Arizona Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego is launching an effort to challenge a new Trump Administration immigration policy that could require many green card applicants to leave the United States and complete the process abroad.
According to a report from The Hill, Gallego is not only seeking to overturn the policy itself but is also pursuing a procedural strategy that could make it easier for Congress to reverse the change.
The dispute revolves around a recent U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) policy affecting how certain immigrants obtain lawful permanent residency.
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MORE PERMANENT PRESENCE NEEDED – Navy destroyer sails near more disputed islands in South China Sea. A U.S. guided-missile destroyer steamed past a disputed island chain in the South China Sea on Saturday, the second such operation meant to challenge “excessive maritime claims” in the region since Wednesday.
A BIG DEAL – Ukraine’s Zelenskyy fires top security chief and prosecutor. As Russia’s military pressed its efforts to expand into Ukraine’s east, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired the head of the country’s security service and its prosecutor general on Sunday, citing hundreds of criminal proceedings into treason and collaboration by people within their departments.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 144. Russia’s defense ministry said its aircraft had shot down a Ukrainian MI-17 helicopter near the eastern town of Sloviansk and an SU-25 aircraft in the Kharkiv region. The Russian army also said its long-range air-based missiles had destroyed a depot in an industrial zone of Odesa, southern Ukraine, that stored Harpoon anti-ship missiles delivered to Ukraine by NATO countries.
DISGRACEFUL SH*T SHOW BY THESE OFFICERS – Vice admiral and two dozen others punished for USS Bonhomme Richard fire. The Navy announced Friday it disciplined more than two dozen service members for their roles in the July 2020 fire that destroyed the amphibious assault ship Bonhomme Richard in San Diego.
FINALLY! – Air Force weighing future of key hypersonic program after two successful tests. The Air Force is encouraged by successful back-to-back tests of a key hypersonic weapons program but hasn’t yet decided how to proceed once it moves beyond the middle tier acquisition phase, its top acquisition official said July 16.
COLD WAR REDUX – 1st Cavalry Division to lead Army in restructuring division-level combat. After two decades of small-unit combat during the War on Terror, the threats from peer or near-peer adversaries such as Russia and China have necessitated the Army return to the days of large-scale combat operations.
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Paul Crespo is the Managing Editor of American Liberty Defense News. As a Marine Corps officer, he led Marines, served aboard ships in the Pacific and jumped from helicopters and airplanes. He was also a military attaché with the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) at U.S. embassies worldwide. He later ran for state and federal office, taught political science, wrote for the editorial board of a major newspaper and had his own radio show. A graduate of Georgetown, London and Cambridge universities, he brings decades of experience and insight to the issues that most threaten our American liberty – at home and from abroad. To read more go to: paulcrespo.com.
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Sen. Ruben Gallego Moves to Challenge Trump Green Card Policy
Arizona Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego is launching an effort to challenge a new Trump Administration immigration policy that could require many green card applicants to leave the United States and complete the process abroad.
According to a report from The Hill, Gallego is not only seeking to overturn the policy itself but is also pursuing a procedural strategy that could make it easier for Congress to reverse the change.
The dispute revolves around a recent U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) policy affecting how certain immigrants obtain lawful permanent residency.
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HOMELAND SECURITY
GOOD – ASSAULTING COPS NOT OK – An Army veteran who re-enlisted after assaulting police on Jan. 6 was sentenced to more than 3 years. James Mault re-enlisted in the Army last year after being fired over his involvement in Jan. 6. He was arrested in October after the FBI learned he had pepper-sprayed police.
Democrats use Pentagon policy bill to close loopholes Trump exposed. The legislation contains measures to address a lack of government safeguards laid bare by the U.S. Capitol riot and other flashpoints during Trump’s presidency.
CHINA THREAT
MORE PERMANENT PRESENCE NEEDED – Navy destroyer sails near more disputed islands in South China Sea. A U.S. guided-missile destroyer steamed past a disputed island chain in the South China Sea on Saturday, the second such operation meant to challenge “excessive maritime claims” in the region since Wednesday.
China’s roadblocks to becoming a science superpower. Historical and structural problems complicate Beijing’s vision of tech leadership.
