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Israel starts a tense ceasefire in Lebanon. And, Trump nominates a new CDC director.

backlog of immigration applications leaves them vulnerable to deportation.** An [NPR review of data](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/17/nx-s1-5777632/us-trump-immigration-delay-applications-citizenship-deportation) from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the DHS agency that approves immigration applications, shows that nearly

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