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The State Department says it will suspend the processing of immigrant visas for citizens of 75 countries whose nationals are deemed likely to require public assistance.
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California says it will train 988 responders to support LGBTQ+ youth calling for help. -
Last week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said that children without legal status cannot enroll in Head Start — effective immediately. But without implementation guidelines, providers say they're in a holding pattern. -
Undocumented immigrants and mixed-status families are learning how to assert themselves — and prepare for worst-case scenarios.
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San Diego’s community college district finds itself directly in Trump’s crosshairs: Its “pride centers” were the only items called out by name in the administration’s plan to slash more than $10 billion of federal spending on education. -
Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s announcement of the intent to revoke Chinese student visas could affect more than 50,000 at California universities and colleges. -
The Port of Los Angeles reported that it expected 80 ships to arrive in May, but 17 have been canceled.
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Judge says the government "failed to consider the harms individuals who rely on those benefits would suffer."
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NPR's data analysis shows that the DOJ has tended to fire judges with immigrant defense backgrounds in its recent rounds of dismissals.
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Hundreds of California schools won the National Blue Ribbon honor before the program ended in August.
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Holiday travel can already be stressful. Here's how a prolonged government shutdown might make things even harder and whether you should travel at all.
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The construction industry has long struggled to find enough workers. Now, industry officials say Trump's immigration crackdown is making it worse.
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The Federal Aviation Administration will reduce air traffic at many busy airports to maintain safety during a government shutdown that has led to staffing shortages of air traffic controllers.
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The government shutdown is taking a growing toll on air traffic controllers who are working without pay. Staffing shortages led to big delays over the weekend, raising concerns about travel chaos.
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As the government shutdown stretches its way into the record books, Americans are feeling its worsening impacts.
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Lucille J. Smith Elementary was one of 31 California schools to be nominated as a National Blue Ribbon School.
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California now has a law requiring hospitals and clinics to improve patient privacy and have clear protocols for handling requests by immigration agents.
Hundreds of protesters have been killed in Iran, rights groups say, as President Trump threatened "strong" military action.
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Investors, businesses and consumers all seem terrified of how President Trump's tariffs could upend the global economy.
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The administration revealed how they calculated the tariffs. Buried in that math is a straightforward answer to a question Trump has long refused to answer: How much will his tariffs raise prices?
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Analysts say the escalating trade tensions between the U.S and China will make a near-term deal to end the trade war "highly unlikely".
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Federal health agencies have to slash their spending on contracts by more than a third, on top of the 10,000-person staffing cuts which started this week.
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The Justice Department lawyers defending the president's executive orders are struggling to answer questions and correct the record in front of judges.
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President Trump announced sweeping tariffs on imported goods, which were higher and broader than many expected. The new import taxes are expected to raise prices and slow growth in the U.S., while pushing many other countries into recession.
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Trump said trading partners will face "reciprocal tariffs" ranging as high as 49% aimed at penalizing them for their trade barriers.
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A federal judge in California has ordered the Trump administration to temporarily restore legal aid to tens of thousands of migrant children who are in the United States without a parent or guardian.
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Staff that administer programs to help the elderly, disabled people and poor families with basic needs lost their jobs amid the Trump administration's layoffs.
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Staffers began receiving termination notices this morning as part of a major restructuring at HHS. Some senior leadership are on their way out too.
