Tariff refunds for small businesses past due, US Senate Dems tell Trump administration

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has failed to refund more than $145 billion in tariffs that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled unlawful, a pair of U.S. Senate Democrats said in a Wednesday letter to the administration’s chief of customs. Sens. Ron Wyden of Oregon and Edward Markey of Massachusetts demanded that the U.S. Customs and […]

Billions for the next 3 years of Trump’s mass deportation campaign signed into law

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump significantly bolstered funding for immigration enforcement Wednesday when he signed into law a nearly $70 billion package that will keep key federal agencies operating without any new restrictions. Democrats pressed for guardrails after immigration officers shot and killed two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis in January. But when talks broke down, […]

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House GOP Gives ICE Billions More Dollars—and Fewer Rules on Using It

Donald Trump’s deportation agenda will now have billions of dollars to play with thanks to Republican handiwork.

The House GOP eked out $70 billion in funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection Tuesday evening through the budget reconciliation process, bypassing the need for any Democratic support. The Secure America Act’s final vote was 214–212. The…

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Trump administration doubles down on threat to pull CBP officers from sanctuary city airports, and the whole travel industry is shaken

The travel industry is seriously on edge right now after Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin doubled down on his threat to pull U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers from airports located in what the administration calls “sanctuary cities,” Associated Press reported. This move could seriously mess with international flights, and it’s got everyone from major airlines to industry…

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Home Depot and Lowe’s Downplay Customer Surveillance Threats

Shareholders are seeking more info about how the companies collect and share data, including automatic license plate readers that cops and federal agents use to hunt immigrants.

The post Home Depot and Lowe’s Downplay Customer Surveillance Threats appeared first on The American Prospect.

Another court ruling blocks Trump’s wide-ranging tariffs

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s trade agenda faced another major setback Thursday when the U.S. Court of International Trade handed a win to two small businesses and the state of Washington after they challenged the president’s 10% global tariffs, imposed after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down his previous emergency tariff regime. In a 2-1 […]

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Republicans Find a Way to Give ICE Even More Money—and Less Oversight

Senate Republicans are looking to funnel nearly $70 billion with absolutely no strings attached to Donald Trump’s lawless immigration enforcement campaign.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley unveiled the legislative text Monday night for the Republicans’ reconciliation package, directing $38.2 billion to Immigrations and Customs Enforcement. The bill also allocates $26 billion…

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US Senate GOP wants $1 billion for security for Trump’s ballroom in immigration bill

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Republicans released a roughly $70 billion spending package Monday night that will keep Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol operating for the rest of President Donald Trump’s term without any of the new constraints Democrats have demanded. The legislation also includes $1 billion “to support enhancements by the United States […]

Erzwungene „Grenzpartnerschaft“: EU-Kommission will US-Behörden erlauben, politische Ansichten und „Herkunft“ abzufragen

US-Behörden sollen Zugriff auf jede Menge Daten von Einreisenden bekommen. – Alle Rechte vorbehalten: IMAGO / ZUMA Press WireLaut dem nun vorliegenden Entwurf eines Rahmenabkommens über eine „Grenzpartnerschaft“ mit der Trump-Administration dürfen US-Behörden in EU-Staaten nicht nur Gesichtsbilder, sondern auch Namen, Gesundheitsdaten oder sexuelle Orientierung in Polizeidatenbanken abfragen.

Three shutdowns later, Trump signs bill that finishes funding the government

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed a bill Thursday that will fund almost every agency in the Department of Homeland Security for the next five months, ending the shutdown that began in mid-February. The House approved the bill, which doesn’t include additional spending on Immigration and Customs Enforcement or the Border Patrol, on a voice […]

New delay looms for Homeland Security funding as US House GOP blocks vote

WASHINGTON — U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson wants to make changes to a Senate-passed bill that would end the shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security, a move that will further delay funding and prolong the stalemate that began in mid-February. The holdup could again interrupt paychecks for workers at the Transportation Security Administration and […]

US Senate Dems to force votes on rising costs, immigration crackdown in marathon session

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday that Democrats will use the unlimited number of amendment votes they are allowed on Republicans’ budget resolution to illustrate policy differences on cost-of-living issues and immigration activities. “We are for reducing costs for the American people, whether it’s housing or whether it’s health care or […]

Republicans in US Senate unveil road map for 3 years of immigration crackdown

WASHINGTON — Republican leaders in Congress appeared to be on the same page Tuesday about how to fund immigration activities for the next three years as they released a party-line measure that will pave the way for a special process known as budget reconciliation. But they weren’t unified about another problem — when to clear […]

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