Migrants in New York City will soon be able to bypass in-person check-ins at their local Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office, Homeland Security sources reportedly told the New York Post. Currently, asylum-seekers awaiting a court hearing must regularly report in person at their local ICE office. The database for the current system flags arrest…

About 1,500 people are forming a caravan in southern Mexico, hoping to immigrate to the United States. Migrants in the caravan say they hope to reach the U.S.-Mexico border and get permission to enter the U.S. before President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January. It’s the latest in what’s been an annual process each fall…

With just weeks left in his presidency, President Joe Biden is working to secure support for Ukraine before President-elect Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20. As he hits the lame-duck portion of his presidency, Biden announced on Wednesday, Nov. 20, the forgiveness of $4.7 billion in Ukrainian debt. The president does have the authority…

The Biden administration is reportedly removing its support for a cap on plastic production. Governments from around the world are set to come together in Busan, South Korea on Monday, Nov. 25, for the fifth and final round of negotiations for a United Nations global treaty to end plastic pollution. Grist reports that White House staffers…

The U.S. government under President Joe Biden wants to break up Google. But will the same hold true when the White House changes hands in January? Back in August, a federal judge ruled Google illegally maintained a monopoly in internet search. This gave the Department of Justice a major antitrust victory in a case that…

President Joe Biden awarded Cecile Richards the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Nov. 20, in a private ceremony, as stated by the White House. The ceremony was not listed on Biden’s public schedule, and the decision to award Richards was only announced afterward, reported the Washington Times.Biden expressed his honor in a post on X,…

Giraffes could soon be listed on the endangered species list. U.S. wildlife officials say that’s because multiple species of giraffe populations are declining rapidly.  Researchers point to the loss of habitat, poaching and climate change in their native land in Africa. According to the Giraffe Conservation Foundation about 117,000 wild giraffes are left worldwide –…

The U.S. has deported millions of undocumented immigrants under Presidents Obama, Trump and Biden, but each administration’s approach has differed significantly in scale and strategy. As President-elect Trump promises to ramp up deportations, a look at the numbers reveals surprising trends. Under President Obama, deportations reached historic highs. From 2009 to 2016, his administration conducted…

The Biden administration is hoping to broker a deal involving seven Western states when it comes to the Colorado River. The administration is hoping to get such a deal done before Donald Trump takes office in late January. The administration has now proposed nearly a half-dozen plans for usage that would protect water levels. The…

President-elect Donald Trump is the first person in over 120 years to be elected to two non-consecutive presidential terms. He swept every swing state and made significant gains among Hispanic voters, narrowing Democratic margins in traditionally blue states like Virginia and New Jersey. He won the Electoral College decisively, although the national popular vote margin…