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Biden Issues Sweeping Deportation Protections Before Trump Takes Office
The move allows hundreds of thousands of people from Sudan, Ukraine, El Salvador and Venezuela to stay in the country temporarily. By Hamed Aleaziz and Miriam Jordan Jan. 10, 2025. The Biden administration on Friday issued sweeping extensions of deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of people from Sudan, Ukraine, El Salvador and Venezuela in a move that…
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Senate immigration bill aims to overturn Supreme Court precedent in a sea change for legal system, experts say
By Tierney Sneed, CNN Updated 10:15 AM EST, Sun January 12, 2025 Anti-immigrant state officials and federal judges would have new power to dictate immigration enforcement — including whether to detain individual migrants — under a GOP bill that has passed the House and is moving forward in the Senate with bipartisan support. The Laken Riley…
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Seattle boosts funding to tackle Aurora Avenue’s persistent sex trafficking issue
by Joel Moreno, KOMO News Reporter Wed, January 8th 2025 at 4:14 PM SEATTLE — Efforts to confront prostitution along Seattle’s Aurora Avenue will be getting a new infusion of resources this year, and many neighbors in the area said sex trafficking seems less pronounced but remains a problem. On Wednesday, the Seattle City Council’s Housing and…
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US Supreme Court weighs retirees’ ability to sue for disability bias
By Daniel Wiessner January 13, 20255:02 PM CST Jan 13 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday considered whether retirees can sue their former employers for disability discrimination after leaving their jobs, an issue that has divided lower courts and could make or break many lawsuits over retirement benefits. The justices heard oral arguments in a…
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom announces increase in paid family leave and disability benefits
By Dave Pehling Updated on: January 2, 2025 / 1:37 PM PST Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday morning announced an increase to paid family leave and disability benefits for California residents on claims filed in the new year. The benefit increase that goes into effect with the full implementation of the 2022 law SB 951 “will…
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Chattanooga firefighter case heard by Tennessee Supreme Court
January 8, 2025 at 9:00 p.m. by Sofia Saric The Tennessee Supreme Court is considering to what extent judges can review an agency’s denial of disability benefits after a Chattanooga firefighter was refused coverage from a city fund over his post-traumatic stress disorder. Matthew Long worked as a Chattanooga firefighter for 15 years, according to a court…
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‘A Day of Love’: How Trump Inverted the Violent History of Jan. 6
The president-elect and his allies have spent four years reinventing the Capitol attack — spreading conspiracy theories and weaving a tale of martyrdom to their ultimate political gain, By Dan Barry and Alan Feuer Jan. 5, 2025 In two weeks, Donald J. Trump is to emerge from an arched portal of the United States Capitol to once again…
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How you can help those affected by the California wildfires
Tens of thousands have fled their homes as wildfires rip through neighborhoods all over Los Angeles By NBC Staff • Published January 8, 2025 • Updated on January 12, 2025 at 12:59 am Wildfires fanned by intense winds were still raging Saturday, tearing through multiple Los Angeles-area neighborhoods. Tens of thousands have fled their homes in Pacific Palisades, in Pasadena and Altadena and La…
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Gazans injured in war live with disabilities but little medical support
Tens of thousands require long-term rehabilitation, WHO officials said. By Diaa Ostaz December 14, 2024, 4:04 AM KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza — The humanitarian crisis and ongoing conflict in Gaza has left in its wake thousands of people with life-altering disabilities. The ongoing conflict between Hamas and Israel, coupled with Gaza’s crumbling health care infrastructure, has created what…
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