immigration
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President Trump Told Me to Go Back to Somalia. So, I Did
Last July, President Trump made headlines by lashing out at a group of progressive congresswomen—among them Representative Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), the first Somali elected to Congress—and told them to “go back and help fix the totally broken and crime-infested places from which they came.” Days later, crowds at a Trump rally were crying out Ilhan…
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Trump Says He Will Suspend Immigration Into the United States. Now If He Could Only Get Someone to Write the Executive Order
Trump is a victim of poor performance. According to several Russian prostitutes whom I didn’t speak with but will speak for, the president tends to jump the gun. On Tuesday, Trump’s minions—also known as his administration—were hurrying to get together an executive order after Trump late-night tweeted to Vladimir Putin “Hey, big head. You up?”…
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A Guatemalan Woman Marks 8th Death in 5 Months in ICE Custody
ICE seems devoted to proving it is one of the worst organizations in the American government. ICE is not a punitive organization. There is no reason anyone should be dying in their facilities. Especially someone who was coming to this country to seek asylum. NBC News reports that 22-year-old Maria Celeste Ochoa Yoc de Ramirez…
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Asylum Deal With Guatemala Deemed Unlawful By Immigration Officers
The immigration policies executed by the Trump administration have been, to be succinct, fucked up. That’s not even just me saying that. The people who have to execute his policies are saying it too. The New York Times reports that a union of federal asylum workers has filed an amicus brief stating that a policy…
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Supreme Court Rules Parents of Child Shot By Border Patrol Can't Sue
The Supreme Court as shaped by Donald Trump has proven itself to be highly partisan. Even in issues that don’t directly affect the President, they seem to be ruling in a way that he’d agree with. NBC News reports that the Supreme Court has ruled that the parents of Sergio Hernandez Guereca cannot sue the…
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Trump's 'Public Charge' Ruling Takes Effect; Makes Legal Immigration Harder
President of the United States and sentient roast beef sandwich, Donald Trump has a severe distaste for the law and brown people. When he’s not actively trying to sabotage our judicial system he’s making sure to let black and brown folks know that he isn’t fucking with them like that. Take today’s news for instance.…
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Federal Judge Rules Conditions in Migrant Holding Cells to be Unconstitutional
There is a certain subset of the population that believes a person’s humanity should be disregarded if they aren’t American or came here illegally. Those are people that are a part of a group I like to call “total dicks.” Thankfully, the federal judge responsible for this evening’s story doesn’t belong to that group. CNN…
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Border Patrol Agents to Be Deployed to Sanctuary Cities Because That Makes Sense
The 2007 Battle of the Billionaires winner currently masquerading as President really wants you to know he’s a white nationalist. If it’s not the continued employment of Stephen Miller despite being outed as a white nationalist, it’s shit like this. NBC News reports that over the course of February through May, 100 Border Patrol agents…
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An Immigrant’s Story: Acclaimed Author Edwidge Danticat Wins $100,000 Prize for Her ‘Genre-Spanning Work’
Haitian-American author Edwidge Danticat (Breath, Eyes, Memory; The Farming of Bones; Brother, I’m Dying, etc.) has long been considered one of the most gifted voices in the diaspora, garnering a National Book Critics Circle Award, an American Book Award, and a MacArthur Genius grant, among her many honors. This week, the writer and activist can…
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During the Last 4 Months, 3 People Have Committed Suicide in ICE Custody
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is a government agency that terrorizes innocents, separates families and now drives people to suicide. CBS News reports that the death of British immigrant Ben James Owen makes him the third person to commit suicide in ICE custody in the last four months. This follows the October suicide of Roylan…