The Trump administration has initiated mass layoffs of federal workers during the ongoing shutdown, triggering lawsuits and political backlash over what unions call an illegal attempt to use the crisis to shrink government.
Eswatini is detaining five U.S. deportees under a secret deal with the Trump administration after demanding millions of dollars, sparking rights concerns and repatriation disputes.
The U.S. State Department is conducting “continuous vetting” of more than 55 million visa holders, with thousands already facing revocation and deportation as part of President Trump’s aggressive immigration crackdown.