The Federal Newswire reports news and information related to federal agencies.

On January 8, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deported Kemar Hamilton, a Jamaican national who was convicted of homicide in New York.

For decades, policymakers assumed that economic integration with China would liberalize its politics and embed it in a stable, interdependent global order. Few companies embodied that optimism more than Apple. Patrick McGee, author of the popular book Apple in China, argues that Apple’s rise in China helped accelerate the development of the very industrial ecosystem that now underpins Beijing’s technological and geopolitical power.

Thirty years after Congress passed Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, the law is still debated by stakeholders in social media, artificial intelligence, and technology platforms. The statute shields companies from liability for content posted by consumers, which supporters contend is important to free expression and innovation. Jennifer Huddleston, a senior fellow in technology policy at the Cato Institute, argues that Section 230 remains a foundational guardrail for speech and competition in the digital age.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar during the 50th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis.