News Wrap: Trump administration revokes security clearances of current, former officials

Amna Nawaz:

The biggest ocean swells along the East Coast are expected tomorrow and into Thursday. Already, officials in North Carolina say at least 60 people had to be rescued from rip currents near Wilmington.

For the first time in 30 years, the American Academy of Pediatrics is offering vaccine guidance that differs from official U.S. recommendations. In guidance issued today, the AAP is — quote — “strongly recommending” COVID-19 shots for kids aged 6 months to 2 years. Vaccines are also advised for older children at their parents’ discretion.

That differs from guidance established under U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., which doesn’t recommend shots for healthy kids of any age. Instead, the administration says kids can get the shots in consultation with their doctors.

The State Department has reportedly canceled more than 6,000 student visas. As first reported by FOX News, around 4,000 were pulled because of crimes including assault, driving under the influence, and burglary. As many as 300 visas were revoked over what an official called support for terrorism, though no further details were provided.

The cancellations represent just a fraction of the more than a million foreign students who study at American colleges and universities. But they are the latest example of the Trump administration’s tough approach towards student visas as part of its broader immigration crackdown.

Nebraska’s governor and the Department of Homeland Security announced plans today to open an immigration detention center in a farming area in the state’s southwest corner. Dubbed Cornhusker Clink, officials say the former inmate work camp will provide up to 280 beds for ICE detainees.

The announcement follows the opening last month of what the administration calls Alligator Alcatraz in the Florida Everglades. That facility has been the subject of legal challenges by attorneys who say the inmates are not given due process and are forced to endure poor living conditions. The centers are part of a broader effort to meet the infrastructure needs of the Trump administration’s deportation push.

In the Middle East, Egypt says the ball is now in Israel’s court after Hamas tentatively agreed to a cease-fire proposal put forward by Arab mediators. But Israel has yet to offer an official response. Hamas and Arab officials say the current deal would involve a 60-day truce, the release of some Israeli hostages and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, a surge of aid to Gaza, plus talks to permanently end the war.

A Qatari official said today the framework is similar to one Israel accepted in the last round of talks involving the U.S.