Sanctuary Cities

Trump's family separation policy has Republicans starting to panic about 2018

<b>Washington (CNN) —</b> Just five months before the midterm elections, Republicans are scrambling to distance themselves from the Trump administration's widely panned "zero tolerance" immigration policy that has resulted in the separation of children from their families at the southern border.<p>As images …

U.S. Politics

'We will not apologize': Trump DHS chief defends immigration policy

<b>Washington (CNN) —</b> Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen defended the Trump administration's highly scrutinized immigration policy Monday while at the same time calling on Congress to change the law.<p>"We will not apologize for the job we do or for the job law enforcement does …

Immigration

EXCLUSIVE: Moms Of Children Killed By Illegal Immigrants Slam Media For Hypocritical Coverage Of Border Separations

7:01 PM 06/18/2018<p>The “Angel Moms” of two American sons killed by illegal immigrants told The Daily Caller how they felt about the media coverage of …

Conservative View

Trump Administration Seeks Supreme Court Order on Sanctuary Cities

The Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court for an emergency order that would temporarily free the federal government to withhold law …

Immigration

Texas GOP Endorses Marijuana Decriminalization

The Republican Party of Texas has officially endorsed decriminalization of marijuana, offering yet more proof of the dizzying speed at which …

Cannabis

A bipartisan approach to federal marijuana laws

<b>ANALYSIS/OPINION:</b><p>It seems like an easy call.<p>States are legalizing marijuana use — recreationally in eight; medicinally under at least some …

Cannabis

Trump Admin Asks Supreme Court to Lift Injunction That Bans Limiting Federal Grants to ‘Sanctuary Cities’

The Trump administration Monday asked the Supreme Court to put on hold a nationwide injunction that blocks it from limiting federal grants to …

Immigration

Trump admin. asks high court to halt sanctuary cities ruling

The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow it to largely implement a policy of withholding public safety grants from “sanctuary …

Immigration

Forget Tax Cuts. Trump Wants to Rally G.O.P. Base Over Immigration

WASHINGTON — As Republicans try to keep their midterm election strategy focused on the economy, tax cuts and falling unemployment, President Trump sent his clearest signal yet on Monday that he intends to make divisive, racially charged issues like immigration central going into the campaign season.<p>…

U.S. Politics

Our border crisis grows worse as Washington sits on the sidelines

The situation on America’s southern border is worse than we’ve been led to believe. While much is being made of the “humanitarian” crisis on the …

Immigration

The Latest: Austin to honor federal immigration detainers

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Latest on a federal appeals court allowing more of a Texas ban on "sanctuary cities" backed by the Trump administration take effect: (all times local):<p>6 p.m.<p>A Texas sheriff who had declined to honor some requests to detain immigrants in local jails says that her county now …

Immigration

Sheriff: Tx. Deputy Assaulted Girl, 4, Silenced Mom With Deportation Threats

A Texas sheriff's deputy is accused of sexually assaulting a 4-year-old girl and threatening the child's mother, an undocumented immigrant, with …

Immigration

Blunt says Trump administration policy of separating families at border 'does not meet the standard of who we are'

<b>WASHINGTON</b> • Sen. Roy Blunt Monday broke with some of his Republican colleagues, saying that the Trump administration's recent policies separating …

Immigration

Unhinged: Citing Trump Immigration Policies, Leftists Attack Conservatives for...Celebrating Father's Day

Our national "debates" continue to scrape new lows, with no bottom in sight. The current virtue signaling fad on the Left is to drag any conservative …

Immigration

AG Sessions heading to Supreme Court over Chicago's sanctuary city policy

Attorney General Jeff Sessions asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene Monday in his ongoing feud with Chicago over so-called sanctuary city …

Crime

'Zero tolerance' or 'zero humanity': The fight over immigrant family separation - The Washington Post

5:12<p>'Zero tolerance' or 'zero humanity': The fight over immigrant family separation<p>2:03<p>Kirstjen Nielsen: 'We will not apologize'<p>4:10<p>Senators respond to separation of families at border<p>2:58<p>Trump: 'The United States will not be a migrant camp'<p>1:33<p>Detained immigrants sit in cage at Texas detention …

Immigration

Trump and Sessions are cut from the same bigoted cloth

Coretta Scott King warned us about Jeff Sessions.<p>If Republicans had paid attention last year, Sessions would be retired in Alabama rather than in Washington enforcing Donald Trump’s cruel immigration policies. And children would not be torn away from their parents at our borders.<p>Do not be fooled by …

Donald Trump

Georgia’s Leading GOP Candidate For Governor is On an Anti-Sanctuary Crusade

The showdown between Cagle and Decatur has its origins in the start of Donald Trump’s presidency. When Trump began his crackdown against immigrant …

Decatur

Authorities: Texas sheriff’s deputy sexually assaulted young girl, blackmailed mom with deportation

<b>United States - Mexico border wall (Getty/Omar Martinez)</b><p>Jose Nunez stands accused of “super aggravated sexual assault” of a 4-year-old immigrant – and blackmailing her mom<p>Clarrie Feinstein<p>June 18, 2018 11:59pm (UTC)<p>Along the U.S.-Mexico border, migrant children are being torn apart from their …

Immigration

Rahm joins parade slamming Trump policy to separate families at US-Mexico border

Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Monday added his formidable voice to the parade of those condemning President Donald Trump’s controversial immigration policy …

Chicago

How immigration reporting overlooks women

<b>AMRA SABIC-EL-RAYESS</b> grew up in Bihac, Yugoslavia, just as nationalist movements across her region unleashed ethnic strife. For years, she suffered …

Immigration

House ‘Compromise’ Immigration Bill Fails to Adequately Address Broken Immigration System

Last Friday, House leadership released the text of their new “compromise” immigration bill.<p>Rather than making the right changes on border security, …

Immigration

Riding the Tornado

<i>Documenting migrant workers’ cross-country journey</i><p>O<p>utside a gleaming new bus station in suburban Houston, hundreds of passengers, some nibbling on …

North Carolina

Recent editorials published in Nebraska newspapers

Omaha World Herald. June 15, 2018<p>Impressive master plan creates Omaha's riverfront reimagined<p>The much-anticipated Omaha riverfront development plan …

Business

Herbst Forms 'Law and Order' Task Force

Herbst said he wants to look at reinstating capital punishment and cracking down on sanctuary cities.<p>TRUMBULL, CT — Republican governor candidate Tim …

Immigration

Remarks by Vice President Pence at “Tax Cuts to Put America First” Event

Renaissance Columbus Downtown Hotel<br>Columbus, Ohio<p>4:52 P.M. EDT<p>THE VICE PRESIDENT: Well, hello, Ohio! (Applause.)<p>It is great to be back in the Buckeye …

Donald Trump

Media help GOP brand their bill that would drastically cut legal immigration as “moderate,” “a compromise”

Tomorrow, President Donald Trump will meet with House Republicans to discuss two immigration bills; both would drastically cut legal immigration and …

Immigration

It’s Going to Be a Messy Immigration Week on Capitol Hill

DACA, border security, and family separation are all coming to a head.<p>The House of Representatives is expected to vote later this week on two …

News (U.S.)

This week: House GOP caught in immigration limbo

House Republicans are scrambling to resuscitate their immigration plan after President TrumpDonald John TrumpEx-ethics chief calls on Trump to end …

Mitch McConnell

Cramer embraces Trump, targets Heitkamp's support of Hillary Clinton in new ad

Rep. Kevin Cramer, a GOP Senate hopeful in North Dakota, is set to campaign with President Trump ahead of the midterms, and he’s reminding voters the …

Hillary Clinton