&nbsp;JACKSON COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating two suspects on multiple allegations.

Jusst after 11p.m. June 6,&nbsp;a Sheriff’s Deputy near Mayetta, observed a gray Honda Accord with a Kansas license plate and the vehicle’s registration was expired. However, the plate contained a current 2025 sticker, according to Sheriff Tim Morse.

A Jackson County K-9 alerted to the presence of illegal drugs and or narcotics within the vehicle. A probable cause search was conducted and revealed illegal narcotics, drug paraphernalia, and multiple open alcohol containers within the vehicle.

The driver was identified as&nbsp;Earl T Kuhn III,&nbsp;61, of Topeka, and&nbsp;passenger identified&nbsp;as&nbsp;David W Brooks, 58, of Topeka.

Kuhn III was arrested on requested charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of THC, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia,&nbsp;transporting an open container, driving while a habitual violator, operating a vehicle with expired registration, improper registration, and&nbsp;no proof of insurance.

Brooks was arrested on a requested charge of possession of methamphetamine, possession of THC, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, and&nbsp;transporting an open container.

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 </figure>&nbsp;JACKSON COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating two suspects on multiple allegations.Jusst after 11p.m. June 6,&nbsp;a Sheriff’s Deputy near Mayetta, observed a gray Honda Accord with a Kansas license plate and the vehicle’s registration was expired. However, the plate contained a current 2025 sticker, according to Sheriff Tim Morse.A Jackson County K-9 alerted to the presence of illegal drugs and or narcotics within the vehicle. A probable cause search was conducted and revealed illegal narcotics, drug paraphernalia, and multiple open alcohol containers within the vehicle.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/6/1717793359173.png" alt="Brooks" />
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 </figure>The driver was identified as&nbsp;Earl T Kuhn III,&nbsp;61, of Topeka, and&nbsp;passenger identified&nbsp;as&nbsp;David W Brooks, 58, of Topeka.Kuhn III was arrested on requested charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of THC, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia,&nbsp;transporting an open container, driving while a habitual violator, operating a vehicle with expired registration, improper registration, and&nbsp;no proof of insurance.Brooks was arrested on a requested charge of possession of methamphetamine, possession of THC, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, and&nbsp;transporting an open container.

Kan. deputy found multiple open alcohol containers in car

SHAWNEE COUNTY–Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect on multiple allegations after an arrest.

Just before 2:30 a.m. June 6, police&nbsp; were dispatched to the 405 NW Lyman in Topeka reference a burglary alarm at the business, according to Police Lt. Manuel Munoz.

Officers saw an individual inside the business committing a burglary. The suspect ran out the side door and was apprehended a short distance from the business.

As a result of the investigation, Donald R. Koch, 46, of Topeka, was arrested and booked into the Shawnee County Department of Corrections on requested charges of Burglary, Criminal damage to property, Felony Interference with LEO; obstruction, Possession of opiate, opium, narcotic or certain stimulant, Possession of drug paraphernalia

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 </figure>SHAWNEE COUNTY–Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect on multiple allegations after an arrest.Just before 2:30 a.m. June 6, police&nbsp; were dispatched to the 405 NW Lyman in Topeka reference a burglary alarm at the business, according to Police Lt. Manuel Munoz.Officers saw an individual inside the business committing a burglary. The suspect ran out the side door and was apprehended a short distance from the business.As a result of the investigation, Donald R. Koch, 46, of Topeka, was arrested and booked into the Shawnee County Department of Corrections on requested charges of Burglary, Criminal damage to property, Felony Interference with LEO; obstruction, Possession of opiate, opium, narcotic or certain stimulant, Possession of drug paraphernalia

Kansas man caught running from business burglary

JOHNSON COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating an alleged strong-armed robbery in Overland Park.

Just after 8p.m. Saturday, police responded to Shawnee Mission Parkway and Foster Street in Overland Park, according to Police Captain Ray Tisinger.&nbsp;

Officers found a robbery victim who&nbsp;received minor injuries. A suspect fled the area in a Gray SUV. Police have not reported an arrest or additional details.

JOHNSON COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating an alleged strong-armed robbery in Overland Park.Just after 8p.m. Saturday, police responded to Shawnee Mission Parkway and Foster Street in Overland Park, according to Police Captain Ray Tisinger.&nbsp;Officers found a robbery victim who&nbsp;received minor injuries. A suspect fled the area in a Gray SUV. Police have not reported an arrest or additional details.

Police searching for suspect in Kansas strong-armed robbery 

KANSAS CITY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating the attempted armed robberies of postal carriers in the Kansas City community of Westport and are offering a reward, according to a bulletin from the The United States Postal Inspection Service.

A $150,000 reward has been offered for information into the attempted armed robberies of two postal carriers in Westport.

On Wednesday, the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.uspis.gov/" target="_blank">U.S. Postal Inspection Service</a>&nbsp;announced that a $150,000 reward has been offered for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the individual responsible for the attempted armed robbery of two separate postal carriers at different locations in Westport.

Just before 5:30p.m. May 29, law enforcement officials reported three black men were seen approaching postal carriers in the 200 block of Westport Road and in the 3900 block of Warwick Boulevard.

One suspects was armed with a handgun and pointed the weapon at both victims. The suspects were observed in a red 2011 Dodge Charger.&nbsp; The car was reported stolen. The vehicle’s rear passenger window is also broken.

The Postal Service warned residents not to take any steps to apprehend any of the suspects. If you have information on the crime you are to call the Postal Service at 1-877-876-2455 and say “law enforcement.”

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 </figure>KANSAS CITY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating the attempted armed robberies of postal carriers in the Kansas City community of Westport and are offering a reward, according to a bulletin from the The United States Postal Inspection Service.A $150,000 reward has been offered for information into the attempted armed robberies of two postal carriers in Westport.On Wednesday, the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.uspis.gov/" target="_blank">U.S. Postal Inspection Service</a>&nbsp;announced that a $150,000 reward has been offered for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the individual responsible for the attempted armed robbery of two separate postal carriers at different locations in Westport.Just before 5:30p.m. May 29, law enforcement officials reported three black men were seen approaching postal carriers in the 200 block of Westport Road and in the 3900 block of Warwick Boulevard.One suspects was armed with a handgun and pointed the weapon at both victims. The suspects were observed in a red 2011 Dodge Charger.&nbsp; The car was reported stolen. The vehicle’s rear passenger window is also broken.The Postal Service warned residents not to take any steps to apprehend any of the suspects. If you have information on the crime you are to call the Postal Service at 1-877-876-2455 and say “law enforcement.”

Large reward offered for info on robberies of KC area postal carriers

SHAWNEE COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansas felon on new allegations.&nbsp;

Just after&nbsp;1 p.m. June 5, an officer with the Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office located a gold 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee in the 2300 block of SW Van Buren Street. The vehicle had been reported stolen out of the City of Topeka, according to Deputy Abigail Christian.

During the investigation, an illegal sawed off shotgun was located.

Michael F.E. Dorsch, 39, of Topeka, was arrested and booked into the Shawnee County Department of Corrections on requested charges of aggravated weapons violation by a felon and criminal use of weapons.

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 </figure>SHAWNEE COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansas felon on new allegations.&nbsp;Just after&nbsp;1 p.m. June 5, an officer with the Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office located a gold 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee in the 2300 block of SW Van Buren Street. The vehicle had been reported stolen out of the City of Topeka, according to Deputy Abigail Christian.During the investigation, an illegal sawed off shotgun was located.Michael F.E. Dorsch, 39, of Topeka, was arrested and booked into the Shawnee County Department of Corrections on requested charges of aggravated weapons violation by a felon and criminal use of weapons.

Kan. deputy found sawed off shotgun in reported stolen jeep 

DOUGLAS COUNTY —A Kansas man is going&nbsp; to prison for a crime during a shopping trip to Walmart.

Last week, a judge sentenced Maurice Anthony Mahan, 53, of Lawrence,&nbsp; to 16 months in the Kansas Department of Corrections for making a criminal threat, according&nbsp; to&nbsp;Douglas County District Attorney Suzanne Valdez.

In April a jury found him guilty.&nbsp; The charges stemmed from an incident that occurred on June 21, 2023, when Mahan placed items in a suitcase while at the Walmart Superstore, located at 3300 Iowa Street and left the store without paying for the items. 

