- A U.S. family moved to Turin in 2024 so the husband could claim Italian citizenship by descent and to give their kids a more affordable, family-friendly life.
- Italy changed its citizenship rules shortly after they arrived, retroactively affecting minors and leaving the family suddenly rejected and in legal limbo.
- They're now pursuing a court case (scheduled for Jan. 2027) while weighing whether to stay in Italy, return to the U.S., or try nearby Spain for stability.
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- Large protests outside Delaney Hall in Newark over alleged poor conditions for immigration detainees — including a reported hunger strike and claims of moldy/expired food and denied medical care — have led to more than 80 arrests.
- Demonstrations turned violent at times, with videos showing tear gas, batons and mounted police; journalists and officers were injured and several people face assault or obstruction charges.
- Officials are split: the Trump administration and GEO Group defend the facility, while state and local leaders imposed curfews, sent state police, and the New Jersey attorney general has sued GEO for blocking health inspectors.
- Acting AG Todd Blanche publicly defended and moved to nominate Chicago U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros after two weeks of scrutiny, creating a high-profile show of support.
- The Broadview Six indictment was dropped amid revelations of alleged grand‑jury misconduct — including redactions and a rare U.S. attorney visit — and a judge is probing possible sanctions.
- Reports of a separate inquiry tied to E. Jean Carroll and accusations the DOJ is politicizing prosecutions have intensified calls for Boutros’ resignation and broader concern about Justice Department practices.
- Protests erupted in Southampton after police bodycam footage surfaced of the fatal stabbing of 18‑year‑old Henry Nowak; the killer, Vickrum Digwa, has been jailed for life.
- Police have charged 11 people over the disorder; eight have already pleaded guilty to violent disorder and others remain before the courts.
- Several defendants admitted possessing unusual "weapons" — including a wheelie bin, a traffic cone and a dog lead with a metal carabiner — and many are due to appear at Crown Court this week.
- A federal judge blocked the USDA from withholding tens of billions in food and farm grants unless states followed Trump-era immigration, transgender and other policy conditions — a preliminary win for 20 states and D.C.
- The ruling protects key programs like SNAP, school lunches and WIC that tap into more than $74 billion in annual USDA funding; states said the new requirements were vague and unlawful.
- The decision is one of several recent court setbacks to the administration's push to tie federal grants to its policy priorities; the judge will explain the ruling in a written memo.
- The Justice Department told judges the Trump administration has abandoned its controversial “anti-weaponization” compensation fund, calling related lawsuits moot after Acting AG Todd Blanche said the program won’t move forward.
- The fund had sparked bipartisan alarm as a potential slush fund that might have paid January 6 rioters and prompted a political fight in Congress over immigration legislation.
- Confusion remains: Blanche insisted the fund is dead, but Trump gave mixed signals, saying he wasn’t sure and calling the idea “beautiful.”
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