Nursing home operators ask Supreme Court to keep Haitians in the US

 Nursing home operators are telling the Supreme Court that revoking the right of Haitian immigrants to remain in the U.S. could be detrimental to the industry’s workforce, The Washington Post reported April 14.

The Supreme Court is set to hear a case April 29 over Haitian immigrants’ temporary protection status. About 353,000 Haitians were awarded the status after an earthquake in 2010. The Trump administration is now arguing that conditions in Haiti are safe enough for them to return, but advocates argue that gang warfare and civil unrest pose ongoing danger. 

The nursing home industry became involved because it relies heavily on immigrant labor, which makes up about 28% of the long-term care workforce, KFF reported in 2025. The Migration Policy Institute estimated that in 2021, 103,000 Haitian immigrants were healthcare workers, including nursing assistants, personal care aides and home health aides. 

On April 13, industry representatives filed a friend-of-the-court brief advising justices that sending Haitians away would pose challenges for the older adults care workforce.

The Department of Homeland Security revoked temporary protected status for Haitians last year, but lower courts blocked deportation. The administration then appealed to the Supreme Court.

https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/post-acute/nursing-home-operators-ask-supreme-court-to-keep-haitians-in-the-us/

Wave Life Sciences plans board-approved redomiciling to US

 Wave Life Sciences plans board-approved redomiciling of parent from Singapore to a new Delaware corporation, files preliminary proxy seeking shareholder approval

https://finviz.com/quote.ashx?t=WVE&p=d

Norway's $2tn sovereign wealth fund has 'no plans' to reduce US assets - FT

 Norway's $2.1 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, has no plans to reduce its US asset holdings despite concerns over mounting U.S. debt and regional conflicts. Finance Minister Jens Stoltenberg told the Financial Times that the fund, which equals $340,000 per citizen, maintains its strategy because its high exposure reflects the vast size of the US market.

https://www.reuters.com/business/norways-sovereign-wealth-fund-has-no-plans-reduce-us-assets-finance-minister-2026-04-15/

Iran may allow ships through Omani side of Hormuz under US deal – Reuters

 

Iran could consider allowing ships to sail through the Omani side of the Strait of Hormuz without interference or attack as part of a potential deal with the United States, Reuters reported, citing a source close to Tehran.

https://www.iranintl.com/en/liveblog/202604159162

Airbus unit likely shared imagery of US military assets with China - US House

 

The US House Select Committee on China said on Wednesday Airbus’s space division likely provided satellite imagery of US military assets to China ahead of an operation referred to as “Epic Fury,” Reuters reported.

https://www.iranintl.com/en/liveblog/202604159162

White House: 'Era Of Amnesty Is Over'

 by Catherine Salgado via PJ Media,

“No more activist judges shielding criminal illegals. No more endless delays. Only results.” The Trump White House is celebrating multiple massive immigration enforcement wins that signal the era of mass migration and mass amnesty is over.

Since Donald Trump came back into office, federal authorities have removed three million illegal aliens from the United States through ICE deportations or voluntary deportations, which is the biggest reduction in illegal migration in modern history, according to a White House press release on April 9. This is exactly what the American people voted for. This is the sort of reform we hoped to see when immigration became one of the top issues in the 2024 election.

Besides the three million deportees, border officers have not released a single illegal alien into the United States at our borders for 11 straight months. The “era of amnesty is over,” indeed.

The overwhelming majority of asylum claims have long been fraudulent, and that is one major area where the Trump administration implemented reform. The U.S. immigration authority now grants asylum in only 7% of cases, slashing the number of criminals and illegal aliens who tried to use asylum claims as a free ticket into our country. In contrast, under Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, the government approved over 50% of asylum claims, according to the release.

I will give just two illustrations of why this is a big deal. First, just this week, the U.S. State Department revoked the lawful permanent resident status it had granted to Hamideh Soleimani Afshar, the niece of mass-murdering Iranian jihad leader Qasem Soleimani. Afshar had obtained residency and a life of luxury in the United States by claiming asylum here. Yet she repeatedly returned to Iran and regularly spouted pro-regime propaganda, illustrating how bogus her asylum claim was. And second, back in 2024, an Ecuadoran “asylum seeker” raped a 13-year-old at knifepoint in New York. These are only two examples of how broken our asylum system was before the Trump administration took over.

The White House release also highlighted the following wins:

Deportations and removal orders are surging: In fiscal year 2025, immigration courts issued nearly 500,000 removal orders — a 57% increase over the prior year — as criminal illegals are removed faster and in far greater numbers than ever before.

The massive court backlog is being slashed: Hundreds of thousands of cases have already been cleared since Inauguration Day, with reductions accelerating every month — ending the years-long delays that let illegals remain indefinitely.

And, as noted above, the Trump administration has successfully closed our borders.

The White House press release enthusiastically concluded, “President Trump promised to end the open borders nightmare — and he is delivering on that promise with unrelenting force. The era of catch-and-release, mass releases, and activist judicial amnesty is over.”

As we celebrate the 250th year of America’s existence, there is no better time to reflect on what national sovereignty and security mean.

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/white-house-era-amnesty-over

Treasury Secretary Says Order On Citizenship Proof For Banking Is 'In Process'

 by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday confirmed that an executive order mandating banks to collect citizenship information on customers is underway.

“It’s in process. And I don’t think it’s unreasonable, because, why don’t we have information on who’s in our banking system?” he told Semafor in an April 13 interview, responding to whether the Trump administration was working on the banking order.

“I have a place in the UK; they want to know who lives in every apartment—and how do we know that it’s not part of a foreign terrorist organization?” he added.

At least one Republican lawmaker has asked the Trump administration to implement such an order, and The Wall Street Journal reported, citing anonymous sources, that banks could be tasked with requiring people to submit passports under the policy.

In a post issued on X in October 2025, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) included a letter he sent to Bessent urging the secretary to carry out a “comprehensive review of current rules that allow illegal aliens to obtain financial services and access to the U.S. banking system.”

“Access to the American banking system is a privilege that should be reserved for those who respect our laws and sovereignty,” Cotton wrote in the letter. “When individuals are allowed to open accounts without verifying legal status, we are permitting illegal aliens to establish financial roots and integrate economically, all while bypassing the legal channels that millions use properly.”

Cotton asked whether the administration could implement the order under the USA PATRIOT Act, a Bush administration-era law enacted in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, or the Bank Secrecy Act, a 1970 anti-money laundering law.

The Trump administration has prioritized cracking down on illegal immigration as well as entitlement fraud. Since he took office in January 2025, President Donald Trump has issued multiple executive orders and memoranda to boost the deportation of illegal immigrants and end temporary deportation protection programs for certain countries.

Trump has also called on Congress to pass the SAVE America Act, which has stalled in the Senate, to require photo IDs for voting and proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote.

In a post last month, the president said that there would be no deal to end the partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) unless some Democrats join Republicans to pass the measure.

The bill must include “their approval of Voter I.D., (with picture!), Citizenship to Vote, No Mail-In Voting (with exceptions), All Paper Ballots, No Men In Women’s Sports, and No Transgender MUTILIZATION of our precious children,” he wrote in a Truth Social post on March 22. He also called on congressional lawmakers to stay in Washington during the Easter recess, although the lawmakers ultimately went on their break.

Last month, the Trump administration established an anti-fraud task force that would investigate instances of illegal immigrants engaging in benefits fraud as well as other forms of waste and abuse.

The Epoch Times contacted the White House for comment on Tuesday.

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/treasury-secretary-says-order-citizenship-proof-banking-process