🌎 Discussion: Illegal Immigration, Immigration Reform, and Other Citizenship Issues II

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Pope rebukes Trump administration over migrant deportations, and appears to take direct aim at Vance

The U.S. border czar has pushed back against Pope Francis' criticism of the U.S. mass deportation of migrants plan.

apnews.com

 

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Trump's "border czar" tells Pope Francis to "stick to the Catholic Church" as pope slams mass deportations

President Trump's "border czar" Tom Homan says Pope Francis should "stick to the Catholic Church," as the pontiff criticizes U.S. plans for mass deportations.

www.cbsnews.com

 

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27 religious groups sue Trump administration to protect houses of worship from immigration arrests

The lawsuit from more than two dozen Christian and Jewish groups contends that the new policy is spreading fear of raids, thus lowering attendance at worship services.

www.cbsnews.com

 

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‘An underground thing’: what happens to a pet when its owners are targeted by immigration raids?

There’s no formal network for families caught up in mass deportations to re-home their pets, but communities are stepping up to help

www.theguardian.com

 

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Trump is deporting more immigrants — but the data is incomplete

President Donald Trump is deporting more immigrants, but it's unclear how many of them are violent criminals.

abcnews.go.com

 

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US justice department sues New York over immigration rules

Attorney general Pam Bondi targets state law allowing people to get driver’s licenses without legal residency

www.theguardian.com

 

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ICE Wants to Know If You’re Posting Negative Things About It Online

ICE wants to hire contractors to monitor social media for threats. Those who criticize the agency could be pulled into the dragnet.

theintercept.com

 

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Trump’s obsession with immigration is really an obsession with segregation | Heba Gowayed

His policies are the latest instantiation of a centuries-long American tradition: laws meant to exclude people of color and privilege whiteness

www.theguardian.com

 

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Dairy farmers warn Americans they’ll ‘have to go vegan’ amid mass deportations

If all undocumented dairy farm migrant workers were deported tomorrow, the industry ‘would die a horrible death,’ farmers warn

www.independent.co.uk

 

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Trump’s mass deportation plan ‘could be possible,’ former ICE official says

John Sandweg served as acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement under the Obama administration and explains differences with Trump administration

abcnews.go.com

 

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2 top ICE officials are reassigned amid Trump administration frustrations over immigration arrests

Two top immigration enforcement officials have been reassigned amid frustrations in the Trump administration about the pace of immigration arrests

abcnews.go.com

 

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Kentucky Republican Rand Paul says some immigrants in US illegally should be able to work

Paul, in an interview with The Enquirer, struck a different tone than Trump, who promised to deport all people who came to the country illegally.

www.cincinnati.com

 

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Oklahoma governor says he'll stop plan to collect kids' immigration status

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt says he will stop a plan pushed by the state's top education official to collect the immigration status of children when they register for public school.

apnews.com

 

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Religious Leaders Take Separation Of Church And State Seriously And Sue The Department Of Homeland Security - Above the Law

Trump wanted Bishop Budd to keep politics and religion separate. Here's his chance.

abovethelaw.com

 

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‘Melt Ice’: protesters in New York rally against Trump’s anti-immigrant policies

Crowds, including undocumented people, take to streets in fierce show of resistance against immigration crackdowns

www.theguardian.com

 

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Including people without legal status in census has had little impact on House seats, study finds

Republicans are trying to exclude people who are in the U.S. illegally from the numbers used to portion out congressional seats among the states

www.independent.co.uk

 

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White House shares controversial deportation-centric Valentine's Day meme

 

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White House shares controversial deportation-centric Valentine's Day meme

Because Trump has no class.

 

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Florida is now giving state cops a $1000 bounty to round up immigrants.

 

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ICE agents have 'unchecked authority' in schools, are breaking 'bedrock' principle: Suit

The Denver Public Schools district has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, challenging a new policy that gives ICE agents "unchecked authority" to operate in schools, the suit says.

lawandcrime.com