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Xavier Becerra Wins California Governor's Race Over Steve Hilton
Democrat Xavier Becerra has won California's governor's race over Republican Steve Hilton, CBS News projected Tuesday night, securing the state's top office and extending Democrats' long hold on the nation's most populous state. CBS News
Melat Kiros, DSA-Backed Lawyer, Becomes First Gen Z Woman In Congress
Melat Kiros, a Democratic Socialist attorney backed by the Democratic Socialists of America, won a U.S. House seat on Tuesday, becoming the first Gen Z woman elected to Congress and signaling a sharp leftward jolt inside the Democratic coalition. NPR
Trump Officials Vow Post-Election Hunt For Noncitizen Voters
Trump administration officials on Tuesday vowed an aggressive post-election hunt for noncitizen voters nationwide, with Immigration and Customs Enforcement warning on social media that anyone who cast a ballot illegally would be arrested and prosecuted. Nytimes
ICE Plans To Route Afghan Deportations Through Pakistan To Afghanistan
A federal judge in New York has temporarily blocked the Biden administration from deporting nearly 200 Afghan nationals via a charter flight routed through Pakistan to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, halting an operation that immigrant advocates say could send former U.S. allies into grave danger. USA TODAY
DOJ Opposes Unsealing Warrant For October Search Of Ilhan Omar Home
Federal prosecutors in Washington have urged a federal judge to keep sealed the search warrant and related documents from the October 12 search of Rep. Ilhan Omar's home, arguing in a Tuesday court filing that public release could jeopardize an active criminal investigation and any future charging decisions. New York Times
ICE Officer Accused In Houston Vehicle Strike Surrenders And Appears In Court
ICE officer Mario Alberto Morales turned himself in and appeared Monday in Harris County court on a felony aggravated-assault-with-a-deadly-weapon charge over an October 10 vehicle strike in Houston. PBS News
Federal Judge Alvin Hellerstein, 92, Dies While Overseeing High-Profile Criminal And Civil Cases
Federal Judge Alvin Hellerstein, 92, died Wednesday morning, October 28, 2026, surrounded by family; his funeral was scheduled Thursday at Riverside Memorial Chapel in Manhattan. PBS
Judge's Death Clouds Unions' Challenge To Immigrant Social Media Surveillance
Judge Alvin Hellerstein's death in late October 2026 has left a federal lawsuit by major unions challenging immigrant social media monitoring in legal limbo in Manhattan. Christian Science Monitor
Report Finds ICE-Local Police Immigration Partnerships Have Doubled Since 2025
A new FWD.us report finds the number of state and local officers working with ICE under the 287(g) program has doubled in the last eight months. NPR
South Africa Sends 500 Troops To Durban After Deadly Anti-Migrant Riots
President Cyril Ramaphosa deployed more than 500 soldiers to Durban on Tuesday to bolster police and try to contain a surge of deadly anti-migrant violence. New York Times