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  Newsom slaps 25% tax on private detention centers in sweeping pushback against key Trump policy

  Oct 3, 2026 ·Fox News (Politics)(Right)

  California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill earlier this week that would impose a 25% tax on private detention centers, a policy that would apply to all the facilities that partner with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the Golden State. "If we can’t kick out private facilities, we’ll go after their profits," Newsom said in a press release. The move, which Newsom hailed as a way to push

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  DHS exposes dilemma behind SCOTUS deportation fight: ‘We have two choices’

  Oct 3, 2026 ·Fox News (Politics)(Right)

  The Supreme Court temporarily cleared the Trump administration to continue its third-country deportation policy this week, as DHS’ top lawyer mounts a public defense of an immigration authority the administration says previous presidents largely left dormant. DHS has increasingly used so-called "third-country" removals when a removable alien cannot be returned to their home country or that country

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  The Left Conveniently Forgets Who Writes Immigration Law

  Oct 3, 2026 ·National Review(Right)

  Congress does, and the Supreme Court is merely demanding that judges follow it.

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  Minneapolis Activists Used Encrypted Group Chats To Outmaneuver ICE. Now the Feds Want To Prosecute Them.

  Oct 3, 2026 ·Reason(Center)

  On the morning federal immigration agents shot Alex Pretti in the back, Emmanuel Mauleón, a law professor at the University of Minnesota, was standing on a ladder outside his house, pulling down holiday decorations. That's when his phone started buzzing. Pretti's death would quickly become a national news story. Coming soon after the killing of Renée Good , this was the second time in less than a

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  GOP walks tightrope on immigration ahead of midterms

  Oct 3, 2026 ·The Hill(Center)

  Republicans are struggling with how to thread the needle on immigration ahead of what is expected to be a bruising midterm season in which many voters have soured on the Trump administration’s aggressive enforcement. But the party has spent two years championing policies that resulted from President Trump running on “securing” the border, including a...

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  Supreme Court ready to tackle climate, immigration and gun rights. Here are 5 cases to watch

  Oct 2, 2026 ·PBS NewsHour(Lean left)

  When the U.S. Supreme Court returns Monday, the justices will kick off a new term featuring cases on climate change, gun rights, immigration and religious liberty.

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  Big Bend border wall construction blocked by judge

  Oct 2, 2026 ·Axios(Lean left)

  A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from pursuing border wall construction in the Big Bend region in Texas on Friday The big picture: The construction inside the national park sparked local outrage and environmental concerns, with Friday's decision handing the Department of Homeland Security a loss in its quest to rapidly expand the Southwestern border wall. Driving the news: The admi

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  Judge halts contentious border construction in and near Texas’s Big Bend National Park

  Oct 2, 2026 ·The Hill(Center)

  A federal judge on Friday halted contentious Trump administration border construction plans in Texas’s Big Bend region. Judge Kathleen Cardone, an appointee of former President George W. Bush, wrote that the administration can’t “build border barrier or related infrastructure, or engage in any construction or ground disturbing activities” in the region. “The Court finds that Plaintiffs...

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  2 Lawsuits Cast Further Doubt on the Claim That ICE Agent Jonathan Ross Killed Renée Good in Self-Defense

  Oct 2, 2026 ·Reason(Center)

  Jonathan Ross, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent who fatally shot Minneapolis protester Renée Good on January 7, was not in any danger when he fired three rounds into the Honda Pilot she was driving, according to a pair of federal lawsuits that her brother and widow filed on Thursday. Nor was he responding to a threat that Good posed to anyone else, say the plaintiffs, who allege

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  Trump Admin Makes Shocking Fraud Discovery While Auditing Migrant Child Sponsors

  Oct 2, 2026 ·The Daily Wire(Right)

  The Trump administration has found a staggering number of cases of fraud while auditing the sponsors of migrant children who crossed the border alone, according to an internal memo obtained by The Daily Wire. Under the Biden administration, more than 450,000 migrant children crossed the border as unaccompanied minors and were placed into the care of the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HH

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  DOJ moves to boot federal judges from immigration cases over NYT interview

