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The Supreme Court ruled yesterday the Biden administration has the authority to end an immigration policy requiring some migrants to remain in Mexico while their applications for US asylum are processed. The administration had previously sought to end the Trump-era program, launched in 2019, as early as last January but faced legal challenges from Texas and Missouri.
Commonly referred to as "Remain in Mexico," the policy was enforced in a minority of border encounters, with officials being cited as saying only 6.5% of eligible asylum-seekers were entered into the program. Since the onset of the pandemic, more than half of migrant encounters have resulted in expulsion under Title 42 (see difference)—a public health law that does not include the option to request asylum.
The decision comes as border encounters in May hit a record high of more than 239,000, though roughly one in four stops (see "recidivism rates") last year involved repeat offenders. |
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Ukrainian forces have pushed Russian troops from the disputed Snake Island, according to reports yesterday. The rocky outcrop allowed Russia to complete its naval blockade across southern Ukraine—though analysts noted the island is notoriously difficult to defend by either side due to its location and inhospitable terrain.
Russia's presence on the island allowed strategic control of shipping lanes in the Black Sea, including the ability to block key grain and other exports leaving from the port city of Odesa. The island was also the site of an engagement early on, during which Ukrainian troops' defiant response—a story later found to be slightly misconstrued—became a Ukrainian rallying cry.
See updates on the war here. |
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Hells Angels Founder Dies
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Ralph "Sonny" Barger, one of the founding members who helped grow and popularize the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club, passed away Tuesday at the age of 83. A representative for Barger, who revealed the news yesterday, indicated the cause as liver cancer.
Barger and riding partners created the Oakland, California-based club in 1957—unaware of other groups throughout the state with the same or similar names. Though accounts differ (see broader history), Barger is generally credited with leading the effort to consolidate and nationalize the brand. Notorious for forays into criminal activity, federal officials classify the group as one of the "Big Four" groups involved in organized crime, along with the Outlaws, Bandidos, and Pagan's.
Barger himself was investigated or arrested on charges ranging from drug trafficking to murder, though he later helped repopularize the subculture as an actor on the show "Sons of Anarchy." See his life in photos here. |
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> US stock markets fall (S&P 500 -0.9%, Dow -0.8%, Nasdaq -1.3%); S&P closes worst first half of a year since 1970, down over 20% year-to-date (More)
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> Supreme Court limits the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to regulate power plant fleet greenhouse gas emissions under the 1970 Clean Air Act; ruling curtails Obama-era Clean Power Plan (More) | Justice Ketanji Brown-Jackson sworn in as first Black female justice (More)
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