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What to know about ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ Florida’s immigration detention site in Everglades
Penn Live - Pennsylvania
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June 25, 2025
By Kate Payne, The Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — An immigration detention facility located at an isolated Everglades airfield surrounded by mosquito-, python- and alligator-filled swamplands is just days away from being...
Dominican national arrested for alleged role in Massachusetts drug trafficking operation
Granite State Times - New Hampshire
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June 24, 2025
Jay McCormack, Acting U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Hampshire | Department of JusticeJay McCormack, Acting U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Hampshire | Department of Justice A Dominican Republic national was taken...
Immigrants in N.H. Live in Fear – or Disappear
InDepth NH - New Hampshire
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June 24, 2025
Editor’s Note: First is a series about Immigrants in New Hampshire by Katharine Webster. Tomorrow: Part II: New Hampshire Immigrants and the Legal Landscape By KATHARINE WEBSTER, InDepthNH.org A pickup truck boxed in by vehicles driven by...
Boston City Councilor Fernandes Anderson invites constituents to attend her final city council meeting
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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As Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson nears her final day in office after pleading guilty to federal corruption charges, she is inviting her constituents to attend her final council meeting to “celebrate all we’ve built together.” In...
Southern Baptists’ call for the US Supreme Court to overturn its same-sex marriage decision is part of a long history of opposing women’s and LGBTQ+ people’s rights
Insight News - Minnesota
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June 24, 2025
The Southern Baptist Convention has lost 3.6 million members over the past two decades and faces an ongoing sexual abuse crisis. At its June 2025 annual meeting, however, neither of those issues took up as much time as controversial social issues,...
Tekeyan Boston Celebrates Hampartsoum
The Armenian Mirror-Spectator
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June 24, 2025
By Jeanine Shememian Special to the Mirror-Spectator WATERTOWN — For the second year in a row, the Tekeyan Cultural Association (TCA) Boston Chapter observed the traditional Armenian Hampartsoum or Ascension, on Sunday, June 1 at the Baikar...
‘Alligator Alcatraz’: Florida’s immigration detention site in Everglades
Cebu Daily News
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June 24, 2025
In this image from undated video released by the Office of Attorney General James Uthmeier shows an isolated Everglades airfield about 45 miles (72 kms.) west of Miami that Florida officials said an immigration detention facility dubbed “Alligator...
‘Destructive’: Educators blast new Mass. admission lottery for vocational schools
MassLive - Massachusetts
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June 24, 2025
Students should not be selected for admission to vocational-technical schools in Massachusetts by lottery, a panel of state educators said Tuesday. The panel, consisting of school and business leaders in cities including Brockton, Springfield and...
How experts graded Boston Celtics’ Jrue Holiday trade
MassLive - Massachusetts
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June 24, 2025
The Celtics may have lost a defensive anchor in Jrue Holiday, but they gained something just as valuable in return. A dynamic, young scorer in Anfernee Simons who fits seamlessly into their offensive identity. With Jayson Tatum likely sidelined...
Mercer County Education: 10 Black students were enrolled in schools in 2023-24 school year
Rock Island Today - Illinois
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June 24, 2025
There were 10 Black students enrolled in Mercer County schools in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education. Data showed that Black students made up 0.5% of the 1,828 students during the 2023-24 school year. They...
Is the Supreme Court’s silence failing to turn “square corners” in immigration cases?
National Constitution Center - Pennsylvania
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In a 1920 Supreme Court decision, Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote that “men must turn square corners when they deal with the Government.” In a 2020 Supreme Court decision, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote, “But it is also true, particularly...
How Florida is building "Alligator Alcatraz" in the Everglades swamps
CBS 4 Miami - Florida
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An immigration detention facility located at an isolated Everglades airfield surrounded by mosquito-, python- and alligator-filled swamplands is just days away from being operational, federal officials said Tuesday. Florida officials are racing...
Chef Karl Wilder's Boston Terrier, Milou, Named Official Mascot Of Thecheftours
MENAFN
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June 24, 2025
(MENAFN- EIN Presswire) Karl Wilder and Milou Milou dining in Paris A Brand Mascot for Food Tourism Milou reminds us why we explore in the first place: curiosity, companionship, and the joy of the unexpected.” - Karl WilderPARIS, FRANCE, June 24,...
The Supreme Court Just Cosigned One of Trump’s Most Lawless Immigration Moves
The Nation
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June 24, 2025
Deporting people to countries where they might be tortured or killed? All good, according to the six GOP justices. Ad Policy US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents knock on the door of a residence in Chicago on Sunday, January 26,...
Boston judge defies SCOTUS order, says Trump admin barred from deporting illegal immigrant criminals to third-party countries
The Post Millenial
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June 24, 2025
Judge Brian E Murphy said his May 21, 2025 order "remains in full force and effect, notwithstanding today’s stay of the Preliminary Injunction." A federal judge in Massachusetts has issued an order defying the Supreme Court, stating that an...
Tennessee Attorney General Joins Bipartisan Coalition of 51 AGs to Protect Veterans’ Education Benefits
The Jefferson County Post - Tennessee
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Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined a bipartisan coalition of 51 attorneys general in filing a Virginia-led amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, standing with military veterans and their families to...
UTPB lecturer runs Boston Marathon to raise funds for St. Jude
Odessa American - Texas
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June 24, 2025
UTPB lecturer Terra James poses for a photo at the Boston Marathon, which she recently ran to raise funds for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. (Courtesy Photo) Through running the 128th Boston Marathon, UTPB Communications Lecturer Terra...
Supreme Court Eases Rapid Deportations to Countries Where Immigrants Have No Ties
American Renaissance
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June 24, 2025
The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for the Trump administration to swiftly deport foreigners to countries where they have no previous ties. The justices lifted an order from a federal judge in Boston who had placed restrictions on the...
How this term's health-related Supreme Court rulings could ripple through Massachusetts
WBUR - Massachusetts
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Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's weekly health newsletter, CommonHealth. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. We’re in the final days of a Supreme Court term, and some of the most hotly anticipated...
Here’s What’s Happening to the People ICE Arrests in Immigration Court
Capital & Main
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June 24, 2025
Beyond the Border brings you human stories about the U.S. immigration system through original reporting from journalist Kate Morrissey and curated highlights from reporters across the country. The newsletter is supported by Capital & Main. In a...