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• Trump administration held talks with Iran on deporting Iranians during the war, court documents show

  Newly unsealed legal records reveal federal immigration authorities coordinated travel logistics with Tehran officials to execute removal orders despite an ongoing armed conflict. An active lawsuit alleges the government improperly transferred confidential asylum seeker information to facilitate these returns. A federal judge has intervened over safety concerns, requiring advance notice before any further deportation efforts take place.

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• At war with Iran, US still held secret talks with Tehran to deport Iranian nationals

  Newly unsealed court records reveal that federal immigration authorities secretly coordinated with Tehran as recently as mid-October to organize three deportation flights through a third nation. The policy faced fierce scrutiny from a federal judge after a lawsuit claimed confidential asylum seeker records were improperly shared with Iranian officials during wartime. These covert efforts highlight an aggressive push to execute removals despite severe safety risks to the deportees.

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• California's Proposition 40, which proposes a one-time 5% tax on assets of billionaires for healthcare funding, seems headed for defeat as vote counts continue (Los Angeles Times)

  State election officials continue tallying ballots that indicate the ambitious wealth-tax initiative will fall short of passage. The measure sought to tap into the fortunes of the state's richest residents to inject substantial new funding into healthcare programs. Its anticipated rejection marks a significant setback for advocates attempting to address healthcare finance through targeted billionaire asset levies.

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