US citizen who joined Islamic State in Syria is sentenced to 10 years in prison
A naturalized U.S. citizen who pleaded guilty to receiving military training from the Islamic State group has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison.
Texas is poised to become the latest GOP state to exert control over university curriculum
University boards appointed by the Texas governor soon could have new powers to control the curriculum required of students and eliminate degree programs.
Supreme Court to hear private prison company appeal in suit over immigration detainee $1-a-day wages
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from a private prison company facing a lawsuit claiming immigration detainees were forced to work and paid a $1 a day…
Judge blocks administration from revoking protected status for small subset of Venezuelans
A federal judge says an estimated 5,000 Venezuelans granted temporary protected status can continue to work and live in the U.S. despite a Supreme Court ruling revoking protections.
Top Trump officials visit prolific Alaska oil field amid push to expand drilling
The head of the U.S. Energy Department says President Donald Trump wants to double the amount of oil coursing through Alaska’s 800-mile pipeline system and build a massive natural gas…
Book Review: Michael Luo tells the harrowing story of Chinese exclusion in America
Michael Luo’s “Strangers in the Land: Exclusion, Belonging and the Epic Story of the Chinese in America” comes at a time when politics and immigration have intertwined once again.
Immigration official defends tactics against criticism of a heavy hand as arrests rise nationwide
The head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is defending himself against criticism that authorities are being too heavy-handed as they ramp up arrests toward President Donald Trump’s promises of…
To prevent blackouts, Trump administration keeps another aging power plant online through summer
The U.S. Department of Energy is ordering an oil and gas power plant to keep its turbines running through the hottest summer months as a precaution against electricity shortfalls in…
More white South Africans arrive in the US under a new refugee program
Officials and advocacy organizations say a second group of white South Africans has arrived in the United States under a refugee program announced by the Trump administration.
Trump asks the Supreme Court to clear the way for federal downsizing plans
President Donald Trump’s administration has renewed its request for the Supreme Court to clear the way for plans to downsize the federal workforce, while a lawsuit filed by labor unions…