For Khaled and Raneen, daily life in the Gaza Strip is marked by the steady hum of Israeli military drones buzzing over the central city of Deir al-Balah that they now call home. The Palestinian couple from northern Gaza has been displaced more than 10 times since Israel’s war on the enclave began in 2023. And despite a United States-brokered ceasefire that was enacted in October…
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The Trump administration is ramping up efforts to strip more naturalized immigrants of their U.S. citizenship, with The New York Times reporting that officials are seeking 100 to 200 cases per month. The news comes less than two weeks after the Supreme Court agreed to hear a case to decide the constitutionality of President Trump’s executive order aiming to end birthright citizenship.
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On Wednesday, through a legally dubious executive order, President Donald Trump launched the “Trump Card,” a means by which wealthy immigrants or their corporate backers can expedite their visa process and gain entry into the United States. “THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT’S TRUMP GOLD CARD IS HERE TODAY!” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on Wednesday. “A direct path to Citizenship for all…
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A new State Department policy seeks to limit immigrants from entering the United States based on whether they have certain underlying medical conditions, including common ailments like diabetes, obesity, and mental health issues. The U.S. visa process has always allowed for denial of entry based on health concerns, but has typically focused on people with notable communicable diseases…
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