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A federal judge in Rhode Island on Friday struck down a series of Donald Trump’s policies that he ruled were rooted in
“anti-immigrant sentiments”
and ordered the administration to resume processing of asylum grants and immigration benefit applications of people from 39 targeted countries.
Last November, US Citizenship and Immigration Services indefinitely suspended asylum adjudications and froze immigration applications for people affected by a travel ban implemented after…

Judge Strikes Down Trump 'Anti-Immigrant' Policies, Orders Restart of Asylum Processing | Common Dreams
“This ruling reaffirms a basic principle: The federal government cannot shut down lawful immigration pathways or discriminate against people based on where they come from,” said one advocate.

A look at Amjambo Africa, an immigrant-founded publication in Maine that focuses on immigrant life and news from Africa with coverage in seven languages (Tandy Lau/Editor and Publisher)
https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/h…

How one immigrant newsroom is connecting Maine’s communities
When Georges Budagu Makoko arrived in Maine in 2002 after fleeing violence in Central Africa, he spoke five languages — but English wasn’t one of them. Finding housing, healthcare or even basic services in his new home proved frustrating and often confusing. Years later, those early struggles inspired him to launch Amjambo Africa, a multilingual newsroom dedicated to helping new Mainers navigate life in the United States while sharing the stories of immigrant communities too often overlooke…

Avian bird flu surges in New York urban wildlife, increasing disease concerns https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/avian-bird-flu-surges-in-new-york-urban-wildlife-increasing-disease-concerns/

Avian bird flu surges in New York urban wildlife, increasing disease concerns
NEW YORK — Catherine Quayle has been caring for sick and injured wild animals in New York City for the past 12 years, first as a volunteer at the Wild Bird Fund, the city’s only wildlife rehabilitation center, and now as that NGO’s communications director and a licensed rehabber. Despite all her experience, she is […]

Lavonte David blames injuries for Baker Mayfield's struggles in 2025 https://www.nfl.com/news/lavonte-david-blames-injuries-for-baker-mayfield-s-struggles-in-2025

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Exclusive: Russia supplies Iran with cyber support, spy imagery to hone attacks, Ukraine says
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-supplies-iran-with-cyber-support-spy-imagery-hone-attacks-ukraine-says-2026-…

Global chip sales hit $298.5B in Q1 2026, up 25% from Q4 2025, and March sales were up 79.2% YoY to $99.5B, driven by strong sales in Asia and the Americas (Semiconductor Industry Association)
https://www.semiconductors.org/global-semiconductor-…

Global Semiconductor Sales Increase 25% from Q4 2025 to Q1 2026 - Semiconductor Industry Association
Worldwide chip sales in March increase 79.2% year-to-year, 11.5% month-to-month WASHINGTON—May 4, 2026—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today announced global semiconductor sales were $298.5 billion during the first quarter of 2026, an increase of 25% compared to Q4 of 2025. Global sales were $99.5 billion during the month of March 2026, an increase of 79.2% […]

Dallas Cowboys Injury Updates Following First Week of OTAs https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/dallas-cowboys-injury-updates-first-week-otas

An immigration judge in California sued the Trump Department of Justice on Wednesday, alleging she was fired because of her political beliefs and affiliations with an immigrant-rights group, Fox News reported.
The judge, Kyra Lilien, alleged that the Trump DOJ declined to continue employing her past her probationary period for myriad reasons, including her age, her Hispanic heritage, and because she is fluent in Spanish. She named Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche as a defendant in …

Judge turns the tables on Trump —and takes DOJ to court
An immigration judge in California sued the Trump Department of Justice on Wednesday, alleging she was fired because of her political beliefs and affiliations with an immigrant-rights group, Fox News reported.The judge, Kyra Lilien, alleged that the Trump DOJ declined to continue employing her past ...

Reports emerged this week of
the ⛔️death of two more immigrants in the custody of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Emmanuel #Damas, 56,
a Haitian asylum seeker,
reportedly died from an infection linked to a toothache that his family said went
untreated for two weeks while Damas was incarcerated at the Florence Correctional Center in Arizona.
Damas’s death was f…

Kristi Noem Is Leaving a Trail of Death Behind Her in ICE Jails
Two more deaths in ICE custody were reported this week, including a refugee who died after an untreated toothache.