Trump has nominated former Oklahoma state trooper Lance Schroyer to lead ICE, an agency that has lacked a Senate-confirmed director since 2017. The pick comes as ICE faces scrutiny over enforcement tactics and as Trump presses ahead with deportation efforts.
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Venezuela is limiting access to La Guaira as rescuers search for survivors three days after twin earthquakes devastated the region. Authorities say more than 200 people have been rescued, while about 51,000 remain listed as missing.
Louisiana Republicans are choosing between Trump-backed Rep. Julia Letlow and state Treasurer John Fleming in a Senate runoff after incumbent Bill Cassidy failed to advance. The race is another measure of Trump’s endorsement power in a solidly Republican state.
Abdikerm Abdelahi Eidleh, accused of being a leading figure in the $250 million Feeding Our Future fraud case, was arrested in Mogadishu after more than four years as a fugitive. U.S. officials said the FBI worked with Somali intelligence agencies to take him into custody.
The U.S. struck Iranian missile, drone and radar sites after accusing Tehran of violating a ceasefire with a drone attack on the Ever Lovely in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran blamed Washington for breaking the truce and said it retaliated against U.S. positions in the Gulf.
At least 920 people have died and more than 3,300 have been injured after two powerful earthquakes struck northern Venezuela. Rescue teams and international aid are arriving as families search for missing relatives and hospitals struggle to cope.
Pete Buttigieg said an anonymous, false report to Child Protective Services separated him and his husband from their four-year-old twins overnight. Michigan State Police said the report was investigated and determined to be false.
U.N. human rights chief Volker Türk called for independent investigations into deaths in U.S. immigration detention as DHS watchdogs launch inquiries into ICE custody deaths and use of force. DHS denies any spike in deaths, while Human Rights Watch says mortality is at its highest level in more than a decade.