When a store employee told Mahan to stop, Mahan threatened to shoot the employee before walking away. Lawrence police officers arrested Mahan a short time later. 

 Mahan also was sentenced to 12 months of post-release supervision by Judge Amy Hanley.

Sentencing for a related misdemeanor theft conviction will be decided at a later date.

“My priority remains to ensure the safety and well-being of everyone in our community,” District Attorney Valdez said. “This kind of behavior will not be tolerated.”

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 </figure>DOUGLAS COUNTY —A Kansas man is going&nbsp; to prison for a crime during a shopping trip to Walmart.Last week, a judge sentenced Maurice Anthony Mahan, 53, of Lawrence,&nbsp; to 16 months in the Kansas Department of Corrections for making a criminal threat, according&nbsp; to&nbsp;Douglas County District Attorney Suzanne Valdez.In April a jury found him guilty.&nbsp; The charges stemmed from an incident that occurred on June 21, 2023, when Mahan placed items in a suitcase while at the Walmart Superstore, located at 3300 Iowa Street and left the store without paying for the items. When a store employee told Mahan to stop, Mahan threatened to shoot the employee before walking away. Lawrence police officers arrested Mahan a short time later. Mahan also was sentenced to 12 months of post-release supervision by Judge Amy Hanley.Sentencing for a related misdemeanor theft conviction will be decided at a later date.“My priority remains to ensure the safety and well-being of everyone in our community,” District Attorney Valdez said. “This kind of behavior will not be tolerated.”

 Kan. man threatened to shoot store employee during theft

SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a violent attack on a Kansas teen, have made two arrests and continue to search for another suspect.

Just after noon May 26, police responded to a disturbance in the 400 block of N Dodge in Wichita, according to Wichita Police Captain Aaron Moses. The victim in this case, an 18-year-old girl later arrived at an area hospital with second degree burns to the face and neck believed to be caused by a suspect throwing an acidic liquid on her during a physical fight. Police do not believe the attack was a random incident.

Immediately following the incident, investigators with the WPD Felony Assault unit along with patrol officers began looking for three suspects. On June 5, officers with the Patrol North Community Response Team located and arrested two 18-year-old suspects. According to Sedgwick County booking records, Ye'Kira Acoya Hollins and Tayronnia Jontashia West were jailed in connection with the crime. On Friday, West was charged with Aggravated Battery, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.&nbsp; Hollins, 18, met the requirement of bond and is scheduled for court on June 20.

Investigators are still attempting to locate a third suspect, a 16-year-old black female of Topeka.

If you have information related to this case, please call investigators at 316-268-4407 or make an anonymous tip through Crime Stoppers at 316-267-2111.

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 </figure>SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a violent attack on a Kansas teen, have made two arrests and continue to search for another suspect.Just after noon May 26, police responded to a disturbance in the 400 block of N Dodge in Wichita, according to Wichita Police Captain Aaron Moses. The victim in this case, an 18-year-old girl later arrived at an area hospital with second degree burns to the face and neck believed to be caused by a suspect throwing an acidic liquid on her during a physical fight. Police do not believe the attack was a random incident.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/6/1717690911383.png" alt="Hollins-Sedgwick County" />
 <figcaption>Hollins-Sedgwick County</figcaption>
 </figure>Immediately following the incident, investigators with the WPD Felony Assault unit along with patrol officers began looking for three suspects. On June 5, officers with the Patrol North Community Response Team located and arrested two 18-year-old suspects. According to Sedgwick County booking records, Ye'Kira Acoya Hollins and Tayronnia Jontashia West were jailed in connection with the crime. On Friday, West was charged with Aggravated Battery, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.&nbsp; Hollins, 18, met the requirement of bond and is scheduled for court on June 20.Investigators are still attempting to locate a third suspect, a 16-year-old black female of Topeka.If you have information related to this case, please call investigators at 316-268-4407 or make an anonymous tip through Crime Stoppers at 316-267-2111.

Search continues for suspect in acid attack on Kan. teen

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs defensive lineman B.J. Thompson remained hospitalized but was awake and responsive on Friday, one day after the second-year pro experienced a seizure during a team meeting and went into cardiac arrest at the Kansas City practice facility.

Chiefs trainer Rick Burkholder said the 25-year-old Thompson was placed on a ventilator and heavily sedated Thursday night at the University of Kansas Health System. He was brought out of sedation on Friday and his prognosis is good.

“He's alert. He's a wake. He's coming through quite well,” Burkholder said. “We don't have a diagnosis and in medicine sometimes you don't have that. But he's awake and alert and he's headed in the right direction.”

Thompson, a fifth-round draft pick out of Stephen F. Austin last year, was in the meeting room before the Chiefs were scheduled to have their final voluntary workout of the offseason. He began to have a seizure and kicker Harrison Butker immediately ran to the trainer's room and summoned assistant trainers Julie Frymyer and David Glover.

They were joined by Burkholder in helping Thompson as he went into cardiac arrest. Dr. Jean-Philippe Darche soon arrived from the Kansas Health Sports Medicine and Performance Center, which adjoins the practice facility.

“Our team of that group of people provided CPR for him,” Burkholder said. “He had one AED shock and came back. He was in cardiac arrest for less than a minute, a minute and a half. Our players, security staff, coaching staff — they were phenomenal in handling the crisis. We then turned him over to the Kansas City (Missouri) Fire Department.”

The NFL mandates that teams practice emergency action plans for a variety of situations, including cardiac crises like the one that Thompson experienced. The Chiefs had just completed their most recent practice session on Monday.

“I jumped in there from my office,” coach Andy Reid said. “I'm not much help; they had it under control. But that's tough. That's a tough situation. We've been through a couple of those in my time. It's never fun. Thank goodness, though, that if it had to happen, no better place than right here, where you had the support unit that knows what to do.”

The Chiefs gave players the rest of Thursday off, pushing the final organized team activity to Friday. They have their mandatory three-day minicamp next week before breaking until training camp in late July in St. Joseph, Missouri.

“I think it was good to get them out of here yesterday,” Reid said, “and we've got support people here that can help them if they needed it for what they saw. That's not a real pleasant thing to see. They came back today with good energy, but we kept them abreast all the way through, right to the end of practice there.”

Thompson played in only one game during his rookie season, the regular-season finale against the Chargers, when Kansas City already had clinched its playoff spot and the outcome was meaningless. Thompson had two tackles in that game.

“I'm just glad to see he's doing good,” said Chiefs defensive end George Karlaftis, who is close to Thompson from playing at the same position. “You never want that for anyone and it's hard, but I will say this, we're blessed to have such great teammates and trainers to help him, and were able and ready for that situation.”

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/6/1717765113883.jpeg" alt="Kansas City Chiefs' B.J. Thompson in an AP file photo. Thompson was taken to a hospital in stable condition Thursday after experiencing a cardiac event during a team meeting. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Edenhack)" />
 <figcaption>Kansas City Chiefs' B.J. Thompson in an AP file photo. Thompson was taken to a hospital in stable condition Thursday after experiencing a cardiac event during a team meeting. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Edenhack)</figcaption>
 </figure>KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs defensive lineman B.J. Thompson remained hospitalized but was awake and responsive on Friday, one day after the second-year pro experienced a seizure during a team meeting and went into cardiac arrest at the Kansas City practice facility.Chiefs trainer Rick Burkholder said the 25-year-old Thompson was placed on a ventilator and heavily sedated Thursday night at the University of Kansas Health System. He was brought out of sedation on Friday and his prognosis is good.“He's alert. He's a wake. He's coming through quite well,” Burkholder said. “We don't have a diagnosis and in medicine sometimes you don't have that. But he's awake and alert and he's headed in the right direction.”Thompson, a fifth-round draft pick out of Stephen F. Austin last year, was in the meeting room before the Chiefs were scheduled to have their final voluntary workout of the offseason. He began to have a seizure and kicker Harrison Butker immediately ran to the trainer's room and summoned assistant trainers Julie Frymyer and David Glover.They were joined by Burkholder in helping Thompson as he went into cardiac arrest. Dr. Jean-Philippe Darche soon arrived from the Kansas Health Sports Medicine and Performance Center, which adjoins the practice facility.“Our team of that group of people provided CPR for him,” Burkholder said. “He had one AED shock and came back. He was in cardiac arrest for less than a minute, a minute and a half. Our players, security staff, coaching staff — they were phenomenal in handling the crisis. We then turned him over to the Kansas City (Missouri) Fire Department.”The NFL mandates that teams practice emergency action plans for a variety of situations, including cardiac crises like the one that Thompson experienced. The Chiefs had just completed their most recent practice session on Monday.“I jumped in there from my office,” coach Andy Reid said. “I'm not much help; they had it under control. But that's tough. That's a tough situation. We've been through a couple of those in my time. It's never fun. Thank goodness, though, that if it had to happen, no better place than right here, where you had the support unit that knows what to do.”The Chiefs gave players the rest of Thursday off, pushing the final organized team activity to Friday. They have their mandatory three-day minicamp next week before breaking until training camp in late July in St. Joseph, Missouri.“I think it was good to get them out of here yesterday,” Reid said, “and we've got support people here that can help them if they needed it for what they saw. That's not a real pleasant thing to see. They came back today with good energy, but we kept them abreast all the way through, right to the end of practice there.”Thompson played in only one game during his rookie season, the regular-season finale against the Chargers, when Kansas City already had clinched its playoff spot and the outcome was meaningless. Thompson had two tackles in that game.“I'm just glad to see he's doing good,” said Chiefs defensive end George Karlaftis, who is close to Thompson from playing at the same position. “You never want that for anyone and it's hard, but I will say this, we're blessed to have such great teammates and trainers to help him, and were able and ready for that situation.”

