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ACLU Wins Settlement on Behalf of Migrant Families Separated During Trump Era
Victims of Trump’s “family separation” settled a lawsuit for damages, but cruel U.S. laws still break up families daily.
Judge Orders Trump Officials to Testify on Family Separation Policy
The suit was filed in 2021 by three families from El Salvador and Guatemala whose kids and parents were separated.
Federal Report Finds Tribal Burial, Cultural Sites “Blasted” for Border Wall
“The construction harmed some cultural and natural resources… by blasting at tribal burial sites,” the report says.
Trump’s Removal of Protections for Old-Growth Trees Was Illegal, Judge Rules
A Trump appointee rolled back protections in six national forests two days before the administration's term ended.
Federal Judge Blocks Biden Asylum Ban That Puts Migrants in “Grave Danger”
The Biden administration’s asylum ban went into effect in May after the expiration of Title 42.
Senate Banking Committee Member Dismisses Calls for Regulations, Bankers Applaud
The American Bankers Association welcomed the Republican's defense of a 2018 law that weakened regulations.
Following Bank Collapses, Sanders Calls for Repeal of Trump-Era Deregulation
We can’t pursue more socialism for the rich and “rugged individualism” for everyone else, Sanders said.
Critics Decry New Biden Rule as “Trump’s Asylum Ban Under a Different Name”
Those who don't meet the strict asylum eligibility requirements under the rule would be subject to quick deportation.
Trump’s Former Budget Director Is Advising GOP to Cut Medicaid by $2 Trillion
Russ Vought is urging House GOP to gut many federal programs that low-income people rely on to meet basic needs.
Nearly 1,000 Migrant Kids Separated From Families Under Trump Still Not Reunited
While Biden's DHS attempts to reunite families divided under Trump, it continues to separate others through deportation.