A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has rejected the Trump administration’s request to lift a previous ruling barring use of a voter database designed to investigate and potentially purge U.S. citizens from voter rolls across the country. However, the ruling…
When the president targets Muslim kindergartners, families like mine also pay the price
Like many Americans, I was appalled when I heard about President Donald Trump’s anti-Muslim social media post bullying kindergartners in Minnesota for wearing hijabs. Since then, many have voiced their support for the 5-year olds, including the popular YouTube educator Ms….
Yes, the global refugee situation is a crisis, book contends
The word “crisis” in the title of World Relief’s updated primer on refugees has a much wider and much more tragic meaning than it did a decade ago, according to one of the book’s authors. “We used the term ‘crisis’…
Demands mount as Trump’s ICE agents kill two more people
The second fatal shooting in less than a week involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents has renewed calls for investigations, protests and demands that immigration officers stop terrorizing American communities. The latest deadly ICE action occurred around 7:30 a.m. July…
Rubio says US shouldn’t be held accountable by international court
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the United States in general and the Trump administration specifically should not have to answer to the International Criminal Court. Rubio wrote an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal July 13 explaining why…
As worldwide deaths mount, Musk insists DOGE cuts didn’t kill anyone
The world’s richest man continues to claim his destruction of USAID one year ago last week hasn’t caused a single death worldwide, but data from many reliable sources tell another story entirely. On Feb. 3, 2025, Elon Musk posted on…
Dear Trump-supporting Christians, are you really OK with this?
Most of you who claim to be Christians while supporting the Trump administration’s cruel immigration policies seem immovable in your position. Here’s a recent true story I challenge you to read and tell us if you support this. The story…
Eradicating DEI hasn’t made anything better
As we celebrate the 250th anniversary of our nation’s independence, a staggering 75% of Americans believe our Founders would be disappointed in our nation today and just 40% still believe the American Dream is achievable. It’s not just the economy,…
It’s time for churches to directly defy unjust immigration policies
During the lead-up to the Civil War, the Underground Railroad was formed. Many former enslaved individuals, abolitionists and faith communities helped people escape the South to freedom, often in Canada. Of course, this happened against the law created by the…
Amid flurry of rulings, habeas corpus spells trouble for Trump immigration policies
Legal challenges to the Trump administration’s immigrant deportation practices are providing new — and sometimes competing — court rulings every week. On June 23, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that Green Card holders can be denied reentry into the United…
Four years later, anti-abortionists battle on other fronts
It has been four years this month since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, and the number of annual abortions in the U.S. has nearly doubled. But the battle continues on other fronts, including efforts to ban the drugs…
High court says feds can deny reentry to Green Card holders
Green Card holders can be denied reentry into the United States even if border officers have no solid proof they have committed a crime, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled June 23. The 6-3 ruling in Blanche v. Lau held that…