  Oct 2, 2026 ·Fox News (Politics)(Right)

  The Justice Department wants several Minnesota federal judges removed from immigration cases after accusing them of crossing an ethical line by publicly criticizing President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. The complaint argued the judges improperly commented on the Trump administration's immigration enforcement while related cases were still pending, undermining public confidence in their i

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  DHS torches sanctuary Fairfax after accused child predator released despite immigration detainer

  Oct 2, 2026 ·Fox News (Politics)(Right)

  Homeland security officials blasted Fairfax County, Virginia after DHS arrested an illegal immigrant convicted of pedophilic crimes, including aggravated sexual battery of a parent with a child and illicit filming of a naked minor, following the Democrat-led municipality's refusal to honor an ICE detainer. The dispute comes as DHS and Republicans in Congress remain at odds with county leaders, inc

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  ICE Makes Another Major Policy Change On Traffic Stops

  Oct 2, 2026 ·The Daily Wire(Right)

  Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is making additional changes to the way its officers make vehicle stops, according to an internal agency memo obtained by The Daily Wire. The agency is now directing all officers to receive specialized training in order to make vehicle stops, according to the memo, which was sent to all employees of ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations on Wednesday. Of

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  Americans Could Soon Face A New Question When They File Their Taxes

  Oct 2, 2026 ·The Daily Wire(Right)

  The Trump administration recently proposed a new way to crack down on illegal immigrants with a new requirement for tax filers to disclose their citizenship status. If put in place, the administration estimates the new requirement could save taxpayers almost $2 billion. A proposed question on the IRS draft Form 1040 asks filers to check “Yes” or “No” to indicate whether they — and their spouse, if

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  Inside the House GOP's 4-week battle plan to save its majority

  Oct 2, 2026 ·Fox News (Politics)(Right)

  FIRST ON FOX: House GOP leaders are quietly laying their battle plans for the final month ahead of the November midterm elections. A new memo being sent to Republicans across the country, first obtained by Fox News Digital, reveals four key topics that the House GOP is focusing on in the final four weeks before the election: the border, fraudulent use of taxpayer dollars, the economy, and public s

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  Iraq sounds alarm on terror threat from Syria one day after US troops leave

  Oct 2, 2026 ·Fox News (Politics)(Right)

  Iraq is preparing for the possibility that Islamic State fighters could spill across the border from Syria, the country's foreign minister said Thursday. It comes just one day after the U.S. military formally ended its counter-ISIS mission in Iraq. Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein told reporters in Washington, D.C., on Thursday that Baghdad is closely watching recent ISIS activity in neighboring Syri

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  A must-win midterm state is the real loser of Trump's Canada trade war

  Oct 2, 2026 ·Fox News (Politics)(Right)

  President Donald Trump's escalating trade fight with Canada could deliver an economic blow to one of the country's most closely watched battleground states, potentially raising costs for automakers and prices for consumers. Michigan, home to a fiercely contested U.S. Senate race this November, is particularly vulnerable because its auto industry depends heavily on a cross-border supply chain with

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  WATCH: Biden HHS Chief Smirks And Sips Coffee As He’s Blasted Over Missing Migrant Kids

  Oct 2, 2026 ·The Daily Wire(Right)

  Former Health and Human Services Secretary and current California Democratic gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra smirked and sipped his coffee when his Republican opponent, Steve Hilton, blasted him over his record on immigration. During a CNN debate earlier this week, Hilton unleashed a devastating reality check on Becerra’s disastrous stint in the Biden administration. The showdown turned tox

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  'Worst of the worst': ICE deports murderers, human traffickers

  Oct 2, 2026 ·Just the News(Lean right)

  Under the Trump administration, ICE and DHS have worked to implement his pledge of mass deportations, with an emphasis on the "worst of the worst" criminal illegal aliens.

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  Federal judge blocks border wall construction in Texas national park

  Oct 2, 2026 ·Just the News(Lean right)

  Cardone determined in the injunction that the plaintiffs were likely to succeed on the merits of at least one of their claims and barred the administration from using waivers until the case is finished.