In a weighty new music video, “Came From,” Anik Khan – a rapper born in Bangladesh and raised in Queens, New York – recognizes the lives, journey, and impact of immigrants in America and elsewhere. “Do you know where we came from?” he raps. “Do you know what we had …
Read More »Trump Says 'I Don't Know' When Asked if He Has to 'Uphold the Constitution'
President Donald Trump, when asked if he has an obligation to uphold the Constitution as president, said, “I don’t know.” Trump made the disturbing comment during an interview with Kristen Welker on NBC’s Meet the Press while discussing his campaign promise to deport millions of immigrants. Trump, who himself is …
Read More »Trump White House Engages in 'Star Wars' Cosplay to Demonize Immigrants
The Trump White House shared a graphic image of Trump, veiny biceps and other inhuman muscles bulging, holding a red light saber in celebration of May the Fourth — an informal Star Wars holiday and pun on “May the Force be with you.” Meanwhile, the administration’s chief Border Patrol agent …
Read More »Trump Suggests Republicans Start Expelling Dems From Congress
President Donald Trump suggested that congressional Republicans should expel Democratic lawmakers from Congress in response to a so-far small impeachment push that has not been endorsed by party leadership. In a lengthy Truth Social post published late Thursday night, the president wrote: “The Democrats are really out of control. They …
Read More »Trump-Appointed Judge Rules Deportation Push Is Unlawful
A federal judge in Texas has ruled that the Trump administration’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act in order to deport undocumented migrants without due process is unlawful because the act is predicated on an organized, armed act of war, or other violent action against the United States — none …
Read More »Post Office Reportedly Helping Trump Find Immigrants to Deport
The U.S. Postal Service has reportedly begun cooperating with Trump administration efforts to track down undocumented immigrants for deportation. According to a Wednesday report from The Washington Post, U.S. Postal Inspection Service — the law enforcement arm of USPS — is cooperating with the Department of Homeland Security, which is …
Read More »Lawyers Say Trump's Admin Is Endangering Moms of Deported American Kids
The news that three U.S. citizen children were illegally removed from Louisiana and flown to Honduras last Friday has swept the nation. President Donald Trump’s administration continues to double down, insisting that the two mothers wanted to take their children with them, despite the deported families’ legal counsel vehemently denying …
Read More »Trump's War on the Vulnerable Has Now Reached Military Families
The family residential section of U.S. Naval Air Station Key West, Florida, is usually a very pleasant place, with military families from the Navy, Coast Guard, and Marine Corps enjoying the sunny respite of a golden duty station like Key West. At least it was until the Department of Homeland …
Read More »Lawyers for Deported U.S. Citizen Kids Say Moms Were 'Coerced' Into Taking Them
Three U.S. citizen children were illegally removed from Louisiana and flown to Honduras on Friday, their attorneys say, in a story that has swiftly caught national attention. Legal counsel for the two Louisiana families tells Rolling Stone that both mothers say they were not given the option of keeping their …
Read More »Trump Has Now Deported Multiple U.S. Citizen Children With Cancer
As part of Donald Trump‘s immigration crackdown, three U.S. citizen children were deported with their mothers by the New Orleans Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Friday morning. One of the children was undergoing cancer treatment and one of the mothers is pregnant. Both families had lived in the country …
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