Trump Presidency

protestors hold signs against the Dakota Access pipeline
Ayana Byrd  Jun 4, 2019 4:25PM EDT

Trump Administration Seeks More Prison Time For Pipeline Protesters

The Department of Transportation wants Congress to update the law to send anti-pipeline activists to prison for up to 20 years.
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Shani Saxon  Jun 4, 2019 4:16PM EDT

Transgender Asylum-Seeker Dies After Pleading for Medical Attention

Johana Medina Leon had chest pain while detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Then she died.
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catherine lizette gonzalez  May 23, 2019 5:12PM EDT

HUD Rule Allows Homeless Shelters to Deny Admission to Transgender People

Young transgender people of color, especially Black youth, experience disproportionately high rates of homelessness.
Small child wearing diapers and family members sleep in blue and orange tent
Shani Saxon  May 23, 2019 4:46PM EDT

Pentagon to Build Tent Cities Near Border for 7,500 Migrants

Military personnel will handle construction, but the facilities will still be managed by the Department of Homeland Security.
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N. Jamiyla Chisholm  May 23, 2019 12:50PM EDT

Harriet Tubman $20 Bill Delayed

Treasury Secretary confirms that the note will not be updated until the current White House occupant leaves office.
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Ayana Byrd  May 22, 2019 12:39PM EDT

Two Dozen States and Cities Sue Trump Administration to Protect Reproductive Rights

The lawsuits seek to block the “conscience rule,” which allows health care providers to deny abortion care and other legal medical services.
Immigration agent wears all black and covers his face with a black scarf as he stands near a barbed wire fence.
 May 21, 2019 5:20PM EDT

Teen Migrant is Fifth Child to Die in U.S. Custody

The 16-year old from Guatemala was diagnosed with the flu ahead of his death.
Profile view of pregnant woman wearing black shirt with long brown hair hiding her face standing beside a white and green U.S. Border Patrol truck.
Shani Saxon  May 15, 2019 5:42PM EDT

Are Federal Officials Criminalizing Pregnant Migrants?

Immigrant advocates say the United States Marshals Service is committing “atrocities” against these vulnerable asylum-seekers.
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Shani Saxon  Apr 25, 2019 10:56AM EDT

Advocacy Groups Call Out Discriminatory Practices in Federal Employment

The ACLU and the Leadership Conference Education Fund urge the Office of Personnel Management to remove job application questions that they say would negatively impact people with arrest records.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers check the IDs of pedestrians crossing into the United States after reopening the San Ysidro port of entry.
Shani Saxon  Apr 24, 2019 12:56PM EDT

Mexico Sends 15,000 Central American Migrants Home

The increase in deportations is attributed to President Donald Trump’s threat to close the United States-Mexico border.
A is man wearing a striped shirt as he carries a child from and they descend a hill, just before crossing the U.S.-Mexico border fence and turning themselves in to the U.S. Border Patrol, on December 16, 2018.
Shani Saxon  Apr 15, 2019 4:17PM EDT

House Rep Says There's No Legal Way to Send Immigrants to Sanctuary Cities

Mississippi Representative Bennie Thompson shoots down the Trump administration’s proposal.
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Candace Bond-Theriault  Apr 5, 2019 9:15AM EDT

'I'm Black and That's Not Going to Happen': A Queer Black Femme on the Mueller Report [OP-ED]

National LGBTQ Task Force’s Candace Bond-Theriault says it never made sense for Black folks, queer folks and feminists of color to put faith in the Mueller report because they know better.
woman holding protest sign that reads "Resist" in Washington, D.C.
Ayana Byrd  Mar 27, 2019 1:36PM EDT

Trump Administration Expands Reach of Abortion 'Global Gag Rule'

Foreign groups that provide or discuss abortions will lose American funding under a directive that administration officials have championed as “decent” and “right.”
U.S. Supreme Court and protest sign supporting abortion
Ayana Byrd  Mar 19, 2019 11:59AM EDT

Maryland Aims to Leave Title X Program to Protect Abortion Providers and Patients

If approved, the state will refuse nearly $4 million in funding to create its own family planning program.
Bronx store window with sign about food stamps
Ayana Byrd  Mar 18, 2019 1:02PM EDT

Studies Show the Dangers of Proposed Changes to Food Stamps

The Trump administration wants to impose stricter work requirements on recipients while cutting billions from SNAP.
A woman wearing ripped jeans and sneakers holds a green sign that reads, "Free the Children" while protesting against the separation of children from their parents in front of the El Paso Processing Center, an immigration detention facility, at the Mexic
Shani Saxon  Mar 12, 2019 5:19PM EDT

ICYMI: Judge Orders Feds to Account for Additional Migrant Families Separated at Border

The court ruling expands the terms of a class action lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union last year.
Marva Sadler. Smiling Black woman with dark brown locs, wearing gray, collared shirt
Marva Sadler  Mar 10, 2019 9:03AM EDT

Guided by Love, Abortion Care Providers Are Voices For Their Communities [Op-Ed]

On Abortion Provider Appreciation Day, Whole Woman’s Health’s Marva Sadler shares what guides her mission to provide quality, compassionate abortion care.
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Saru Jayaraman, Destiny Lopez  Mar 8, 2019 9:27AM EST

Congress Must Pass Raise the Wage Act, Secure Better Future for Women [Op-Ed]

As the world celebrates International Women’s Day, Saru Jayaraman and Destiny Lopez connect the dots between securing increased pay for women earning a tipped wage and improved access to reproductive health care.
Floods Hinder Recovery Efforts In Southeast Texas
Ayana Byrd  Mar 7, 2019 11:39AM EST

Congress Investigates EPA For Refusing NASA's Help After Hurricane Harvey

The space agency offered to assess air pollution caused by the storm—and was essentially told “No, thank you.”
Planned Parenthood Protests Trump Administration's Title X Rule Change
Ayana Byrd  Mar 6, 2019 1:32PM EST

Medical Orgs, 22 States Sue Trump Administration to Block Abortion 'Gag Rule'

Leana Wen, president of Planned Parenthood, called the regulation “unethical, illegal and harmful to public health.”