As I observed these groups of masked folks wearing gear, in some cases declaring them as police, I wondered why they were hiding. Could it be they know there is no defense for their dastardly behavior toward thousands of law-abiding…
Even Trump supporters are weary with his ‘disappearing’ immigrants
Americans who originally backed President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign are having a change of heart due to protests, military involvement and the targeting of immigrants without criminal histories, migrant advocates and new polling suggest. “It seems the deportation operations…
What’s in a mask?
The first few years I lived outside Alabama, I received the same question by those learning where I grew up: Did you see members of the Ku Klux Klan walking down the street in Alabama? This question was sometimes asked…
Trump’s actions in LA are popular only with Republicans
Nearly half of Americans are opposed to the deployment of U.S. Marines and National Guard troops to Los Angeles to quell protests against President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign. A June 9 CBS News/YouGov poll found 45% of adults surveyed…
How I’m preparing for No Kings Day
In the long-ago time when cell phones were becoming more ubiquitous, we were encouraged to put the letters ICE with the names of our contacts who should be called In Case of Emergency. Everyone knew if someone was in need…
We are in dangerous, uncharted waters
“In every age it has been the tyrant, the oppressor and the exploiter who has wrapped himself in the cloak of patriotism, or religion, or both to deceive and overawe the people.” ― Eugene Victor Debs On Saturday, June…
From votes to violence: Trump’s betrayal of Latino loyalty
What began as a peaceful protest in downtown Los Angeles quickly spiraled into a full-scale federal crackdown — rubber bullets, flash grenades, tear gas and a federally activated National Guard descending not on an enemy nation, but on American citizens….
ICE escalates conflict with Congress over immigration practices
Tensions are rising in New Jersey after Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested outside a federal immigration detention center and three members of Congress were threatened with criminal action after inspecting the facility. The incident occurred May 9 outside Delaney…
On same day, Trump admin arrests judge and backtracks on student visas
Immigration authorities are rescinding a decision to terminate the visas of international students as part of President Donald Trump’s mass-deportation program, a federal official said April 25. That’s the same day federal officials arrested a judge on charges of helping…
Judge denies injunction against ICE raids sought by Fellowship Southwest and others
A federal judge has ruled against Fellowship Southwest, the Hispanic Baptist Convention of Texas and more than two dozen other plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging the legality of immigration raids in churches and other sensitive locations. U.S. District Judge Dabney…
Pennsylvania faith groups build altar at ICE office in protest of immigration arrests
Clergy representing over 30 Pennsylvania religious groups rallied last Thursday (April 3) outside of Philadelphia’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office against President Donald Trump’s order allowing immigration arrests at houses of worship.
Most Republicans are fine with ICE arrests in churches, Pew finds
Most Americans oppose immigration raids in sensitive locations such as churches, schools and hospitals, according to a new Pew Research Center study. But Republicans are exceptions to this view. Majorities of all Americans say arrests should not be allowed in…