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New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced Sunday that he is ending his bid for re-election, saying that persistent media speculation and the city’s decision to withhold public campaign funding made it “impossible to continue.” Adams — who framed the decision as an admission of political reality rather than a retreat from public life —…
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A 79-year-old Los Angeles business owner has filed a $50 million federal administrative claim accusing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol agents of assault, excessive force, and civil rights violations during a raid at his Van Nuys car wash earlier this month. According to the federal tort claim, Rafie Ollah Shouhed, a U.S.…
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The death of Estela Ramos Baten, a 45-year-old mother deported from Los Angeles to Guatemala on July 4, has reignited debate over U.S. immigration enforcement and due process protections. MSNBC first reported the story, detailing the circumstances that led to her sudden death on September 8 and the unresolved legal questions surrounding her deportation. Ramos…
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The Georgia Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, leaving her disqualified from prosecuting the high-profile election interference case against former President Donald Trump and several co-defendants. In a closely divided 4–3 decision issued Tuesday, the state’s highest court denied Willis’ request to overturn the Georgia Court…
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A 90-year-old Florida man has been arrested for the second time in a week after continuing to feed the homeless in defiance of a controversial new city ordinance. Arnold Abbott, a longtime advocate for the homeless, was taken into custody after distributing more than 100 hot meals — including chicken soup, pasta, mashed potatoes, and…
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Rashida LaLande didn’t come to play. The powerhouse attorney, who joined The Estée Lauder Companies last August as Executive Vice President and General Counsel, earned nearly $10.9 million in just 10 months on the job, according to recent proxy filings. The multimillion-dollar package reflects both LaLande’s value to the global cosmetics giant and her rising…
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The Trump administration is pushing forward with plans to make the U.S. naturalization test more difficult, signaling a major shift in the path to American citizenship. In recent remarks, officials at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) argued that the current naturalization exam is “too easy” and fails to demonstrate whether applicants possess a genuine…
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A recent decision from the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) has sent shockwaves through immigration law circles, as it eliminates the possibility of bond hearings for immigrants who entered the United States without inspection, even if they have lived in the country for decades. Under the ruling, immigrants apprehended by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
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Fox News host Brian Kilmeade is facing intense backlash after suggesting that the United States should consider “involuntary lethal injection” to deal with the country’s growing homeless population. The remark, made on-air during Fox & Friends, came after journalist Lawrence B. Jones argued that billions in federal and state dollars allocated to homelessness and mental…
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Hundreds of tenants at a Prince George’s County apartment complex plagued by rodents, bats, mold, and unsafe housing conditions will share in a record-breaking $11 million legal settlement, Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown announced. The case against Heather Hill Apartments in Temple Hills was set for trial this month, but the state reached a deal…
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