Chaos again erupted along the U.S.-Mexico border Tuesday, as federal agents used tear gas to control what one official described as a “violent mob” of migrants. Reuters reports that ‘clouds of noxious gas’ could be seen wafting above a Tijuana border fence. One migrant purportedly picked up a tear gas canister and tossed it back
A federal workers’ union launched a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Monday, claiming the White House is illegally insisting that some government employees work without pay. USA Today reports that the American Federation of Government Employees announced the lawsuit Monday, two weeks after Washington went into a partial shutdown. The union—the largest representing federal
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A partial government shutdown is likely to delay an Arizona lawsuit challenging U.S. Border Patrol’s ‘icebox’ holding cells. Tucson.com reports that living conditions in some Border Patrol detention centers have attracted heightened scrutiny. Within the past month, two Guatemalan children died within days of being arrested. Although a federal judge ordered the agency to improve
Just over a week into a government shutdown, President Donald Trump has continued to cast blame on Democrats for a lack of political action and the deaths of two migrant children in federal custody. “I am in the White House waiting for the Democrats to come on over and make a deal on Border Security,”
If you’re planning on serving a platter of shrimp cocktail at your New Years Eve party, you might want to double check where your shrimp is coming from. Earlier this week, Kroger Co. issued a recall of “nine different kinds of cooked shrimp that actually is raw or under-cooked, raising the risk of food-borne illness.” The
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On Wednesday, a federal judge ruled that the Trump administration’s attempts to block immigrants from citing gang violence and domestic abuse as grounds for asylum violated U.S. law. The ruling, writes USA Today, is the second major judicial rebuke to the White House’s attempts to stymie asylum claims in recent months. The latest blow hearkens
The death of a 7-year of Guatemalan girl in federal custody is raising questions about the sorts of communication barriers brought by immigration enforcement along the U.S.-Mexico border. POLITICO reports that the girl’s father signed a form declaring her in good health. But it’s unclear how much of the document he actually understood. While it
Wednesday was fraught with frustration for President Donald Trump, whose personal charity was ordered closed in the midst of a long-standing lawsuit. The decision, reports POLITICO, came about through a lawsuit filed by former New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. Schneiderman resigned earlier this year after being accused of sexual misconduct. Venting over Twitter, Trump