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No snakes in couches: What to know for a smooth PCS move in 2024
By Karen Jowers Published on April 2, 2024 There’s a lot to keep track of when you’re moving to a new military base. Just ask the family whose pet python got packed into a couch. “A lady called and said they hadn’t found their yellow python. They didn’t want to concern anyone, she said, but…
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Russian hackers infiltrate Veterans Affairs via Microsoft account
By Zamone Perez Published on July 9, 2024 A Microsoft-based Veterans Affairs account was accessed in January by Russian hackers, but no personal information or other data was compromised, an agency official confirmed. The Russian state-sponsored hacker infiltrated a Microsoft platform called Microsoft Azure Government, which provides storage, databases and other services to the VA and other…
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Mystery of Gulf War Syndrome May Have Finally Been Solved
By Pandora Dewan Published on July 15, 2024 Scientists may have solved a decades-old mystery after uncovering the likely cause of a disease affecting up to one in three veterans who served in the Gulf War. The discovery offers hope to the hundreds of veterans suffering from Gulf War Illness by opening up a potential…
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What does Project 2025 say about veterans benefits?
By Chris Williams Published on July 9, 2024 WASHINGTON – Project 2025 has continued to gain national attention recently after actress Taraji P. Henson mentioned it during the 2024 BET Awards. The initiative, also known as the Presidential Transition Project, is a collection of conservative policy proposals and a “playbook” that offers recommendations for Donald Trump to follow…
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Rep. Garcia introduces bill to fund immigration court lawyers
BY RAFAEL BERNAL – 07/11/24 4:39 PM ET A House California Democrat is proposing a bill to fund legal defense services for people in immigration court, where only about a third of processed immigrants have legal representation. Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) is introducing the Shield Act to provide $100 million in grants aimed at expanding the legal workforce defending…
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Here’s What the GOP’s 2024 Platform Says About Immigration
Published Jul 11, 2024 at 2:08 PM EDT By Dan Gooding The Republican National Committee (RNC) appeared to fully back Donald Trump’s views on immigration in its official 2024 platform revealed this week, including a call for a mass deportation program targeting the millions of migrants already in the country illegally. The platform, published Sunday, is set to be formally adopted…
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Judge partially terminates agreement governing conditions for migrant children in US custody
By Rosa Flores, CNN Published 9:12 AM EDT, Tue July 2, 2024 A federal judge has partially terminated a decades-old agreement that oversees conditions for migrant children in federal government custody, according to a court order that took effect Monday. US District Judge Dolly M. Gee’s ruling terminates, with exceptions, the 1997 Flores Settlement agreement – which…
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Recent Supreme Court ruling could have big impact on U.S. immigration policy, asylum cases
KERA | By Julián Aguilar | The Texas Newsroom Published July 3, 2024 at 1:02 PM CDT Though a major decision last week by the United States Supreme Court centered on regulatory policy and the intersection between environmental law and commerce, attorneys argue its effects on the complicated realm of immigration policy cannot be overstated. In a…
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Federal judge grants preliminary injunction halting controversial Oklahoma immigration law
Xavier Richardson/ KFOR Updated: JUN 30, 2024 / 07:27 PM CDT OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — On Friday, a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction that puts a pause on House Bill 4156, a controversial law enabling Oklahoma law enforcement to arrest individuals on the basis of immigration status. The new law, which was scheduled to go…
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