The Trump administration is pushing for tougher enforcement of immigration laws. A new wildfire north of Los Angeles has burned thousands of acres. And Bad Bunny’s latest album taps into the nostalgia-driven trend.
Here’s what to know today.
The Trump administration called for an immigration enforcement crackdown.
President Donald Trump signed more executive orders targeting his immigration priorities and directed the Justice Department to make enforcement his top priority as the House passed the Raleigh Act, sending the bill back to the White House. But Trump made the first signs.
An executive order signed yesterday directs the Departments of Homeland Security, Justice and State to “take all necessary action to immediately remove, deport, and remove illegal aliens from the United States’ southern border.” ” Earlier this week, the Trump administration published a notice to expand “expedited removal,” which allows Immigration and Customs Enforcement to deport immigrants without prosecution to any undocumented people who have entered the country in the past two years. Have crossed the border over the years.
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White House spokeswoman Carolyn Levitt said on Fox News that Trump would allow ports of entry to remain open to asylum seekers. However, the CBP One app, which immigrants use to submit information and schedule appointments within hours of Trump’s inauguration, stopped working, and existing appointments scheduled through the app were canceled. .
As of Wednesday night, there did not appear to be a sharp increase in deportations. Read more Where did executive orders and directives on immigration stand on the third day of Trump’s presidency?
Meanwhile, the Republican-led House passed the Raleigh Act, a tough immigration measure reserved for a 22-year-old Georgia nursing student who was killed by an undocumented immigrant last year. It is expected to be the first bill signed by Trump since returning to the White House. The bill would require ICE to detain and detain undocumented immigrants who are accused, arrested or convicted of certain crimes. Read more About the bill
More coverage of Trump’s first week in office:
- How will ending birthright citizenship affect visa-holding families? The scholars issued a restraining order. Risk of creating “a whole generation of stateless children”.
- Religious leaders, school administrators and teachers said they are. “Preparing to Attack” After Trump said he would end a longstanding policy that prevented immigration arrests at churches, schools and hospitals.
- In his efforts to end the DEI measures, Trump this week Repealed an executive order It was intended to prohibit discrimination by federal contractors and subcontractors. Apart from this, emails were received by federal employees yesterday warning that they may face “negative consequences”. If they don’t report co-workers working in DEI positions that may have gone unnoticed by government watchdogs.
- Almost all scientific communications from the CDC, FDA, and other federal health agencies Suspended until further notice. A review by Trump’s team is pending.
More political news:
- Senators on both sides of the aisle Raise new questions About the vetting process for defense secretary nominee Pat Hegseth after lawmakers learned of new allegations that Trump’s transition team did not disclose as part of an FBI background check .
- House Republicans Announced the establishment of a new sub-committee. To investigate events before and after January 6, 2021. Speaker Mike Johnson said on Jan. 6 that “more work remains to be done” to “expose the false narrative” passed by the previous House committee.
- Marian Budde, the Episcopal bishop who implored Trump to show mercy to immigrants and LGBTQ people during the inaugural prayer service, Defended his speech..
The Hughes Fire has ripped through more than 10,000 acres north of LA.
A new, fast-moving wildfire north of Los Angeles ripped through 10,176 acres within hours and forced the evacuation of about 31,000 people, officials said. Another 23,000 people have been given evacuation warnings. The fire, named the Hughes Fire, broke out near Castaic Lake in northern Los Angeles County at about 10:53 a.m., and was fueled by dry, windy conditions in the area. The National Weather Service said the area remains under a “red flag” warning until Friday morning, with winds up to 65 mph in the mountains. As of last night, the fire was 14% contained, and the winds weren’t as strong as those that fueled the Eaton and Palisades fires a few weeks ago. Here’s what else we know.
The new fire comes amid investigations into the Eaton and Palisades fires, which left a trail of destruction in other parts of the Los Angeles area. A review of the deaths in the Eton fire has found. All 17 people who died were west of Lake Avenue.where evacuation orders came hours after the first set of evacuation warnings were sent to residents on the east side of the major corridor through Altadena. Local authorities have called for a review of the emergency notification system.
A list of potential US TikTok buyers has emerged
Who will “save” TikTok? YouTube star MrBeast wants to throw a hat in the ring. President Donald Trump has said he is interested in buying either Elon Musk or Oracle chairman Larry Ellison. Billionaire Frank McCourt is also interested in Project Liberty. Others, such as Trump’s former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Canadian entrepreneur Kevin O’Leary of the TV series “Shark Tank,” have previously expressed interest.
One prominent tech industry analyst believes the man could potentially make a successful bid, citing his “iron-clad relationship with Trump.” Hint: He already owns another social media company. But he hasn’t been the most public about his interest.
In recent days, the possibility that TikTok could sell the platform to a non-Chinese owner has been raised. With this new prospect comes questions about what ownership or partnership with parent company ByteDance will look like, or if TikTok’s algorithm will change if a new owner takes over.
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- A 16-year-old student died. Another person was injured in a shooting in a Nashville high school cafeteria yesterday, officials said. The 17-year-old student shot himself.
- Over 2,400 relief trucks have entered the Gaza Strip. Since a cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas, UN officials said.
- The trial has started. for three men who prosecutors say facilitated a drug and robbery scheme that terrorized New York City’s gay bars and led to two deaths.
- Lynn Ban, a jewelry designer who starred in the Netflix reality series “Bling Empire: New York.” is deadWeeks after emergency brain surgery due to a skiing accident, his son said.
Staff Selection: Bad Bunny’s new album hits the TikTok trend.
Bad Bunny’s latest album, “Debà Tirar Más Fotos” (meaning “I Should Have Taken More Photos”) is his most personal album to date and a love letter to Puerto Rico. But these aren’t just songs about family and home. The album’s cover – depicting two simple, white, plastic chairs used by families everywhere – has inspired fans around the world. Share your home memories. And visiting relatives is long gone. It is called nostalgia gone viral. – Sandra LillyEditorial Director, NBC Latino
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