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'Just Babies at the Time': ACLU Says It Can't Find Parents of Over 500 Children Separated From Families by Trump
A two-year-old Honduran asylum seeker cries as her mother is searched and detained near the U.S.-Mexico border on June 12, 2018 in McAllen, Texas. The asylum seekers had rafted across the Rio Grande from Mexico and were detained by U.S. Border Patrol agents before being sent to a processing center for possible separation. (Photo: John Moore/Getty Images)
Critics Say Deregulatory Rush Shows Trump White House Willing to 'Scorch the Earth Before They Go'
Brett Wilkins, staff writer
President Donald Trump campaigned on a promise to roll back regulations, and he has largely delivered on his pledge. (Photo: Andrew Harrer/Getty Images)
From bomb trains to biometrics to workers' rights, the administration is pushing for last-minute rollbacks that could prove hard for its successor to overturn.
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Labor Unions and Green Groups Sue Trump Admin. for 'Failure to Protect Frontline Workers From Covid-19'
Kenny Stancil, staff writer
Nurses hold signs at a Vigil for Nurses Who've Died From Covid-19 at the U.S. Capital on July 21, 2020 in Washington, D.C. They gathered at the Capitol demanding that the U.S. Senate pass the HEROES Act, which would provide much needed personal protective equipment and regulatory protections for frontline workers. (Photo: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
"People are dying, and more people are going to die because the Trump...
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Ex-Officials, Rights Groups Denounce 'Wildly Inappropriate' ICE Billboards
Brett Wilkins, staff writer
Activists rally to abolish ICE in Philadelphia on July 5, 2018. (Photo: Joe Piette/Flickr Creative Commons)
"This hate-mongering and xenophobia is a disease in this country stemming from...
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers arrest an undocumented Mexican immigrant during a raid in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn on April 11, 2018 in New York City. (Photo: John Moore/Getty Images)
Trump Plan for Pre-Election ICE Raids Condemned as Xenophobic and Cruel 'Publicity Stunt'
Human rights advocates in New York City protesting the incarceration of immigrants on July 30, 2020. (Photo: Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images)
'Intentional Cruelty': House Investigation Finds Deadly Medical Neglect in Immigrant Detention Facilities
Department of Homeland Security acting Secretary Chad Wolf testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on September 23, 2020 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Greg Nash-Pool/Getty Images)
Citing 'Abysmal Record on Human Rights,' Amnesty Makes Rare Demand to Halt Wolf's Nomination as DHS Chief
New reporting by the New York Times that border officials suggested using a "microwave weapon" to deter migrants prompted fierce outrage Wednesday.
'Unconscionable, But Unsurprising': Trump Border Officials Proposed 'Heat Ray' Weapon to Deter Migrants
Trump Proposed Trading 'Poor' Puerto Ricans for Greenland After Hurricane Maria Devastation, Former DHS Official Says
Acting Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Ken Cuccinelli speaks about immigration policy at the White House during a briefing August 12, 2019 in Washington, D.C.
'Big News': GAO Says Top Trump DHS Officials Wolf and Cuccinelli Appointed Illegally
Outrage in Oregon After Federal Agents Teargas Protesters Who 'Held the Line Against Injustice' by Blocking Bus With Deportees
Citing 'Years of Chaos and Impunity,' ACLU Calls for Breakup of Department of Homeland Security
Citing Fears of a Defeated Trump Who Won't Go Willingly, Warren Calls on Cabinet Officials to End Deployment of Federal Agents Against Protests
In Light of Supreme Court Ruling, ACLU Says Trump's Latest Move to Undermine DACA 'Patently Illegal'
Protesters wave placards and shout slogans as they take part in a rally against police brutality in Portland, Oregon late July 24, 2020. Police fired tear gas and fought running battles with protesters in Portland in the latest night of demonstrations against police brutality and the deployment of federal troops to U.S. cities. (Photo: Kathryn Elsesser/AFP via Getty Images)
Massive Protests in Portland Continue After Judge Denies State Request for Restraining Order Against Feds
Federal officers use tear gas and other crowd dispersal munitions on protesters outside the Multnomah County Justice Center on July 17, 2020 in Portland, Oregon. (Photo: Mason Trinca/Getty Images)
'Victory for the Rule of Law': Federal Judge Curbs Powers of Trump's Secret Police in Portland

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Amnesty International - USA
Amnesty International USA Issues Rare Call for a Halt on Chad Wolf Nomination
Amnesty International - USA
Human Rights Organizations Urge Court to Safeguard Children’s Rights and Family Unity
ACLU
ACLU Comment on Reported DHS Plans to Deploy Federal Forces to Chicago
The International Rescue Committee
US Supreme Court Ruling that Children of Asylum-Seekers Must be Released from Detention Lacks Necessary Provisions for Parents; Risks Further Family Separation
Congressional Progressive Caucus
Congressional Progressive Caucus Leaders Announce Opposition to FY20 Minibus Funding DHS and DOD
Electronic Frontier Foundation
EFF Sues DHS to Obtain Information About the Agency’s Use of Rapid DNA Testing on Migrant Families at the Border
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