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Afghan refugee families separated after executive order suspends program
Refugees bound for the U.S. are stuck in transit after the State Department suspended its refugee program late yesterday due to an executive order signed by President Donald Trump on his first day in office.
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Refugee program halt separates families
Afghan refugees bound for the U.S. face delays after a State Department suspension, leaving families in limbo, including some in North Texas. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards has more.
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Border Patrol agents adjust as immigration policies shift under Trump administration
Border Patrol and Rio Grande Valley residents respond to policy changes under the Trump administration amid ongoing challenges at the southern border.
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‘Really nothing changes' along the Texas-Mexico border
President Donald Trump is making good on campaign promises to get tough on with policies on illegal immigration. It has some people supporting the moves, and others concerned. NBC 5’S Maria Guerrero traveled to the border earlier this month to see what’s changed, the ongoing challenges and what people on both sides expect during a second Trump administration.
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‘I love you, Jackson,' Wylie man tells estranged son after presidential pardon
Guy Reffitt, sentenced to 7.5 years in federal prison after being convicted of crimes related to the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, talks about his pardon after being released from jail and the damage done to his family.
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Wylie man released from prison after Trump grants clemency
Another North Texan is now out of federal prison, after serving time for storming the U.S. Capitol on January 6. This comes after President Trump granted clemency to 1,500 supporters who protested the 2020 election results. Sophia Beausoleil is in the newsroom with more.
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Read the letter Biden left behind for Trump in Oval Office
Former President Joe Biden has continued a tradition started by President Ronald Reagan, who left behind a letter in the White House for his successor, George H.W. Bush.
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What is the Laken Riley Act?
The Laken Riley Act, named after the Georgia nursing student murdered last year, would require federal authorities to detain migrants accused of theft and violent crimes.
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Read the letter Biden left behind for Trump in Oval Office
Former President Joe Biden has continued a tradition started by President Ronald Reagan, who left behind a letter in the White House for his successor, George H.W. Bush.
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‘We're back to square one': Descendant of man who established birthright citizenship speaks out
California and other states are suing President Donald Trump over his executive order to end birthright citizenship.
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Trump halts DEI programs, pardons 1,500, including North Texans
Trump ends DEI programs in federal agencies and pardons 1,500 January 6 rioters, including North Texans, sparking debate over justice and accountability.
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These people are some of the violent Jan. 6 rioters Trump pardoned
Trump issued “a full, complete and unconditional pardon” to people punished for their involvement in the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, including those who assaulted law enforcement officers.
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Granbury defendant released from prison after Trump commutes sentence
More than 1,500 January 6 defendants pardoned and more than a dozen are getting out of prison after President Trump commuted their sentences. That includes Granbury’s Stewart Rhodes – founder and leader of the Oath Keepers. On Tuesday, he spoke outside of the D.C. jail.
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Trump says he's considering a 10% tariff on China beginning as soon as Feb. 1
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump floated a 10% duty on China, with an expected start date of Feb. 1.
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‘Betrayed': Former DC officer seeks protection after Jan. 6 attackers pardoned
“The fact that I have to do this, to try to afford my family some degree of protection, is outrageous,” Fanone said. “But we are in an age of government lawlessness.”
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Mexican president says the world will still call the gulf the Gulf of Mexico
Mexican president says President Trump can call the gulf whatever he wants but that the world will still call it the Gulf of Mexico.
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President Trump's immigration executive order faces challenges
President Trump’s order challenges the 14th Amendment’s birthright citizenship clause, prompting lawsuits from 18 states and the ACLU. The case may head to the Supreme Court. NBC 5’s Phil Prazan has the story.
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WATCH: Trump announces $500 billion AI infrastructure project
On his first full day back in office, President Donald Trump invited the leaders of SoftBank, OpenAI and Oracle to announce the creation of a new company called Stargate.
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Transgender Rep. Sarah McBride reacts to Trump's policy on gender
In light of President Donald Trump’s executive action declaring that there are only two genders, Congress’ first openly transgender Congresswoman Sarah McBride reacts.
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Trump demands an apology from bishop who asked him to ‘have mercy' on LGBTQ+ people and migrants
President Donald Trump is demanding an apology from the Episcopal bishop of Washington after she asked him to have mercy on the LGBTQ+ community and migrants in the United States illegally during a prayer service marking his inauguration. Trump and Vice President JD Vance attended Tuesday’s service at Washington National Cathedral. Trump criticized the bishop in an overnight post online....