Democrats offered a way out of the Department of Homeland Security shutdown, but Republicans refused to play. What now?
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Progressive Win in New Jersey Hinged on Anti-ICE Organizing
Analilia Mejia won a close congressional primary race by preparing constituents for encounters with ICE. She warned that the agency’s surveillance technology needs more attention.
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Republican Frostbite
Defense of ICE has become a political loser, and the deal to trade reforms for continued funding is off the table.
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GOP on Thin ICE
In the fight to drastically limit ICE as a condition of funding DHS, Democrats have the advantage. Let’s see how they press it.
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Impeach President Miller
The mastermind of the Trump regime’s descent into gangsterism is arguably more dangerous than the Orange One himself.
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No Time to Compromise on ICE
If they are not careful, Democrats could get outmaneuvered on the details of trading funding for reform.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Border Patrol’s Legacy of Violence
To understand the brutality in Minneapolis, look to the agency that has a history of fomenting it.
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The Battle of Minneapolis Is Not Over
Many in the media have proclaimed a significant change of tone for Trump, if not a major defeat, but on the ground in Minneapolis ICE kidnappers are still on the rampage.
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Democrats Determined to Squander Advantage on DHS Funding
Democrats are succeeding in getting a showdown on new rules for immigration enforcement. But will those rules amount to anything?
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No Kings AND No Occupying Armies
In 1770, the redcoats were a lot more solicitous of Americans’ rights than Trump’s goons are today.