Chiefs Thompson alert, responsive a day after having a seizure

RILEY COUNTY —A suspect accused in a home burglary is back in jail.

Just after 9a.m. Thursday, police arrested 25-year-old Michael Skillern Lewis of Manhattan in the 1000 block of South Seth Child Road on a Riley County District Court warrant for probation violation, according to the Riley County Police Department activity report.

 The original charge was for attempted residential burglary. Lewis is being held on a $50,000 bond.

RILEY COUNTY —A suspect accused in a home burglary is back in jail.Just after 9a.m. Thursday, police arrested 25-year-old Michael Skillern Lewis of Manhattan in the 1000 block of South Seth Child Road on a Riley County District Court warrant for probation violation, according to the Riley County Police Department activity report. The original charge was for attempted residential burglary. Lewis is being held on a $50,000 bond.

Manhattan man accused in home burglary is back in jail

BROWN COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect on drug allegations.

Just after&nbsp;6:30 p.m. Tuesday, a Brown County Deputy initiated a traffic stop in the vicinity of the 200 block of 1st Street in Hiawatha, according to Sheriff John Merchant.

During the investigation, the deputy arrested 35-year-old William Milewski&nbsp; of Daytona Beach,Florida on requested charges of Possession of Meth, Possession of Marijuana and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

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 </figure>BROWN COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect on drug allegations.Just after&nbsp;6:30 p.m. Tuesday, a Brown County Deputy initiated a traffic stop in the vicinity of the 200 block of 1st Street in Hiawatha, according to Sheriff John Merchant.During the investigation, the deputy arrested 35-year-old William Milewski&nbsp; of Daytona Beach,Florida on requested charges of Possession of Meth, Possession of Marijuana and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Florida man caught transporting meth in Kansas

SAN DIEGO (AP) —&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/joe-biden">President Joe Biden</a>&nbsp;on Tuesday&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/biden-asylum-migration-immigration-mexico-border-dec5f83b468b5795479bf1f5e49799d5">unveiled a halt</a>&nbsp;to asylum processing at the U.S. border with Mexico when illegal entries reach a threshold that he deems excessive.

The measure takes effect immediately because the new policy is triggered when arrests for illegal entry reach 2,500. About 4,000 people already are entering the U.S. each day. It was a major policy shift on a critical election-year issue that's exposed Biden to Republican criticism over an&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/immigration">unprecedented surge</a>&nbsp;in new arrivals in an election year.

Advocates say it will put migrants in danger and violate international obligations to provide safe haven to people whose lives are threatened. The Biden administration denies that.

There are also serious questions of whether the new measure can stop large-scale migrant entries. Mexico has agreed to take back migrants who are not Mexican, but only in limited numbers. And the Biden administration doesn't have the money and diplomatic support it needs to deport migrants long distances, to China and countries in Africa, for example.

Those who claim asylum today are generally free to live and work in the United States while their claims slowly wind through&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/immigration-asylum-border-courts-deportation-miami-56098ced64bf136172f0224113dabeb6">overwhelmed immigration courts</a>.

Some questions and answers about Biden’s presidential proclamation:

The threshold triggers a halt on asylum until average daily arrests for illegal crossings fall below 1,500 for a week straight. The last time crossings were that low was in July 2020, during the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The pandemic-related asylum restrictions&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/immigration-biden-border-title-42-mexico-asylum-be4e0b15b27adb9bede87b9bbefb798d">known as Title 42</a>&nbsp;carried no legal consequences and encouraged repeat attempts. Now, migrants will be issued deportation orders even if they are denied a chance to seek asylum. That will expose them to criminal prosecution if they try again and ban them for several years from legally entering the country. It's a key difference.

“We are ready to repatriate a record number of people in the coming days,” Blas Nuñez-Neto, assistant homeland security secretary for border and immigration policy, said in a conference call for Spanish-language reporters.

Migrants who express fear for their safety if they're deported will be screened by U.S. asylum officers but under a higher standard than what's currently in place. If they pass, they can remain to pursue other forms of humanitarian protection, including those laid out in the U.N. Convention Against Torture.

Unaccompanied children are exempt, raising the possibility that some parents may send their sons and daughters across the border without them.

The U.S. has limited funding to fly people home to more than 100 countries, including many in Africa and Asia. It also lacks diplomatic sway and logistical arrangements to deport large numbers to many countries, including China, Russia and Venezuela.

<a href="https://apnews.com/article/unaccompanied-child-migrants-flores-biden-border-02aaf05a4e43c72c78add09d50c0332f">A 1997 court order</a>&nbsp;generally limits detention of families with a child under 18 to 20 days, a highly ambitious and perhaps unrealistic turnaround time to screen people who express fear of deportation and then put them on a flight.

Even for single adults, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has enough funds to only detain about 34,000 people at a time.

Mexico has agreed to take back up to 30,000 people a month from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela, in addition to Mexicans. Its commitment does not extend to other nationalities.

This year, Mexico has also made it far more difficult for migrants to reach the U.S. border, largely by preventing them from riding freight trains and stopping them on buses to turn them around to southern Mexico. While Mexican authorities&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/mexico-immigration-enforcement-crossings-drop-b67022cf0853dca95a8e0799bb99b68a">are blocking migrants' advance</a>, relatively few are deported, causing many to be stuck in Mexican cities far from the U.S. border.

Alicia Bárcena, Mexico’s foreign relations secretary, told reporters last month that&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/san-diego-border-asylum-biden-mexico-da1e7b7c81e4e58912deff6d36dbdb9e">Mexico won't allow more than 4,000</a>&nbsp;illegal entries a day. President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum, who takes office Oct. 1, is expected to continue policies of her mentor and Mexico's current president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

This is the latest in a series of measures under the Biden and Trump administrations to deter asylum-seekers, none of which have had lasting impact.

In May 2023, Biden imposed similar obstacles to asylum for anyone who crossed the border illegally after passing through another country, such as Mexico. A federal appeals court allowed those restrictions to stay in place while advocates challenge it, but it&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/asylum-migrants-biden-border-budget-58e447ee0033a5ef23593ed5c02da02e">appears to have little impact.</a>

Illegal crossings fell after last year's restrictions took effect, but the lull was short-lived as the number of screening officers was inadequate for the enormous task. The rule's application in only a small percentage of arrests showed how budgets can fail to match ambitions.

Biden invoked a section of the Immigration and Nationality Act that allows the president to ban entry for groups of people if their presence “would be detrimental to the interests of the United States.” President Donald&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/3a20abe305bd4c989116f82bf535393b">Trump used these powers</a>&nbsp;to ban entry of people from some predominantly Muslim countries, though advocacy groups are expected to argue that Biden failed to meet that “detrimental” criterion.

