Judge halts Trump's deportation flights for children

Monday, September 1, 2025

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A judge halted the Trump administration's deportation flights for Guatemalan children, D.C. sees 400+ crime reports in a week amid Trump's crackdown and Vogue eyes a new leader 

Top stories

1 | Trump and his team had children sitting on planes ready for deportation - until a judge stepped in and stopped it

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2 | Prison chaplain at ICE facility in Pennsylvania accused of sexually abusing immigration detainee

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3 | Noem warns more immigration raids are coming to America's biggest cities

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4 | Chloe Malle, daughter of actress and longtime staffer, picked by Anna Wintour to lead Vogue: report

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5 | Trump's Gaza plan reportedly involves 'voluntary' relocation of Palestinians

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The Big Question 

In a spree of Truth Social posts on Labor Day, President Donald Trump declared Washington, D.C., a "crime free zone" following his National Guard takeover of the capital.

However, available crime statistics from D.C.'s Metropolitan Police Department show 442 crimes reported in the district over the past seven days.

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STAT OF THE DAY

1.2 million

More than 1.2 million immigrants left the labor force between January and July – an indication that President Donald Trump's mass deportation policies will have a significant impact on the workforce

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"They keep just asking for momma"

A father and mother were killed and seven children injured in a tragic ATV accident in Piedmont, Alabama, over the Labor Day weekend.

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