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Trump says he'll try again on DACA revocation

President Trump signaled Friday that he will once again move to cancel the Obama-era DACA deportation amnesty, though this time he said he'll check all the proper procedural boxes. Published June 19, 2020

FILE - In this July 8, 2019, file photo, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer looks on during an operation in Escondido, Calif. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement subpoenaed a sheriff's office in the suburbs of Portland, Oregon, on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020, for information about two Mexican citizens wanted for deportation, a move that is part of a broader escalation of the conflict between federal officials and local government agencies over so-called sanctuary policies. ICE, the Homeland Security agency responsible for arresting and deporting people in the U.S. illegally, served the Washington County Sheriff's Office in Hillsboro, Oregon with the subpoenas in an attempt to get more information about two men, including one who has already been released from custody, said ICE spokeswoman Tanya Roman. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Prince William Country ends cooperation agreement with ICE

Prince William County's Jail Board failed Wednesday to renew its cooperation agreement with ICE, meaning its involvement in the 287(g) program that allows deputies at the jail to begin the deportation process will expire at the end of this month. Published June 17, 2020

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, asks a question during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on police use of force and community relations on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, June 16, 2020, in Washington. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Pool via AP)

Sen. Ted Cruz warns Google over attack on conservative media

Sen. Ted Cruz, chairman of a Senate subcommittee with oversight of constitutional rights, is sending a letter Wednesday warning Google that it may face repercussions if it follows through with punishing a conservative website over its content. Published June 17, 2020

Fred Haines of Wichita, Kansas, was the victim of elaborate financial schemes a decade ago and is still paying on the debt he incurred.  (Travis Heying /The Wichita Eagle via AP)

Feds take on Nigerian internet fraud, freeze assets of six scammers

The Treasury Department said Tuesday it has frozen the assets of six Nigerians responsible for massive internet scams, including defrauding businesses and running romance schemes that prey on the most vulnerable Americans, bilking them of their savings. Published June 16, 2020

In this April 14, 2017, photo, protesters rally outside a courthouse in San Francisco. U.S. Judge William Orrick struck down an immigration law Friday, Oct. 5, 2018, that the Trump administration has used to go after cities and states that limit cooperation with immigration officials. (AP Photo/Haven Daley) **FILE**

Supreme Court declines to hear Trump challenge to California sanctuary law

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear the administration's challenge to California's main sanctuary city law protecting immigrants who are in the country illegally, dealing a significant blow to President Trump's hopes of forcing jurisdictions to cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Published June 15, 2020

Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joseph R. Biden speaks during a roundtable on economic reopening with community members, Thursday, June 11, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Libertarian nominee says Trump, Biden both tainted on race

Libertarian presidential nominee Jo Jorgensen said Friday that President Trump and likely Democratic opponent Joseph R. Biden are both too tainted to lead the country through this moment in racial tension, and urged voters to look beyond those men to her own candidacy. Published June 12, 2020

People hold a Chinese flag as they gather outside of a park where an official memorial was held for victims of coronavirus in Wuhan in central China's Hubei Province, Saturday, April 4, 2020. With air raid sirens wailing and flags at half-mast, China held a three-minute nationwide moment of reflection to honor those who have died in the coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Chinese army officer scouting U.S. research facility nabbed for visa fraud

A Chinese army officer was arrested this week as he prepared to board an airport bound for home with American research, and he admitted he had been asked to study an American lab in order to bring back information on how to replicate it in China, federal authorities said. Published June 11, 2020

In this Oct. 5, 2019, file photo, migrants seeking asylum wait in line with their case paperwork during a weekly trip by volunteers, lawyers, paralegals and interpreters to the migrant campsite outside El Puente Nuevo in Matamoros, Mexico. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald via AP, File)

Trump administration proposes major asylum overhaul

The Trump administration proposed a major rewrite of the asylum system Wednesday curtailing the types of dangers that can qualify for protections and effectively barring those who fear domestic abuse or gang violence from getting asylum. Published June 10, 2020