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 </figure>SAN DIEGO (AP) —&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/joe-biden">President Joe Biden</a>&nbsp;on Tuesday&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/biden-asylum-migration-immigration-mexico-border-dec5f83b468b5795479bf1f5e49799d5">unveiled a halt</a>&nbsp;to asylum processing at the U.S. border with Mexico when illegal entries reach a threshold that he deems excessive.The measure takes effect immediately because the new policy is triggered when arrests for illegal entry reach 2,500. About 4,000 people already are entering the U.S. each day. It was a major policy shift on a critical election-year issue that's exposed Biden to Republican criticism over an&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/immigration">unprecedented surge</a>&nbsp;in new arrivals in an election year.THE MEASUREAdvocates say it will put migrants in danger and violate international obligations to provide safe haven to people whose lives are threatened. The Biden administration denies that.Legal challenges are imminent.There are also serious questions of whether the new measure can stop large-scale migrant entries. Mexico has agreed to take back migrants who are not Mexican, but only in limited numbers. And the Biden administration doesn't have the money and diplomatic support it needs to deport migrants long distances, to China and countries in Africa, for example.Those who claim asylum today are generally free to live and work in the United States while their claims slowly wind through&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/immigration-asylum-border-courts-deportation-miami-56098ced64bf136172f0224113dabeb6">overwhelmed immigration courts</a>.Some questions and answers about Biden’s presidential proclamation:HOW WILL THIS PLAY OUT ON THE GROUND?The threshold triggers a halt on asylum until average daily arrests for illegal crossings fall below 1,500 for a week straight. The last time crossings were that low was in July 2020, during the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic.The pandemic-related asylum restrictions&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/immigration-biden-border-title-42-mexico-asylum-be4e0b15b27adb9bede87b9bbefb798d">known as Title 42</a>&nbsp;carried no legal consequences and encouraged repeat attempts. Now, migrants will be issued deportation orders even if they are denied a chance to seek asylum. That will expose them to criminal prosecution if they try again and ban them for several years from legally entering the country. It's a key difference.“We are ready to repatriate a record number of people in the coming days,” Blas Nuñez-Neto, assistant homeland security secretary for border and immigration policy, said in a conference call for Spanish-language reporters.Migrants who express fear for their safety if they're deported will be screened by U.S. asylum officers but under a higher standard than what's currently in place. If they pass, they can remain to pursue other forms of humanitarian protection, including those laid out in the U.N. Convention Against Torture.Unaccompanied children are exempt, raising the possibility that some parents may send their sons and daughters across the border without them.<figure>
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 </figure>WHAT ROLE DOES MEXICO PLAY?A critical one.The U.S. has limited funding to fly people home to more than 100 countries, including many in Africa and Asia. It also lacks diplomatic sway and logistical arrangements to deport large numbers to many countries, including China, Russia and Venezuela.<a href="https://apnews.com/article/unaccompanied-child-migrants-flores-biden-border-02aaf05a4e43c72c78add09d50c0332f">A 1997 court order</a>&nbsp;generally limits detention of families with a child under 18 to 20 days, a highly ambitious and perhaps unrealistic turnaround time to screen people who express fear of deportation and then put them on a flight.Even for single adults, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has enough funds to only detain about 34,000 people at a time.Mexico has agreed to take back up to 30,000 people a month from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela, in addition to Mexicans. Its commitment does not extend to other nationalities.This year, Mexico has also made it far more difficult for migrants to reach the U.S. border, largely by preventing them from riding freight trains and stopping them on buses to turn them around to southern Mexico. While Mexican authorities&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/mexico-immigration-enforcement-crossings-drop-b67022cf0853dca95a8e0799bb99b68a">are blocking migrants' advance</a>, relatively few are deported, causing many to be stuck in Mexican cities far from the U.S. border.Alicia Bárcena, Mexico’s foreign relations secretary, told reporters last month that&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/san-diego-border-asylum-biden-mexico-da1e7b7c81e4e58912deff6d36dbdb9e">Mexico won't allow more than 4,000</a>&nbsp;illegal entries a day. President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum, who takes office Oct. 1, is expected to continue policies of her mentor and Mexico's current president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador.HAS THIS BEEN TRIED BEFORE?This is the latest in a series of measures under the Biden and Trump administrations to deter asylum-seekers, none of which have had lasting impact.In May 2023, Biden imposed similar obstacles to asylum for anyone who crossed the border illegally after passing through another country, such as Mexico. A federal appeals court allowed those restrictions to stay in place while advocates challenge it, but it&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/asylum-migrants-biden-border-budget-58e447ee0033a5ef23593ed5c02da02e">appears to have little impact.</a>Illegal crossings fell after last year's restrictions took effect, but the lull was short-lived as the number of screening officers was inadequate for the enormous task. The rule's application in only a small percentage of arrests showed how budgets can fail to match ambitions.Biden invoked a section of the Immigration and Nationality Act that allows the president to ban entry for groups of people if their presence “would be detrimental to the interests of the United States.” President Donald&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/3a20abe305bd4c989116f82bf535393b">Trump used these powers</a>&nbsp;to ban entry of people from some predominantly Muslim countries, though advocacy groups are expected to argue that Biden failed to meet that “detrimental” criterion.

How Biden's new order to halt asylum at the US border is supposed to work

SHAWNEE COUNTY – On Thursday, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) Northeast Child Victims Task Force, along with the KBI Cyber Crime Unit and the Rossville Police Department, executed a search warrant for child sexual abuse material in Rossville, Kansas, according to a media release from the KBI.

At approximately 6:40 a.m., law enforcement officers executed the search warrant for child sexual abuse material at 128 Pearl St in Rossville, Kan. for an investigation that began on January 23, 2024.

One occupant of the home, John Ross, 55, of Rossville, became combative while being detained. During that time, Ross bit a Task Force Agent and broke skin. The Task Force Agent was treated and released.

Ross was transported to Stormont for minor injuries. He was treated and released and is in custody at the Shawnee County Detention Center. Ross was arrested on requested charges of aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer and obstruction of legal process.

Methamphetamine, marijuana, and drug paraphernalia were found at the residence during the search.

The investigation for child sexual abuse material and drug possession remains ongoing, according to the KBI.

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 </figure>SHAWNEE COUNTY – On Thursday, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) Northeast Child Victims Task Force, along with the KBI Cyber Crime Unit and the Rossville Police Department, executed a search warrant for child sexual abuse material in Rossville, Kansas, according to a media release from the KBI.At approximately 6:40 a.m., law enforcement officers executed the search warrant for child sexual abuse material at 128 Pearl St in Rossville, Kan. for an investigation that began on January 23, 2024.One occupant of the home, John Ross, 55, of Rossville, became combative while being detained. During that time, Ross bit a Task Force Agent and broke skin. The Task Force Agent was treated and released.Ross was transported to Stormont for minor injuries. He was treated and released and is in custody at the Shawnee County Detention Center. Ross was arrested on requested charges of aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer and obstruction of legal process.Methamphetamine, marijuana, and drug paraphernalia were found at the residence during the search.The investigation for child sexual abuse material and drug possession remains ongoing, according to the KBI.

KBI: Suspect bit officer during search for child sex abuse material

SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a violent attack on a Kansas teen, have made an arrest and continue to search for another suspect.

Just after noon May 26, police responded to a disturbance in the 400 block of N Dodge in Wichita, according to Wichita Police Captain Aaron Moses. The victim in this case, an 18-year-old girl later arrived at an area hospital with second degree burns to the face and neck believed to be caused by a suspect throwing an acidic liquid on her during a physical fight. This is not believed to be a random incident.

Immediately following the incident, investigators with the WPD Felony Assault unit along with patrol officers began looking for three suspects. On June 5, officers with the Patrol North Community Response Team located and arrested two 18-year-old suspects. According to Sedgwick County booking records, Ye'Kira Acoya Hollins and Tayronnia Jontashia West are being held on requested charges of&nbsp;&nbsp;Aggravated Battery.

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 </figure>SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a violent attack on a Kansas teen, have made an arrest and continue to search for another suspect.Just after noon May 26, police responded to a disturbance in the 400 block of N Dodge in Wichita, according to Wichita Police Captain Aaron Moses. The victim in this case, an 18-year-old girl later arrived at an area hospital with second degree burns to the face and neck believed to be caused by a suspect throwing an acidic liquid on her during a physical fight. This is not believed to be a random incident.<figure>
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 </figure>Immediately following the incident, investigators with the WPD Felony Assault unit along with patrol officers began looking for three suspects. On June 5, officers with the Patrol North Community Response Team located and arrested two 18-year-old suspects. According to Sedgwick County booking records, Ye'Kira Acoya Hollins and Tayronnia Jontashia West are being held on requested charges of&nbsp;&nbsp;Aggravated Battery.Investigators are still attempting to locate a third suspect, a 16-year-old black female of Topeka.If you have information related to this case, please call investigators at 316-268-4407 or make an anonymous tip through Crime Stoppers at 316-267-2111.

Two accused of  throwing acid in face of Kansas teen

KANSAS CITY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a double-homicide at a home in Kansas City.

Just after 1a.m. Thursday, responded to a shooting at a home at 32nd and Bellefontaine, according to Sheriff Daryl Forte'.&nbsp;

First responders found a man and boy dead inside the home. EMS transported two others, a woman and boy, to the hospital for treatment.

Police released no additional details and have not reported an arrest.

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 </figure>KANSAS CITY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a double-homicide at a home in Kansas City.Just after 1a.m. Thursday, responded to a shooting at a home at 32nd and Bellefontaine, according to Sheriff Daryl Forte'.&nbsp;First responders found a man and boy dead inside the home. EMS transported two others, a woman and boy, to the hospital for treatment.Police released no additional details and have not reported an arrest.

Police: Man and teen dead, 2 injured in shooting at KC home

KANSAS CITY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating the attempted armed robberies of postal carriers in the Kansas City community of Westport and are offering a&nbsp;reward, according to a bulletin from the&nbsp;The United States Postal Inspection Service.

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 </figure>KANSAS CITY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating the attempted armed robberies of postal carriers in the Kansas City community of Westport and are offering a&nbsp;reward, according to a bulletin from the&nbsp;The United States Postal Inspection Service.A $150,000 reward has been offered for information into the attempted armed robberies of two postal carriers in Westport.On Wednesday, the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.uspis.gov/" target="_blank">U.S. Postal Inspection Service</a>&nbsp;announced that a $150,000 reward has been offered for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the individual responsible for the attempted armed robbery of two separate postal carriers at different locations in Westport.Just before 5:30p.m. May 29, law enforcement officials reported three black men were seen approaching postal carriers in the 200 block of Westport Road and in the 3900 block of Warwick Boulevard.One suspects was armed with a handgun and pointed the weapon at both victims. The suspects were observed in a red 2011 Dodge Charger.&nbsp; The car was reported stolen. The vehicle’s rear passenger window is also broken.The Postal Service warned residents not to take any steps to apprehend any of the suspects. If you have information on the crime you are to call the Postal Service at 1-877-876-2455 and say “law enforcement.”

Reward for arrests in armed robbery of KC area postal carriers

ATCHISON COUNTY—Law enforcement in northeast Kansas are investigating a Kansas felon on new allegations.

Just before 10a.m. Tuesday, officers responded to the area of 15th and Kansas Avenue in Atchison to investigate a threat that had been made by a person riding a bicycle, according to Police Chief Mike Wilson.

Officers located that person, 34-year-old Jesse Ferris, in the 1300 block Kansas Avenue. He was found to be in possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia and taken into custody on requested drug charges. 

The case involving the threat remains under investigation.&nbsp; Ferris has previous convictions for theft, burglary and drugs, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.

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 </figure>ATCHISON COUNTY—Law enforcement in northeast Kansas are investigating a Kansas felon on new allegations.Just before 10a.m. Tuesday, officers responded to the area of 15th and Kansas Avenue in Atchison to investigate a threat that had been made by a person riding a bicycle, according to Police Chief Mike Wilson.Officers located that person, 34-year-old Jesse Ferris, in the 1300 block Kansas Avenue. He was found to be in possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia and taken into custody on requested drug charges. The case involving the threat remains under investigation.&nbsp; Ferris has previous convictions for theft, burglary and drugs, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.

Kansas felon riding a bike was caught transporting drugs

MCPHERSON COUNTY —Law enforcement in McPherson County are investigating a home burglary in Moundridge and have made an arrest.

On Saturday, police began an investigation of a break in at a Moundridge home&nbsp;while the owner was gone on vacation, according to a media release from police.

There was property damage from the forced entry, and items were taken from the home.

Moundridge Police identified two juvenile suspects in the break in. Charges of Burglary to a Dwelling and Felony Criminal Damage to Property have been submitted to the McPherson County Attorney's Office to be filed. Police did not release the names of the juveniles involved.

MCPHERSON COUNTY —Law enforcement in McPherson County are investigating a home burglary in Moundridge and have made an arrest.On Saturday, police began an investigation of a break in at a Moundridge home&nbsp;while the owner was gone on vacation, according to a media release from police.There was property damage from the forced entry, and items were taken from the home.Moundridge Police identified two juvenile suspects in the break in. Charges of Burglary to a Dwelling and Felony Criminal Damage to Property have been submitted to the McPherson County Attorney's Office to be filed. Police did not release the names of the juveniles involved.

Juveniles accused of burglary while Kan. homeowner was on vacation

SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating another deadly shooting in Wichita.

Just after 9:30p.m. Tuesday, Sedgwick County Emergency Communications received a 911 call reporting a shooting in the 4800 block of East Funston, according to Police Captain Aaron Moses.

Wichita Police, Wichita Fire, and Sedgwick County EMS responded to the scene and found 27- year-old Quentin Gordon suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Wichita Police Department Homicide Investigators, in collaboration with patrol officers, immediately began their investigation. Preliminary findings suggest that Gordon was involved in an argument with another individual when the shooting occurred, indicating that this was not a random act of violence, according to Moses.

Police have not reported an arrest or suspect details.

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 </figure>SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating another deadly shooting in Wichita.Just after 9:30p.m. Tuesday, Sedgwick County Emergency Communications received a 911 call reporting a shooting in the 4800 block of East Funston, according to Police Captain Aaron Moses.Wichita Police, Wichita Fire, and Sedgwick County EMS responded to the scene and found 27- year-old Quentin Gordon suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene.Wichita Police Department Homicide Investigators, in collaboration with patrol officers, immediately began their investigation. Preliminary findings suggest that Gordon was involved in an argument with another individual when the shooting occurred, indicating that this was not a random act of violence, according to Moses.Police have not reported an arrest or suspect details.

Police: Argument led to deadly Kansas shooting

By BECKY GOFF Little Apple Post

RILEY COUNTY - On Tuesday, officers from the Riley County Police Department received a report of theft at Dick's Sporting Goods, just after 3:00 p.m.

According to the Riley County Police Activity Report, three individuals entered Dick's Sporting Goods, and then left the business without paying for more than $3,000 in merchandise.

Officers with the Riley County Police Department located the trio on Fort Riley Boulevard shortly after the report of the theft.

Officers arrested 18-year-old Jvan Adams-Morgan, 20-year-old Inayjha Ware, and 19-year old Elivia Richards in connection with the theft.

All three are from Wichita and remain confined to the Riley County Jail at the time of the activity report. 

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 </figure>By BECKY GOFF Little Apple PostRILEY COUNTY - On Tuesday, officers from the Riley County Police Department received a report of theft at Dick's Sporting Goods, just after 3:00 p.m.According to the Riley County Police Activity Report, three individuals entered Dick's Sporting Goods, and then left the business without paying for more than $3,000 in merchandise.Officers with the Riley County Police Department located the trio on Fort Riley Boulevard shortly after the report of the theft.Officers arrested 18-year-old Jvan Adams-Morgan, 20-year-old Inayjha Ware, and 19-year old Elivia Richards in connection with the theft.All three are from Wichita and remain confined to the Riley County Jail at the time of the activity report. Bond was set at $4,000 each.

Trio from Wichita arrested for stealing more than $3K in merchandise

WASHINGTON (AP) —&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/joe-biden">President Joe Biden</a>&nbsp;on Tuesday unveiled plans to enact immediate significant restrictions on migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border as the White House tries to neutralize immigration as a political liability ahead of&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/election-2024">the November elections</a>.

