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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…
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The Hell After: New Report Uncovers Years of Negligence and Physical, Sexual Abuse in Shelters for Migrant Youths
On Wednesday the Trump administration reversed itself on a policy that, until recently, it staunchly defended: forcibly taking migrant children from their families at the southern border. But while family separation may be coming to an end, there is no plan to reunify with their families the approximately 2,000 children sitting in cages in U.S.…