Underworld Turns

Court blocks immigration raids in Southern California

A federal appeals court on Friday night denied the Trump administration’s attempt to pause a restraining order that bars immigration authorities from conducting certain types of enforcement actions in Los Angeles and surrounding counties, leaving the order in place while litigation continues. The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declined to issue a stay in […]
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Victorville man took girl to Mexico for sex just before her quinceañera: FBI

A Victorville man was found guilty of transporting a girl to Mexico for illicit sexual activity just before her quinceañera, with evidence showing he wanted to “impregnate her,” the FBI announced Friday. Court documents confirmed 41-year-old Daniel Navarro was found guilty on all federal charges late Thursday, three years after his July 2022 arrest. He […]
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Trump administration cuts UCLA research funding over antisemitism claims

The Trump administration is cutting UCLA’s federal research funding, and “claims antisemitism and bias” as the reasons, the university’s chancellor announced. “UCLA received a notice that the federal government, through its control of the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other agencies, is suspending certain research funding to UCLA,” Chancellor […]
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