migrant children
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We’ve Got to Talk About These Melania Tapes
I’m not a braggart. But feel free to send all gifts and apologies directly to The Root’s main office as I called this one. OK, fine. This is kind of like calling that former President Obama would be out of office in eight years or noticing that this Drake kid was really going to be…
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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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15-Year-Old Girl Says a Border Patrol Agent Sexually Assaulted Her at an Arizona Camp
A 15-year-old migrant girl says a border agent sexually assaulted her during what was supposed to be a routine pat down at a Yuma, Arizona facility. First reported by NBC News, the allegation is one among dozens of reported incidents collected by government case managers accusing border patrol agents of assault, retaliation, and routine humiliation…
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Melania Trump and the Hypocrisy of White American Motherhood
Over the last few years, much of the conversation around Melania Trump has hinged on her foreignness—both in the literal sense, and in the ways she breaks from White House traditions: She’s a former lingerie model, the first first lady in more than two centuries to be born outside of the U.S., and the only…
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Migrant Children Moved From Texas Detention Center After Reports of 'Horrendous' Conditions. Here’s Why This Isn't Necessarily Great News
The U.S. government has stepped in and moved most of the children who were at a Border Patrol station in Texas after reports noted that some 300 children were living in inadequate conditions without much food water and sanitation. Oh, and older kids were taking care of the smaller kids because the Border Patrol people…
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Trump Administration Cancels English Classes, Soccer, Ping-Pong, Legal Aid for Migrant Children in U.S. Shelters
Just when you think the Trump administration can fall no lower than they already have, the entire White House hands American their Pabst Blue Ribbon. In what can only be described as gutless and utterly heartless, the Trump administration has canceled all remotely humane activities for migrant children, most of whom are living in cages…
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A Federal Judge in California Temporarily Blocked Trump’s Border Wall Funds
On Friday, a federal judge in California temporarily blocked Donald Trump’s invalid administration, preventing the transfer of $1 billion in Defense Department funds to build a border fencing wall. As reported by NPR, U.S. District Judge Haywood Gilliam “did not rule on an additional $3.6 billion in funds from military construction projects that have…
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Former Trump Chief of Staff Joins Board Overseeing 'Prison-like' Facility for Migrant Children
Former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly has joined the board of Caliburn International, owners of Comprehensive Health Services Inc., which operated a Florida facility for children described as “prison-like” by congressional Democrats. Kelly, who left the White House in January, was already on the board before his stint serving under Trump. He stepped…
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Statue of Liberty Protester Found Guilty on All Charges, Stands Strong: ‘I Am on the Right Side of History’
Therese “Patricia” Okoumou, the New Yorker who protested U.S. immigration policy on July 4 by climbing the Statue of Liberty, faces up to 18 months in federal prison after being found guilty on all three misdemeanor charges brought against her. Okoumou was found guilty of trespassing, interference with government agency functions, and disorderly conduct on…