Kansas Senior U.S. Senator Jerry Moran, delivered opening remarks and addressed President Biden’s Executive Order to reduce migrant entries at the southern border during a hearing with Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray.&nbsp; Moran said, "I’m doubtful that this executive order will make the necessary changes to ensure operational control of our border and that we know who, why and where people are crossing into our country."(Click below to watch)

On his social media account, Kansas Junior U.S. Senator Roger Marshall criticized President Biden's announcement.

The long-anticipated presidential proclamation would bar migrants from being granted asylum when U.S. officials deem that&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ap.org/news-highlights/region/us-mexico-border/">the southern border</a>&nbsp;is overwhelmed. The Democratic president had contemplated unilateral action for months after the collapse of a bipartisan border security deal in Congress that&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/congress-ukraine-aid-border-security-386dcc54b29a5491f8bd87b727a284f8">most Republican lawmakers rejected</a>&nbsp;at the behest of former President Donald Trump, the presumptive GOP presidential nominee.

Biden said he preferred more lasting action via legislation but "Republicans have left me no choice.” Instead, he said he was acting on his own to “gain control of the border” while also insisting that “I believe immigration has always been the lifeblood of America.”

Trump “told the Republicans ... that he didn't want to fix the issue, he wanted to use it to attack me,” Biden said. “It was a cynical, extremely cynical, political move and a complete disservice to the American people who are looking for us not to weaponize the border but to fix it.”

Trump, on the other hand, used his social media account to assail Biden again over immigration, saying the Democrat had “totally surrendered our Southern Border” and his order was “all for show” ahead of&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/2024-election-presidential-debates-biden-trump-6b1d1dbb2ed61c7637041b23662d7da8">their June 27 presidential debate</a>.

The order will go into effect when the number of border encounters between ports of entry hits 2,500 per day, according to senior administration officials. That means Biden’s order should go into effect immediately, because the daily averages are higher now. Average daily arrests for illegal crossings from Mexico were last below 2,500 in January 2021, the month Biden took office. The last time the border encounters dipped to 1,500 a day was in July 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The restrictions would be in effect until two weeks after the daily encounter numbers are at or below 1,500 per day between ports of entry, under a seven-day average. Those figures were&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/biden-immigration-executive-order-asylum-border-7cd0b0f28e298036ad1fc6b0c78961e1">first reported by The Associated Press</a>&nbsp;on Monday.

Homeland Security said increased enforcement with Mexico since high-level bilateral meetings in late December has lowered illegal crossings but is “likely to be less effective over time,” creating a need for more action. “Smuggling networks are adaptable, responding to changes put in place,” the department said in a federal rule published Tuesday.

The department predicts that arrests for illegal crossings may climb to a daily average as high as 6,700 from July through September.

Once this order is in effect, migrants who arrive at the border but do not express fear of returning to their home countries will be subject to immediate removal from the United States, within a matter of days or even hours. Those migrants could face punishments that could include a five-year bar from reentering the U.S. or even criminal prosecution.

Meanwhile, anyone who expresses that fear or an intention to seek asylum will be screened by a U.S. asylum officer but at a higher standard than currently used. If they pass the screening, they can pursue more limited forms of humanitarian protection, including the U.N. Convention Against Torture.

“We’re troubled to see this administration raise the bar on asylum seekers who are coming to our southern border and exercising a legal right,” said Krish O’Mara Vignarajah, president and CEO of Global Refuge. “Certainly no one wants to see migrants who may be coming to seek a better life or for economic opportunity game the asylum system, but we see in our clients and in other immigrants people who are fleeing the most dire of circumstances at a time of unprecedented global migration and believe that the U.S. is still a beacon of hope and refuge.”

The U.N.’s refugee agency also expressed concern, saying the new measures will deny access to asylum for many who are in need of international protection. The agency said in a statement that it recognizes that the U.S. is facing challenges in dealing with the significant number of people arriving at its border, but nonetheless called on the United States "to uphold its international obligations and urge the government to reconsider restrictions that undermine the fundamental right to seek asylum.”

At the border Tuesday, there were no visible signs of immediate impact.

Iselande Peralta, a Haitian mother staying at a migrant shelter in Reynosa, Mexico, with her 3-year-old son, said the U.S. was within its rights to enforce new restrictions. She has been trying for 10 months to get an appointment through U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s online app, called CBP One. Peralta, 26, wouldn’t consider crossing illegally and considers CBP One her best option.

“Even if I was crazy, I wouldn’t cross the river. How would I do that with a child as young as him? I’m willing to wait,” she said.

Biden's directive is coming when the number of migrants encountered at the border have been on a consistent decline since December, but senior administration officials say the numbers are still too high and could spike in better weather, as is typical.

Yet many questions and complications remain about how Biden's directive would be implemented.

For instance, the administration already has&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/mexico-migration-center-venezuela-cuba-haiti-nicaragua-65b84bb008083e33295d5c738d5b8218">an agreement with Mexico</a>&nbsp;in which Mexico agrees to accept up to 30,000 citizens a month from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela once they are denied entry from the U.S., and senior administration officials say that will continue under this order. But it is unclear what happens to nationals of other countries who are denied under Biden’s directive.

Four senior administration officials, who insisted on anonymity to describe the effort to reporters, acknowledged that Biden's goal of deporting migrants quickly is complicated by insufficient funding from Congress to do so. The administration also faces certain legal constraints when it comes to detaining migrant families, and the administration said it would continue to abide by those obligations.

The legal authority being invoked by Biden comes under Section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, which allows a president to limit entries for certain migrants if their entry is deemed “detrimental” to the national interest. Senior officials expressed confidence that they would be able to implement Biden’s order, despite threats from prominent legal groups to file lawsuits over the directive.

“We intend to sue," Lee Gelernt, an attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union who successfully argued similar legal challenges when Trump was president. "A ban on asylum is illegal, just as it was when Trump unsuccessfully tried it.”

The senior administration officials insisted that Biden’s proposal differs dramatically from&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-politics-virus-outbreak-immigration-immigration-policy-1f8c91e31fba158126f8e91c1453b13f">that of Trump</a>, who leaned on the same provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act that Biden is using, including Trump's 2017 directive to&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/3a20abe305bd4c989116f82bf535393b">bar citizens of Muslim-majority nations</a>&nbsp;and his efforts in 2018 to clamp down on asylum.

Biden’s order outlines several groups of migrants who would be exempted due to humanitarian reasons, including victims of human trafficking, unaccompanied minors and those with severe medical emergencies.

The directive would also exempt migrants who make appointments with border officials at ports of entry using the CBP One app. About 1,450 appointments are made a day using the app, which launched last year to allow migrants to make asylum claims.

Immigration advocates worry that Biden’s plan would only increase an already monthslong backlog of migrants waiting for an appointment through the app, especially when immigration authorities do not have an accompanying surge of funding.

It could also be difficult for border officials to quickly remove migrants when many agents are already tasked with helping in shelters and other humanitarian tasks, said Jennie Murray, the president of the National Immigration Forum.

“Customs and Border Protection cannot keep up with apprehensions as it is right now because they don’t have enough personnel so it would cause more disorder,” she said.

Republicans dismissed Biden’s order as nothing more than a “political stunt” meant to show toughened immigration enforcement ahead of the election.

“He tried to convince us all for all this time that there was no way he could possibly fix the mess,” GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson said at a news conference. “Remember that he engineered it."

In a call organized by Trump’s campaign, Stephen Miller, a senior adviser in Trump’s White House who orchestrated his most polarizing immigration policies, and Tom Homan, former acting director of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the Trump administration, said Biden’s order essentially would allow 2,500 people into the country a day and legalize the illegal entry into the U.S.

“The only reason they’re doing this is because of the election,” Homan said. “They’ve had three and a half years to take action and done nothing.”

Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said legislation would have been more effective, but “Republican intransigence has forced the president’s hand.”

