Court halts Obama era family detention policy
A federal court in Washington, D.C. temporarily blocked the no release policy used by ICE, ruling mothers and children fleeing violence in Central America cannot be detained without an individualized danger or flight risk determination. The ACLU said the ruling bars arbitrary detention to deter asylum seekers and emphasized credible fear findings.
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Obama seeks stay to push immigration protections plan
The Obama administration will ask a federal judge in Texas to stay his order blocking the president's executive actions shielding millions from deportation. If denied, the move could prompt a vain appeal to the Fifth Circuit and then the Supreme Court.
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United States warns Russia over Ukraine ceasefire breach
Washington warned Moscow that support for separatists in Ukraine violates a European-brokered truce and threatens the global order. Lawmakers call for harsher sanctions and weapons for Kyiv as Ukraine reports intensified fighting near Novoazovsk and multiple truce violations.
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Wisconsin weighs right to work amid GOP push
Wisconsin senators will vote next week on a right to work bill aiming to prohibit private sector workers from being forced to join unions or pay dues. Gov. Scott Walker would sign it if enacted, while AFL-CIO critics call the move a national anti-worker agenda that harms families and unions.
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Fatal Clashes and Attacks Hit Libya and Nigeria
A string of sudden incidents in eastern Libya killed about 40 people and wounded many more in Qubba near Derna, with parliament speaker blaming Islamic State militants in retaliation for Egyptian airstrikes. Separately, Boko Haram attacks near Chibok left 21 dead as rebels fled a Sambisa forest clearance operation, hitting villages Gatamarwa Makalama and Layhawul.
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