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Trump administration reassigning acting ICE director

Caleb Vitello, who the administration had chosen to run ICE on an interim basis, is out amid anger from the president and border czar over the pace of deportations.
Trump AdministrationICE Acting Director Caleb Vitello on Jan. 28, 2025 in New York.Highlights Immigration Arrests By ICE
Trump AdministrationICE Acting Director Caleb Vitello on Jan. 28, 2025 in New York.Highlights Immigration Arrests By ICE

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Inside the week that upended U.S.-Ukraine relations

Tensions between presidents Trump and Zelenskyy had been simmering behind the scenes before they went very public this week.
US Vice President JD Vance (R), US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (2nd R) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) meet on the sidelines of the 61st Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, southern Germany on February 14, 2025.
US Vice President JD Vance (R), US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (2nd R) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) meet on the sidelines of the 61st Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, southern Germany on February 14, 2025.

Trump administration weighs closing office overseeing resettlement of Afghans to the U.S.

The office has been ordered to draw up plans to shut down, which could strand more than 250,000 Afghans, including some who worked for the U.S. military.
Afghan Refugees Arrive At Dulles Airport After US Pulls Out Final Troops
Afghan Refugees Arrive At Dulles Airport After US Pulls Out Final Troops

Trump administration cuts off legal funding for nearly 26,000 unaccompanied migrant children

A stop-work order by the Interior Department halts legal work for children who crossed the border without their parents. 
Rio Grande Valley In Texas Sees Highest Numbers Of Migrant Crossings In Decades
Rio Grande Valley In Texas Sees Highest Numbers Of Migrant Crossings In Decades

Top DOJ official offers new and different explanation for dropping charges against Eric Adams

After the Justice Department first said the decision wasn’t about the strength of the case against the NYC mayor, the DOJ chief of staff is now saying the opposite.
Department of Justice Building in Washington D.C.
Department of Justice Building in Washington D.C.

New ICE data shows administration isn't just arresting criminals

The number of immigrants in ICE detention went from 39,238 in early February to 41,169 in mid-February.
Detainees walk toward a fenced recreation area
Detainees walk toward a fenced recreation area

As U.S. and Putin negotiate, intel shows he's not interested 'in a real peace deal,' sources say

Intelligence suggests Russian President Vladimir Putin is going through the motions and still thinks he can eventually control all of Ukraine, the sources told NBC News.
Russian President Vladimir Putin  in Moscow
Russian President Vladimir Putin  in Moscow

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Department of Homeland Security prepares to fire hundreds of senior leaders

The firings are a move not to reduce the size of the workforce but to get rid of people the administration sees as not on board with its goals.
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) seal hangs on a wall before a speech by U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, not pictured, at the agency headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, July 6, 2018.
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) seal hangs on a wall before a speech by U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, not pictured, at the agency headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, July 6, 2018.

Justice Department moves to dismiss Eric Adams case after extraordinary internal revolt

The filing does not spell the end of the high-profile case. A federal judge must approve the decision to drop the charges.
NYC Mayor Eric Adams politics political politician
NYC Mayor Eric Adams politics political politician

Seventh DOJ official resigns, warns Trump could use charges as leverage over NYC mayor Eric Adams

A letter from one federal prosecutor explains why the new administration is facing one of the largest Justice Department mass resignations since Watergate.
Mayor Eric Adams in New York on Jan. 30, 2025.
Mayor Eric Adams in New York on Jan. 30, 2025.

Trump's border czar tells NYC mayor he'll be 'up his butt' if he breaks vow to help ICE

Tom Homan and Eric Adams appeared in a TV interview a day after multiple federal prosecutors resigned in protest over an order to drop corruption charges against the mayor.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams; White House border czar Tom Homan
New York City Mayor Eric Adams; White House border czar Tom Homan