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 </figure>WASHINGTON (AP) —&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/joe-biden">President Joe Biden</a>&nbsp;on Tuesday unveiled plans to enact immediate significant restrictions on migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border as the White House tries to neutralize immigration as a political liability ahead of&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/election-2024">the November elections</a>.Kansas Senior U.S. Senator Jerry Moran, delivered opening remarks and addressed President Biden’s Executive Order to reduce migrant entries at the southern border during a hearing with Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray.&nbsp; Moran said, "I’m doubtful that this executive order will make the necessary changes to ensure operational control of our border and that we know who, why and where people are crossing into our country."(Click below to watch)<div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3QZsHl-7cxc?si=4n5P9zyg7tGMoTBn&amp;start=48" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>On his social media account, Kansas Junior U.S. Senator Roger Marshall criticized President Biden's announcement.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Biden’s executive action does not ‘shut down’ the border or secure it - this is a desperate attempt at a political lifeline 5 months before the election.&mdash; Dr. Roger Marshall (@RogerMarshallMD) <a href="https://twitter.com/RogerMarshallMD/status/1798047866138812485?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 4, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Today&#39;s announcement by President Joe Biden is an admission of guilt. <a href="https://t.co/HjtxJGhnAx">pic.twitter.com/HjtxJGhnAx</a>&mdash; Dr. Roger Marshall (@RogerMarshallMD) <a href="https://twitter.com/RogerMarshallMD/status/1798092681194639574?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 4, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>The long-anticipated presidential proclamation would bar migrants from being granted asylum when U.S. officials deem that&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ap.org/news-highlights/region/us-mexico-border/">the southern border</a>&nbsp;is overwhelmed. The Democratic president had contemplated unilateral action for months after the collapse of a bipartisan border security deal in Congress that&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/congress-ukraine-aid-border-security-386dcc54b29a5491f8bd87b727a284f8">most Republican lawmakers rejected</a>&nbsp;at the behest of former President Donald Trump, the presumptive GOP presidential nominee.Biden said he preferred more lasting action via legislation but "Republicans have left me no choice.” Instead, he said he was acting on his own to “gain control of the border” while also insisting that “I believe immigration has always been the lifeblood of America.”<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">I would have preferred to address our issues at the border through bipartisan legislation because that’s the only way to actually fix our broken system – But Republicans in Congress have left me no choice. So today, I’m announcing actions that bar migrants who cross our… <a href="https://t.co/ScZ2urgoG9">pic.twitter.com/ScZ2urgoG9</a>&mdash; President Biden (@POTUS) <a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/1798078683045146896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 4, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Trump “told the Republicans ... that he didn't want to fix the issue, he wanted to use it to attack me,” Biden said. “It was a cynical, extremely cynical, political move and a complete disservice to the American people who are looking for us not to weaponize the border but to fix it.”Trump, on the other hand, used his social media account to assail Biden again over immigration, saying the Democrat had “totally surrendered our Southern Border” and his order was “all for show” ahead of&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/2024-election-presidential-debates-biden-trump-6b1d1dbb2ed61c7637041b23662d7da8">their June 27 presidential debate</a>.The order will go into effect when the number of border encounters between ports of entry hits 2,500 per day, according to senior administration officials. That means Biden’s order should go into effect immediately, because the daily averages are higher now. Average daily arrests for illegal crossings from Mexico were last below 2,500 in January 2021, the month Biden took office. The last time the border encounters dipped to 1,500 a day was in July 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.The restrictions would be in effect until two weeks after the daily encounter numbers are at or below 1,500 per day between ports of entry, under a seven-day average. Those figures were&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/biden-immigration-executive-order-asylum-border-7cd0b0f28e298036ad1fc6b0c78961e1">first reported by The Associated Press</a>&nbsp;on Monday.Homeland Security said increased enforcement with Mexico since high-level bilateral meetings in late December has lowered illegal crossings but is “likely to be less effective over time,” creating a need for more action. “Smuggling networks are adaptable, responding to changes put in place,” the department said in a federal rule published Tuesday.The department predicts that arrests for illegal crossings may climb to a daily average as high as 6,700 from July through September.Once this order is in effect, migrants who arrive at the border but do not express fear of returning to their home countries will be subject to immediate removal from the United States, within a matter of days or even hours. Those migrants could face punishments that could include a five-year bar from reentering the U.S. or even criminal prosecution.Meanwhile, anyone who expresses that fear or an intention to seek asylum will be screened by a U.S. asylum officer but at a higher standard than currently used. If they pass the screening, they can pursue more limited forms of humanitarian protection, including the U.N. Convention Against Torture.“We’re troubled to see this administration raise the bar on asylum seekers who are coming to our southern border and exercising a legal right,” said Krish O’Mara Vignarajah, president and CEO of Global Refuge. “Certainly no one wants to see migrants who may be coming to seek a better life or for economic opportunity game the asylum system, but we see in our clients and in other immigrants people who are fleeing the most dire of circumstances at a time of unprecedented global migration and believe that the U.S. is still a beacon of hope and refuge.”The U.N.’s refugee agency also expressed concern, saying the new measures will deny access to asylum for many who are in need of international protection. The agency said in a statement that it recognizes that the U.S. is facing challenges in dealing with the significant number of people arriving at its border, but nonetheless called on the United States "to uphold its international obligations and urge the government to reconsider restrictions that undermine the fundamental right to seek asylum.”At the border Tuesday, there were no visible signs of immediate impact.Iselande Peralta, a Haitian mother staying at a migrant shelter in Reynosa, Mexico, with her 3-year-old son, said the U.S. was within its rights to enforce new restrictions. She has been trying for 10 months to get an appointment through U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s online app, called CBP One. Peralta, 26, wouldn’t consider crossing illegally and considers CBP One her best option.“Even if I was crazy, I wouldn’t cross the river. How would I do that with a child as young as him? I’m willing to wait,” she said.Biden's directive is coming when the number of migrants encountered at the border have been on a consistent decline since December, but senior administration officials say the numbers are still too high and could spike in better weather, as is typical.Yet many questions and complications remain about how Biden's directive would be implemented.For instance, the administration already has&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/mexico-migration-center-venezuela-cuba-haiti-nicaragua-65b84bb008083e33295d5c738d5b8218">an agreement with Mexico</a>&nbsp;in which Mexico agrees to accept up to 30,000 citizens a month from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela once they are denied entry from the U.S., and senior administration officials say that will continue under this order. But it is unclear what happens to nationals of other countries who are denied under Biden’s directive.Four senior administration officials, who insisted on anonymity to describe the effort to reporters, acknowledged that Biden's goal of deporting migrants quickly is complicated by insufficient funding from Congress to do so. The administration also faces certain legal constraints when it comes to detaining migrant families, and the administration said it would continue to abide by those obligations.The legal authority being invoked by Biden comes under Section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, which allows a president to limit entries for certain migrants if their entry is deemed “detrimental” to the national interest. Senior officials expressed confidence that they would be able to implement Biden’s order, despite threats from prominent legal groups to file lawsuits over the directive.“We intend to sue," Lee Gelernt, an attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union who successfully argued similar legal challenges when Trump was president. "A ban on asylum is illegal, just as it was when Trump unsuccessfully tried it.”The senior administration officials insisted that Biden’s proposal differs dramatically from&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-politics-virus-outbreak-immigration-immigration-policy-1f8c91e31fba158126f8e91c1453b13f">that of Trump</a>, who leaned on the same provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act that Biden is using, including Trump's 2017 directive to&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/3a20abe305bd4c989116f82bf535393b">bar citizens of Muslim-majority nations</a>&nbsp;and his efforts in 2018 to clamp down on asylum.Biden’s order outlines several groups of migrants who would be exempted due to humanitarian reasons, including victims of human trafficking, unaccompanied minors and those with severe medical emergencies.The directive would also exempt migrants who make appointments with border officials at ports of entry using the CBP One app. About 1,450 appointments are made a day using the app, which launched last year to allow migrants to make asylum claims.Immigration advocates worry that Biden’s plan would only increase an already monthslong backlog of migrants waiting for an appointment through the app, especially when immigration authorities do not have an accompanying surge of funding.It could also be difficult for border officials to quickly remove migrants when many agents are already tasked with helping in shelters and other humanitarian tasks, said Jennie Murray, the president of the National Immigration Forum.“Customs and Border Protection cannot keep up with apprehensions as it is right now because they don’t have enough personnel so it would cause more disorder,” she said.Republicans dismissed Biden’s order as nothing more than a “political stunt” meant to show toughened immigration enforcement ahead of the election.“He tried to convince us all for all this time that there was no way he could possibly fix the mess,” GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson said at a news conference. “Remember that he engineered it."In a call organized by Trump’s campaign, Stephen Miller, a senior adviser in Trump’s White House who orchestrated his most polarizing immigration policies, and Tom Homan, former acting director of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the Trump administration, said Biden’s order essentially would allow 2,500 people into the country a day and legalize the illegal entry into the U.S.“The only reason they’re doing this is because of the election,” Homan said. “They’ve had three and a half years to take action and done nothing.”Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said legislation would have been more effective, but “Republican intransigence has forced the president’s hand.”___

🎥Moran, Marshall critical of Biden's move to 'gain control' of the border

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed legislation Tuesday that would sanction the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/international-criminal-court">International Criminal Court</a>&nbsp;for requesting arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli officials.

