State of Texas: Agreements between law enforcement agencies and ICE rise as new law takes effect

One year into President Donald Trump’s second term, his administration’s focus on undocumented immigrants has intensified, following a spate of shootings by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in recent weeks amid outrage. Protests have erupted across the country, including in Texas, where local law enforcement agencies have rushed to sign up as force multipliers to…

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Whole Hog Politics: Idiocracy alert

[Watch Whole Hog Politics live: Join us today at 9 a.m. ET at TheHill.com as Chris Stirewalt and host Bill Sammon break down this week’s political news and answer questions from a live online audience.] It’s easy – in fact, very easy – to see the damage that the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns have done……

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Mortgage demand stalls after mini refinance boom

After a massive 58% weekly surge in refinance demand the week before, mortgage demand stalled again last week, even though interest rates fell further. Total application volume rose 0.6% last week from the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming…

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How many people are covered by temporary protected status?

More than a million people could soon be eligible for deportation after the Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to strip humanitarian protections from certain nationalities. The high court’s decision Thursday morning specifically relates to Haiti and Syria’s inclusion in the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program, which protects citizens of select countries from deportation… Source…

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