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About 5.5 million borrowers currently are in default. They haven't risked wage garnishment since the beginning of the pandemic, when policymakers paused the practice.
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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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The advisories come after some citizens from European countries and Canada have been detained and deported by immigration officials while traveling to the United States.
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Here are five takeaways from a week when President Trump moved ahead with deportations and sweeping changes to the federal government — and ran into obstacles in the courts.
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DHS confirms it is implementing a reduction in force in three oversight offices as part of the effort to cut the federal workforce.
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The president said federal student loans would move to the Small Business Administration, and hinted that the Department of Health and Human Services would take over special education oversight.
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White House communication has caused confusion over the fate of the country's newest national monuments in California.
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With cuts to nearly all the staff at the Department of Education's primary data agency, low-income and rural schools may not get the federal funds they rely on in coming years.
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Friday's hearing over the merits of the judge's temporary restraining order came as the case has become a flashpoint between the judiciary and executive branches.
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Judge James Boasberg had earlier asked the Trump administration to provide more details about weekend flights that deported hundreds of alleged Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador — despite his order to turn the planes around.
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The Trump administration has already moved to cut the department's staff by nearly half.
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U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says the Trump administration will continue to treat opioid overdoses as a "national security" emergency even as fentanyl deaths decline.
The Trump administration is suing to block a new California that would ban federal law enforcement officers from wearings masks on duty.
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Trump cut funding for students with disabilities. He also gutted the Office of Civil Rights, which helps enforce disability law.
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At a White House this afternoon, President Donald Trump said he was terminating "ridiculously burdensome" fuel economy rules.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom, Santa Clara County and San Francisco are suing the Trump administration over a huge shift in homelessness policy.
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The Trump administration has fired, or tried to fire, many of the federal staff members who manage and enforce federal disability law in schools.
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The Trump administration is pausing all immigration applications such as requests for green cards for people from 19 countries banned from travel earlier this year.
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Costco is one of the largest companies to sue for possible refunds if the Supreme Court strikes down the new import duties.
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Brooke Rollins has made a case for sweeping changes to food aid programs by claiming USDA has uncovered "massive fraud."
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Food and Drug Administration officials say they will ratchet up requirements for vaccine studies, citing concerns about COVID shots for kids. But public health experts question the agency's analysis.
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After the alleged shooter was identified as Rahmanullah Lakanwal — a 29-year-old Afghan national — Trump said he would permanently shut down immigration from impoverished countries.
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The Department of Transportation wants tougher rules for commercial driver's licenses after a deadly crash involving a trucker from India. Critics say it's an immigration crackdown by another name.
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The Afghan man suspected of shooting two National Guard members entered the U.S. under the program in 2021. Here's a look at why it was set up and how those who entered the U.S. were vetted.
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President Donald Trump vowed on Thanksgiving to "permanently pause migration" from poorer nations in a blistering late-night, anti-immigrant screed posted to social media.
