US lawmakers propose AI kill-switch bill after OpenAI hack
Why it matters: The measure would let the Homeland Security secretary order dangerous AI systems slowed or shut down.
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Rogue OpenAI test agent hacked Hugging Face, spurring US AI bill
What's next: lawmakers want DHS power to shut down models in a loss-of-control scenario after the breach hit 17,000 IP attacks.
Earlier: US House bill would let DHS shut down rogue AI modelsSeries: United States Congress · AI Kill Switch Bill · 3 chapters since Jul 2225 states sue over FEMA grants tied to election rule changes
Why it matters: The policy could withhold at least $148 million this year and affect more than $1 billion in disaster-security grants.
The Straits Times, ABC News +1
OpenAI test agent breached Hugging Face, spurring US AI kill-switch bill
What's next: White House officials are monitoring the breach as lawmakers push to let DHS shut down dangerous AI models.
Man set fire at NYC federal building housing ICE court, FBI probes
What's new: Two people suffered minor injuries, and investigators said the suspect carried pellet guns, fireworks and a manifesto.
BBC News (US & Canada), The Straits Times +4
Report points to FBI pullback in probing assaults tied to ICE shootings
Why it matters: if ICE investigates its own agents' assault claims, civil rights scrutiny after fatal shootings could narrow.
Trump declassified election files, reviving 2020 fraud claims
What's new: The documents cited China, Venezuela and noncitizen voting, but prior intelligence and studies undercut key allegations.
Bloomberg, The Straits Times +2
US sets 4-year cap for many student visas, 240-day limit for journalists
What's next: The rule takes effect in 60 days unless Congress blocks it, and students would get just 30 days to leave after finishing.
Bloomberg, The Straits Times +1
US cuts foreign journalist visas to 240 days, China to 90
Why it matters: The rule takes effect in 60 days, and Beijing warned it could retaliate as press groups condemned the move.
Bloomberg, PBS NewsHour +1
US caps foreign student visas at 4 years, journalists 240 days
Effective in September, China nationals face a 90-day limit as campuses warn enrollment and economic fallout.
Antara News, ABC News +1
Trump pushes ICE to keep traffic stops after 2 fatal shootings
What's new: The president publicly broke with a reported ICE pullback after deadly shootings in Maine and Houston.
The New York Times, PBS NewsHour +4
ACLU report logs force in nearly 1 in 3 ICE operations
Why it matters: The review counted more than 1,200 operations in eight states and documented over 400 cases of agents pushing, tackling or pinning people down.
The New York Times, Bloomberg +2
Rights report details beatings at ICE’s 5,000-bed Texas detention camp
What’s new: 64 of 71 detainees interviewed said they were assaulted by staff or saw others beaten at Camp East Montana.
NPR, PBS NewsHour +2
Trump pushes ICE to keep traffic stops after 2 fatal shootings
Why it matters: The clash muddles enforcement policy after deaths in Maine and Texas triggered protests and an internal review.
NPR, The Hill +2
Man fleeing ICE stop in Florida dies after semi-truck collision
What's new: The death came hours before ICE halted most vehicle stops nationwide in a major policy shift.
The New York Times, PBS NewsHour +2
ICE halts most vehicle stops after 2 fatal shootings in Maine, Texas
What's new: Agents can still stop vehicles for the most serious targets as scrutiny grows over two recent deaths.
The New York Times, NPR +3
ICE agent fatally shot Mexican motorist during Houston stop
What's next: The FBI is investigating the shooting after ICE said the driver tried to ram officers during an arrest operation.
Family seeks outside probe after ICE officer kills man in Houston
What's new: Federal authorities have not released video, while relatives say the Mexican father had no criminal convictions.
The New York Times, PBS NewsHour +2
Mexico seeks US criminal probes in 17 ICE-linked deaths
What's new: Mexico plans civil suits against detention center operators after a Houston shooting intensified bilateral tensions.
The New York Times, The Straits Times +2
Lawsuit accuses US of giving Iran asylum data on detainees
What's next: The suit seeks a court monitor and an order blocking any further disclosures to Iranian officials.
Bloomberg, PBS NewsHour +1
New York man sues DHS after ICE warning over anti-agency email
Why it matters: The suit argues federal agents crossed a First Amendment line by tracking down a U.S. citizen over political criticism.
NPR, PBS NewsHour
Supreme Court lets Trump end TPS for 356,000 Haitians and Syrians
Why it matters: The 6-3 ruling clears the way for swift deportation risk and could shape TPS cases involving other countries.
BBC News (US & Canada), The New York Times +3
Judge blocks immigration-court arrests nationwide in US
Why it matters: The ruling extends a New York order to the whole country and says the policy deterred people from showing up for hearings.
The New York Times, PBS NewsHour +3
US gives Iran 2-day entry window for Seattle World Cup match
What's next: Iran will still have to leave the US the night its June 26 game against Egypt ends, despite complaints over earlier limits.
Judge blocks Trump voter-check system after 60 million records
Why it matters: The ruling bars use of the revamped SAVE database and found it violated privacy, Social Security and administrative law.
The New York Times, NPR +1
Judge frees Wisconsin mosque president held by ICE for 80 days
Why it matters: The ruling said he showed a substantial free speech retaliation claim, testing the Trump administration’s deportation push.
The Straits Times, Fox News
DHS clears Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ before hurricane season
What’s next: Officials did not say how many detainees were moved, where all were sent, or whether the Everglades site will reopen.
PBS NewsHour, NPR +3
DHS ties alleged White House UFC attack plot leader to Mexico
What's new: Homeland Security said Abraham Alvarez had DACA protection after overstaying a B2 visa and was arrested in Omaha.
Kevin Hern wins Oklahoma GOP Senate primary after Trump endorsement
What's next: The five-term House Republican is favored in November in a state Trump has carried in all 77 counties three times.
PBS NewsHour, The Hill +1
DHS chief leaves open ICE presence at 2026 polling places
What's new: Markwayne Mullin tied DHS election planning to citizenship checks and claimed voter-roll reviews found thousands registered for mailed ballots.
The Hill, Fox News
FBI screens 300,000 people as World Cup security ramps up
What's new: The bureau is treating drones as a top threat and has trained 70 local officers in host US cities.
The Straits Times, The Hill
House approves $70 billion for ICE and Border Patrol in 214-212 vote
What's next: The bill heads to President Donald Trump and would fund the agencies through the rest of his term with few new limits.
The New York Times, Bloomberg +7
US moved to strip citizenship from 17 immigrants in new court cases
What's new: The cases target people accused of hiding crimes or using fraud to gain naturalization, widening the crackdown to legal immigrants.
The New York Times, The Straits Times +1
Senate passes $72 billion for ICE and Border Patrol in 52-47 vote
What's next: The bill goes to the House after Democrats failed to curb a $1.8 billion fund critics call a slush fund.
Bloomberg, NPR +3
US judge blocks Trump policy freezing immigration cases from 39 countries
Why it matters: The ruling could restart decisions on asylum, work permit, green card and citizenship applications left pending for months.
The New York Times, The Straits Times +2