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Justice Dept 1 of 17

DOJ subpoenas former FBI Director Comey in a new probe of Obama officials over Russia, months after a judge threw out the administration's first case against him.

Gabbard called Russia interference "contrived narrative"

Source: USA Today

March 19, 2026

Immigration 2 of 17

ICE jails a Milwaukee woman a second time despite no criminal record in 36 years and a judge's finding that she qualifies for permanent residency.

Judge found her good candidate for residency

Source: The Wisconsin Examiner

March 19, 2026

Immigration 3 of 17

ICE buys a $145 million warehouse in Salt Lake City for a detention center without notifying Utah's Republican governor or any member of the state's all-GOP congressional delegation.

City says infrastructure can't support it

Source: The Utah News-Dispatch

March 19, 2026

Health 4 of 17

HHS launches investigations into 13 states that require health insurers to cover abortion, executing a strategy the Heritage Foundation proposed in Project 2025.

Weldon Amendment used as legal basis

Source: News from the States

March 19, 2026

Immigration 5 of 17

A 19-year-old Mexican migrant dies of a presumed suicide at a Florida ICE detention center that the Biden administration had restricted over medical care failures.

Arrested for riding scooter across street

Source: The Daytona Beach News-Journal

March 19, 2026

Immigration 6 of 17

Spanish-language reporter in Tennessee is released on $10,000 bond after more than two weeks jailed by ICE, with her attorneys alleging First Amendment retaliation.

ICE interviews rescheduled then records vanished

Source: WSMV Nashville

March 19, 2026

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