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Los Angeles — In Los Angeles, post-election fears of deportation are running high among the estimated 1.3 million documented and undocumented immigrants living in the city. A workshop run by the L.A.-based immigrant advocacy group the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, or CHIRLA, is teaching clients about their rights if they’re confronted by federal officials. “I
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Los Angeles braces for Trump’s vow of mass deportations – CBS News Watch CBS News The Los Angeles City Council earlier this month approved an ordinance declaring itself a sanctuary city in defiance of President-elect Donald Trump’s deportation plan. But post-election fears are running high in the city. Andres Gutierrez has more. View CBS News
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Trudeau to meet with Trump at Mar-a-Lago – CBS News Watch CBS News Canadian President Justin Trudeau was expected to meet with President-elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago Friday night in the wake of Trump’s threats to impose 25% tariffs on Canadian goods coming to the U.S. Weijia Jiang has the latest. View CBS News In
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Lucian Holness woke up to a daunting reality on Nov. 6. Acute stress led the mix of emotions that struck the transgender marketing manager as they learned President-elect Donald Trump — never a reliable ally to the LGBTQ community and an increasingly hostile figure for transgender Americans — had won a second term in the
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President-elect Donald Trump’s appointed “border czar” Tom Homan has said that he wants to prioritize deporting noncitizens with criminal histories when Trump’s second term starts in January. This follows recent high-profile criminal cases involving undocumented immigrants, including the murder of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley by a Venezuelan immigrant who crossed the U.S. southern border
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West Palm Beach, Fla. — President-elect Donald Trump declared a win on stopping illegal immigration through Mexico on Wednesday after talking with that country’s leader. But Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum suggested Mexico was already doing its part and had no interest in closing its borders. The two spoke just days after Trump threatened to impose sweeping
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The history of White House Thanksgiving traditions date back more than 160 years to President Abraham Lincoln, who established the national holiday. During his time in office, Lincoln issued a proclamation calling for the celebration of Thanksgiving, triumphing over similar efforts of presidents who came before him, according to the National Park Service. The official
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Several Democratic lawmakers from Connecticut on Thursday reported bomb threats, one day after members of key senior staff picks of President-elect Donald Trump’s reported they were targeted by threats and “swatting.” Sen. Chris Murphy, Reps. Jahana Hayes, John Larson and Rep. Jim Himes — all Democrats — issued statements on Thursday that their homes were
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President Biden visits Nantucket firehouse with family on Thanksgiving President Biden visits Nantucket firehouse with family on Thanksgiving 00:21 President Biden, first lady Jill Biden and members of their family are spending his final Thanksgiving holiday as president on Nantucket, per family tradition. Mr. Biden headed to a fire station on Nantucket, as he has
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When Kamala Harris and Donald Trump campaigned in North Carolina, both candidates courted a state-recognized tribe there whose 55,000 members could have helped tip the battleground state. Trump in September promised that he would sign legislation to grant federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe, a distinction that would unlock access to federal funds. He ultimately
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