‘JUST THE BEGINNING’
The operation, heavily publicized by President Trump, was supposed to result in the arrest of more than 2,000 undocumented families.
Scott Bixby is a national reporter for The Daily Beast. You can follow him on Twitter at @ScottBix.
FAST TRACK
Under the plan, thousands more undocumented immigrants could be deported “with less due process than people get in traffic court.”
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CRACKS IN THE SYSTEM
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.
NO SAFE HAVEN
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.
‘IT WAS TRUMPPPED!!’
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.
FREE TO GO?
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.
OUT FRONT & PROUD
“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.
DRAWING A LINE
The two Texans squared off on immigration. Castro brought emotion—and an extensive policy background.
HORROR SHOW
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.
READY FOR ANYTHING
“The president is holding these people hostage in a bid to pass this funding package, and that’s just unconscionable.”
