
WASHINGTON — A federal judge did not have the authority to order the Trump administration to broker the return of a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported…