Tag: immigration

We Have a Border Patrol Problem

They’re getting arrested at a much higher rate than other law enforcement agencies, and yet I doubt that they are getting caught for even half of their wrongdoing. We have a President who has actively encouraged them to break the law. There is a culture of lawlessness and inhumanity and abuse of power that is sickening within the CBP. 

Border officers are arrested 5 times more often than other US law enforcement
The offenses include crimes against children, domestic violence, and sexual assault.
Trump tells border agents to just go ahead and break the law
During a visit to the U.S.-Mexico border last week, Donald Trump told border agents to block asylum-seekers from entering the U.S.—an action that would be in violation of both American law and international treaties. But Trump let them know it would be...
White House plan to hire more border agents raises vetting fear, ex
James Tomsheck, head of CBP’s internal affairs department during previous hiring surge, says screening process failed to weed out corrupt applicants
“Kick Ass, Ask Questions Later”: A Border Patrol Whistleblower Speaks Out About Culture of Abuse Against Migrants
The former agent said that he could not stand by as he saw reports that the abuses he witnessed continue -- including the destruction of water jugs.
ACLU Issues Complaint Demanding Investigation Into Abuses in Outdoor Border Patrol Detention Facility
EL PASO, Texas — The American Civil Liberties Union Border Rights Center and the ACLU of Texas this weekend issued a complaint concerning abusive and inhumane conditions in a outdoor Border Patrol
Border Patrol Pays $125,000 to Minor Who Says She Was Assaulted by Officer
The ACLU settled a lawsuit with Border Patrol on behalf of a girl who says an officer sexually assaulted her and her sister as they crossed the border in 2016.
‘Guats,’ ‘Tonks’ and ‘Subhuman Shit’: The Shocking Texts of a Border Patrol Agent
How an Arizona officer accused of hitting a migrant with his truck could put his agency’s toxic culture on trial
Over 200 Allegations of Abuse of Migrant Children; 1 Case of Homeland Security Disciplining Someone
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Immigration – Facts & News Links

More than 50 ex-officials tell Trump national emergency not justified
In a letter, the former officials said redirecting funds to build the border wall could hurt national security by pulling resources from programs that keep the U.S. safe.
Solid Majority Still Opposes New Construction on Border Wall
Six in 10 Americans oppose expanding the physical barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border, essentially unchanged from seven months ago.
Marine Corps commandant says deploying troops to the border poses ‘unacceptable risk’
The Marine Corps commandant warned the Pentagon in an internal memo that he’s been forced to cancel exercises and delay emergency repairs because of the unexpected deployment on the southwest border, among other demands.
Opinion: Two more years of Donald Trump’s anti-immigration tactics will create devastation
On the anniversary of his inauguration, it’s clear that as long as the current president is in charge, things are going to be scary for brown people, LGBT+ people, religious minorities and women
Trump tells young immigrants in US illegally to ‘rest easy’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Young immigrants brought to the U.S. as children and now here illegally can
Trump Administration Rejects Study Showing Positive Impact of Refugees
A draft report by the Department of Health and Human Services contradicts a central argument made by advocates of deep cuts in refugees.
Trump’s rescinding of DACA will cost the US economy at least $200 billion
Dreamers tend to do well in school and as a result do well in the job market.
The foundation of Trump’s ‘merit-based’ immigration is racism
This administration wants to take us back to a dark period in this country’s history.
Opinion: The camera doesn’t lie: On immigration, Trump is rudderless.
Based on yesterday’s meeting, he believes in everything that everyone in both parties said — although he’d be fine with endorsing all of it or none of it.
Under Trump, Wisconsin dairies struggle to keep immigrant workers – WisconsinWatch.org
Dairy farmers raise wages to attract and keep Mexican and Central American employees. Workers cite hostility and heightened enforcement.

NATIONAL SECURITY – Facts & News Links

Intel officers who give Trump daily briefings just went public with a harrowing tale
After two years of keeping mum, they finally decided to alert the public at large.
Intel chiefs contradict Trump on ISIS, North Korea - CNN Video
The most senior intelligence officials in the Trump administration suggested that many of the President’s sweeping assertions related to national security are inconsistent with their own assessments.
Trump rejects tougher phone security: report
President Trump has rejected attempts by White House staffers to improve security surrounding his cellphone, choosing to use a device that lacks top security features and could leave him vulnerable to surveillance or hacking,
Trump reportedly ‘ordered’ John Kelly to grant son-in-law Jared Kushner a top-secret security clearance — despite previously saying he was ‘never involved’
Trump previously denied playing a role in the process and said he was
Gen. McCaffrey: President Trump Is A Serious Threat To National Security | The 11th Hour | MSNBC
Retired four-star U.S. Army Gen. Barry McCaffrey says he’s concluded that Trump is ‘a serious threat to U.S. national security’ and ‘for some unknown reason under the sway of Mr Putin.’ Our panel reacts.
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‘America Is Respected Again!’ Trump Tweets as Allies Question His Leadership
President Trump’s Twitter storm was replete with grievances about funds for border security, the Federal Reserve chairman and a departing special envoy.
Trump Cuts Funding For Groups That Counter Violent White Supremacy
The future of dozens of programs aimed at countering white nationalist extremism is unclear following a decision by the Trump administration to put their funding on hold.
Trump backtracks on cyber unit with Russia after harsh criticism
U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday backtracked on his push for a cyber securi...
Study shows two-thirds of U.S. terrorism tied to right-wing extremists
A new terrorism database analysis shows almost two-thirds of the terror attacks in the United States last year were carried out by right-wing extremists.
NSC officials include Trump’s name as often as possible so he reads memos: report
National Security Council (NSC) officials include President Trump’s name in memos in as many paragraphs as possible to increase the chance he reads them, Reuters
WH official: ‘I can’t say’ Trump has read entire national security strategy
A White House spokesman on Monday couldn’t say whether President Trump had read the administration’s new national security strategy in its entirety.
This group was fighting white supremacy in the US. Donald Trump just cut its funding
Grants had been approved by former President Barack Obama to target far-right hate groups and Islamist radicals at community level