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Mass layoffs at federal agencies have affected workers who were focused on increasing employment opportunities for people with disabilities. By Nicole Leonard Updated Aug. 18, 2025 11:36 am When Adam Fishbein was offered a position in the U.S. Department of Labor in 2021, it felt like he’d achieved a goal that he had worked toward…

Shortly after Abrego was released from federal custody Friday, the Trump administration said it intended to deport him to Uganda. Aug. 25, 2025, 7:17 AM CDT / Updated Aug. 25, 2025, 5:45 PM CDT By Gary Grumbach, Marlene Lenthang and Rebecca Cohen BALTIMORE — Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who reunited with his family last week after 160 days apart following his mistaken deportation to El Salvador,…

Sydney Johnson Aug 25, 2025 Nearly five decades ago, frustration over the government’s lack of urgency to make public buildings more accessible reached a flashpoint. It was April 1977, and more than 100 disabled protesters staged a nearly month-long sit-in at a federal building in San Francisco’s United Nations Plaza. After 26 days, and with support from…

Jeff Brumley  |  August 21, 2025 The U.S. economy already is showing signs of stress due to President Donald Trump’s deportation and border policies, new economic research shows. “Although current deportations are only now ramping up to the levels threatened during the 2024 presidential campaign, over the last few months we have started to see both widespread…

By Alisa Reznick Published August 15, 2025 at 5:00 AM MST Labor experts say the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign is continuing to impact working families and various sectors. On a press call this week, labor researchers, union leaders and farmers said impacts are across the board — from people being scared to go to…

Aug 14, 2025 | 5:54 pm ET By Ariana Figueroa WASHINGTON — Local leaders and advocates Thursday said that President Donald Trump’s decision to seize the District of Columbia’s 3,400-member police force and deploy 800 National Guard members is a continuation of his administration’s immigration crackdown. Since the president’s decision Monday to invoke the district’s Home Rule Act,…

Scooby Axson August 14, 2025 A former Denver Nuggets mascot is suing the team’s owner, alleging a violation of Colorado disability protection laws after he was fired following a hip injury. The lawsuit, obtained by USA TODAY Sports, was filed Tuesday in Denver District Court. It states that 31-year-old Drake Solomon, who donned the Rocky mascot mountain…

The boy’s mother said one agent told them the mistake amounted to an “exciting story to tell.” Aug. 13, 2025, 11:05 PM CDT By Lolita Lopez, NBC Los Angeles and Helen Jeong, NBC Los Angeles The mother of a 15-year-old California boy who was briefly detained by federal agents at gunpoint in a case of mistaken identity recalled the terrifying interaction in…

By David Begnaud, Analisa Novak August 11, 2025 / 12:47 PM EDT / CBS News James Robert III was born with no fingers on his left hand, and he is using his disability to fuel a passion to help others like him. The recent Louisiana State University graduate is pursuing a master’s degree in prosthetics and health care administration while…

The Trump administration said it doesn’t consider DACA a “form of legal status in this country,” though current recipients are legally allowed to remain in the U.S. July 24, 2025, 2:08 PM CDT By Nicole Acevedo Missing an exit while driving on a San Diego freeway upended the life of Erick Hernandez, a DACA recipient…