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Caleb Vitello reassigned as administration reportedly unhappy that arrests and deportations have been slower than expectedDonald Trump’s presidential administration has reassigned its top official at US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) after the agency’s arrests and deportations have been slower than expected, Reuters reported, citing a senior administration official and two other sources familiar with the matter said on Friday.The official, Caleb Vitello, was in the role in an acting capacity and had been grappling with pressure to step up enforcement after other top Ice officials were reassigned days earlier. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/21/trump-ice-caleb-vitello Author : Maya Yang

Luigi Mangione faces state-level murder and terrorism charges, as well as federal countsLuigi Mangione appeared in Manhattan state court on Friday in the 4 December killing of the United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson.Mangione, 26, faces state-level murder and terrorism charges, as well as federal counts, for allegedly gunning down Thompson in a brazen street assassination. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/21/luigi-mangione-manhattan-court Author : Victoria Bekiempis Publish date : 2025-02-21 19:46:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Outside lawyer appointed to present arguments against prosecutors seeking to drop case against New York mayorA New York judge on Friday said he would not immediately dismiss Eric Adams’s corruption case, but ordered the Democratic New York City mayor’s trial delayed indefinitely after the justice department asked for the charges to be dismissed.In a written ruling, US district judge Dale Ho in Manhattan said he would appoint an outside lawyer, Paul Clement of the law firm Clement & Murphy PLLC, to present arguments against the federal prosecutors’ bid to dismiss, in order to help the judge make his decision. Continue

Polling shows US president is deeply unpopular with British voters but Keir Starmer is keen not to rock the boatKeir Starmer is striking a delicate balancing act on the world stage by trying to maintain a good relationship with Donald Trump while giving his full-throated support to Ukraine and pursuing closer ties with the EU.But the prime minister faces increased domestic pressures when it comes to Trump, whom he will meet in Washington DC next week. Polling consistently shows the US president is deeply unpopular with British voters, a majority of whom think ministers should now prioritise building bridges with