Left in the lurch: Asylum seekers respond to Trump’s CBP One cancellation

The Listening Post Trump’s blitzkrieg: Overwhelm, confuse, confound Read more It’s an alarming moment in US politics. Developments have been fast and furious, with Donald Trump flooding the news space at a rate journalists find hard to handle. His plan for an American takeover of the Gaza Strip, the reshaping of federal agencies and the…

The recent uproar in the United States over H-1B high-skilled work visas has exposed deep fissures within Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” movement at the very start of his second term as president. Once celebrated as the “model minority,” the figure of the “Indian Tech-Bro” has now become a lightning rod for a bitter…

A judge in the United States has extended his order blocking authorities from deporting detained Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil from the US over his pro-Palestinian activism on campus. US District Judge Jesse Furman temporarily blocked Khalil’s deportation on Monday and extended that prohibition on Wednesday in a written order – following a hearing in…

The cabinet of United States President Donald Trump has started to take shape, with its first nominee confirmed to a role: Florida lawmaker Marco Rubio. On Tuesday, Rubio, 53, was sworn in as secretary of state, the country’s chief diplomat and the highest-ranking role in the cabinet, second only to the vice president and president….

Washington, DC – Scenes of jubilation and tearful reunions are unfolding across the Gaza Strip, as hundreds of thousands of displaced people march back to their homes in the north of the territory. A fragile ceasefire after 15 months of war in Gaza has made the return possible. But as rights advocates hail a rare…

The Pentagon is reportedly exploring military options for the Panama Canal to ensure ongoing US access to the strategically important waterway, following a request from the White House. The Reuters news agency reported on Thursday that a US official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said a document, described as an interim national security guidance…