Dec 11 WATCH: Defense officials testify on National Guard deployment across U.S. in Senate hearing By David Klepper, Ben Finley, Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press Members of Congress clashed Thursday over President Donald Trump’s use of the National Guard in American cities, with Republicans saying the deployments were needed to fight lawlessness while Democrats called his move an extraordinary abuse of military power that violated… Continue reading
Dec 10 ICE arrests of Afghans are on the rise following D.C. National Guard attack, immigration lawyers say By Sahar Akbarzai, Martha Bellisle, Rebecca Santana, Julie Watson, Associated Press Coming just days after the shooting of two National Guard troops by an Afghan national suspect, federal authorities have carried out increased arrests of Afghans in the U.S., immigration lawyers say, as Afghans both in and outside the country have… Continue reading
Dec 10 Judge orders Trump to end National Guard troop deployment in Los Angeles By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press The Trump administration must stop deploying the California National Guard in Los Angeles and return control of the troops to the state, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. Continue reading
Dec 05 WATCH: National Guard is not Trump's 'private army,' California AG Bonta says after federal hearing By Terry Chea, Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press A federal judge on Friday sharply questioned the Trump administration's authority and need to maintain command of California National Guard troops it first deployed to Los Angeles in June following violent protests. Continue reading
Dec 03 Man charged in National Guard shooting pleads not guilty in court appearance from hospital bed By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press A man accused of shooting two National Guard troops near the White House pleaded not guilty Tuesday to murder and assault charges during his first hearing before a judge, appearing remotely by video from a hospital bed. Continue reading
Dec 01 Shooting of National Guard members prompts flurry of U.S. immigration restrictions By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press The Trump administration said it was pausing asylum decisions, reexamining green card applications for people from countries "of concern” and halting visas for Afghans who assisted the U.S. war effort. Continue reading
Nov 30 Trump invites families of 2 National Guard members who were shot to White House By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press U.S. Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom died after the Wednesday shooting in Washington, D.C., while her seriously injured colleague, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, remained in critical condition. The president said he's discussed a White House visit for the parents of… Continue reading
Nov 29 Trump administration halts all asylum decisions after shooting of National Guard members By Collin Binkley, Ben Finley, Associated Press The Trump administration has halted all asylum decisions and paused issuing visas for people traveling on Afghan passports days after a shooting near the White House that left one National Guard member dead and another in critical condition. Continue reading
Nov 28 Watch 2:23 Questions emerge about National Guard shooter's motives and the impact on immigrants By Liz Landers, Mike Fritz, Sarah Clune Hartman, Leila Jackson More details are coming to light about the shooting of two West Virginia National Guard members that happened earlier this week blocks from the White House. New questions are also emerging about the motives of the shooter, and what the… Continue watching
Nov 28 Watch 5:15 Trump vows to stop immigration from poorer countries after fatal National Guard shooting By Liz Landers, Kyle Midura, Doug Adams President Trump said Friday he wants to “permanently pause migration” from poorer nations in the wake of Wednesday’s shooting of two National Guard members. David Bier, director of immigration studies at the libertarian Cato Institute, joins Liz Landers for more… Continue watching