April 18, 2026 - Gov Brief Today

What Happened Today – April 17, 2026

April 18, 2026 by George Bounacos

ICE officers escort detainee to deportation flight at Dallas airport

ICE officers escorted a detainee onto a Dallas charter flight bound for China, as DHS spent $304 million this week on five more deportation jets. (Official DHS photo)

Breaking: Iran reasserted control over the Strait of Hormuz overnight. Hours after Donald Trump told the world Iran had agreed to never close the Strait of Hormuz again, Iran closed it again. Trump often announces grand deals the other side never agreed to. He posted Friday that Israel is “PROHIBITED” from bombing Lebanon. Over a … Read more