A Biden-era policy that allowed federal immigration officials to seek and accept private donations for the care of illegal immigrants in custody has been ended by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The agency said the arrangement no longer fits the Trump administration’s tougher approach to border enforcement.

CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott immediately withdrew the agency from a 2022 Department of Homeland Security directive, according to an internal memo obtained exclusively by Fox News.

The directive had authorized the heads of CBP and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to solicit, receive and use gifts intended to support illegal immigrants held in agency custody.

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“This delegation order is no longer needed or appropriate,” Scott wrote. He said the sharp decline in encounters and apprehensions meant CBP no longer needed private donations or gifts to distribute to aliens in custody.

Scott also said the policy was inconsistent with the Trump administration’s stronger border enforcement posture and the related presidential actions issued by the administration.

“For these reasons, I am withdrawing CBP from DHS Delegation 07107, Rev. 1 effective immediately,” Scott wrote.

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CBP confirmed the decision to Fox News, saying agency officials recently became aware of the directive and moved to end the agency’s participation. The withdrawal applies only to CBP; Scott’s memo does not indicate that ICE has been removed from the DHS policy.

The original delegation was signed on May 3, 2022, by John K. Tien, who was then the deputy secretary of Homeland Security.

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The directive also gave the CBP commissioner and ICE director permission to seek specific gifts connected to the care of illegal immigrants in agency custody.

Scott said CBP had requested the authority because facilities were facing an “elevated number of aliens encountered, processed and held” at the time. He said the substantial drop in encounters and apprehensions means the agency no longer needs private donations or gifts for migrants in custody.

“CBP will continue to provide care for aliens in our custody through our normal appropriations,” Scott wrote.

A Florida couple says a fertility clinic mistakenly used another man’s sperm during their IVF treatment, leaving the husband with a “zero percent probability” of being their baby girl’s biological father.

Natalie and Joshua Strong spent years navigating injections, hormone treatments, medication and the emotional toll of a failed IVF cycle before finally welcoming their long-awaited daughter in 2025.

Their happiness turned to shock less than 24 hours after the birth, when routine blood tests indicated that Joshua was not the child’s biological father.

The couple alleges that Brown Fertility in Jacksonville used sperm from an unidentified man to create the embryo that became their daughter. The clinic has denied the accusation, according to CNN.

A subsequent DNA test confirmed the devastating result for the couple.

“I just don’t understand how one little mistake like that could affect our whole lives forever,” Natalie told CBS News.

Natalie and Joshua are suing Brown Fertility and its lead physician, Dr. Samuel Brown. They want to learn who their daughter’s biological father is and determine what happened to Joshua’s sperm.

The couple is also concerned that the alleged mix-up could involve more than the child they are raising.

The Strongs still have three embryos in storage, but they say they do not know whose sperm was used to create them.

Joshua is also struggling with the possibility that his sperm may have been mistakenly used in another patient’s fertility treatment.

“We have no idea if they still have it, if they’ve used it elsewhere,” Joshua told CNN. “If there are other potential children somewhere, we have no idea.”

The couple’s ordeal began after what should have been one of the most joyful moments of their lives.

Natalie and Joshua started IVF in 2023, hoping to have a biological child together. Their first treatment cycle, however, was unsuccessful.

Natalie then underwent another round of injections, hormone treatments and medication before the next attempt led to a pregnancy.

“We finally got our beautiful baby girl, and it was the best day of my life,” she said.

But after the birth, the couple were told that their daughter had type B-positive blood, according to their lawsuit.

The Strongs both have negative blood types and the filing alleges the result was incompatible with Joshua being the biological father.

Joshua said he immediately realized something was wrong.

‘Within a day they told us her blood type and I pretty much knew immediately that something was messed up at that point,’ he said.

For Natalie, who had only just given birth, the revelation transformed a moment of euphoria into one of dread.

‘I was worried, confused,’ she recalled. ‘I didn’t know how that would be possible with all the stuff we’ve been through for the last few years.’

She stressed that nothing about the discovery changed how she felt about her newborn daughter.

‘I was so happy I had her and I love her more than anything in the world,’ Natalie said. ‘But to hear that right after you have your baby is devastating.’

