Four Republican states have agreed to help the Trump administration gain access to state driver’s license data through a nationwide law enforcement computer network as part of the administration’s hunt for alleged noncitizen voters.

Hung Ngoc Tran, also of Vietnam, was convicted of sexual assault, larceny and fondling a child, according to DHS. The agency says he was given a final order of removal in 2010. Orleans Parish records show he pleaded guilty to attempted first-degree rape and aggravated crimes against nature in 2000.

DHS carried out an immigration operation at a New Orleans church, citing city policies that limit arrests at places of worship, sparking political backlash.

The U.S. has paused all pending immigration applications from 19 "countries of concern," meaning that even applicants with pending green card applications are on hold.

U.S. immigration authorities arrested a visiting professor at Harvard Law School this week after he pleaded guilty to discharging a pellet gun outside a Massachusetts synagogue the day before Yom Kippur,

Experts told Newsweek that the policy may result in extended processing times and additional administrative burdens for affected applicants.

December 3, 2025 - Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said he has joined Senate colleagues to question the Department of Homeland Security about obstruction of congressional access to detention facilities.

Chinese drone manufacturer DJI, which sells more than half of U.S. commercial drones, urged Congress and the Trump administration on Thursday to quickly complete a security review or extend a December 23 deadline.