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Keilina Zamora prepares to participate in the Mexican Independence Day parade in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood on Saturday.

Federal immigration operations ramping up in Chicago and Boston as other sanctuary cities are on alert

By Priscilla Alvarez, Danya Gainor, Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — Immigration enforcement operations are ramping up in Chicago and Boston, marking the latest escalation between the Trump administration and Democratic-led cities that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities. The Department of Homeland Security on Monday announced “Operation Midway Blitz” aimed at targeting “criminal illegal aliens

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Keilina Zamora prepares to participate in the Mexican Independence Day parade in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood on Saturday.

Federal immigration operations ramping up in Chicago and Boston as other sanctuary cities are on alert

CNN, POOL, CBS, WBBM, WLS, SEE PREFONTS By Priscilla Alvarez, Danya Gainor, Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — Immigration enforcement operations are ramping up in Chicago and Boston, marking the latest escalation between the Trump administration and Democratic-led cities that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities. The Department of Homeland Security on Monday announced “Operation Midway

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California minimum wage increasing in 2026

THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ)  – California’s minimum wage is set to rise to $16.90 an hour on January 1, 2026 according to California’s Department of Finance. While California’s cost of living varies, recent data indicates cost of living is about 12.6% above the national average according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Some supporters said

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‘They stormed the place, detaining everyone’: Latinos recount huge ICE raid at Hyundai plant

By Gustavo Valdés, Abel Alvarado, and Jonny Hallam, CNN Ellabell, Georgia (CNN) — “I have everything (in order), I have no reason to rush,” Luz Dary Suárez’s husband told her over the phone during Thursday’s surprise immigration raid at a Hyundai manufacturing plant a quiet southeast part of Georgia. Suárez, a migrant from Colombia, had

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‘Mushroom murderer’ given three life sentences for killing lunch guests

By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — The Australian woman convicted of killing three lunch guests with the world’s most toxic mushrooms was sentenced to three life sentences with a non-parole period of 33 years on Monday, bookending a real-life crime drama that’s gripped Australia and spawned multiple podcasts and documentaries. Erin Patterson, 50,

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Homeland Security police officer stands behind a press conference called by Boston Mayor Michelle Wu to respond to a letter from US Attorney General Pam Bondi demanding that Boston change its immigration policies

Trump administration launches immigration enforcement surge in Massachusetts

By Alison Main, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration launched a new federal immigration enforcement effort in Massachusetts focused on deporting criminals who entered the country illegally, according to the Department of Homeland Security. “ICE launched ‘Patriot 2.0’ to target the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens living in the state of Massachusetts, following

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Sen. Susan Collins speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in February.

In Maine, a brewery owner and an oyster farmer hope to upend the establishment and oust Susan Collins from the Senate

By Arit John, CNN (CNN) — The eclectic Democratic field in Maine seeking to end the nearly 30-year run of Republican Sen. Susan Collins includes a brewery owner, an oyster farmer and a former congressional staffer who was in grade school when the senator was first elected. Any chance Democrats have of defying expectations and

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Sirens fail as Houthi drone hits arrivals hall at Ramon Airport in southern Israel, authorities say

By Lauren Izso, Nadeen Ebrahim, Oren Liebermann, Jeremy Diamond, Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — A drone launched from Yemen by Houthi rebels hit the arrivals hall at Ramon Airport in southern Israel on Sunday, the Israeli military and the Israel Airports Authority said. No sirens were sounded, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said, adding

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