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FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2015 file photo, Juan Escalante, of the immigration reform group America's Voice, conducts interviews in New York. Young immigrants protected by executive action from deportation say they won't "rest easy," even if President Donald Trump said they should. Nearly 800,000 people living illegally in the U.S. qualify for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA. Trump said Friday, April 21, 2017, that his administration is "not after the dreamers, we are after the criminals. Escalante , who was brought to the U.S. from Venezuela at age 11, told the AP Friday, April 21, 2017, "I don't think anyone should feel comforted." (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)

Court orders DHS to reinstate amnesty for Georgia Dreamer

A federal judge ordered Homeland Security Monday to reinstate an amnesty for a Dreamer and blasted the government for "running roughshod" over a young woman in a ruling that breaks new ground in legal rights for illegal immigrants.

June 12, 2017
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, left, and White House Senior Adviser Jared Kushner listen as President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting, Monday, June 12, 2017, in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Donald Trump moves to accept hundreds of refugees from Iran under Obama deal

President Trump is preparing to accept hundreds of refugees from Iran and other terrorist-connected countries, taking them from camps being maintained by Australia under a deal his predecessor struck, without putting them through the long vetting that usually takes place, according to a report being released Monday.

June 12, 2017
"You've got to solve this problem," Homeland Security Secretary John F. Kelly told the House Homeland Security Committee when members prodded him not to deport Dreamers. (Associated Press)

John Kelly, DHS secretary, suggests Dreamer amnesty

The Trump administration last week floated an amnesty idea for potentially 1 million illegal immigrants, looking to find permanent solutions for some of the most sympathetic cases in the long-running immigration debate.

June 11, 2017
Eric C. Conn, seen here in a photo issued by the FBI, is accused of attempting to bilk the federal government with more than $500 million worth of bogus Social Security disability applications.

FBI offers $20,000 reward for capture of Social Security fraudster

The fraudster who tried to bilk the federal government out of more than $500 million worth of bogus Social Security disability applications is still believed to be in the U.S., the FBI said Friday, issuing a wanted poster with new details about the case.

June 9, 2017
A family looks towards metal bars marking the U.S. border where it meets the Pacific Ocean in Tijuana, Mexico, on March 2, 2016. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Illegal immigration up 27 percent last month

Illegal immigration across the southwest border appears to have jumped 27 percent in May, according to numbers released this week by Homeland Security, breaking a three-month streak of declines under President Trump and suggesting the slump in migrants has bottomed out.

June 9, 2017
People walk outside of the U.S. Capitol on April 27, 2017. (Associated Press) **FILE**

GOP plots changes to avoid government shutdown showdown

An influential group of House conservatives admitted Friday that they've been outmaneuvered in recent government shutdown showdowns, and called for Congress to ditch the current spending process in hopes of avoiding more losses in the future.

June 9, 2017
Former FBI Director James B. Comey said under oath that while he believed President Trump hoped he'd drop the Michael Flynn investigation, Mr. Trump didn't explicitly ask. (Associated Press photographs)

James Comey admits Trump not explicit on ending Flynn inquiry

It's not clear that a sitting president could ever be convicted of obstruction of justice, legal experts said, laying out the giant task that would face anyone trying to prosecute a case against President Trump and his interactions with fired FBI Director James B. Comey.

June 8, 2017
Fired FBI Director James B. Comey is likely to stay away from interference in an ongoing investigation into Russian meddling in the November presidential election. (Associated Press/File)

James Comey likely to leave Russia questions unanswered

While former FBI Director James B. Comey intends to speak at length about his strange and strained relationship with President Trump when he testifies before Congress on Thursday, former bureau officials said he is unlikely to shed new light on the ongoing investigation into Russian interference in the presidential election and any links with members of the Trump campaign.

June 7, 2017
Former FBI Director James B. Comey is at the center of one of the most anticipated congressional hearings in years. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump asked for end to Flynn probe, former FBI Director Comey will testify

President Trump repeatedly complained to former FBI Director James B. Comey of a "cloud" over his administration because of the bureau's probe into Trump campaign figures' dealings with Russia and asked that the FBI drop its probe into former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, Mr. Comey says in prepared testimony he'll deliver to Congress on Thursday.

June 7, 2017
A DHS photo of a classroom at the Berks Family Residential Center, a facility for housing illegal-immigrant families. A June 2 audit by the DHS's office of inspector general found the facilities to be clean and well-run. (oig.dhs.gov)[https://www.oig.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/assets/2017/OIG-17-65-Jun17.pdf]

DHS audit clears facilities that detain illegal immigrant families

The facilities Homeland Security uses to detain illegal immigrant families are actually clean, well-run and meet the government's standards, the inspector general said in a new report Wednesday that contradicts the complaints filed by immigrant-rights advocates.

June 7, 2017
President Donald Trump in the White House Oval Office during his first term in office. (Associated Press/File)

Donald Trump backs permanent snooping powers for intelligence agencies

Just months after President Trump complained about being spied on by the Obama administration, his administration is embracing a full permanent extension of the secret snooping powers the government used to track conversations between his campaign aides and Russian operatives.

June 7, 2017