An autistic young man loses his caretaker as the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown expands to permanent U.S. residents convicted of minor crimes years ago.
John and Lena Ferris with their son Luke, center, in Falls Church, Va.
The Department of Homeland Security is reviewing billions of dollars in grants to make sure cities and states are complying with President Trump’s priorities on immigration and diversity.
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid in Denver in February. Trump administration changes could imperil tens of billions of dollars in grants to states and cities that have rules limiting cooperation with ICE.
A request for proposals for new detention facilities and other services would allow the government to expedite the contracting process and rapidly expand detention.
CoreCivic signed a five-year, $246 million contract to reopen a family detention center in Dilley, Texas, seen in 2015. The company is one of several private detention operators to have already signed new contracts since President Trump took office.
Colleges and teaching hospitals are the cornerstones of the city’s economy — and identity. But federal funding cuts to higher education could change that.