“Like a number of practices, including mass deportations, it builds on the legacy of the Obama Administration, which set in motion the process of reëxamining old naturalization files.”
“Finding buyers for government debt has become increasingly important since the Federal Reserve halted its bond-buying program in October 2016 after swelling its holdings to more than $4.2 trillion.”
“Authorities believe that the assaults had been going on for months and perhaps years; the girl’s mother was allegedly blackmailed by the deputy to ‘place her in fear’ so she would not report the assaults.”
“‘This, I think, is a perfect example, of why are borders need to be secured,’ Dimmit County Sheriff Marion Boyd said.”
Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/5-dead-suv-chased-border-patrol-crashes-south-213544737.html
“Subsequent reporters pushed back against the false claims the press secretary was making—namely that their family separation policy was ‘the law’ and not a specific policy choice pushed by President Trump and promoted at the DOJ by Sessions on multiple occasions.”
Read more: https://www.mintpressnews.com/biblical-enforce-law/244044/
“From the federal Department of Homeland Security down to local police departments, governmental use of biometric facial recognition software has gained a startling amount of traction in recent years. And these agencies are getting help from big business, to boot.”
Read more: https://theweek.com/articles/779196/governments-creepy-obsession-face
“The ACLU’s move from neutral protector of civil liberties to partisan advocate of liberal politics is both a symptom and consequence [of extremes gaining power].”
Read more: http://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/391682-the-final-nail-in-the-aclus-coffin
“Few commentators are recognizing the vast peril to democracy posed by the sweeping prerogatives of federal agencies.”
“The administration argued that it was just enforcing the law.”
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/17/us/politics/melania-trump-family-separation.html
“Thirty-one states now allow law-enforcement officials to access license photos to help identify potential suspects.”