Supreme Court Stays Lower Court Ruling Against Trump's Border Wall Construction
It's a win for Trump; but only on procedural grounds. The broader legal battle over the wall is far from over.
It's a win for Trump; but only on procedural grounds. The broader legal battle over the wall is far from over.
The young man was finally released from custody this week.
Their orgy of statism is un-American.
His border lawlessness keeps growing
The policy denies citizenship to some children of married US-citizen same-sex couples if the child is born abroad, in situations where the child of opposite-sex couples are automatically considered citizens. It is a clear case of unconstitutional sex discrimination.
The reason: Immigrants help increase labor demand as well as labor supply.
It's not always safe, but it's certainly justifiable to sabotage unjust laws and malicious government.
In this follow-up to my Washington Post article on the same subject, I consider whether current liberal support for federalism is purely opportunistic, and whether the political left is inherently pro-centralization.
Department of Homeland Security
A policy that allows for quicker deportations near the border could expand nationwide.
Lindsey Graham, who once called Trump a "race-baiting, xenophobic, religious bigot," seems to agree.
For the second year in a row, federal prosecutions for sex trafficking of children have dropped.
It is unlikely to withstand legal scrutiny
It will backfire bigly. The better border solution is more work visas for Central Americans
Trump's recent bigoted tweet is an opportunity to highlight the flaws of this oft-heard, but weak, argument.
The raids will continue for several days as the Trump administration tries to track down immigrants for arrest and deportation.
The ruling comes after a long string of losses blocking other administration efforts to deny federal law enforcement funds to sanctuary jurisdictions. The different result in this case is largely a product of the unusual nature of the program involved.
In recent years, many liberals have come to develop a new appreciation for constitutional limits on federal power. Whether the trend continues remains to be seen.
Aggressive asset forfeiture collides with First Amendment rights.
He says his role in Jeffrey Epstein's plea deal has become a distraction.
Even if the president's motives were partisan, a more plausible cover story would have been enough to pass judicial muster.
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Instead, the president signed an executive order directing government agencies to sift through documents and databases to determine Americans' citizenship status.
Department of Homeland Security
Libertarians have a lot of ideas about how to dismantle one of the most bloated, ineffective government departments ever.
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The commerce secretary could easily have reinstated the citizenship question if he had been less transparently dishonest.
Dissecting the meaning of a congressman's newfound independence
The Census fight overlooks the fact that the number of unauthorized residents is declining.
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The ruling upholds a trial court decision holding that the president cannot divert military funds to builds his proposed border wall.
But we first need to pass a bill to let more of them into the U.S.
Short-term holding tanks marked by poor food and unsanitary conditions as immigrants are imprisoned for weeks longer than they should be.
Scott Warren is accused of harboring two undocumented immigrants after he gave them food, water, and a place to sleep.
The president's seeming ability to always get what he wants masks the reality that anything is possible in today's political and cultural landscape.
They failed to include even basic safeguards to protect migrant kids.
The decisions expand on the same judge's earlier preliminary ruling holding that the president cannot reallocate military funds to build his border wall.
What one executive does, another can undo.
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Rules always seem to make officials do terrible things when they don’t want to do what is right.
In a special xennial/millennial edition of the podcast, Reason editors take apart the first two nights of Democratic Party debate.
At tonight's Democratic debate, Joe Biden totally whiffed on a question about deportation stats. He should be forthcoming about his record on immigration.
The Democratic candidate absolutely destroyed the idea that violence is OK when the government does it.
The labor union for federal asylum officers wrote that Trump's policy is "fundamentally contrary to the moral fabric of our Nation."
The former San Antonio mayor deserves credit for leading his party and perhaps the country in a better direction.
Why did a leading businessman go from calling Donald Trump "a national disgrace" to saying he's doing a good job?
Biden lambasts Trump for using the harsh enforcement tools that Biden himself helped create.
Trump's escalating sanctions against Iran and threats against Mexico prove this.
But isn't this really Obama's fault?
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