Lauren Villagran

1 week ago | usatoday.com | Lauren Villagran

President Donald Trump wants to boost the nation's border security budget by nearly $44 billion, for one year only. The proposal would raise the Department of Homeland Security budget by two-thirds to $107 billion, from $65 billion, for fiscal year 2026. The one-time funding surge would enable DHS to pay for the president's planned deportation campaign, build border fencing, modernize the Coast Guard fleet and enhance Secret Service operations, according to the proposal.

1 week ago | usatoday.com | Lauren Villagran |Bart Jansen

Three top Senate Republicans say President Donald Trump's budget proposal falls short of his promises to boost U.S. military spending. Under the president's discretionary request, the Defense Department's budget would rise by $119 billion to top $1 trillion. But that extra spending is a one-year only supplement to jumpstart Trump's priorities, including a next-generation missile defense shield, new U.S. shipbuilding capacity and military-led border security missions. Sens.

1 week ago | oklahoman.com | Lauren Villagran

The Trump administration has a tough new message for foreigners in the United States: One strike, and you're out. Foreign nationals visiting or living in the country legally could lose their visa status if they run afoul of the law under the new and unforgiving so-called "catch and revoke" policy, announced by Secretary of State Marco Rubio. "There is now a one-strike policy: Catch-And-Revoke," Rubio said in a social media post on May 2.

1 week ago | usatoday.com | Lauren Villagran

The Trump administration has a tough new message for foreigners in the United States: One strike, and you're out. Foreign nationals visiting or living in the country legally could lose their visa status if they run afoul of the law under the new and unforgiving so-called "catch and revoke" policy, announced by Secretary of State Marco Rubio. "There is now a one-strike policy: Catch-And-Revoke," Rubio said in a social media post on May 2.

1 week ago | pressenterpriseonline.com | Lauren Villagran |Ignacio Calderon |Ignacio Calderón

A U.S. Army soldier who was present at an illegal nightclub in Colorado where over 100 people suspected of being in the country unlawfully were detained has been arrested on federal drug charges, authorities said. Staff Sgt. Juan Gabriel Orona-Rodriguez was assigned to Fort Carson, an Army post south of the underground nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Denver said. FBI special agents arrested Orona-Rodriguez, 28, on April 30.