El DHS (siglas en inglés del departamento) pidió los soldados para ayudar a llevar a cabo el “mandato” que recibió el presidente Donald Trump “de parte del pueblo estadounidense de arrestar y deportar a los extranjeros ilegales criminales”, declaró Tricia McLaughlin, portavoz del departamento. Indicó que el DHS “usará todas las herramientas y recursos disponibles” para hacerlo porque “la seguridad de los ciudadanos estadounidenses es lo primero”.
After the University of Washington protest, a federal antisemitism task force said it was launching a review. It applauded quick action from police but said it expected campus leaders to “follow up with enforcement actions and policy changes that are clearly necessary to prevent these uprisings moving forward.”The stakes are also higher for international students as the federal government moves to
with ties to pro-Palestinian activism.After calling police to clear the library occupied by protesters last week, Columbia Universityand barred 33 others from campus.
Columbia’s response drew praise from the Trump administration’s task force, which said it was encouraged by the university’s “strong and resolute statement” condemning the protest.Even before the latest protest, Columbia had agreed to other changes amid pressure from federal officials, including a ban on face masks used to conceal identities and the hiring of new public safety officers empowered to make arrests on campus.
The University of Washington protest also drew a
, with 21 students later suspended.Energy Secretary Ed Miliband said he’d asked the National Energy System Operator, which oversees U.K. gas and electricity networks, to “urgently investigate” the fire, “to understand any wider lessons to be learned on energy resilience for critical national infrastructure.”
It is expected to report initial findings within six weeks.“The government is determined to do everything it can to prevent a repeat of what happened at Heathrow,” Miliband said.
Heathrow announced its own review, to be led by former transport secretary Ruth Kelly, a member of the airport’s board.Heathrow Chairman Paul Deighton said Kelly will look at “the robustness and execution of Heathrow’s crisis management plans, the airport’s response during the incident and how the airport recovered.”