The operation, heavily publicized by President Trump, was supposed to result in the arrest of more than 2,000 undocumented families.
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Under the plan, thousands more undocumented immigrants could be deported “with less due process than people get in traffic court.”
The Democratic Party’s decision to cede the “rule of law” creates “the false dichotomy of America as either a nation of immigrants or a nation of laws,” a new report argues.
Advocacy organizations were swift to condemn the Trump administration’s latest attempt to weaken the nation’s asylum system—and vowed to fight the proposed rule change in court.
The documents detail ‘Operation MEGA,’ a nationwide raid targeting at least 8,400 people—as well as the excited, even giddy anticipation of immigration enforcement agents.
Republican congressman says migrants in border facilities ‘can leave,’ but a new report by a government watchdog shows conditions are even worse than were known.
“Every day that Pete is in the race, from the standpoint of an LGBT activist, he transforms American politics,” Annise Parker, president of the Victory Fund, told The Daily Beast.
The two Texans squared off on immigration. Castro brought emotion—and an extensive policy background.
Far from moving to ameliorate the treatment of small children that has become a national story, the president is telling senior aides to stick to blaming Democrats and Obama.
“The president is holding these people hostage in a bid to pass this funding package, and that’s just unconscionable.”