Trump officials seek to overturn lower court rulings that found executive order banning asylum applications illegal The US supreme court agreed on Friday to consider Donald Trump’s ban on asylum at the US-Mexico border , a pillar of the Republican president’s far-reaching crackdown on immigration. The Trump administration wants to overturn lower court decisions that found the executive order banning asylum applicati…
The Trump administration wants to overturn lower court decisions that found the executive order banning asylum applications is illegal. Federal law gives people the right to seek asylum if they fear persecution in their home countries, no matter how they arrived in the U.S.
The Trump administration wants to overturn lower court decisions that found the executive order banning asylum applications is illegal. Federal law gives people the right to seek asylum if they fear persecution in their home countries, no matter how they arrived in the U.S.
NYTimes – US Democrat Eileen Laubacher defeated Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert for a Colorado U.S. House seat, according to an Associated Press projection reported Friday. Boebert, a three-term incumbent and prominent conservative media figure, lost her re-election bid in a conservative district. Laubacher, a retired rear admiral and Navy veteran, defeated one of President Trump's highest-profile supporters in the deep-red district.
NYTimes – US The Federal Aviation Administration ordered a nationwide ground stop at all US airports on Friday over a communication issue affecting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers, halting departures for hours. The FAA lifted the stop later that day, and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said US airspace was "opened up." Officials said the disruption was not a cyberattack or a Microsoft outage and blamed old, overloaded hardware.
A tanker struck the American Heritage paddleboat on the Mississippi River near the Port of New Orleans on Friday, partially submerging the vessel, which had 129 passengers aboard. Authorities said at least 32 people were treated at local hospitals and that no fatalities were reported. All passengers were accounted for, and rescue operations were underway.
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