State Department

  • During a press briefing, the U.S. State Department referred questions about a potential meeting between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin to the White House, while emphasizing the administration's goal of ending the conflict and getting the parties to the table.

  • U.S. State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott also announced eight new trade agreements, $93 million in humanitarian aid for children, and a new partnership with the Cook Islands, while also fielding questions on Gaza, Ukraine, and a recent executive order.

Homeland Security

  • In a press release, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) refuted a report by Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff alleging mistreatment of pregnant women and children in ICE detention centers, calling the claims "false allegations" and "inaccurate."

  • U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers arrested multiple "criminal illegal aliens" for violent assaults, sex crimes, and drug trafficking, with Secretary Kristi Noem stating that ICE agents are facing a 1000% increase in assaults against them.

  • An arrest detainer was lodged against Roberto Romero-Hernandez, a "criminal illegal alien" from Mexico, after he was arrested by Louisiana State Police for vehicular homicide and driving while intoxicated in a crash that killed a 59-year-old man operating a lawn mower.

  • U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged an arrest detainer against Michel Jordan Castellano Fonseca, a Venezuelan national with ties to the Tren de Aragua gang, after he was charged with homicide in Aurora, Colorado, for allegedly shooting two women and killing one.

U.S. Department of Defense

  • Pentagon Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson announced that the Department of Defense is supporting President Trump's executive order by building a new detention center for illegal immigrants at Fort Bliss, as well as confirming that several NATO allies will provide over $1 billion in American weapons and equipment to Ukraine.

Treasury

  • The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned an Iranian network that has created a messaging system to help Iran and its allies evade sanctions, with the action targeting the RUNC Exchange System Company and its leadership.

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