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The Department of Education investigates Brown after shooting. Brown launches its own reviews, beefs up security and places security chief on leave. @washingtonpost.com wapo.st/48QpQQL
Education Dept. to examine safety procedures at Brown after shooting
The government will probe whether Brown complied with the Clery Act, which requires universities to report crime statistics and disclose safety procedures.
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December 23, 2025 at 2:14 AM
The Department of Education investigates Brown after shooting. Brown launches its own reviews, beefs up security and places security chief on leave. @washingtonpost.com wapo.st/48QpQQL
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Breaking: Multiple people have been shot and a suspect is at large at Brown University, police said Saturday evening. Students remain under lockdown, and campus and city police are responding to the incident.
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Suspect at large after multiple people shot around Brown University, police say
According to a campus alert, shots were reported at the Barus and Holley Engineering building, a popular place for students to study.
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December 13, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Breaking: Multiple people have been shot and a suspect is at large at Brown University, police said Saturday evening. Students remain under lockdown, and campus and city police are responding to the incident.
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Mom of Karoline Leavitt’s godson was released last night, according to lawyer Todd Pomerleau.
UPDATED: Mom of Karoline Leavitt's nephew to be freed from ICE detention.
DHS, after characterizing Brazilian mom with ties to Karoline Leavitt as a "criminal," did not oppose her release at a hearing today. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
DHS, after characterizing Brazilian mom with ties to Karoline Leavitt as a "criminal," did not oppose her release at a hearing today. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
December 9, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Mom of Karoline Leavitt’s godson was released last night, according to lawyer Todd Pomerleau.
UPDATED: Mom of Karoline Leavitt's nephew to be freed from ICE detention.
DHS, after characterizing Brazilian mom with ties to Karoline Leavitt as a "criminal," did not oppose her release at a hearing today. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
DHS, after characterizing Brazilian mom with ties to Karoline Leavitt as a "criminal," did not oppose her release at a hearing today. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
December 8, 2025 at 5:42 PM
UPDATED: Mom of Karoline Leavitt's nephew to be freed from ICE detention.
DHS, after characterizing Brazilian mom with ties to Karoline Leavitt as a "criminal," did not oppose her release at a hearing today. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
DHS, after characterizing Brazilian mom with ties to Karoline Leavitt as a "criminal," did not oppose her release at a hearing today. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
EXCLUSIVE:
Mom of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew rejects White House narrative of her ICE arrest
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Mom of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew rejects White House narrative of her ICE arrest
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Mom of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew rejects White House narrative of her ICE arrest
In an interview, Bruna Ferreira, who chose the White House press secretary as her son’s godmother, contested the portrayal of her as a criminal, absentee mom.
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December 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
EXCLUSIVE:
Mom of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew rejects White House narrative of her ICE arrest
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Mom of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew rejects White House narrative of her ICE arrest
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If the U.S. was at war, Pete Hegseth's order would be a war crime, a military lawyer said. Instead, it might just be murder. wapo.st/49KbUJ1
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
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November 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM
If the U.S. was at war, Pete Hegseth's order would be a war crime, a military lawyer said. Instead, it might just be murder. wapo.st/49KbUJ1
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Chart of the decade, from a new blockbuster reportage on how billionaires took over American politics www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
November 21, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Chart of the decade, from a new blockbuster reportage on how billionaires took over American politics www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
No response yet from DOJ on this but Abrego’s attorneys have already flagged it for Judge Xinis.
See @rparloff.bsky.social ticktock of the hearing below
See @rparloff.bsky.social ticktock of the hearing below
Costa Rica will accept Abrego, per @washingtonpost.com .
If true, DOJ, DHS, and Dept of State caused lies to be disseminated to Judge Xinis all day Thursday, where an ICE official testified about info sent him by Dept of State, claiming Costa Rica wouldn't take Abrego.
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If true, DOJ, DHS, and Dept of State caused lies to be disseminated to Judge Xinis all day Thursday, where an ICE official testified about info sent him by Dept of State, claiming Costa Rica wouldn't take Abrego.
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SCOOP: Costa Rica says it will still accept Kilmar Abrego García, contradicting Trump’s DOJ
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November 22, 2025 at 2:02 PM
No response yet from DOJ on this but Abrego’s attorneys have already flagged it for Judge Xinis.
See @rparloff.bsky.social ticktock of the hearing below
See @rparloff.bsky.social ticktock of the hearing below
SCOOP: Costa Rica says it will still accept Kilmar Abrego García, contradicting Trump’s DOJ
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Costa Rica says it would accept Kilmar Abrego García, contradicting U.S.
The statement from a Costa Rican official conflicts with what the Trump administration told a federal judge about its attempts to deport the undocumented immigrant
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November 22, 2025 at 1:39 AM
SCOOP: Costa Rica says it will still accept Kilmar Abrego García, contradicting Trump’s DOJ
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SCOOP w/@marianne_levine @John_Hudson & @siobhan_ogrady
Ukraine has not always cooperated with deportations. But that’s changing.
“The U.S. can deport as many as they want,” a Zelensky advisor said. “We’ll find good use for them.”
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Ukraine has not always cooperated with deportations. But that’s changing.
“The U.S. can deport as many as they want,” a Zelensky advisor said. “We’ll find good use for them.”
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Trump officials preparing to deport some Ukrainians despite conscription fears
Deportations to Ukraine have declined in recent years. An adviser to President Volodymyr Zelensky said, “We’ll find good use for them.”
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November 14, 2025 at 3:26 PM
SCOOP w/@marianne_levine @John_Hudson & @siobhan_ogrady
Ukraine has not always cooperated with deportations. But that’s changing.
“The U.S. can deport as many as they want,” a Zelensky advisor said. “We’ll find good use for them.”
