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[ad_1] CNN says Trump’s approval at 100 days is lower than any president in at least seven decades. Like all other recent pollings showing President Donald Trump's underwater approval rating, including a Fox News poll, CNN showed that Trump's 41 per cent approval rating is the lowest for any newly elected president at 100 days dating back to at least Dwight Eisenhower – including Trump’s own first term.Trump's approval rating is down four points since March and 7 points since February. Only 22 per cent said they strongly approve of Trump's handling of the job. The public's confidence in his ability to handle all major issues that he's sought to address is on the decline. EconomyTrump’s approval ratings on economic issues have dropped notably since early March as the rollout of his tariff plan led to volatility in the stock […]

[ad_1] Vancouver car attack suspect was seen apologizing after killing 9 people. Though the Vancouver police did not reveal the identity of the 30-year-old suspect who plowed his SUV into a Filipino festival, killing at least nine people, the man's face has been seen in a video going viral. The man believed to be of Asian-origin, based in the video, apologized to the crowd who detained him until the police arrived to arrest him. In a viral video from the site, the man can be seen saying "sorry". He is accused of barrelling his black SUV through the crowd at the Lapu-Lapu Day block party as the celebration was wrapping up around 8 pm local time. “The suspect was known to police in certain circumstances,” Vancouver acting police chief Steve Rai told reporters on Saturday night without elaborating. There is […]

[ad_1] TOI correspondent from Washington: America's liberal conscience is being shaken this weekend by the deportation on Friday of three US-born citizens, children of immigrant parents, including a two-year old baby and four-year old child with stage-4 metastatic cancer. US authorities maintained that the children's mothers, who were undocumented, were being deported to their home country Honduras, and they chose to take the children with them. But a judge, a Trump-appointee, found the process questionable and said there appeared to be no meaningful process to their deportation. He called the move "illegal and unconstitutional."Lawyers for the families said the two mothers were taken into custody while attending a routine check-in in New Orleans as part of the Intensive Supervision Appearance Program, which allows individuals to remain in their communities while undergoing immigration proceedings.In one case, Jenny Carolina Lopez Villela, mother […]

[ad_1] Donald Trump Jr's new venture is a super-rich club in Washington. President Donald Trump's eldest son Donald Trump Jr has come up with a new business venture and it is only meant for the super-rich. And it will not be in Florida but at stone's throw from the White House -- an invite-only members club in Washington DC. To become a member, you need to have two things. Only money won't suffice as the membership is limited only to invitation. Politico, which received an invitation for the launch of the club, reported that the club in called Executive Branch, located in Georgetown. The membership fee per year in $500,000. The club's first official even was an after-party held Saturday night following the White House Correspondents' Dinner which no Trump administration officials attended. People familiar with Don Jr’s plans for […]

[ad_1] President Donald Trump reignited a heated debate over judicial involvement in immigration enforcement, sharing a new poll on his Truth Social platform asking whether judges and politicians should be “arrested and prosecuted” for allegedly aiding illegal immigrants. The poll comes at a time when a Wisconsin judge's arrest for allegedly helping an illegal migrant evade federal authorities has further intensified the discussion on the role of the judiciary in immigration cases.On Friday, Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested and charged with obstruction of justice for allegedly concealing Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, a Mexican national who had been deported in 2013 and illegally re-entered the United States. Federal authorities accuse Dugan of misdirecting agents away from Flores-Ruiz following a pre-trial hearing last week.Attorney General Pam Bondi details arrest of Milwaukee Judge Hannah DuganIn response to Dugan’s arrest, Sawyer County Circuit Judge […]

[ad_1] Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has recently deported several mothers and their US-born children, including a 4-year-old suffering from a rare form of cancer, raising concerns over the handling of deportations and the rights of US citizen children.Three children, aged 2, 4, and 7, who are US citizens, were deported along with their mothers, who were undocumented immigrants. One of the mothers, who is pregnant, was also deported with her 2-year-old daughter. The deportations occurred despite protests from legal groups, who argue that ICE conducted these removals hastily and without proper legal processes.According to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the National Immigration Project, the families were arrested during routine check-ins with ICE officers and deported within a matter of days. They described the treatment as an abuse of power, with no opportunity for the mothers to consult […]

[ad_1] Kelli Stump, President of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) welcomed news that due to litigation efforts by myriad AILA members and organizations, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) authorities are reinstating international students’ records.He said, “The new ICE policy announcement regarding the reinstatement of international students’ records in SEVIS in response to dozens of lawsuits filed across the country is welcome news. The agency vexatiously overstepped when it revoked student records in SEVIS without, what appears to be, going through the proper vetting channels. Across the country and the world, students, universities, and attorneys are breathing a collective sigh of relief today and at least for now. It’s a sad reality that this administration’s chaotic policies are the new normal. As we move forward, it is crucial to continue to address and rectify these harms and other similar threats […]

[ad_1] An SUV driver is in police custody after the vehicle drove into a crowd at a street festival in Vancouver on Saturday evening. The incident took place just after 8pm (local time) near East 41st Avenue and Fraser Street, where the Lapu Lapu Day Block Party was held.Police confirmed that multiple people were killed and several others injured in the attack. Videos from the scene show the black SUV with a crushed front hood and deployed airbags on the driver’s side. Images of the incident depict dozens of injured individuals receiving care from first responders and bystanders.Several users from their X account shared image of the SUV driver.Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim condemned the attack, confirming there were "a number of fatalities" and multiple injuries. "I am shocked and deeply saddened by the horrific incident at today’s Lapu Lapu Day […]

[ad_1] A huge blast and intense blaze at a crucial Iranian port in southern Iran has killed at least 18, with close to 800 other people injured, state media said on Sunday. The accident was at Shahid Rajaei port near the city of Bandar Abbas, and officials have been racing against time to hold back the ramifications."The fire is brought under control but not yet extinguished; the operation is ongoing," a state TV reporter said from the site, as dense black smoke poured out of the area.The blast, which hit on Saturday, has been attributed to a cargo of ammonium perchlorate, a chemical employed in the manufacture of missile propellant. The cargo was received in March and formed part of a consignment from China to Iran, meant to resupply Iran's missile stores after it launched attacks on Israel during the […]