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People who've been taken into custody related to cases of illegal entry into the United States, stand in line at a facility in McAllen, Texas, Sunday, June 17, 2018. <br>U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Rio Grande Valley Sector via AP

Feds seek removal of 20-day limit on immigrant family holds

The Department of Justice on Thursday asked a federal judge to change the rules regarding the detention of immigrant families who enter the country illegally, seeking permission to detain them for longer than 20 days in an effort to keep children with their parents.

A Permanent Resident Card, or "green card."<br>

Lawsuit: Military policy for non-citizens discriminatory

First lady Melania Trump signs a large paper American flag while visiting the Upbring New Hope Children Center run by the Lutheran Social Services of the South in McAllen, Texas, Thursday, June 21, 2018.<br>Andrew Harnik/AP

First lady visits migrant children at Texas detention center

marine corps

Vasillios Pistolis, a Marine, is featured prominently in the May 3 report on current and former U.S. military personnel who are involved in white supremacist hate groups. According to the report, Pistolis who bragged about beating people in Charlottesville, Va., last summer.<br>via Facebook

Marine accused of white supremacist ties is headed to prison

Lance Cpl. Vasillios George Pistolis, accused of participating in the Unite the Right rally held Aug. 12, 2017, in Charlottesville, Va., has been found guilty in a summary court-martial.

air force

National Guard, Air Force rescuing more than 100 from Bible camp in Montana

The Montana Army National Guard and the U.S. Air Force are evacuating nearly 140 people from a Bible camp southwest of Augusta after the road was washed out due to flooding.

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In this June 1, 2018 photo, Susan Cole sits with a portrait of her son, Lee Cole, in the spot where he posted a Facebook Live video in April talking about taking his own life, in Colorado Springs, Colo. His body was found April 25 below a cliff in the Strawberry Hill area in Colorado Springs.<br>Christian Murdock/The Gazette via AP

Colorado vet's death offers glimpse into suicidal mind

Hours after being discharged from a mental health treatment facility, 38-year-old disabled veteran Lee Cole hiked into a wilderness area in southwest Colorado Springs with a backpack and the cellphone on which he planned to record his final message.

navy

Navy’s top enlisted sailor announces retirement amidst misconduct probe

Master Chief of the Navy Steven Giordano on Thursday announced he would leave the service in an attempt to “avoid distraction” as the Navy inspector general probes allegations that he fostered a hostile work environment in his Pentagon office.