Tag: immigration
Progressive Briefing for Wednesday, August 1, 2018
ICE served eviction notice in Syracuse, Trump tweaks capital gains to benefit the rich, US deports parents but keeps their children, and more.
ICE served eviction notice in Syracuse: At least 10 arrested in...
Nearly filling the lobby nine activists, most of with who were wearing "Evict ICE" t-shirts locked arms in front of the hallway that led to the first floor of the building.
Families at the border are reunited briefly, if at all
I believe that for the families that remain separated, the likelihood of reunification may grow remote.
Reports of inhuman treatment at border facilities prompts judge to order...
“I need to appoint an independent monitor to give me an objective viewpoint about what is going on at the facilities.”
“Brutal and sadistic”: Noam Chomsky on family separation & the U.S....
More than 400 parents have been deported back to their home countries while their children remain in U.S. custody in facilities scattered across the United States.
Progressive Briefing for Friday, July 27, 2018
What you need to know about the Democratic Socialists of America, as Trump Administration misses family reunification deadline, children protest "horrific" immigration policy, and more.
Despite today’s court-ordered deadline, more than 900 migrant children remain separated...
The government admits at least 900 children have yet to be reunited, and some 463 separated parents have been deported – even as their children remain in U.S. detention centers.
ICE: The making of an American Gestapo
The depth and breadth of outrage against the brutal treatment of migrant and refugee families by ICE has even extended into the agency itself.
Migrant children detained in shelters being drugged, told not to hug,...
This comes as advocates say some migrant children have been released from federally contracted shelters with scabies and lice.
‘Primary every single one of them:’ 18 Democrats join GOP to...
Denouncing the resolution as a political stunt by the Republican majority, 133 House Democrats opted to vote "present" instead of yes or no.
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Phoenix places 10th on worst zoo List, pledges to shut down elephant exhibit
Phoenix Zoo’s decision is part of a growing trend among zoos across North America with about 40 zoos closing their elephant exhibits and many more pledging to close their exhibits.
The Santa Ana by Joan Didion
Written by Joan Didion, The Santa Ana ("Los Angeles Notebook"/Slouching Towards Bethlehem) was published in The Saturday Evening Post in 1965.
LA wildfires destroy homes as insurers abandon policyholders in high-risk areas
Insurance companies pull out of fire-prone areas, leaving homeowners scrambling for coverage amid record-breaking climate disasters.
Can nonviolent struggle defeat a dictator? This database emphatically says yes
The Global Nonviolent Action Database details some 40 cases of mass movements overcoming tyrants through strategic nonviolent campaigns.
Winners of 2024 Shkreli Awards expose worst healthcare profiteering cases
Shocking profiteering in healthcare system continues to harm patients nationwide.