Federal Judge in Decision and Syndicated WaPo Columnist Blast Trump Administration’s Family Separation Policy Observers are criticizing as cruel and inhumane the Trump administration’s policy of separating children from parents in order to sow fear and deter migrants and asylum seekers. Yesterday, a U.S. District Judge in San Diego,...
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In the wake of Trump’s workplace deportation raid in Sandusky, Ohio, nationally syndicated columnist Connie Schultz details the widespread community panic and the ripple effects of the raids: innocent children left without parents or caregivers. Schultz concludes, “This is what we do now in America. Our government singles out...
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Where is the Rest of the Ohio Congressional Delegation? Cleveland, OH – Cleveland.com is reporting that Senator Sherrod Brown has strongly denounced yesterday’s aggressive, military-style raids on the Corso’s Flower and Garden Center in Sandusky and Castalia, calling them “immoral” and an “insane policy.” Sabrina Eaton reports: “Tearing families...
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In the Washington Post, Plum Line columnist Greg Sargent forecasts the Republican approach to the upcoming elections: Trumpian race-baiting and divisiveness. Sargent suggests that “the GOP embrace of full Trumpism means they’re going to bet it all on this gamble” and that this will produce “a midterm election that...
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Yesterday, as TV cameras rolled, two hundred ICE and CBP agents–aided by “aerial surveillance”–descended upon Corso’s Flower & Garden Center in Sandusky, OH. All told, more than 100 men and women were arrested. Reporters from a local TV station were on the scene when the raids occurred, making it clear that...
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Yesterday’s electoral results confirmed two trends in evidence since Trump’s election in 2016: Energy and enthusiasm remains high for voters who make up the “Coalition of the Decent” and are intent on electing Democrats and checking Trump. Republican attempts to use anti-immigrant fear mongering fails again, this time in...
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Reveal, “Immigration Numbers Illustrate Lives Impacted by Trump-Era Policies” Countdown to TPS Decision Deadline for Yemen and Somalia: 4 Weeks In an article for Reveal, Vanessa Swales lays out the numbers of immigrants whose lives have been completely upended by the Trump Administration. The numbers don’t lie- hundreds of...
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Dara Lind of Vox explains how the Trump Administration is throwing obstacles in the way of those seeking asylum at our southern border. Read excerpts from Dara Lind’s explainer below and read it in its entirety here: The Trump administration justifies its “zero tolerance” policy of prosecuting everyone who...
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NBC News reports that, as a result of Trump’s new family separation policy, hundreds of children are being held at border stations in unsuitable conditions, especially for children, and beyond the time period allowed under the law. In May, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced and DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen...
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Sandusky, OH — As TV cameras rolled, two hundred law enforcement agents–aided by “aerial surveillance”–descended upon Corso’s Flower & Garden Center, arresting workers left and right in what may be the largest immigration raid yet under Trump’s regime. All told, more than 100 men and women were arrested in...
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