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ICE rushing out new rules allowing detention center contractor to avoid lawsuits: report

At the urging of one of the largest and most notorious contractors running detention centers used to detain immigrants who have been taken into custody by ICE agents, the agency posted new rules that will make it easier for contractors to avoid lawsuits and be held accountable under state and local laws.According to Washington Post reporting, Geo Group — which operates more than 20 ICE detention centers and faces lawsuits in three states for allegedly violating minimum-wage laws by paying immigrant detainees $1 a day for work — privately lobbied ICE to revise federal detention standards in its favor.The Post's Douglas MacMillan wrote that the company's requests were very specific. Geo asked ICE to remove language requiring contractors to follow state and local laws governing detainee treatment. The company also demanded that ICE insert language specifying that detainees are not employees of detention facilities, with ICE complying. The new national detention standards, posted to the agency's website late Monday, incorporate Geo's requested language. The document now states that detainees are not employees "and are not entitled to wages or benefits under applicable wage laws or labor regulations."The revised standards no longer require detainees to be paid at least $1 per day, and no longer include references to contractors having to comply with state or local laws—effectively gutting protections designed to ensure basic labor standards in detention facilities.The report notes that two of the Trump administration's top immigration officials—border czar Tom Homan and ICE acting director David Venturella—previously worked for Geo Group, which, in turn, prompted Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) to ask in a letter last month "whether ICE enforcement priorities are being driven by the financial interests of politically connected detention contractors." "Geo Group and [fellow detention contractor] CoreCivic each donated $500,000 to Donald Trump’s presidential inaugural fund in December 2024, election spending data shows. A Geo Group subsidiary, Geo Reentry Services, has contributed $2 million to MAGA Inc., a Trump-aligned super-PAC, since October 2025, the records show," according to the Post report.DHS defended the changes through a statement claiming ICE "consulted with a variety of stakeholders, including facility operators" when revising standards. But the agency conspicuously avoided mentioning whether immigration advocates, detainee rights groups, or labor organizations were similarly consulted.Steve Schooner, a professor of government procurement law at George Washington University, highlighted the contrast. While federal agencies routinely seek input from industries they regulate, he told the Post, "ICE's contractors are probably not the best voice to represent the people who are being detained."

Secret Service furious at Kash Patel for rushing to announce arrests in UFC plot

Secret Service officials were angry after FBI Director Kash Patel blindsided them and publicly announced details of a sealed, ongoing investigation into an alleged plot to attack a UFC fight event at the White House.Patel's announcement Tuesday morning potentially compromised roughly 10 arrests that had not yet been made, according to three people familiar with the matter, and his social media post disrupted plans by Secret Service and FBI officials to unseal the case later that afternoon and issue a joint public statement, reported NBC News correspondent Ken Dilanian."We all woke up this morning to see this on Twitter," one administration official said, speaking anonymously to discuss sensitive matters.The investigation began last week when a relative of one of the suspects contacted local police in the Cincinnati area to report that their family member was discussing a vague plot in Washington. A Secret Service advanced threat interdiction team, working with the FBI, obtained a subpoena for an encrypted Signal chat thread that revealed plans for the drone attack. One suspect was arrested June 13, and the case was immediately sealed to allow investigators to identify and arrest additional suspects.Secret Service Deputy Director Matt Quinn publicly rebuked the premature disclosure at a news conference Tuesday without naming Patel directly. "Don't choke on your own smoke," Quinn said, invoking a phrase learned early in his career. "The Secret Service led that investigation from the beginning. In order to maintain the integrity of the investigation and the security plan, we chose not to leak it."Quinn declined to discuss further details, noting the case remained sealed and active.The Secret Service has since dramatically expanded security around the weekend event and issued alerts to law enforcement partners to watch for drones in downtown Washington.

'How is this legal?' MAGA brawl erupts as Kash Patel's jet-setting infuriates far right

FBI Director Kash Patel's alleged personal use of government aircraft is now even starting to enrage some prominent Republican influencers.In particular, it has fueled new conspiracy theories from far-right personality Candace Owens, who is now suggesting, without any basis, the FBI might have had something to do with the murder of Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk."Via FOIA, we formally requested Kash Patel’s travel itinerary for the 3 days leading up to Charlie Kirk’s assassination and we just heard back and were told the burden of the request is too great," posted Owens on X. "How is this even remotely legal?"The FBI denies this set of events, and an official agency account accused Owens of lying in a follow-up post."Dear @RealCandaceO Please show us on the document sent to you ACKNOWLEDGING your FOIA request where we said: 'The burden of the request is too great,'" said the FBI's Rapid Response account, posting the letter, which asked Owens for more information to be able to process the request but did not say the exact thing she claimed. "Your 'show' just like the fake news media will be called out when you LIE! We hope this helps."All of this comes after months of controversy and reporting on Patel's questionable use of government travel, including flying to Italy to see the Olympic Games.Patel has broadly denied inappropriate use of government resources, and went so far as to sue The Atlantic over a bombshell report earlier this year that painted a picture of him as deeply paranoid, constantly drinking, and expecting to be fired any minute.

NTSB asks for info from witnesses to deadly Missouri plane crash

NTSB Vice Chairman Michael Graham said investigators are on scene collecting any avionics that may have survived the crash.

US Air Force B-52 bomber plane crashes after take off in California

Officials did not say if anyone was injured in the crash, but the aircraft typically carry a crew of five.