Joshua has also spoken of his overwhelming and conflicting emotions.

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‘Obviously, I love her tremendously. And I’m so happy that we have her,’ he said.

But he described the situation as ‘a struggle’ involving emotions that are difficult even to put into words.

At a press conference, Joshua became visibly upset as he discussed the ordeal.

‘I think about it every day,’ he said. ‘It’s just overwhelming at times.’

The Strongs say they eventually intend to explain what happened to their daughter when she is old enough to understand.

Natalie said they believe questions about genetics, medical history and her appearance could make keeping the circumstances of her conception from her unrealistic.

‘We do eventually want to tell her when she’s old enough to understand,’ she said, adding that she hopes her daughter knows ‘that her parents are enough for her.’

The couple says identifying the biological father is important primarily because their daughter deserves to know her genetic and medical history.

The couple’s attorney, Rob Marcereau, said the lawsuit came only after almost a year of attempts to obtain answers from Brown Fertility.

‘We’ve gotten nothing,’ Marcereau said noting how the litigation is intended to determine ‘what happened, whose sperm was used, what happened to Joshua’s sperm’ and how such an alleged error could have occurred.

Brown Fertility has denied the Strongs’ claim with a spokesperson saying the clinic would not comment further while the case is being litigated.

The Strongs’ case also means their plans to grow their family are on hold.

They still have three embryos at Brown Fertility, but their attorneys say arrangements are being made to move them.

‘We have no idea whose sperm was used on the remaining three embryos,’ Joshua said. ‘We don’t have any clue.’

‘I am getting older and I don’t know how much longer I can process, you know, go through the process of that again,’ Natalie added.

For now, she said, the couple is concentrating on the little girl they spent years desperately trying to have.

‘We’re really happy with our daughter we have now,’ Natalie said. ‘We love her to death and we couldn’t imagine not having her in our lives.’

‘I have an interest in finding out what our baby’s genetic history is for her health reasons,’ Natalie said. ‘But further than that, no.’

Marcereau claimed fertility mistakes are more common than many Americans realize and alleged that inadequate staffing, training and quality controls can contribute to errors at some clinics. 

Another attorney for the couple described fertility medicine in the US as the ‘Wild, Wild West of medicine,’ arguing that the industry lacks the kind of overarching regulation seen in some other countries.

Natalie said the family’s goal goes beyond obtaining answers for themselves and wants to make sure another couple does not endure the same experience.

‘I just hope they do better for the next couples they take care of,’ she said. ‘We don’t want it to happen to another family. It’s devastating.’

FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. — For Adri Mehmeti, Wednesday morning offered a glimpse of what his own future might look like. The 17-year-old sat beside Tyler Adams, a player whose path from the New York Red Bulls to the U.S. men’s national team closely mirrors the one Mehmeti is beginning to follow.

Mehmeti is expected to earn his first senior national team cap during the next two weeks, capping a breakout season with the Red Bulls. His composure in possession has fueled the belief that he could become the USMNT’s holding midfielder of the future. Adams received a similar opportunity nine years ago, joining his first camp at 18 after emerging with the same club and carrying comparable expectations.

“It’s a big step for me,” Mehmeti said. “Coming in with all these young guys and experienced guys, being able to learn [from] them, seeing the different characters and how it blends into the style that the U.S. wants to play, it’s been great. It’s a big jump. It’s going to take some time to get used to.”

Adams was already familiar with Mehmeti and fellow Red Bulls teenager Julian Hall before the camp began. He had heard about both players when they were still in middle school and progressing through the club’s academy. Now, Adams has emphasized that he is available to help, reminding the young players that mistakes are a necessary part of growth.

“Every single player that’s got called into this camp has the potential to become a really good player,” Adams said. “It’s about going through that process.”

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Even among the camp’s promising young players, Mehmeti stands out as someone with the potential to become special—though that is a weighty label for a 17-year-old still at the beginning of his development.

The Staten Island native remains only 17, and plenty of growth lies ahead. Still, his technical quality and ability to distribute from central midfield are evident. Those strengths could also complement Adams’ defensive instincts if the two are given an opportunity to play together during the next two weeks.

