Today on TAP: ICE agents and federalized cops are now deliberately stationed where they can incite the most backlash.
California
Posted inPolitics
Establishment Struggles to Maintain Control of California
The number one and number two choices of the big-money forces in next year’s governor’s race dropped out. What’s next?
Posted inLaw and Justice
Border Patrol and ICE Agents Are Arresting U.S. Citizens in Immigration Raids
Capital & Main has documented nine Americans who have been held in federal custody after observing or protesting immigration raids.
Posted inPolitics
ICE Raids Broke Los Angeles’ Economy. Shouldn’t ICE Pay for That?
The economic impact of the immigration crackdown is quantifiable, and could be written down and sent to Washington as a demand for payment.
Posted inLaw and Justice
There’s No Safe Place for Legal Immigrants in Trump’s America
As Trump’s deportation gangs continue snatching people after scheduled court hearings, more are opting to stay home. But that comes with its own dangers.
Posted inPolitics
Texas Redistricting Maneuver May Harm Republicans More Than It Helps
The map may produce a ‘dummymander’ that threatens more GOP incumbents than Democratic ones.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Trump’s FEMA Proposals and Feud With Gavin Newsom Could Devastate California’s Disaster Response
Changes to FEMA could cost the state billions as climate-driven disasters intensify.
Posted inTAP
ICE’s Latest: A Military Sweep Through a Park With Little Kids
Today on TAP: On horseback, with armored vehicles, Trump’s troops stomp through L.A.’s MacArthur Park.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
The ICE Sweeps Are Classic Racial Profiling
Trump’s ‘post-racial’ war on DEI notwithstanding