RUSSIA THREAT
A BIG DEAL – Ukraine’s Zelenskyy fires top security chief and prosecutor. As Russia’s military pressed its efforts to expand into Ukraine’s east, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired the head of the country’s security service and its prosecutor general on Sunday, citing hundreds of criminal proceedings into treason and collaboration by people within their departments.
F-16s FOR UKRAINE? House authorizes training for Ukrainian pilots to use US aircraft. The House approved $100 million in funding to train Ukrainian pilots to use U.S. aircraft as part of the National Defense Authorization Act it passed 329-101 this week.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 144. Russia’s defense ministry said its aircraft had shot down a Ukrainian MI-17 helicopter near the eastern town of Sloviansk and an SU-25 aircraft in the Kharkiv region. The Russian army also said its long-range air-based missiles had destroyed a depot in an industrial zone of Odesa, southern Ukraine, that stored Harpoon anti-ship missiles delivered to Ukraine by NATO countries.
Russia prepares for next Ukraine offensive in face of new Western weapons. Russia is preparing for the next stage of its offensive in Ukraine, a Ukrainian military official said, after Moscow said its forces would step up military operations in “all operational areas.”
IRAN THREAT
AXIS OF EVIL – As Russia runs low on drones, Iran plans to step in, US officials say. The potential delivery of hundreds of Iranian drones would help the Kremlin replenish a fleet that has suffered steep losses in the war in Ukraine.
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
Ukrainian cargo plane carrying weapons crashes in Greece. All eight crew members are killed as a plane carrying military goods enroute from Serbia to Bangladesh crashes near Kavala.
THANKS TO TRUMP – Top Israeli general, in first Morocco visit, to explore defense deals. The chief of Israel’s armed forces will visit Morocco on Monday in the highest-level public engagement between the countries, which upgraded ties in 2020 under a U.S. diplomatic drive.
ISIS IN AFRICA – An attack on a military base in Somalia shows al-Shabab’s deadly power. Its success underscores the resurgence of al-Shabab and the challenges that African and American troops will face in containing the group.
US MILITARY AND SPACE
DISGRACEFUL SH*T SHOW BY THESE OFFICERS – Vice admiral and two dozen others punished for USS Bonhomme Richard fire. The Navy announced Friday it disciplined more than two dozen service members for their roles in the July 2020 fire that destroyed the amphibious assault ship Bonhomme Richard in San Diego.
FINALLY! – Air Force weighing future of key hypersonic program after two successful tests. The Air Force is encouraged by successful back-to-back tests of a key hypersonic weapons program but hasn’t yet decided how to proceed once it moves beyond the middle tier acquisition phase, its top acquisition official said July 16.
VERY COOL! – Marines on Okinawa ready to bring 3D printing to the fight. The Marines on Okinawa are ready to test a 3D-printing unit in shipping containers made to drop into austere locations like jungles to fill supply-line gaps.
COLD WAR REDUX – 1st Cavalry Division to lead Army in restructuring division-level combat. After two decades of small-unit combat during the War on Terror, the threats from peer or near-peer adversaries such as Russia and China have necessitated the Army return to the days of large-scale combat operations.
END of PDB
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Paul Crespo is the Managing Editor of American Liberty Defense News. As a Marine Corps officer, he led Marines, served aboard ships in the Pacific and jumped from helicopters and airplanes. He was also a military attaché with the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) at U.S. embassies worldwide. He later ran for state and federal office, taught political science, wrote for the editorial board of a major newspaper and had his own radio show. A graduate of Georgetown, London and Cambridge universities, he brings decades of experience and insight to the issues that most threaten our American liberty – at home and from abroad. To read more go to: paulcrespo.com.
Paul Crespo
Paul Crespo is the Managing Editor of American Liberty Defense News. As a Marine Corps officer, he led Marines, served aboard ships in the Pacific and jumped from helicopters and airplanes. He was also a military attaché with the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) at U.S. embassies worldwide. He later ran for state and federal office, taught political science, wrote for the editorial board of a major newspaper and had his own radio show. A graduate of Georgetown, London and Cambridge universities, he brings decades of experience and insight to the issues that most threaten our American liberty – at home and from abroad. To read more go to: paulcrespo.com.
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