CHICAGO – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Chicago had a busy month. During March officers seized 351 shipments in air cargo totaling 455 pounds of unapproved human growth hormones and steroids. These items would have been valued…
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) seeks to ensure that Lifeline services are used to benefit and support eligible low-income Americans, that the program's funding is protected from waste, fraud, and abuse, and that service providers are in compliance with Commission rules. The Commission also seeks to update and streamline Lifeline and related rules.
The Department of State ("Department") proposes an adjustment to the Schedule of Fees for Consular Services of the Department of State's Bureau of Consular Affairs ("Schedule of Fees" or "Schedule"), to implement the First Responders Passport Act by adding an additional exemption from the payment of passport fees. This exemption authorizes the Special Issuance Agency (SIA) to issue no-fee regular passports to applicants who meet the criteria listed in the statute.
Adults, children and infants have suffered medical neglect, unsanitary conditions and "routine mistreatment" at the hands of federal agents running a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement center in Texas, according to a report that calls for the site's immediate closure.
A coalition of advocacy groups urged a D.C. federal judge to block parts of an executive order President Donald Trump issued to limit mail voting, calling it an unconstitutional intrusion into election regulations that promises to burden people's right to vote.
Several Minnesota residents sued the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Thursday, accusing the agency of trampling the Fourth Amendment by allowing officers to forcibly enter private homes without judicial warrants.
The Trump administration called on the D.C. Circuit to fully unravel an injunction barring the deployment of the D.C. National Guard and other states' National Guards in the District of Columbia, arguing that the deployments are "plainly lawful."
A California federal judge has ruled that Border Patrol defied the court's April 2025 injunction barring warrantless arrests and detentive stops without probable cause and reasonable suspicion, finding that July arrests at a Home Depot in Sacramento flouted the court's order.
Exercise increased caution
in Costa Rica due to crime.
Petty crime is common throughout Costa Rica. Violent crime also affects tourists. This includes armed robbery, homicide, and sexual assault.