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Real quick, I had to look up Tom Bossert this morning. tRump’s Homeland Security Advisor during 2017, forced out in April of 2018 when Bolton took over National Security Advisor. Bossert admitted to his frustration with Rudy filling tRump’s head with...
by robctwo
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on Thu Jan 23, 2020 at 04:20 AM PST
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Of course, we could not start the new year on a quiet note. Not with the Idiot in Chief in the White House. When presented with several options for dealing with Soleimani, Trump picked the most ...
by DeeQuilter86
123 comments
on Mon Jan 06, 2020 at 04:00 AM PST
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With Impeachment dividing us, 48% for Trump vs. 48% for our Constitution, round two is in limbo – America, in abeyance. America’s journey has again run headlong into a great uncivil directional tug of war between the titans of stalemate and...
by The Reasonable Voice
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on Sun Dec 22, 2019 at 07:37 AM PST
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The Congressional Hispanic Caucus has asked the Homeland Security Office of the Inspector General to expand its investigation into the Customs and Border Protection death of 16-year-old Carlos Gregorio Hernández Vásquez this past May—and refer any...
by Gabe Ortiz
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on Mon Dec 09, 2019 at 10:27 AM PST
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A top civil rights organization has filed a complaint with a government watchdog demanding an end to Customs and Border Protection blocking the rights of asylum-seekers at official U.S. ports of entry, saying that U.S. officials are “systematically...
by Gabe Ortiz
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on Fri Nov 15, 2019 at 11:32 AM PST
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The leadership of Department of Homeland Security just got a whole lot worse—and yes, that’s absolutely possible. Chad Wolf, a former chief of staff to former department head Kirstjen Nielsen, was sworn in as acting secretary on Wednesday, becoming the...
by Gabe Ortiz
33 comments
on Thu Nov 14, 2019 at 07:53 AM PST
with 108 Recommends
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x Vimeo Video UPDATE: With news that Jeff ...
by Mark Fiore
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on Fri Nov 08, 2019 at 05:00 AM PST
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A coalition of Minnesota religious leaders and critics of the Immigration & Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) are calling for the removal of the name of the federal building which currently houses the regional ICE offices and immigration courts....
by FlannelGuy
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on Tue Oct 29, 2019 at 07:04 AM PDT
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This story contains detailed descriptions of sexual violence. A Honduran woman living in Connecticut, identified in a federal lawsuit as Jane Doe, alleges that former U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Wilfredo Rodriguez threatened her with...
by Marissa Higgins
28 comments
on Wed Oct 23, 2019 at 09:38 AM PDT
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Kevin McAleenan, acting Homeland Security secretary, recently walked off stage at an immigration conference at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C., where he was scheduled to speak and then do an audience Q&A. The conference is an...
by Marissa Higgins
71 comments
on Mon Oct 07, 2019 at 07:40 AM PDT
with 244 Recommends
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Sen. Kamala Harris of California leads a letter to top Trump administration officials “expressing concern and demanding answers” over a reckless, Stephen Miller-led decision allowing unqualified Customs and Border Protection agents—“as opposed to...
by Gabe Ortiz
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on Thu Oct 03, 2019 at 09:26 AM PDT
with 84 Recommends
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The job of the general counsel overseeing some 2,500 lawyers at the Department of Homeland Security was partially to push back on administration policies that were potentially illegal. The White House clearly didn't like how John Mitnick was doing that...
by Kerry Eleveld
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on Wed Sep 18, 2019 at 12:37 PM PDT
with 75 Recommends
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Acting Department of Homeland Security assistant secretary for public affairs Andre Meehan confirmed some disturbing news in a statement on Friday: A hand-drawn swastika was discovered on the third floor of a DHS building in Washington, D.C. It has...
by Marissa Higgins
111 comments
on Mon Sep 16, 2019 at 02:11 PM PDT
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Bone Spur 45* wants everyone to get a participation trophy because award ceremonies are his emotional support spirit animal. Note that the southern border invasion(sic) of migrants is apparently not an “imminent threat of hostile action” or even...
by annieli
18 comments
on Thu Aug 22, 2019 at 03:06 PM PDT
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Long before pretend tycoons, historical Fascists excelled in, divide and conquer the populace by conveniently identifying common enemies, to distract from political coercion, power lust and financial plunder – keeping all yearning to breathe free of...
by The Reasonable Voice
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on Tue Aug 20, 2019 at 08:16 AM PDT
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Faour Abdallah Fraihat began losing vision in his left eye while jailed at a private detention facility in California that detains people for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Court documents state that as he continued to deteriorate, he was denied...
by Gabe Ortiz
6 comments
on Tue Aug 20, 2019 at 08:15 AM PDT
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Donald Trump isn’t exactly known for uniting Americans, but at least one Portland, Oregon partnership wouldn’t exist without him, or his vile policies: A pair of exotic dancers are working with a United Church of Christ pastor to raise money for the...
by Jessica Sutherland
24 comments
on Sat Aug 17, 2019 at 11:26 AM PDT
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One of the possible reasons given for the failure of immigration authorities to arrest or charge any of the employers involved in the mass immigration raids at processing plants in Mississippi is that it's hard for authorities to prove that the...
by Joan McCarter
66 comments
on Thu Aug 15, 2019 at 01:11 PM PDT
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New Yorkers read testimonials from kids jailed at the border: 'There are no activities. Only crying' U.S. Customs and Border Patrol has been detaining thousands of children in horrendous conditions (though even if conditions were better, it would still be wrong) in cages at the U.S.-Mexico border. These kids are often kept without enough food, water,...
by Marissa Higgins
64 comments
on Mon Jul 22, 2019 at 08:28 AM PDT
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Friday afternoon, Donald Trump posted a tweet about wanting to help out his friend, Kanye West, by helping rapper A$AP Rocky (Rakim Mayers) regain his freedom. Mayers and two of his friends have been detained for assault in Sweden for several weeks....
by Leslie Salzillo
222 comments
on Sat Jul 20, 2019 at 11:17 PM PDT
with 469 Recommends
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