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Democrats Threaten Shutdown After Latest Minneapolis Killing

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer vowed to block a massive spending package next week unless Republicans strip funding for the Department of Homeland Security, dramatically increasing the risk for a partial US government shutdown.

ICE Deportation Push Spurs Aviation Firm to Buy Up Used Jets

President Donald Trump’s plan for a massive increase in deportation flights relies in part on a little-known startup from Virginia that’s assembling a fleet of planes after winning a $140 million contract to provide the Department of Homeland Security with aircraft.

Trump’s H-1B Chaos Is Fueling an AI Boom in Indian Tech Industry

The Trump administration’s moves to hinder immigration have made the long-term viability of a career in Silicon Valley less certain than ever for many foreign-born residents. India is well positioned to benefit, introducing policies geared to pull US-educated engineers back to the country.

Trump Muses About Asking NATO to Help Protect US Southern Border

President Donald Trump openly mused about invoking NATO’s collective defense obligation to place allied troops along the US-Mexico border, a suggestion that, even if not meant seriously, represents another volley of rhetoric aimed squarely at European allies.

Immigration Bond Hearing Denials Raise Judicial Power Questions

There are “serious separation of powers concerns,” a federal judge said Thursday, of the Trump administration’s continued denial of bond hearings to a nationwide class of detained noncitzens in spite of a final court order requiring the hearings.

The H-1B Visa: A Brief History From Truman to Trump

The history of the H-1B visa from its origins in 1952, when Harry S. Truman was president, to the major developments since Trump’s “Buy American and Hire American” executive order.

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