Trump Presidency

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catherine lizette gonzalez  Sep 24, 2018 5:48PM EDT

Trump Administration Plans to Restrict Green Cards For Immigrants Enrolled in Safety Net Programs

Per a new 447-page proposal, the federal government seeks to deny green cards to immigrants who have received benefits including Medicaid, housing vouchers and supplemental food assistance.
ICE arresting sponsors of undocumented children.
Alfonso Serrano  Sep 21, 2018 9:36AM EDT

ICE is Arresting Immigrants Who Attempt to Sponsor Undocumented Children

Majority of arrests are result of immigration violations, not criminal activity.

 
Jeff Sessions further limits judicial independence of immigration judges
Alfonso Serrano  Sep 20, 2018 11:32AM EDT

Attorney General Further Limits Judges' Ability to Dismiss Deportation Cases

Critics say the new directive from Jeff Sessions is the latest in a series of moves designed to limit judicial independece and integrity.
Person in winter clothing holds green and white sign that reads, "Refugees are welcome here."
Alfonso Serrano  Sep 19, 2018 11:35AM EDT

Trump Administration Retreats on Vow to Lower Refugee Cap

After announcing record low refugee cap of 30,000, administration says it will consult Congress before making a final decision. 

 
Brett Kavanaugh. White man's face takes up half the frame.
Kenrya Rankin  Sep 17, 2018 3:32PM EDT

Time's Up on Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh

Christine Blasey Ford says the Trump nominee sexually assaulted her. The Time’s Up movement says the judge should not be appointed to the highest court in the land.
DHS documents show FEMA diverted money to ICE to deport immigrants, just as 2018 hurricane season began
Alfonso Serrano  Sep 12, 2018 11:58AM EDT

Trump Administration Funneled $10 Million from FEMA to ICE Detention Program

Newly released DHS documents show that, at the start of hurricane season, the money was diverted to buttress the federal government’s detention and deportation efforts.
Trump Administration Proposes Longer Detention for Migrant Children
Alfonso Serrano  Sep 7, 2018 11:12AM EDT

Trump Administration Proposes Longer Detention for Migrant Children

A newly proposed rule would circumvent a long-established agreement that limits child detention to 20 days.
People stand behind white privacy screens that say, "vote"
Alfonso Serrano  Sep 6, 2018 12:00PM EDT

ICE Requests Millions of North Carolina Voting Records

State officials say complying with the request will prevent them from preparing for the general election. Critics say the request is brazen attempt to suppress voting rights for people of color.
Cory Booker. Black man with bald head close to the camera.
Kenrya Rankin  Sep 6, 2018 1:15AM EDT

Cory Booker Risks It All During Brett Kavanaugh SCOTUS Nom Hearing

The New Jersey senator released confidential files, saying his act of “civil disobedience” is necessary so that Americans can know Kavanaugh’s views on race and what is at stake during the hearing.
Democrats call on Trump administration to reunite 500 children who remain separated from their parents
Alfonso Serrano  Sep 5, 2018 10:30AM EDT

Democrats Demand Reunification Plan for 500 Separated Children

More than 40 days after the deadline to reunify thousands of immigrant families, hundreds of children still remain separated from their parents.
Brett Kavanaugh. White man's face takes up half the frame.
Kenrya Rankin  Sep 4, 2018 11:39AM EDT

WATCH: Brett Kavanaugh's Live Senate Hearing

NAACP President Derrick Johnson: “His views on voting rights, affirmative action, equal employment, fair housing and criminal justice could shut the courthouse door on justice for a generation.”
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catherine lizette gonzalez  Aug 31, 2018 9:49AM EDT

ICYMI: Feds Revoking Passports of Thousands of Latinx Citizens Along the U.S.-Mexico Border

The Trump administration is accusing Latinx citizens of using fake birth certificates, revoking their passports and placing them in immigration detention and deportation proceedings. 
Migrant parents say they were intimidated into waiving rights to be reunited with their children.
Alfonso Serrano  Aug 22, 2018 11:47AM EDT

Migrant Parents Say ICE Intimidated Them Into Waiving Reunification Rights

Immigrant rights groups say parents were misled and coerced into signing away their rights to be reunited with their children.
Activists Demonstrate Against Trump's TPS Policies
Alfonso Serrano  Aug 20, 2018 1:45PM EDT

Immigrant Caravan to Travel from L.A. to D.C. to Protest End of Deportation Protections

Beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status are calling on the Trump administration to restore protections for some 400,000 immigrants.
Lawsuit says federal agencies lured undocumented immigrants into interviews before arresting them.
Alfonso Serrano  Aug 14, 2018 12:13PM EDT

ACLU: Federal Agencies Set 'Traps' for Immigrants Seeking Legal Status

Court filing shows that ICE and USCIS lured immigrants of undocumented status and their United States citizen spouses into interviews before arresting and, in some cases, deporting them.
White sign with KKK hood with a no sign over it and brown text that reads, "No hoods in my woods."
Kenrya Rankin  Aug 13, 2018 1:59PM EDT

Failed White Supremacist Rally Actually Unites Anti-Racist Activists

With just two dozen supporters on the ground in Washington, D.C.—and thousands of counter-protesters in the streets—the Unite the Right 2 rally was basically over before it began.
Federal judge encouraged by new government plans to reunify families separated by Trump's immigrant family separation policy.
Alfonso Serrano  Aug 13, 2018 12:19PM EDT

Government Submits New Plan to Reunite Separated Immigrant Families

The blueprint calls for several government agencies to work with non-governmental organizations and foreign governments to reunify children with deported parents in their “country of origin.”
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Spencer Sunshine  Aug 9, 2018 4:26PM EDT

Was It Racist for Facebook to Take Down a Page Opposing the 'Unite the Right 2' March?

Facebook says it took down the “Say No to Unite the Right 2-DC” event page because of its ties to a Russian troll farm. Black Lives Matter DC activist April Goggans calls b.s. 
White House plan would bar citizenship to legal immigrants who have use public benefits.
Alfonso Serrano  Aug 8, 2018 12:16PM EDT

Trump Plan Would Bar Citizenship for Millions of Immigrants

A proposal being drafted by White House would deny citizenship to immigrants who have used public benefits, including child health care and Obamacare.
Border Security Remains Key Issue In Presidential Campaigns
Ayana Byrd  Aug 7, 2018 2:18PM EDT

READ: How Congress Can Help Pregnant Migrant Women in Detention

A reproductive rights advocate writes about legal solutions to a growing crisis.