A U.S. official said a unilateral deal is unlikely, but the administration has compiled a list of prisoners held by the U.S. whose release might interest Hamas.
Beijing's "broader strategy" involves targeting local and state officials in hopes of securing more support for China and gaining insight into political decision making, officials say.
Osiel Cárdenas Guillén had served 14 years of a 25-year sentence when he was transferred from a federal prison into ICE custody for a planned handoff to Mexican officials.
Homeland Security said the program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans will resume with stronger vetting, but no issues have been found with people already admitted to the U.S.
More than 100,000 applications to sponsor migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela were flagged for review, and sources say thousands have not yet been cleared.
The advocacy group Hots&Cots says it collected the photos from anonymous service members to push the Pentagon to fix living conditions in military housing.
Those on leave include the head of the Pittsburgh field office, whose office was responsible for coordinating the security plan in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vowed at the RNC on July 17 to keep sending the buses, but state government data obtained by NBC News shows no buses left Texas in July.