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What to know about activist Mahmoud Khalil and his attorneys’ plan to appeal his deportation ruling

JENA, La. (AP) — An immigration judge has ruled that a Palestinian Columbia University graduate student who participated in protests against Israel can be deported. Mahmoud Khalil’s attorneys said they will appeal Friday’s ruling. Federal immigration agents detained Khalil last month, the first arrest under President Donald Trump’s crackdown on students who joined campus protests

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Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported, immigration judge rules

By SARA CLINE and KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press JENA, La. (AP) — Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil can be forced out of the country as a national security risk, an immigration judge in Louisiana ruled Friday after lawyers argued the legality of deporting the activist who participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations. The government’s contention that

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Feds say agents went to LA schools to do welfare check on migrant children

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Homeland Security officers visited two Los Angeles public elementary schools this week to do a welfare check on migrant children, not for immigration enforcement, the department said Friday. The officers were denied access by both principals. The department’s explanation followed harsh criticism by Superintendent Alberto Carvalho of the Los Angeles Unified

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Florida universities to deputize campus police for immigration enforcement

By KATE PAYNE Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The police departments of at least three public universities in Florida are seeking agreements with the federal government to carry out immigration enforcement on campus. It’s a significant shift in policy for schools that had previously been considered “sensitive locations” to be insulated from

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Federal judge sides with Trump in allowing immigration enforcement in houses of worship

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday sided with the Trump administration in allowing immigration agents to conduct enforcement operations at houses of worship for now, despite a lawsuit filed by religious groups over the new policy. U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich in Washington refused to

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Could Trump’s tariffs slow emissions? Sure, experts say, but at great cost overall

By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs have stirred widespread anxiety about a severe economic downturn — and curiosity, for some, about how it might affect the world’s warming climate. Experts say a slowdown in international trade might have a brief and slight benefit in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, which come

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Ex-Abercrombie CEO has dementia and is unfit for sex trafficking trial, prosecutors and defense say

By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch is suffering from dementia and isn’t competent to stand trial on sex trafficking charges, according to prosecutors and his lawyers. Michael Jeffries requires round-the-clock care because the 80-year-old has Alzheimer’s disease, Lewy body dementia and the “residual effects of

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US Attorney Habba investigating New Jersey governor over immigration enforcement policy

By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The top federal prosecutor in New Jersey says she has launched an investigation into Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy and state Attorney General Matt Platkin over the state’s directive to local law enforcement not to cooperate with federal agent conducting immigration enforcement. Alina Habba, appointed last month

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Trump administration to refer Maine to Justice Department over transgender participation in sports

By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The deadline arrived Friday for Maine officials to reach a resolution with the U.S. Education Department over a finding that the state violated antidiscrimination laws by allowing transgender athletes to participate in girls’ sports. The Education Department said in March that an investigation concluded the Maine

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