Judge blocks Trump bid to halt federal funding for sanctuary cities

A federal judge in California issued an injunction Thursday blocking President Donald Trump’s efforts to halt federal funds from going to several cities and counties considered sanctuary jurisdictions. “The challenged sections in the 2025 Executive Orders and the Bondi Directive that order executive agencies to withhold, freeze, or condition federal funding apportioned to localities by…

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Costa Rica grants special status to 85 migrants deported from the U.S.

Costa Rica granted 85 migrants, who were deported in February by the Trump administration, a special status that will allow them to freely move within the country, the country’s immigration director, Omar Badilla, said on Wednesday. President Rodrigo Chaves’ government agreed with the Trump administration at the start of the year that it would receive up to 200 people originating from Africa, Asia, and Europe with…

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