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Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham holds up his mask with the words '2020 Census' as he testifies before a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on the 2020 Census​ on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, July 29, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump census order can’t be done accurately, experts say

The man who designed the method Homeland Security uses to estimate the number of illegal immigrants says there's just too much margin for error to use it to carry out President Trump's new executive order to strip illegal immigrants out of the census count used to apportion congressional seats.

August 2, 2020
Matthew Albence, acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, said he has deployed ICE officials across the country in an effort to cajole local officials to renounce their sanctuary policies and cooperate on deportations. (Associated Press)

Matthew Albence, acting director of ICE, to retire

Matthew Albence, who's led U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement over the last 15 months, overseeing an agency at the center of the national immigration debate — and increasingly under attack by Democrats — will retire at the end of this month.

August 2, 2020
An Oregon State Police officer, right, stands watch as fellow officers extinguish a fire lit by protesters behind the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse on Sun, Aug. 2, 2020, in Portland, Ore. Following an agreement between Democratic Gov. Kate Brown and the Trump administration to reduce federal officers in the city, nightly protests remained largely peaceful without major confrontations between protesters and officers. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Portland protests grow violent again

With federal officers taking a lower profile in Portland, Oregon, protesters are turning their ire on local police, using the same tactics of throwing bottles and firing lasers into officers' eyes, as Black Lives Matter demonstrations enter their 10th week.

August 2, 2020
This June 30, 2020, file photo shows the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File) **FILE**

Supreme Court says border wall construction can continue

The Supreme Court said Friday that President Trump can continue to build the border wall even as legal challenges work their way through lower courts, rejecting a demand by the ACLU and environmental groups for an immediate halt.

July 31, 2020
In this July 25, 2019 file photo, Immigration and Customs Enforcement acting Director Matthew Albence appears before a Homeland Security Subcommittee oversight hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Matthew Albence to retire as head of ICE

Matthew Albence, who's led U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement over the last 15 months, overseeing an agency at the center of the national immigration debate -- and increasingly under attack by Democrats -- will retire at the end of August.

July 31, 2020
In this Dec. 17, 2019, file photo, attorney Michael Avenatti arrives at federal court in New York to enter a plea to an indictment charging him with trying to extort up to $25 million from Nike. Avenatti, who awaits a June 2020 sentencing after he was convicted of trying to extort $25 million from the sportswear giant, was temporarily freed from a federal jail in New York City due to concerns that his medical history will make him more susceptible to coronavirus. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Michael Avenatti provided taxpayer-funded lawyer

Michael Avenatti, the flamboyant lawyer who used to dominate cable news shows with his threats to take down President Trump, is now so poor that he was awarded a court-appointed lawyer Wednesday.

July 29, 2020
Federal officers are surrounded by smoke as they push back demonstrators during a Black Lives Matter protest at the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse Wednesday, July 29, 2020, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Kate Brown blinks in Portland protest deal with Chad Wolf

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown agreed Wednesday to send in state police to protect the federal courthouse in Portland, and Homeland Security said it will remove its additional officers and agents, signaling a possible solution to months of violent clashes that have stained the city.

July 29, 2020
A demonstrator throws a tear gas canister back at federal officers during a Black Lives Matter protest at the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse Tuesday, July 28, 2020, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

ACLU wants DHS secretary punished over Portland violence

The ACLU asked a federal judge on Tuesday to hold the top brass at the Department of Homeland Security in contempt of court after federal agents used chemical agents and other means to clear protesters from around a courthouse in Portland, catching journalists in the crossfire.

July 28, 2020