A Trump-appointed federal judge ruled that the Trump administration can move forward with plans to require anyone in the U.S. illegally must register with the government and carry papers with them. read more
Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil can be deported as a national security risk, an immigration judge in Louisiana ruled Friday ... read more
An American pastor has been kidnapped by armed men after they stormed his church service in South Africa, local authorities say. Josh Sullivan had been conducting a service at Fellowship Baptist Church in Motherwell, a township in Gqeberra in the Eastern Cape, on Thursday evening when "four armed and masked male suspects entered", police spokesman Captain Andre Beetge told the BBC. The men stole two phones before fleeing the church in the 45-year-old pastor's silver Toyota Fortuner. Police later found the vehicle abandoned, but there was no trace of Mr Sullivan. A spokesperson from the US State Department told the BBC that they were aware of the kidnapping of a US citizen in South Africa. They said there was no "greater priority than the safety and security of US citizens abroad". Capt Beetge told the BBC the case had been handed to South Africa's elite police unit, known as the Hawks, which investigates serious organised and commercial crimes and high-level corruption.
California lawmakers voted Thursday to send $2.8 billion in additional funds to California's low-income health insurance plan, Medi-Cal, to cover higher-than-anticipated costs as the fiscal year ends. The move was part of a budget trailer bill, otherwise known as a "budget bill junior," that gets funds moving before the start of the new fiscal year in July. The bill also authorized spending to support local governments affected by the winter Los Angeles fires, and allocated $181 million in bond funds to nature conservancies for forest resilience. Republicans in both the Assembly and the Senate mostly opposed the passage of the bill, AB 100, and voiced concern about Medi-Cal coverage for undocumented immigrants. In the past few years, California has gradually opened up Medi-Cal to all income-eligible people, regardless of immigration status, despite pushback from the state's Republican minority. read more
House Republicans for a second time passed a stand-alone bill that would require proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections and impose voter roll purge requirements on states. read more
I'm done giving you attention - Posted by Alexandrite at 2025-04-10 10:03 PM
Apparently not. GDS is real!