Author: Aaron Reichlin-Melnick

DHS Secretary Denies Responsibility for Family Separation, Asks Congress to Limit Asylum Protections

DHS Secretary Denies Responsibility for Family Separation, Asks Congress to Limit Asylum Protections

Posted by | Mar 7, 2019 | , , ,

In a combative hearing before Congress on Wednesday, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen testified for the first time since Democrats became the majority in the House of Representatives. During the House Homeland Security Committee hearing, Nielsen refused to admit culpability in family separation, denied reports that asylum seekers are being turned away […]

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Government Officials Deflect Responsibility for Family Separation at Congressional Hearing

Government Officials Deflect Responsibility for Family Separation at Congressional Hearing

Posted by | Feb 27, 2019 | , , , ,

At an oversight hearing on family separation in front of the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, government officials from four different agencies dug in against criticisms and denied any accountability for the Trump administration’s family separation policy. All but one of the officials admitted under questioning that they had not raised any objection to family […]

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Risky ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy Faces Legal Challenges

Risky ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy Faces Legal Challenges

Posted by | Feb 21, 2019 | , , ,

The Department of Homeland Security began implementing a dramatic new policy last month requiring asylum seekers to return to Mexico to await immigration court hearings. Many denounced the so-called “Migrant Protection Protocols,” (MPP) highlighting the extreme dangers that migrants in Mexico face when forced to remain on the southern side of the border. Last week, […]

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Multiple Lawsuits Filed Against Trump’s National Emergency Declaration

Multiple Lawsuits Filed Against Trump’s National Emergency Declaration

Posted by | Feb 19, 2019 | , , ,

Speaking from the Rose Garden on Friday, President Trump invoked the National Emergency Act after Congress refused to provide full funding for additions to the U.S.-Mexico border wall. By declaring a national emergency, the president could potentially bypass Congress and pull from Department of Defense military construction funds to build new wall. As the president […]

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Trump Declares National Emergency to Fund His Border Wall

Trump Declares National Emergency to Fund His Border Wall

Posted by | Feb 15, 2019 | , , , ,

Following three weeks of spending negotiations, Congress passed a budget deal on Thursday to fund the federal government through the end of September. Even though it did not include the money President Trump demanded to build a border wall, he signed the deal and then immediately declared a national emergency in order to reprogram funding […]

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