crackdown

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Singh’s business faced challenges earlier this year when a crackdown on immigrant drivers led to sudden departures, shrinking the available labor pool and leaving 15 of his trucks unused.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Nepal's ex-prime minister KP Sharma Oli and former interior minister Ramesh Lekhak have been released from custody after questioning for their alleged role in a deadly 2025 crackdown on protesters, police said Thursday.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Federal authorities announced arrests in a hospice fraud crackdown in Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

The day before, a group of demonstrators had swarmed the Sunday service of Cities Church in St. Paul, Minn., protesting the immigration crackdown.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

When I ask Stu what happened to inspire the crackdown, he just mutters about “management decisions” and takes the opportunity to upbraid Gail and me for being too generous with the rolls.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich