Ted Hesson
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Ted Hesson
@tedhesson.bsky.social
· Sep 7
Immigrant faithful turn to virtual sermons and home communion amid Trump crackdown
Sitting alone at her dining room table this past Sunday, Doris Aguirre took a bite of a soda cracker and a sip of the orange juice she had prepared to represent the body and blood of Jesus Christ. Eyes closed, she then made the sign of the cross.
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Ted Hesson
@tedhesson.bsky.social
· Sep 3
Exclusive: Guatemalan document undercuts U.S. claims on child deportations
Many family members of unaccompanied Guatemalan migrant children who are part of a group the Trump administration attempted to deport over the weekend did not want their children returned to Guatemala, according to an internal Guatemalan government report that contradicts assertions made by U.S. officials.
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Ted Hesson
@tedhesson.bsky.social
· Aug 31
US judge blocks deportations of unaccompanied migrant children to Guatemala
A federal judge on Sunday issued a restraining order blocking the Trump administration from deporting 10 unaccompanied migrant children to Guatemala after lawyers said the removals would violate U.S. laws.
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Ted Hesson
@tedhesson.bsky.social
· Aug 26
Trump’s migrant crackdown gives ICE power and money but puts it under strain
Under President Donald Trump, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency has become the driving force of his sweeping crackdown on migrants. But staff are contending with long hours and growing public outrage over the arrests.
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Ted Hesson
@tedhesson.bsky.social
· Aug 25
Trump crime crackdown deploys troops in Washington's safest sites
Hundreds of National Guard soldiers in military fatigues and combat boots mingled with tourists, posed for selfies, and treated themselves to ice cream from food trucks on Thursday along Washington's National Mall, one of the safest parts of America's capital.
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Ted Hesson
@tedhesson.bsky.social
· Aug 15
Exclusive: Trump administration weighing refugee cap of 40,000 with focus on white South Africans
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is discussing a refugee admissions cap of around 40,000 for the coming year with a majority allocated to white South Africans, according to two U.S. officials briefed on the matter and an internal refugee program email, reflecting a major shift in the U.S. approach to refugees.
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Ted Hesson
@tedhesson.bsky.social
· Aug 10
American Nazis: The Aryan Freedom Network is riding high in Trump era
With Donald Trump’s return to power, a neo-Nazi group buoyed by his rhetoric is expanding its reach and changing the face of white extremism in America. Its leaders: a Texas couple, both born to Ku Klux Klan leaders.
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Ted Hesson
@tedhesson.bsky.social
· Aug 8
Pro-Trump group wages campaign to purge “subversive” federal workers
Federal employees faced a barrage of intimidation and harassment after a group linked to the Trump administration posted their personal information on online “watchlists” denouncing them as liberals. Some have been fired. Two have moved abroad, fearing for their safety.
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Ted Hesson
@tedhesson.bsky.social
· Aug 8
DC facing $20 million security funding cut despite Trump complaints of US capital crime
The Trump administration plans to slash security funding for Washington, D.C., according to a grant notice, even as President Donald Trump asserts crime in the U.S. capital is “totally out of control.”
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Ted Hesson
@tedhesson.bsky.social
· Aug 8
Exclusive: FBI looks to add drug cartel suspects to terror watch list, government files show
The FBI has asked local police to submit the names of people tied to drug cartels and gangs to the U.S. government's terrorist watch list created after 9/11, which could land more Americans on the list, according to law enforcement documents seen by Reuters.
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Ted Hesson
@tedhesson.bsky.social
· Aug 7
Supporters rally to free Alabama social worker detained by ICE
Friends and family of an Alabama social worker detained by U.S. immigration authorities are pushing for her release days after she was pulled over for an alleged speeding violation, a case that reflects the broad sweep of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.
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Ted Hesson
@tedhesson.bsky.social
· Aug 4
US could require up to $15,000 bonds for some tourist visas under pilot program
The U.S. could require bonds of up to $15,000 for some tourist and business visas under a pilot program launching in two weeks, a government notice said on Monday, an effort that aims to crack down on visitors who overstay their visas.
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