“Watching him at the highest levels, you can see the character that he has, the personality. What he’s willing to do with and without the ball, watching him be a role model for me,” Mehmeti said. “Because hopefully one day I can take a similar pathway that he’s taken.”

So far, Mehmeti appears to be off to an impressive start.

A Florida judge has convicted a plastic surgeon of killing an attorney involved in a long-running dispute over payment for medical procedures.

Steven Cozzi’s body has never been recovered. During six days of testimony, however, prosecutors called dozens of witnesses and presented a disturbing account of a killing they described as a violent act of revenge.

Dr. Tomasz Kosowski, 47, acted as his own attorney throughout the trial. He waived his right to have a jury decide the case, leaving his fate to Judge Joseph Bulone.

The trial opened Sept. 14, more than three years after Cozzi disappeared. On Wednesday, Judge Bulone found Kosowski guilty of murdering him.

Wearing an orange jail uniform, Kosowski displayed little visible emotion as the verdict was read.

He could be sentenced to life in prison without parole or face the death penalty.

Before moving to the penalty phase, Bulone reminded Kosowski that representing himself came with “disadvantages.” The judge then asked whether he wanted a lawyer for the sentencing proceedings.

“Question No. 1: You still want to represent yourself?” Bulone asked.

“Yes, your honor,” Kosowski replied immediately.

“Question No. 2: Do you still want to go non-jury?” Bulone asked.

Kosowski again answered, “Yes, your honor.”

A date for Kosowski’s sentencing had not been announced.

The evidence

Before prosecutors rested, they argued that Kosowski had developed an obsession with Cozzi. They said the doctor’s anger over the yearslong legal dispute escalated into threats in a restroom and surveillance outside Cozzi’s home.

Cozzi’s husband testified that the encounters had left him deeply concerned. He even suggested arranging security whenever the two men needed to meet face to face.

Prosecutors said Cozzi and Kosowski scheduled a teleconference in March 2023. Shortly before it was to begin, Kosowski allegedly entered the law firm without being noticed, attacked Cozzi in a restroom and carried him out in a blanket-covered wagon.

Kosowski arrived late for the meeting. Cozzi never appeared.

His co-workers were initially unable to explain his absence.

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Their questions intensified when they discovered blood throughout a bathroom in the building. Investigators later determined that the blood belonged to Cozzi.

But Cozzi had vanished.

Surveillance video, pieced together later using Flock cameras, showed a man pulling a wagon from the law firm, struggling to load its contents into the bed, and traveling to Kosowski’s multimillion-dollar, Tarpon Springs home.

There, prosecutors said, Kosowski transferred Cozzi to another vehicle and headed south toward the Everglades. DNA evidence found later in the garage was a match for Cozzi.

Kosowski eventually made a stop in a remote area of Florida at a dumpster, pings from his cellphone showed. There, he hoisted Cozzi into the trash container and left, prosecutors and witnesses said.

The contents were hauled to a local landfill and soon were buried under thousands of tons of garbage. Though they felt certain of Cozzi’s location and combed through trash for days, searchers couldn’t recover a body.

Police arrested Kosowski in March 2023, and he’s been held in jail ever since.

The doctor’s defense

Throughout the trial, Kosowski sat quietly, watching witnesses and prosecutors with a bland expression. Rarely, he cross-examined witnesses.

He called into question evidence related to DNA evidence, cellphone pings and whether he’d really had the time and physical strength to complete the crime in the way prosecutors had testified.

The trial wrapped up for the week on Friday and resumed Tuesday.

In his closing arguments Wednesday, Kosowski spoke calmly and confidently.

“Not only is it impossible, physically, to do what the state asserts is required of anybody— let alone me — it makes no sense in time,” Kosowski told the judge.

He gave reasons why he said he was innocent. Then, the judge paused the proceedings.

When the trial reconvened less than 30 minutes later, a statement was read aloud declaring that Bulone had found Kosowski guilty of first-degree murder.

News Media was not able to reach Kosowski for comment.

The trial will now move to the penalty phase, where the only two options are life without the possibility of parole or the death penalty. A Spencer hearing has been scheduled for Oct. 8, which allows a defendant to present more evidence or mitigating factors to consider before sentencing.