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Ukraine has not always cooperated with deportations. But that’s changing.
“The U.S. can deport as many as they want,” a Zelensky advisor said. “We’ll find good use for them.”
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
NEW: Great deep dive into the Iowa superintendent’s past, by Marianne Levine
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ICE arrest reveals hidden past of an Iowa schools superintendent
Ian Roberts had become a beloved member of the Des Moines public school system. Now parents are grappling with how his immigration status and criminal record were overlooked.
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October 5, 2025 at 8:07 PM
NEW: Great deep dive into the Iowa superintendent’s past, by Marianne Levine
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Immigration judge denies Kilmar Abrego García’s request to reopen case
The judge, who works for DOJ, found “insufficient evidence” that the Trump administration would send Abrego to Uganda.
DHS had said “He will be processed for removal to Uganda.”
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Immigration judge denies Kilmar Abrego García’s request to reopen case
The judge, who works for DOJ, found “insufficient evidence” that the Trump administration would send Abrego to Uganda.
DHS had said “He will be processed for removal to Uganda.”
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Immigration judge denies Kilmar Abrego García’s request to reopen case
The judge found “insufficient evidence” to show that the Trump administration would send Abrego to Uganda, according to a copy of the decision reviewed by The Washington Post.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 2, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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Immigration judge denies Kilmar Abrego García’s request to reopen case
The judge, who works for DOJ, found “insufficient evidence” that the Trump administration would send Abrego to Uganda.
DHS had said “He will be processed for removal to Uganda.”
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Immigration judge denies Kilmar Abrego García’s request to reopen case
The judge, who works for DOJ, found “insufficient evidence” that the Trump administration would send Abrego to Uganda.
DHS had said “He will be processed for removal to Uganda.”
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
September 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
UPDATED ICE is referring hundreds of immigrant children to federal shelters from the US interior, not from the border.
Among them are parents separated from their children, an issue raised at a Senate hearing today:
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Among them are parents separated from their children, an issue raised at a Senate hearing today:
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Trump’s mass deportations bring a new wave of family separations
As ICE officers ramp up arrests, hundreds of migrant children are being sent to federal shelters. Some parents are given a choice: Deport with their children or face separation.
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September 17, 2025 at 9:44 PM
UPDATED ICE is referring hundreds of immigrant children to federal shelters from the US interior, not from the border.
Among them are parents separated from their children, an issue raised at a Senate hearing today:
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Among them are parents separated from their children, an issue raised at a Senate hearing today:
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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FAMILY SEPARATION: As ICE officers ramp up arrests, hundreds of migrant children are being sent to federal shelters. Some parents are given a choice: Deport with their children or face separation. ✍🏼 @mariasacchetti.bsky.social
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Trump’s mass deportations bring a new wave of family separations
As ICE officers ramp up arrests, hundreds of migrant children are being sent to federal shelters. Some parents are given a choice: Deport with their children or face separation.
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September 17, 2025 at 1:39 PM
FAMILY SEPARATION: As ICE officers ramp up arrests, hundreds of migrant children are being sent to federal shelters. Some parents are given a choice: Deport with their children or face separation. ✍🏼 @mariasacchetti.bsky.social
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SCOOP: Sulma arrived in the US with her daughters in 2019.
ICE pulled her over weeks ago.
She has no criminal record. She’s a crime victim.
By nightfall she was in detention. Her twins were in US custody, among hundreds of minors ICE referred to shelters this year.
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ICE pulled her over weeks ago.
She has no criminal record. She’s a crime victim.
By nightfall she was in detention. Her twins were in US custody, among hundreds of minors ICE referred to shelters this year.
Gift link: wapo.st/46r573F
Trump’s mass deportations bring a new wave of family separations
As ICE officers ramp up arrests, hundreds of migrant children are being sent to federal shelters. Some parents are given a choice: Deport with their children or face separation.
wapo.st
September 17, 2025 at 11:57 AM
SCOOP: Sulma arrived in the US with her daughters in 2019.
ICE pulled her over weeks ago.
She has no criminal record. She’s a crime victim.
By nightfall she was in detention. Her twins were in US custody, among hundreds of minors ICE referred to shelters this year.
Gift link: wapo.st/46r573F
ICE pulled her over weeks ago.
She has no criminal record. She’s a crime victim.
By nightfall she was in detention. Her twins were in US custody, among hundreds of minors ICE referred to shelters this year.
Gift link: wapo.st/46r573F
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Breaking news: Kilmar Abrego García was detained by ICE on Monday after arriving at the agency’s Baltimore field office as part of a required check-in after his release pending trial on human smuggling charges, his attorney said.
Kilmar Abrego García detained by ICE days after release from custody
Kilmar Abrego García was detained by ICE after arriving at the agency’s Baltimore field office as part of a required check-in after his release pending trial on human smuggling charges, his attorney s...
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August 25, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Breaking news: Kilmar Abrego García was detained by ICE on Monday after arriving at the agency’s Baltimore field office as part of a required check-in after his release pending trial on human smuggling charges, his attorney said.
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EXCLUSIVE: The Pentagon has for weeks been planning a military deployment to Chicago as President Donald Trump seeks to crack down on crime, homelessness and undocumented immigration, in a model that could later be used in other major cities.
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Pentagon plans military deployment in Chicago as Trump eyes crackdown
President Donald Trump said Chicago is his next likely target to crack down on urban crime. Military planning has been ongoing for weeks, officials say.
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August 24, 2025 at 12:24 AM
EXCLUSIVE: The Pentagon has for weeks been planning a military deployment to Chicago as President Donald Trump seeks to crack down on crime, homelessness and undocumented immigration, in a model that could later be used in other major cities.
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