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House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer criticized the guidelines. He said President Trump and Republicans "will have blood on their hands." (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Asylum officers get broader powers in new government guidelines

The government's citizenship agency issued new guidelines this week that give asylum officers broader powers to reject claims based on domestic abuse or gang violence, clearing the way for those with bogus claims to be speedily deported.

July 12, 2018
In this Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, photo released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shows foreign nationals being arrested this week during a targeted enforcement operation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) aimed at immigration fugitives, re-entrants and at-large criminal aliens in Los Angeles. (Charles Reed/U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via AP) ** FILE **

GOP senators push measure to support ICE

Republican senators called Thursday for the Senate to approve a resolution putting the chamber on record in support of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, saying the government's top deportation agency does critical work in keeping the country safe.

July 12, 2018
Members of Patriot Movement AZ gather outside of the U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement Removal Operations Field Offices in Phoenix, Tuesday, July 10, 2018, calling for support of ICE and strengthening the country's borders. (AP Photo/Annika Wolters)

Dems introduce first bill to abolish ICE

A handful of congressional Democrats on Thursday introduced the first bill to abolish U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, putting on paper the details of getting rid of the agency responsible for everything from deportations to stopping counterfeiters to nabbing online child sex predators.

July 12, 2018
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan of Wisc., addresses The Economic Club of Washington, Thursday, July 12, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Paul Ryan: My car was eaten by animals

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan said he hasn't driven in several years and when he went to check if his car still worked, he discovered a family of woodchucks had eaten all the wiring.

July 12, 2018
House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., right, with House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., from left, and House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., speaks following a House Republican Conference meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 11. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Paul Ryan ‘confident’ GOP holds House

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan said Thursday the numbers have improved, and he now thinks Republicans will keep control of the House in this year's elections

July 12, 2018
Roger Ardino, 24, and his son Roger Ardino Jr., 4, pose for a photo as they and Pablo Ortiz, 28, left, and his son Andres were speaking to members of the media during a news conference at the Annunciation House in El Paso, Texas, Wednesday, July 11, 2018. Ardino and Pablo Ortiz and his son Andres spoke to the media about their experiences while being detained and separated for several months from their sons. Tuesday night three fathers were reunited with their children but only two spoke in the morning after the third, a father and daughter, had already left El Paso early Wednesday morning. (Ruben R. Ramirez/The El Paso Times via AP)

Feds claim success after 57 of 103 border children back with parents

Administration officials told a judge Thursday they had to cut corners and turned very young children over to adults without fully confirming they were related in the rush to meet this week's court-ordered deadline to reunite with family 103 juveniles separated by President Trump's zero-tolerance border policy.

July 12, 2018
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen speaks at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) headquarters, Friday, July 6, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Feds slap sanctions on Burma, Laos for refusing deportations

The Trump administration said Tuesday it has stopped issuing visas to some government officials and their families from Myanmar and Laos, in a move designed to punish both countries for failing to cooperate in taking back their deportees.

July 10, 2018