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Trump's Illegal Tariffs Are Finally Being Refunded. Will You Get Any of the Money?

The burden of Trump's illegal tariffs was spread across the American economy. The refunds likely won't cover all those costs.

Reason

Angry Texas landowners confront Trump admin over sloppy border wall plans

The packets list three options for landowners.

Axios

Donald Trump just became the first president in history to owe the American people $166 billion in refunds

Donald Trump’s administration just kicked off the largest tariff refund in U.S. history, and businesses are about to get $166 billion back. Starting at 8 p.m. ET on April 20, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will open the first phase of a new claims system, letting importers file for…

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The Trump administration has yet to deploy a key legal move that would render tariff refund applications a 'waste of time,' federal litigator warns

The White House has not appealed the Court of International Trade’s universal refund order, and it has tariff experts scratching their heads.

Fortune

Trump’s latest border wall plans to slice through Big Bend national park: ‘Our lives are being upended’

The rural Texas region, long spared, is being fast-tracked for the border wall amid bipartisan opposition

The Guardian - US

$166 billion in tariff refunds just became available, but small businesses may already be at a disadvantage

U.S. Customs and Border Protection launched an electronic tariff refund portal on Monday, the first step in U.S. importers getting their refunds.

Fortune

Trump tariff refunds begin as U.S. opens portal to return up to $166 billion to importers: Who Will Collect First

The U.S. government has started the long-awaited process of returning up to $166 billion in tariffs collected under President Donald Trump after the Supreme Court ruled in February that the levies were imposed without authority granted by Congress.

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ICE’s heavy-handed immigration enforcement was tried once before – by Arizona’s notorious sheriff Joe Arpaio in the early 2000s

For the past 13 years, Maricopa County in Arizona has attempted to reform its sheriff’s department after Joe Arpaio made it into a national flash point for extreme immigration tactics. After a legal immigrant sued Arpaio and the county Sheriff’s Office, a federal district court ruled in 2015 that Arpaio…

The Conversation

Democrats say Trump administration ‘imploding’ after third cabinet member steps down – as it happened

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The Guardian - US

What to know about tariff refund site that launches Monday

This is the 1st phase in the administration complying with court orders that could see billions of dollars in paid tariffs refunded.

Axios

Businesses set to start claiming refunds for unconstitutional Trump tariffs

Customs and Border Protection said that over 330,000 importers paid a total of about $166 billion on over 53 million shipments

The Independent UK

'You are not going to get a Green Card if...': USCIS director warns about opening older cases to send people back

USCIS director Joseph Edlow said fraudsters and other criminals should be prepared to face the consequences as the administration is coming after people who have a Green Card. With new special agents on board, the agency is on its way to opening multiple tip lines where people can report immigration…

The Times of India

Trump Administration Presents Update on its Tariff Refund Plan

The plan is not completely terrible. But many importers may still have difficulty getting the refund money owed to them.

Reason

‘I don’t go out’: Vermont’s undocumented dairy workers live in fear after immigration raids

A tenfold increase in the number of immigration detentions has compelled many workers to barely leave the farms where they work

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ICE Facial Recognition Tech: How US Citizens are Being Wrongly Targeted

A US citizen's wrongful detention by ICE agents using facial recognition technology raises alarming privacy and racial profiling concerns. Learn more about the implications of this controversial practice.

Reason

ICE Is Determined To Unmask a Reddit User Whose Only Crime Seems To Be Criticizing ICE

After withdrawing a summons in the face of a legal challenge, the government is seeking a grand jury subpoena.

Fortune

‘People are trying to be creative’: Tariff-battered American companies are so cash-starved they are using refund claims as collateral for loans.

“It’s coming to the point where some people might have no choice,” one CEO told Fortune, saying more firms are looking to leverage refund claims from the levies.

International Business Times

U.S. Border Encounters Climb By 25% in March After February Dip, Figures Show

According to newly released data, migrant encounters at the U.S. southwest border rose about 25% in March from February.

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'We just made it, baby': Four 'British nationals' arrested for 'unknowingly' sneaking into US from Canada

Four British nationals were arrested by the US Border Patrol after they entered the US in a remote part of Maine from Canada. They claimed to be hikers and told the police they were not aware that they entered the US. The incident took place on April 3, and now…

The Independent UK

Trump team eliminates 400-mile border wall plan after Texans push back

Local sheriffs call for ‘technology-driven, and terrain-informed’ solutions to illegal crossings, which Big Bend residents argue is simply not an issue in their region because of its difficult geography

Axios

Texas revolt erases hundreds of miles of Trump border wall

"I wish the president would be more informed as to what's going on," one sheriff said.

The Guardian - US

Republicans express hope for Trump’s deal with Iran as Democrats voice skepticism – as it happened

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The Independent UK

New DHS chief Markwayne Mullin floats removing customs and immigration from major airports in sanctuary cities

Mullin has hit out at sanctuary cities with international airports, questioning whether their policies are legal

The Guardian - US

Thousands in Texas protest against border wall through national park: ‘big love for Big Bend’

Rally met with bipartisan support after US border patrol revealed plans for steel wall across parts of beloved parks

Latin Times

Use of Paramilitary Units in Immigration Raids Raises Concerns Over Use of Force: Report

BORTAC's and BORSTAR's uses of force in Chicago included punching and kicking protesters, throwing tear gas, macing civilians, firing pepper balls and 40-mm foam rounds into crowds, shocking people with tasers, unleashing dogs on deportation targets, and shooting unarmed civilians, killing at least one of them.

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