Last week, President Trump established a Presidential Commission on Election Integrity to review alleged voter fraud and suppression in American elections and appointed Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach as the Vice Chair of this commission. (No, this is not news as reported by The Onion or The Borowitz...
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Mothers’ Day in Texas yesterday was energetic and impassioned, as six hundred mothers, fathers, and advocates rallied in front of Austin City Hall to shame Republican Gov. Greg Abbott over SB 4, Texas’ new draconian anti-immigrant law. On a day dedicated to honoring mothers, advocates made it clear that...
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English Teen Vogue Video Showing Man Screaming at Arab-American Family Goes Viral By Carolyn Lipka May 12, 2017 WMNF Immigration Advocate Juan Escalante on Radioactivity Friday May 11, 2017 Associated Press Hundreds protest in Miami over Haitian immigration status May 13, 2017 Miami Herald Protesters to Trump: Don’t send...
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Despite judges and officials in at least three states and one city (California, Washington, New Jersey, and Denver) specifically asking ICE to refrain from conducting immigration enforcement actions inside and around courthouses, agents are continuing to do so — curtailing immigrants’ access to legal institutions and causing harm to...
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English New York Times Trump Is Said to Pick Voter ID Advocate for Election Fraud Panel By Julie Hirschfeld Davis May 11, 2017 CNN Trump put a voter ID hawk in charge of his ‘Election Integrity’ group By Gregory Krieg May 11, 2017 Daily Kos Trump’s commission vice-chair has...
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In the latest in horrifying news about the abusive practices of Customs and Border Protection, NBC News in New York is investigating allegations that CBP officers at Newark Airport conduct an abusive hazing ritual that involves duct-taping victims to a “rape table”. You can read the full article here, or...
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Every day, we see more reports of mass deportation from Donald Trump’s Administration, whether it’s a Dreamer who is being threatened despite DACA or a father who has been checking in with ICE for years — only to suddenly be told to buy a plane ticket “home” after spending...
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Según ABC News, se espera que el presidente Trump firme una orden ejecutiva para establecer la ‘Comisión Presidencial sobre la Integridad de la Elección’, a fin de revisar el supuesto fraude electoral y la inhibición del voto en los comicios estadounidenses. Trump ha nominado a Kris Kobach como el...
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Shortly after his inauguration, President Trump stated that his Administration’s immigration enforcement would focus on criminals, stating: We’re getting gang members out, we’re getting drug lords out, we’re getting really bad dudes out of this country — and at a rate that nobody’s ever seen before…it’s a military operation.”...
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According to ABC News, President Trump is expected to sign an executive order today establishing a Presidential Commission on Election Integrity to review alleged voter fraud and suppression in American elections. Trump has appointed Kris Kobach as the Vice Chair of this commission. Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s...
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