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Planes sit on the tarmac at Newark Liberty International Airport on June 2 in Newark

United Airlines says Newark Liberty International Airport is ‘operating better than ever’

By Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — United Airlines has completed an “operational turnaround” at Newark Liberty International Airport after air traffic control problems and construction led to thousands of canceled flights earlier this year. “Newark is operating better than ever and United’s future here is bright,” CEO Scott Kirby said according to a statement in

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Police work a scene where a person was fatally shot and an officer was injured during a traffic stop in Franklin Park

Man fatally shot during ICE traffic stop after dragging and injuring an officer in Chicago suburb, DHS says

CNN By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot a man who resisted arrest and dragged the officer during a vehicle stop in a Chicago suburb Friday morning, according to the Department of Homeland Security. The man, Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez, was an undocumented immigrant, according to DHS. The officer, who

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Police work a scene where a person was fatally shot and an officer was injured during a traffic stop in Franklin Park

Man fatally shot during ICE traffic stop after dragging and injuring an officer in Chicago suburb, DHS says

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot a man who resisted arrest and dragged the officer during a vehicle stop in a Chicago suburb Friday morning, according to the Department of Homeland Security. The man, Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez, was an undocumented immigrant, according to DHS. The officer, whose name

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The Utah Department of Public Safety released additional images showing the person of interest in the Charlie Kirk shooting.

Shooter still at large after Trump ally and activist Charlie Kirk murdered on Utah campus

CNN By Dalia Faheid, Elise Hammond, Aditi Sangal, Dakin Andone, Maureen Chowdhury, Betsy Klein, Lauren Mascarenhas OREM, Utah – A manhunt is underway for the shooter who killed Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative political activist and supporter of President Donald Trump, Wednesday at an event at Utah Valley University. State and federal officials say they

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A.B. Hernandez

3 California student athletes file federal lawsuit over transgender athlete’s participation in women’s sports

By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Three female student athletes sued their Southern California school district and state Department of Education, claiming they suffered sex discrimination under Title IX and civil rights violations when the defendants allowed a transgender athlete to compete on their high school track and volleyball teams. The federal lawsuit, filed Tuesday

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Keilina Zamora prepares to participate in the Mexican Independence Day parade in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood on Saturday.

Federal immigration operations ramping up in Chicago and Boston as other sanctuary cities are on alert

CNN, POOL, CBS, WBBM, WLS, SEE PREFONTS By Priscilla Alvarez, Danya Gainor, Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — Immigration enforcement operations are ramping up in Chicago and Boston, marking the latest escalation between the Trump administration and Democratic-led cities that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities. The Department of Homeland Security on Monday announced “Operation Midway

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Harvey Adelson hangs his head as the guilty verdict is read for his wife

Matriarch in murder-for-hire trial decided not to testify after clashing with judge. The jury found her guilty the next day

By Lauren del Valle, Jean Casarez, CNN (CNN) — A day before Donna Adelson was convicted of first-degree murder for orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot to kill her former son-in-law, the 75-year-old woman agonized over whether to testify in her defense in a Tallahassee, Florida, courtroom. Adelson, convicted Thursday after not taking the stand, was initially

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The Baker Correctional Institution is seen in Sanderson

Florida’s new immigrant detention site dubbed ‘Deportation Depot’ is now taking detainees, officials say

By Isabel Rosales, Shawn Nottingham, CNN (CNN) — Florida’s new immigrant detention facility, dubbed “Deportation Depot,” is now housing detainees, state officials said Friday. The facility at the state’s Baker Correctional Institution is housing 117 detainees with the capacity to hold 1,500 people, according to the office of Gov. Ron DeSantis. The temporarily closed state

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Law enforcement conduct a major immigration operation at the construction site of a Hyundai battery plant in Georgia Thursday

Inside the raid: How a monthslong federal immigration operation led to 475 arrests at a Hyundai plant in Georgia

CNN By Alaa Elassar, Isabel Rosales, Caroll Alvarado, CNN A sprawling Hyundai manufacturing plant in a quiet southeast Georgia community became ground zero on Thursday for one of the most extensive immigration raids in recent US history. The operation, months in the making, ended with 475 arrests, most of them Korean nationals. As state troopers

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Law enforcement conduct a major immigration operation at the construction site of a Hyundai battery plant in Georgia Thursday

Massive immigration raid at Hyundai megaplant in Georgia leads to 475 arrests. Most are Korean

By Chris Boyette, Emma Tucker, Karina Tsui, Diego Mendoza, Holly Yan, Isabel Rosales, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of federal officers descended on a small southeast Georgia community and raided the Hyundai Metaplant – arresting 475 people in the largest sweep yet in the current Trump administration’s immigration crackdown at US worksites. Previously, federal officials estimated

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A federal appeals court blocked a judge's order to shut down "Alligator Alcatraz."

Appeals court allows ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ to continue operations — for now

By Isabel Rosales, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked a judge’s order requiring Florida and the federal government to shut down and dismantle a controversial immigration detention facility built in the Everglades, widely referred to as “Alligator Alcatraz.” On Thursday, the Eleventh US Circuit Court of Appeals granted requests from the

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Michael Schill

Northwestern University president steps down following federal funding freeze

By Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Northwestern University President Michael Schill announced his resignation Thursday as the university faces an ongoing funding freeze by the Trump administration. His departure is the latest in a string of university leaders’ resignations, following tenures marked by criticism and battles with the federal government. “As I reflect on the

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11-year-old Julián Guzman was fatally shot while playing a doorbell ditch prank

A vivacious 11-year-old killed in a ‘ding dong ditch’ prank will be laid to rest Saturday. A veteran is charged in his death

By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — He was a delightful charmer known as a little “ladies’ man.” A gregarious Houston boy who loved cooking as much as he adored sports and video games. But instead of playing soccer with his friends, 11-year-old Julián Guzman will be laid to rest Saturday – exactly one week after

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