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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.

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 […]

Microsoft says it will tighten human rights controls when working with national security agencies after an inquiry found Israel's Unit 8200 violated its ToS (The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/202

Russian attacks Ukraine kill 3, injure 20 in Ukraine over past day: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/08/russian-attacks-ukraine-kill-injure.html

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-…

Cowboys Concerns Raised on All-Pro’s Injuries Amid Adoree Jackson Visit https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/daron-bland-injury-adoree-jackson/

Cards QB Beck: Arm is 'strongest it's ever been' https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48707485/carson-beck-ready-move-arm-injury-focus-cardinals

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 ...

The California city of Whittier swung to Democrats this spring,
spurred by ICE raids and by anger toward election rules that long dampened turnout among Latinos
and kept them out of city government.
https://boltsmag.org/california-immigrant-organiz…

How Immigrant Organizing Flipped Nixon’s Hometown - Bolts
The California city of Whittier swung to Democrats this spring, spurred by ICE raids and by anger toward election rules that long dampened turnout among Latinos and kept them out of city government.

The White House is seeking a record-shattering Pentagon budget of
$1.5 trillion for the next fiscal year,
the largest year-over-year increase in a presidential military spending request since World War II.
The United States already has the world’s largest military budget at roughly $1 trillion,
more than the combined budgets of the next nine highest-spending countries.
The budget proposal also includes deep cuts to social programs.
The Trump administrati…

“A Moral Obscenity”: White House Demands $1.5 Trillion Pentagon Budget, Largest Increase Since WWII
The White House is seeking a record-shattering Pentagon budget of $1.5 trillion for the next fiscal year, the largest year-over-year increase in a presidential military spending request since World War II. The United States already has the world’s largest military budget at roughly $1 trillion, more than the combined budgets of the next nine highest-spending countries. The Trump administration’s budget request includes funding for F-35 stealth fighter jets, new warships and President Trump�…