More Trump administration reversals
A quick rundown:
— The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said on Monday it will hire for “mission-critical field positions” amid expert warnings that the National Weather Service has been cut too sharply as hurricane season arrives, The Associated Press reports.
— The Department of Education hasn’t gone through with the plan to garnish Social Security checks over defaulted student loans, agency spokesperson Ellen Keast tells The Hill.
“The Trump Administration is committed to protecting Social Security recipients who oftentimes rely on a fixed income,” Keast says. “In the coming weeks, the Department will begin proactive outreach to recipients about affordable loan repayment options and help them back into good standing.”
— The Department of Homeland Security put up a website last week with a warning that it would name and shame officials in sanctuary jurisdictions, but it started removing some jurisdictions within days and now has taken down the list completely, Roll Call says.
DHS had announced the list in a social media post on Thursday that said the identified jurisdictions “are deliberately obstructing the enforcement of federal immigration laws and endangering American citizens,” according to AP.
But the list included places with strong support for Trump administration immigration policies, communities with small immigrant populations, and misspellings, AP says.