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Banished to alien lands: Trump’s secret deportation deals

An investigation details the Trump administration’s third-country deportation deals, including an Iranian woman sent to the Central African Republic after being granted protection in the US. It reports secret agreements with dozens of countries and legal challenges to removals that critics call a 'show of force.'

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GOP NY Rep. Lawler claims Dem rival Cait Conley is carpetbagger in sync with Hochul, Mamdani, AOC

Rep. Mike Lawler accuses Democratic challenger Cait Conley of being a carpetbagger and aligning with Hochul, Mamdani, and Ocasio-Cortez, citing her positions on health care and immigration. Conley's campaign pushes back, calling the attacks desperate and pointing to Lawler's own ties to Trump and utility lobbying. The NY-17 race is closely watched and could determine House control.

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World leaders convene for UNGA. And, Trump says D.C. arch will be a 'military complex'

The newsletter previews the U.N. General Assembly and reports on Trump's proposed D.C. arch as a military complex, an FAA AI overhaul for air traffic control, and a DHS immigration shooting in Austin. It presents Trump's arch plan as an executive-power overreach facing public and legal pushback, and gives sympathetic detail to the man shot by a federal immigration agent.

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CNN, MS Now and Politico to sue over White House ban – US politics live

A live blog covers three US politics developments: CNN, MS NOW and Politico suing over White House credential bans; an ICE officer shooting and wounding a Venezuelan man in Austin; and criticism of Trump’s arch project as an illegally justified national-security scheme. The report quotes the outlets’ First Amendment defense and an attorney accusing Trump of manufacturing a security rationale.

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Banished to alien lands – Trump’s secret deportation deals | First Thing

The newsletter reports on the Trump administration’s third-country deportation deals, describing thousands of people sent to countries where they have no connections and a federal appeals court ruling that the policy is unlawful. It pairs deportee testimony with human rights lawyer criticism and also summarizes other global developments.

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Why thousands of Yemeni refugees have fled to Djibouti

Thousands of Yemeni refugees have fled by boat to Djibouti over ten days after fighting on Yemen's west coast. The UN migration agency says they arrived on overcrowded boats with very limited food and water. The crossings were sparked by an offensive by the Iran-backed Houthi movement to capture a key island and the port of Mokha.

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Italy will ban burqas in schools and limit number of foreign pupils in class in new crackdown by PM Giorgia Meloni's hard-right government

Italy's government led by Giorgia Meloni is preparing to ban burqas and niqabs in schools and cap the number of foreign students per class, with parents required to learn Italian. Meloni framed the measure as necessary to prevent neglect and promote integration, while the article notes similar restrictions in Austria and Portugal and opposition from Muslim representatives. The proposal reflects broader European debates over immigration, religious symbols, and education policy.

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Freedom oppressed: the journalists caught up in Trump’s ICE crackdown

The article reports that journalists, including immigrant reporters, have been detained, assaulted, or deported amid the Trump administration's ICE immigration crackdown. It centers their accounts and a multi-outlet investigation into third-country deportation deals, while including a DHS denial. The piece frames the crackdown as an escalating threat to press freedom and immigrant communities.

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Tafoya blames Kristi Noem, Minnesota leadership for ICE rollout

Minnesota Republican Senate candidate Michele Tafoya criticized former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Minnesota state leadership over the ICE rollout in Minnesota, calling the operation poorly handled. The report adds context about federal agents killing two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis, the resulting backlash against the Trump administration, and polling that shows Democrats favored on immigration.

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