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Today — 1 April 2026Main stream

The Three Big Questions Delaying New York’s Budget

1 April 2026 at 15:00
Legislators are weighing tax increases on the wealthy and changes to laws meant to protect immigrants and the environment as the state budget deadline passes.

© Adrianna Newell for The New York Times

New York legislators passed a one-week extension to the April 1 deadline for approval of the state budget.
Yesterday — 31 March 2026Main stream

Deaths in ICE Custody Are Growing, and Trump Defends Ballroom Plans

Plus, a three-minute, multimillion-dollar art heist.

© Sophie Park for The New York Times

The funeral for Emmanuel Damas, 56, who died in federal immigration custody this month. His death has galvanized opposition to collaboration between ICE and local and state authorities in Boston.

Senators Seek Answers From Trump Administration About Airport Immigration Arrests

Airport security officials have been sharing passenger data with immigration agents, but the program received little attention until videos captured a woman and her daughter being detained at San Francisco’s airport.

© Alyssa Pointer/Reuters

The Transportation Security Administration began sharing passenger information with immigration officials a year ago, highlighting fliers who were on a list of people to be deported.

Mexico Pressures U.S. Over Deaths of Its Citizens in ICE Custody

Claudia Sheinbaum, president of Mexico, said her country would take legal steps to demand better conditions at immigration detention facilities, where she said 14 Mexican citizens had died since President Trump took office.

© Quetzalli Nicte-Ha/Reuters

President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico at a news conference on Monday.
Before yesterdayMain stream

Markwayne Mullin Takes Over DHS With Less Flash but Same Mission

30 March 2026 at 20:13
Markwayne Mullin, the incoming D.H.S. secretary, faces a difficult balance: a public reset of the agency while delivering on President Trump’s deportation agenda.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

Markwauyne Mullin being sworn in as homeland security secretary by Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday in the Oval Office. He has taken over a department that is in declining public repute, especially after the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis in January.

Deaths in ICE Custody Are Growing. ‘They Let Him Rot in There.’

As immigrant detainee deaths have increased, conditions in detention facilities nationwide are coming under more scrutiny.

© Sophie Park for The New York Times

The death of Emmanuel Damas, 56, has galvanized opposition to collaboration between ICE and local and state authorities in Boston.
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