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The Dept of Agriculture is planning to terminate several McGovern-Dole program grants, two people familiar told me and Marcia Brown. For decades, the program has provided food assistance to some of the poorest countries in the world. politico.com/newsletters/we…

New: DHS civil rights and oversight offices that were shuttered in March will be rebuilt with teams a fraction of their original size news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

As I reported, "self deportation" fliers began popping up in immigration courts last month. In the last week, I have received several tips of more fliers in TX, VA, PA and WA. The fliers come as ICE increases activity in immigration courts. Rehash here: npr.org/2025/04/29/g-s…

ICYMI: trump admin is appealing to SCOTUS a nationwide injunction blocking third country removals of people who are not given enough time to contest their removal to the specific other country. The admin wants to send deportees to South Sudan, according to the filing.

Last week the House passed a bill that aims to codify much of President Trump's agenda, including his effort to change policies for people who are legally here. From increased fees to cutting off social safety nets, the Senate has to decide what to keep. npr.org/2025/05/28/nx-…

In this case, the Trump administration shows that it can, in fact, bring removed migrants back to the U.S.

BREAKING: #SCOTUS gives Trump admin OK to move toward deporting about 500K Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan & Venezuelans in US on Biden-era immigration 'parole' program. May spell trouble for Ukrainians/ Afghans w/similar status. Jackson/Sotomayor dissent Doc: documentcloud.org/documents/2595…

She was preparing for her husband to be deported to Vietnam. The deportation itself was not a surprise. What was a surprise was the final destination - South Sudan. My latest on the admin’s use of third countries: npr.org/2025/06/01/g-s…

SCOOP: Trump administration officials delayed and redacted parts of a government forecast over the report's prediction the agricultural trade deficit would increase. POLITICO politico.com/news/2025/06/0…

A remarkable court filing details the conditions faced in Djibouti by ICE staff and the detainees the Trump admin. tried to deport to South Sudan: - Detainees housed in shipping container - 100 °F + temps - Malaria concerns - Rocket attack concerns - Inadequate security tools

ICE describes absolutely hellish conditions for both its officers and immigrant detainees at a U.S. naval base in Djibouti — risk of malaria, extreme heat, limited lighting, sparse security measures, nearby burn pits, potential for rocket attacks, rampant sickness. It raises the

Democrats led by Rep. Dan Goldman and Rep. Bennie G. Thompson sent a letter to Sec Noem today calling for answers on ICE’s new strategy of dismissing cases, rearresting on site and putting migrants in expedited removal.

NPR SCOOP: an Immigation judge called his dismissal from Biden’s EOIR political. He went on to testifying against the validity of Central American asylum claims and birthright citizenship. Now Trump’s EOIR has brought him back as a supervisor. npr.org/2025/06/06/nx-…

NEW: NPR has obtained a DHS memo requesting some 20,000 National Guard troops to help a wide variety of ICE tasks including "night operations and rural interdiction," as well as "guard duty and riot control" inside detention facilities. h/t Tom Bowman

BREAKING

CONFIRMED ABC News reporting that Kilmar Abrego Garcia is on way back to the U.S. "They’re bringing him back, not to correct their error but to prosecute him. This shows that they were playing games with the court all along." his lawyer tells me.

NOW: DOJ says Abrego Garcia has landed in the U.S. The DOJ is perusing counts related to human smuggling. justice.gov/live

Big day on the beat —

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus is holding an emergency meeting tonight to discuss oversight visits and LA deployments, I’m told.

As I told NPR’s Morning Edition, the new Travel Ban is part of a much broader effort — one that has seen this administration move swiftly and systematically to close LEGAL pathways and protections across the immigration system. Link to full segment by Franco Ordoñez below