Venezuela crisis: UN to investigate alleged human rights violations
CARACAS, VENEZUELA – MAY 3, 2017: Protest in Caracas, Venezuela. Deputy of the National Assembly holds a Venezuelan flag when the protest is repressed …
Trump Admin Picks the Wrong Approach to Drug Price Reform
By Drew Johnson
It’s been a rough summer for Americans battling chronic diseases. The Trump administration scrapped a proposal that would have reformed the
Citizenship will no longer be automatic for children of some US military members living overseas
The updated policy directly impacts US government employees and service members, many of whom are temporarily assigned to posts overseas for extended periods. The policy says children living abroad with a parent who is a US government employee or US service member will not be considered to be " 'residing in the United States' for purposes of acquiring citizenship" under a section of immigration law.
By Priscilla Alvarez, Geneva Sands and Ryan Browne, CNN
Washington (CNN) – The Trump administration is making it more difficult for the children of
No, Planned Parenthood Won’t Bargain With the Trump Administration
By Michelle Ruiz, Vogue
Defunding Planned Parenthood has been a longtime passion project for Donald Trump and Mike Pence, and earlier this year they came …
Exclusive: Visa denials to poor Mexicans skyrocket under Trump’s State Department
The State Department statistics offer a window into how the Homeland Security Department's forthcoming public charge regulation could reshape the legal immigration system. Under the regulation, which is expected to be finalized in the coming days, DHS will adopt a more aggressive public charge analysis to evaluate applications for green cards and visa renewals.
By Ted Hesson (politico.com)
The number of Mexicans refused immigrant visas to the U.S. because they might become dependent on government benefits …
Trump’s Plan to Subject Hundreds of Thousands to Fast-Track Deportations Faces New Lawsuit
Now, under the administration’s new rule, immigration officers can apply expedited removal to anyone picked up anywhere in the United States who cannot prove that he or she has been living continuously in the country for two or more years. The lawsuit is asking a federal judge to stop the administration from applying expedited removal so broadly.
By Karolina Walters (immigrationimpact.com)
The Trump administration recently announced it would start applying a fast-tracked deportation process known as “expedited removal” to …
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Ex-Ethics Chief Spells Out What Donald Trump’s July 4 Bash Was Really All About
Walter Shaub complained that taxpayer dollars had been co-opted “for the benefit of a man whose idea of public service is the public serving him.”
By Lee Moran (Huffpost)
Walter Shaub, the former head of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, on Friday critically described President
An Israeli cop shot an unarmed Ethiopian Jewish teen. Here’s why American Jews should care.
"American Jews must confront Solomon’s death and grapple with questions of racism in Israeli society. ...Beyond moral responsibility, confronting Solomon’s killing will bring American Jews to engage with Israel in a more complex and nuanced way. We would have to admit that Solomon’s killing is similar to many incidents of racist police brutality in America. Recognizing that Israeli culture suffers some of the same systemic problems of racism as America should bring us to explore the similarities between American and Israeli social inequities." - Mijan Bitton
By Mijal Bitton (JTA)
JERUSALEM – Israeli society has been gripped over the past week by the killing of Solomon Tekah, an …