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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 12: Hundreds turn out outside of a New York court to protest the arrest and detention of Mahmoud Khalil, a green card holder and recent Columbia graduate who played a role in pro-Palestinian protests at the university on March 12, 2025 in New York City. A federal judge in New York will hear arguments for and against Khalil, a Palestinian and legal permanent resident of the United States. He was arrested by federal immigration agents in New York City on Saturday and was subsequently transferred to a facility in Jena, Louisiana, where he is being held. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Secretary Of State Marco Rubio On Mahmoud Khalil Case: ‘This Isn’t About Free Speech’

72nd Secretary of State Marco Rubio doubled down on the detention and anticipated deportation of Columbia University’s anti-Israel protest organizer, Mahmoud Khalil, while critics have claimed that the move violates the First Amendment.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks with the media on his military airplane as he flies to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, March 10, 2025. Rubio arrived in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah ahead of the talks with Ukrainian officials expected on March 11, leading a delegation including Mike Waltz, US President Donald Trump's national security adviser. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / POOL / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Rubio: 83% Of USAID Programs Set For Cancelation

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Monday that 83% of the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) programs are set to be canceled.

Tributes are placed beneath the covered seal of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) at their headquarters in Washington, DC, on February 7, 2025. US President Donald Trump on February 7, 2025 called for USAID to be shuttered, escalating his unprecedented campaign to dismantle the humanitarian agency. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

USAID Inspector General Dismissed Days After Criticizing Trump Admin’s Aid Pause

The Trump administration announced that they have fired the inspector general of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), which is currently being accused of widespread fraud and money laundering, after the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) discovered a slew of wasteful initiatives that were being funded by U.S. tax dollars.

Inmates look on as they remain in a cell at the Counter-Terrorism Confinement Centre (CECOT) mega-prison, where hundreds of members of the MS-13 and 18 Street gangs are being held, in Tecoluca, El Salvador on January 27, 2025. The CECOT, the largest prison in Latin America and emblem of the war against gangs of the government of President Nayib Bukele, celebrates two years since it was inaugurated on February 1. (Photo by Marvin RECINOS / AFP) (Photo by MARVIN RECINOS/AFP via Getty Images)

El Salvador Agrees To Accept Deported Migrants Under New U.S. Deal, Including Criminals

El Salvador has agreed to take in violent U.S. criminals who are currently in jails and prisons. They have also agreed to accept deportees of any nationality.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the media during a visit to the workshops of aircraft maintenance firm Aeroman in San Luis Talpa, El Salvador on February 3, 2025. (Photo by Mark Schiefelbein / POOL AP / AFP) (Photo by MARK SCHIEFELBEIN/POOL AP/AFP via Getty Images)

Rubio Confirms His Position As Acting Director Of USAID

State Secretary Marco Rubio has confirmed that he is now the acting chief of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 03: A security guard stands at the entrance to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) headquarters on February 03, 2025 in Washington, DC. Elon Musk, tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), said in a social media post that he and U.S. President Doanld Trump will shut down the foreign assistance agency. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

USAID D.C. Headquarters Closed To Staff After Musk Declares Agency Shutdown With Trump’s Approval

Staffers of the U.S. Agency for International Development were instructed to stay out of the agency’s Washington headquarters on Monday, according to a notice distributed to them, after Tesla founder Elon Musk announced that President Donald Trump had agreed with him to shut down the agency.