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Former inspector general urges audit of Epstein files release be conducted ‘without undue influence’ – as it happened

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The Guardian - US

Senate agrees to take up budget resolution for immigration funds

The Senate voted Tuesday to take up a budget resolution that is designed to provide enough funding for immigration enforcement agencies through the remainder of President Donald Trump’s term. On a strictly party-line vote of 52-46, the Senate agreed to proceed to a GOP-written budget resolution that marks the first…

Roll Call

West Texas residents sue Trump administration over Big Bend border wall plans

The lawsuit says the Trump administration illegally waived environmental laws to speed up the process to build border barriers in the Big Bend area.

The Texas Tribune

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A Venezuelan doctor in ICE custody misses husband's asylum interview after being detained at airport

A Venezuelan attends an asylum interview in Southern California while his wife, a doctor, is detained in Texas

The Independent UK

Kristi Noem’s first DHS meeting where she entered to ‘Hot Momma’ was like being in a South Park episode, staffers say

Dozens of current and former staffers gave accounts about what it was like to work under Noem before she was unceremoniously dumped as Homeland Security Secretary

The Independent UK

Number Of ICE Detainees Declines After Fallout Of Minnesota Killings, Figures Show

The number of people being detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has dropped since the fallout of two high-profile shootings in Minnesota, a new report shows.

International Business Times

Attorneys, Lawmakers, Family Members of Venezuelan Doctor Detained in Texas Plead For His Release

Border Patrol agents were unable to verify Veliz's legal status or the status of his application and detained him. He said Veliz was taken to McAllen to be processed prior to appearing before an immigration judge at a later date.

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Trump team eliminates 400-mile border wall plan after Texans push back

Local sheriffs call for ‘technology-driven, and terrain-informed’ solutions to illegal crossings, which Big Bend residents argue is simply not an issue in their region because of its difficult geography

The Independent UK

Texas revolt erases hundreds of miles of Trump border wall

"I wish the president would be more informed as to what's going on," one sheriff said.

Axios

‘It broke our home’: family demands answers after death of man abandoned by US border agents

Nurul Shah Alam, a nearly blind Rohingya refugee, was left alone in a Buffalo parking lot. His death has been ruled a homicide – what now?

The Guardian - US

Refugee left in ‘hostile environment’ by Border Patrol before his death, say family

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The Independent UK

Donald Trump-picked conservative justices turn on him in a public hearing, so the president decides to lie through his teeth

Someome didn’t take the humiliation well.

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Use of Paramilitary Units in Immigration Raids Raises Concerns Over Use of Force: Report

BORTAC's and BORSTAR's uses of force in Chicago included punching and kicking protesters, throwing tear gas, macing civilians, firing pepper balls and 40-mm foam rounds into crowds, shocking people with tasers, unleashing dogs on deportation targets, and shooting unarmed civilians, killing at least one of them.

Latin Times

House Republicans Demand Guaranteed ICE Funding Before Agreeing to End Record DHS Shutdown

House Republicans are threatening to hold up a bipartisan Senate plan to reopen most of the Department of Homeland Security unless they first secure guaranteed funding for ICE and Border Patrol.

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The Independent UK

Border Patrol left refugee in ‘hostile environment’ before he died in the cold, family attorney says

Nurul Amin Shah Alam’s death on the streets was ruled a homicide. Officials are demanding answers and accountability

The Texas Tribune

A border wall through Big Bend appears to be on hold after public outcry, but questions remain

While the federal government hasn’t made a public statement about its plans, official maps show a “virtual wall” going through the region rather than a physical barrier.

International Business Times UK

Pam Bondi Axed and Karoline Leavitt Roasted: Is Trump Cleaning House Over Bad Publicity?

Bondi has joined the list of officials that Trump has fired in his second term in office, including Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem.

International Business Times

Men Being Smuggled Into U.S. In Truck's Sealed Gas Tank Recall "Fearing For Their Lives"

U.S. Border Patrol might have saved the lives of two migrants who had been sealed inside the gas tank of a car.

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Latin Times

Refugee Found Dead After Border Patrol Drop-Off in New York Ruled Homicide

The death of Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a near-blind Rohingya refugee from Myanmar who was found dead in Buffalo days after U.S. Border Patrol agents dropped him off outside a closed Tim Hortons, has been ruled a homicide, a finding that is likely to intensify scrutiny of how federal immigration…

The Independent UK

Senate set to approve funding deal to end government shutdown of homeland security

Republican leaders unveiled a plan to end the government shutdown on Wednesday

The Guardian - US

Death of Rohingya refugee left in parking lot by US border agents ruled a homicide

Nurul Amin Shah, 56, who was visually impaired, was left outside Buffalo Tim Hortons on cold night and later died

International Business Times

Drones Reportedly Being Used to Help Smugglers Cross the U.S.-Mexico Border

According to recent reporting, migrant smugglers are increasingly turning to commercial drones to move people across the U.S.-Mexico border.

Latin Times

Former CBP Officials Allege Border Patrol Head Engaged in Sex Tourism: 'I Don't Know How He Became Chief'

"If you're partaking in those activities, you're supporting the trafficking and exploitation of women" said one source consulted by The Washington Examiner

The Independent UK

Death of a refugee left at a Buffalo doughnut shop by Border Patrol is ruled a homicide

Medical examiners have ruled that the death of a nearly blind refugee from Myanmar, five days after Border Patrol left him at a Buffalo, New York, doughnut shop, was a homicide

Roll Call

Trump unites divided GOP leadership behind Homeland Security deal

President Donald Trump and GOP leaders united behind a plan Wednesday to end the record-breaking partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, committing themselves to a two-track strategy that includes passing a reconciliation bill for immigration enforcement funding by June 1. With the shutdown stretching into its seventh week…

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