Acting ICE director Todd Lyons to leave agency
Lyons, who oversaw hundreds of thousands of deportations, will step away from the role after 31 May.source
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What is the Fisa law Trump wants extended and why are lawmakers resisting?
Both Republicans and Democrats are pushing to reform the law, saying it allows “warrantless searches” of Americans’ digital communications.source
Explore MoreSinger D4vd arrested on suspicion of murdering teenage girl
Rivas Hernandez – who lived about 75 miles (120km) from where her body was discovered – had last been reported missing by her family in April 2024, but it was not the first time she had run away from their Lake Elsinore home. A first-generation daughter of immigrant parents from El Salvador, neighbours recognised her […]
Explore MoreWhat does it take to survive in the Arctic? These rangers have an idea
To survive in one of the harshest environments on Earth, the people who live and patrol Canada’s Arctic rely on lessons passed down through generations. The BBC joined the military’s Canadian Rangers on the final leg of a 5,200km (3,200 miles) Arctic patrol, where they shared the survival skills needed to endure freezing temperatures, navigate […]
Explore MoreOntario Premier Doug Ford criticised for $21m private jet purchase
The premier’s office said the jet will support Ford’s “extensive travel” including to the US to fight Donald Trump’s tariffs.source
Explore MoreWatch: Rising prices threaten Minnesota's meat raffles
Meat raffles are a tradition in a few pockets of the US featured mainly at neighbourhood bars or at American Legion or VFW posts in Minnesota, Wisconsin and New York state. Players enter for a chance to win a pack of ground beef, hot dogs, chicken breasts or steaks. The profits go to charity, but […]
Explore MoreConservative US town grapples with potential ICE detention centre
In February, the Department of Homeland Security purchased an empty warehouse for more than $128m in Social Circle, Georgia that it could turn into a detention centre. The planned centre would house 10,000 people and triple the population of Social Circle. Residents, including some who support President Donald Trump’s mass deportation policy, have rejected the […]
Explore MoreEx-Virginia Lt. Governor kills wife and himself in murder-suicide, police say
Investigators say Justin Fairfax shot his wife, Cerina, multiple times before turning the gun on himself.source
Explore MoreIs Trump meeting the moment for US conservatives?
What are the top issues US conservatives care most about right now? The BBC asked President Donald Trump’s supporters about Iran, the economy, immigration and the future of the Republican Party at the largest conservative gathering in the country. The Conservative Political Action Conference took place in Texas in March. Video by Meiying Wu source
Explore MoreJudge halts above-ground construction of Trump's White House ballroom
The judge allows the underground bunker portion of the project to proceed, while the US president says the ballroom “is needed now”.source
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