A U.S. strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat killed two people and left six survivors, according to U.S. Southern Command. The attack brings the campaign’s toll to more than 60 vessels hit and more than 210 people killed since September.
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Officials recovered the body of a 5-year-old girl swept into the ocean at Laguna Beach after a nearly 30-hour search. Her mother and sibling were rescued by bystanders after a wave struck during hazardous surf conditions.
The House voted 214-212 to approve roughly $70 billion for ICE and Border Patrol through the rest of President Trump’s term. The bill ends a months-long funding fight but leaves out enforcement reforms Democrats had demanded.
U.S. investigators plan to resume searching Bahamian waters for Lynette Hooker after GPS data challenges her husband's account of her disappearance. The Coast Guard seeks permission to dive in new areas of the Sea of Abaco as the investigation continues.
The U.S. Coast Guard has seized the sailboat used by Brian and Lynette Hooker amid the ongoing investigation into Lynette's disappearance in the Bahamas. Brian Hooker was arrested but released without charges, and Lynette remains missing.
A 59-year-old U.S. man is in Bahamian custody amid a criminal probe by the U.S. Coast Guard into the disappearance of Lynette Hooker, who reportedly fell from a boat near Elbow Cay. Her husband reported the incident, but family members question his account.
The ongoing partial government shutdown has severely impacted TSA workers, many of whom have gone unpaid for over a month, leading to financial hardship, increased absenteeism, and long wait times at major airports. The shutdown stems from a political deadlock over DHS funding, particularly disagreements over reforms to ICE and CBP, with recent Senate efforts to fund some DHS agencies excluding these two facing uncertain prospects in the House. Meanwhile, President Trump has announced plans to direct DHS to pay TSA employees despite the shutdown, aiming to ease their financial difficulties.
The Senate approved a bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security except for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and parts of Customs and Border Protection, continuing a partial government shutdown centered on immigration enforcement funding. The bill aims to restore funding for key agencies like TSA and FEMA amid operational challenges, including TSA staffing shortages and long airport security lines, prompting President Trump to order emergency payments for TSA workers. While Democrats praised the bill for excluding immigration enforcement funding without reforms, House Republican leaders criticized it and have yet to commit to advancing the measure, leaving the shutdown unresolved.