The Trump administration has now succeeded in ending Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from 12 nations with an additional termination pending in federal court. TPS is a federal program created in 1990 to grant immigrants who fled war or natural…
Trump’s Justice Department charges former SPLC staffer
The U.S. Justice Department has charged a former Southern Poverty Law Center executive in connection with the government’s ongoing fraud case against the civil rights organization. Political extremism expert Heidi Beirich was arrested at her home in Palm Springs, Calif.,…
Judge dismisses Trump administration lawsuit alleging antisemitism at Harvard University
A federal judge in Boston on Thursday dismissed a Trump administration lawsuit that accused Harvard University of turning a blind eye to harassment of Jewish students.
Trump admin gives $1.4 billion to faith groups for international aid
The U.S. State Department has announced a partnership with faith-based organizations to distribute nearly $2 billion in international humanitarian aid. The move follows the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development and the cutting of at least $26 billion…
16th judge blocks Trump’s voter intimidation efforts
A federal judge said he had plenty of help figuring out how to deny the Trump administration’s bid for access to sensitive voter information from Washington, D.C. “At this time, 20 district courts and the Sixth Circuit have denied the…
Book says ‘special relationship with Israel’ is bad deal for US
The timing may be right for a fresh look at the longstanding “special relationship” between the U.S. and Israel, the largest recipient of U.S. aid since the 1970s. “Americans have increasingly negative views of Israel and its prime minister, Benjamin…
Impending deportation of legal immigrants called horrifying and cruel
The nation is about to witness one of the most horrifying chapters in its history as Temporary Protected Status expires for more than 1 million lawfully present immigrants, federal legislators and immigrant rights activists warned Aug. 3 “This is an…
‘Pro-family,’ anti-vax: Focus-aligned groups push state restrictions
More than 200 bills that would restrict vaccinations have been introduced in state legislatures so far this year. State groups aligned with Focus on the Family say these bills protect religious liberty, conscience rights, informed consent and full bodily autonomy….
ICE snatches two legal pastors on way to Billy Graham retreat
A married couple — both pastors in the U.S. on religious worker visas — were arrested by federal immigration agents at a Texas airport on their way to a Billy Graham Evangelistic Association retreat in North Carolina. The Department of…
Chinese Christian human rights lawyer wrongly arrested by ICE
Christian Chinese human rights lawyer Wu Shaoping, who represented persecuted religious believers and other victims of government repression before fleeing China, was released on bond July 24 after spending nine days in ICE custody despite having been granted asylum in…
States pushing back against Trump’s deportation tactics
A growing number of states have adopted legislation to protect immigrant communities and American citizens from President Donald Trump’s violent deportation campaign, according to an analysis by American Immigration Council. And while some measures are tied up in federal courts,…
Hegseth’s testosterone testing plays into MAGA mythology
In a two-and-a-half-minute-long video posted on X, self-styled Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced all United States soldiers age 30 and over will undergo mandatory screening for testosterone deficiency. Those with lower levels of testosterone will be given the option…