The 247-155 vote amounts to Congress’ first legislative rebuke of the war crimes court since its&nbsp;<a>stunning decision</a>&nbsp;last month to seek arrest warrants for the leaders of Israel and Hamas. Kansas GOP Representatives Tracey Mann, Ron Estes and Jake LaTurner voted with the majority. Kansas Democrat Representative Sharice Davids voted against the bill.

The move was widely denounced in Washington, creating a rare moment of unity on Israel even as partisan divisions over the war with Hamas intensified.

While the House bill was expected to pass Tuesday, it managed to attract only modest Democratic support, despite an outpouring of outrage at the court's decision, dulling its chances in the Senate. The White House opposes the legislation, calling it overreach.

Both the Republican and Democratic leaders of the House Foreign Affairs Committee acknowledged the bill in question is unlikely to become law and left the door open to further negotiation with the White House. They said it would be better for Congress to be united against the Hague-based court.

“We’re always strongest, particularly on this committee, when we speak with one voice as one nation, in this case to the ICC and to the judges,” GOP Rep. Mike McCaul, chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, said during House debate. "A partisan messaging bill was not my intention here but that is where we are.”

State Department spokesperson Matt Miller reiterated the administration's opposition to the sanctions bill.

“We have made clear that while we oppose the decision taken by the prosecutor of the ICC, we don’t think it is appropriate, especially while there are ongoing investigations inside Israel looking at somebody’s very same questions, and we were willing to work with Congress on what a response might look like but we don’t support sanctions," Miller said.

The House bill would apply sweeping economic sanctions and visa restrictions to individuals and judges associated with the ICC, including their family members. Democrats labeled the approach as “overly broad,” warning it could ensnare Americans and U.S. companies that do important work with the court.

“This bill would have a chilling effect on the ICC as an institution which could hamper the court’s efforts to prosecute the numerous atrocities that have been perpetrated in many places around the world, from Ukraine to Uganda," said Rep. Gregory Meeks, the top Democrat on the Foreign Affairs Committee.

The legislation reprimanding the ICC was just the latest show of support from House Republicans for Israel since the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas that ignited the war. Republicans have held several votes related to Israel in recent months, highlighting divisions among Democrats over support for the U.S. ally.

Congressional leaders have&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-netanyahu-war-gaza-congress-596b0adf6ed8f71ccaaecccec8b9d341">invited Netanyahu</a>&nbsp;to address a joint meeting of Congress this summer, which is likely to further inflame tensions over Israel's handling of the war. Many Democrats are expected to boycott the speech.

Both the ICC and the United Nations’ highest court, the International Court of Justice, have begun to investigate allegations that both Israel and Hamas have committed genocide during the seven-month war.

Last month, ICC's prosecutor, Karim Khan, accused Netanyahu, his defense minister Yoav Gallant, and three Hamas leaders — Yahya Sinwar, Mohammed Deif and Ismail Haniyeh —&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-netanyahu-sinwar-icc-2f59ab4e649301af6ca5115ca69640c5">of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip and Israel</a>.

Netanyahu and other Israeli leaders condemned the ICC's move as disgraceful and antisemitic. President Joe Biden and members of Congress also lambasted the prosecutor and supported Israel’s right to defend itself.

Israel is not a member of the court, so even if the arrest warrants are issued, Netanyahu and Gallant do not face any immediate risk of prosecution. But the threat of arrest could make it difficult for Israeli leaders to travel abroad.

“Failing to act here in the Congress would make us complicit with the ICC’s illegitimate actions and we must not stay silent,” McCaul said. “We must stand with our allies.”

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 </figure>WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed legislation Tuesday that would sanction the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/international-criminal-court">International Criminal Court</a>&nbsp;for requesting arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli officials.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">We can&#39;t sit by idly as antisemitism takes root in the International Criminal Court. ICC’s arrest warrants for PM Netanyahu &amp; Minister Gallant are unacceptable. The ICC has no jurisdiction over Israel nor the U.S. Today’s vote made it clear— <a href="https://twitter.com/HouseGOP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HouseGOP</a> stands w/ Israel.&mdash; Tracey Mann (@RepMann) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepMann/status/1798109241703637007?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 4, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>The 247-155 vote amounts to Congress’ first legislative rebuke of the war crimes court since its&nbsp;<a>stunning decision</a>&nbsp;last month to seek arrest warrants for the leaders of Israel and Hamas. Kansas GOP Representatives Tracey Mann, Ron Estes and Jake LaTurner voted with the majority. Kansas Democrat Representative Sharice Davids voted against the bill.The move was widely denounced in Washington, creating a rare moment of unity on Israel even as partisan divisions over the war with Hamas intensified.While the House bill was expected to pass Tuesday, it managed to attract only modest Democratic support, despite an outpouring of outrage at the court's decision, dulling its chances in the Senate. The White House opposes the legislation, calling it overreach.Both the Republican and Democratic leaders of the House Foreign Affairs Committee acknowledged the bill in question is unlikely to become law and left the door open to further negotiation with the White House. They said it would be better for Congress to be united against the Hague-based court.“We’re always strongest, particularly on this committee, when we speak with one voice as one nation, in this case to the ICC and to the judges,” GOP Rep. Mike McCaul, chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, said during House debate. "A partisan messaging bill was not my intention here but that is where we are.”State Department spokesperson Matt Miller reiterated the administration's opposition to the sanctions bill.“We have made clear that while we oppose the decision taken by the prosecutor of the ICC, we don’t think it is appropriate, especially while there are ongoing investigations inside Israel looking at somebody’s very same questions, and we were willing to work with Congress on what a response might look like but we don’t support sanctions," Miller said.The House bill would apply sweeping economic sanctions and visa restrictions to individuals and judges associated with the ICC, including their family members. Democrats labeled the approach as “overly broad,” warning it could ensnare Americans and U.S. companies that do important work with the court.“This bill would have a chilling effect on the ICC as an institution which could hamper the court’s efforts to prosecute the numerous atrocities that have been perpetrated in many places around the world, from Ukraine to Uganda," said Rep. Gregory Meeks, the top Democrat on the Foreign Affairs Committee.The legislation reprimanding the ICC was just the latest show of support from House Republicans for Israel since the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas that ignited the war. Republicans have held several votes related to Israel in recent months, highlighting divisions among Democrats over support for the U.S. ally.Congressional leaders have&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-netanyahu-war-gaza-congress-596b0adf6ed8f71ccaaecccec8b9d341">invited Netanyahu</a>&nbsp;to address a joint meeting of Congress this summer, which is likely to further inflame tensions over Israel's handling of the war. Many Democrats are expected to boycott the speech.Both the ICC and the United Nations’ highest court, the International Court of Justice, have begun to investigate allegations that both Israel and Hamas have committed genocide during the seven-month war.Last month, ICC's prosecutor, Karim Khan, accused Netanyahu, his defense minister Yoav Gallant, and three Hamas leaders — Yahya Sinwar, Mohammed Deif and Ismail Haniyeh —&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-netanyahu-sinwar-icc-2f59ab4e649301af6ca5115ca69640c5">of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip and Israel</a>.Netanyahu and other Israeli leaders condemned the ICC's move as disgraceful and antisemitic. President Joe Biden and members of Congress also lambasted the prosecutor and supported Israel’s right to defend itself.Israel is not a member of the court, so even if the arrest warrants are issued, Netanyahu and Gallant do not face any immediate risk of prosecution. But the threat of arrest could make it difficult for Israeli leaders to travel abroad.“Failing to act here in the Congress would make us complicit with the ICC’s illegitimate actions and we must not stay silent,” McCaul said. “We must stand with our allies.”