Tag: immigration
Progressive Briefing for Thursday, July 12, 2018
"Papa" John is at it again, activists raise money to post bond for detained immigrants, Hawaii Supreme Court rules against anti-LGBTQ hate group, and more.
Trump administration fails to meet federal judge’s ‘firm deadlines’ for reunification...
"The parent has a right to be reunified and it's the government's obligation to make it so."
‘Abolish ICE’ doesn’t mean what conservatives say it does
Abolishing ICE is not about lawlessness or open borders but about upholding our constitutional principles of defending people’s freedom from big government.
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.
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How the charter school industry’s newest scheme could be ‘the death of public schools’
A charter school “shitstorm” in Florida shows how the industry intends to take over public education.
Trump ramps up denaturalization push with 2026 quota targeting naturalized citizens
Internal USCIS guidance reportedly calls for 100 to 200 denaturalization referrals per month, signaling a sharp escalation that experts say collides with legal limits and historical practice.
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