Friday, January 10, 2025

Tag: immigration

Asylum seekers win in court as federal judge rules against indefinite...

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ruled asylum seekers who have passed a credible fear interview should be given humanitarian parole, not indefinite detention.

As gov’t struggles to reunite families, detained mothers are organizing to...

Mabel Gonzales has carefully documented the cases of mothers who have been separated from their children at a detention facility in El Paso, Texas, where she is currently jailed.

Discharging immigrants: Enlistees in the US Army with legal status no...

“This decision must be reversed now, for the sake of our military, to show that America keeps its word and to uphold the very values we claim to stand for."

US turned away thousands of Haitian asylum-seekers and detained hundreds more...

When the U.S. detained Haitian refugees indefinitely, it set a precedent.

Inside the crowdfunding campaign to reunite a family separated at the...

In response to the support she has received, Gonzalez-Garcia said, “Thank you, thank you so much. I won’t be able to pay you all back, but you’ll receive blessings from God.”

Bernie Sanders goes beyond the call to abolish ICE, says America’s...

The "systemic cruelty of the American immigration system" has been around long before Trump.

Calls to abolish ICE were everywhere at the massive March Against...

As tens of thousands took to the streets this weekend, many marchers joined the growing demand to defund and dismantle ICE.

Hostage situation

Zero tolerance for decency.

Progressive Briefing for Wednesday, July 4, 2018

New ICE policy gives immigrant families a cruel choice, two more government agencies ax climate change from their websites, a majority of Americans want Citizens United overturned, and more.

Progressive Briefing for Tuesday, July 3, 2018

New study shows a correlation between air pollution and diabetes, despite the fact that EPA deems the levels 'safe,' News outlets indirectly paid Melania Trump up to $1 million for images under contract that demanded 'positive' coverage and more.

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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.

GOP attack on Medicaid puts millions of Americans at risk of losing coverage

Republicans push Medicaid cuts that could leave millions without health coverage.