“I cannot ignore Congress’ detailed framework for refugee admissions and the limits it placed on the president’s ability to suspend the same,” said Judge Jamal Whitehead.
A former Afghan intelligence officer who worked alongside U.S. forces sought safety in America. Now, under the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, his parole has been revoked, and he’s been detained without explanation.
It's a terrible decision for both moral and pragmatic reasons.
The move effectively retcons J.D. Vance's claim that legal Haitian immigrants were actually here illegally.
If Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is serious about reducing military spending, he will need to embrace a narrower understanding of national security.
The first of what may be many appellate rulings on the Trump Administration's most controversial and questionable Executive Order.
Plus: Border update, a shift in U.S. policy on Taiwan (Beijing is pissed), and more...
"Hindu mystics" with "swarthy faces and dreamy-looking eyes" once had Uncle Sam in a tizzy.
Snakes. Magic. Orgasmic meditation. And a dubious federal case against the leaders of a supposed sex cult.
Law enforcement acts better when officers know the public is watching.
Why their response to me and other critics fails to refute key objections.
Plus: Talks with Russia, Zizian death cult leader arrested, and more...
All 194 countries in the World Health Organization imposed COVID travel restrictions. The authors of When the World Closed Its Doors argue it was a failure.
Their argument for denying birthright citizenship to children of undocumented immigrants born in the US has multiple weaknesses, including that it would also have denied it to former slaves.
The Munich Security Conference was supposed to be a foreign policy forum. Instead, the vice president lectured Europeans about democracy.
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The two rulings highlight the weaknesses of Trump's legal position.
The new administration is seeking to gut much of the legal immigration system, which will do great harm to immigrants and natives alike.
Federal judges in Washington and Maryland say the president's attack on birthright citizenship flouts the 14th Amendment and 127 years of judicial precedent.
Nearly 40 percent of Americans have at least one ancestor who entered the U.S. through Ellis Island. However, today's migrants may be shut out and deported, a humanitarian tragedy that would profoundly damage the U.S. economy.
A(nother) look at how human trafficking panic gets made.
Yet its penitentiary centers are already running at over 300 percent capacity.
Once everyone is a priority, no particular group, including criminals, is singled out for enforcement.
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The sanctuary movement challenges state power, argue the hosts of Sanctuary: On the Border Between Church and State.
President Donald Trump ordered the government to prepare 30,000 beds at Guantanamo to house undocumented migrants.
Demographer Julia Gelatt of the Migration Policy Institute joins Just Asking Questions to discuss the likely effects of the president's executive orders on immigration.
Immigration experts Alex Nowrasteh and Bryan Caplan make the case for significantly more and easier immigration to the U.S.
The executive order contradicts the 14th Amendment and 127 years of judicial precedent.
The White House's withholding of federal grants, impoundment plans, and other actions, are a major attack on the separation of powers.
The state superintendent says the measure isn't intended to discourage undocumented parents from sending their kids to school. That's hard to believe.
The article explains why the order is unconstitutional and why letting it stand would be very dangerous, including for the civil liberties of US citizens.
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Americans tell pollsters immigrants make up about a third of the population. In reality, it's less than half that much.
But at least he restored respect for a tariff-loving predecessor by renaming a mountain.
Former Rep. Justin Amash explains why President Donald Trump's interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment is wrong.
The arguments are not new. The willingness of an Administration to act on them are.
“I can’t remember another case where the question presented is as clear as this one is,” said Judge John C. Coughenour.
The TRO blocks the order for 14 days and is a sign that courts are highly skeptical of Trump's position.
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Mike Pesca reacts to Trump's inauguration and slate of executive orders on the latest Just Asking Questions.
It applies to children of large numbers of legal visa-holders, as well as those of undocumented immigrants.
Children could be denied citizenship even if their parents are here completely legally.
Plus: Pardoning the Proud Boys, revoking birthright citizenship, Elon Musk's not-a-Nazi-salute, and more...
The president plans to suspend refugee resettlement and declare a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Several of his announced actions are likely to be illegal, especially some related to immigration.
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