It’s Time to Use the ‘F’ Word to Describe Trump

Bill Blum / Truthdig Jul 2, 2018 The issue of the president’s fascism has reached center stage in the U.S., sparked by the administration’s shameful treatment of refugees and its Gestapo-like "zero tolerance" policy on border crossings. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Border Patrol Arrests Drop Sharply in June

ELLIOT SPAGAT / The Associated Press Jul 1, 2018 The decline could reflect seasonal trends or it could signal that President Trump's "zero-tolerance" policy to criminally prosecute every adult who enters the country illegally is having a deterrent effect. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Moms Outraged by Family Separations Become Protest Leaders

GILLIAN FLACCUS and AMY TAXIN / The Associated Press Jun 29, 2018 “As moms, we know how important it is to be with your child,” says Kate Sharaf, a Portland, Ore., co-organizer of one of over 600 "Families Belong Together" rallies expected to draw thousands nationwide on Saturday. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

A Harrowing Firsthand Account of Border Detention Centers

Elizabeth Warren Jun 28, 2018 I'm still working through everything I saw, but I wanted you to know the full story. The fight for children and families separated at the border isn't over—not by a long shot. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

No Timeline in New U.S. Plan to Reunite Immigrant Families

COLLEEN LONG / The Associated Press Jun 24, 2018 The Trump administration issues a reunification fact sheet, saying it knows the location of all the children it has separated from parents or guardians at the border. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Family Reunification Methods Unclear, ICE Official Says

The Associated Press Jun 22, 2018 Federal authorities are still working on a plan to reunite an estimated 1,800 children with their parents after they were separated at the U.S.-Mexico border. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Which Side Are You On?

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Jun 21, 2018 President Trump and his supporters have failed the basic human test of choosing children over politics in the ongoing scandal of immigrant family separation. There ought to be no question about which side we are on. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Trump Invites Pelosi, Schumer to White House

The Associated Press Jun 21, 2018 Speaking ahead of a Cabinet meeting, Trump says he's making the open invitation through the press. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

How Four Words Changed the Course of the Immigration Debate

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Jun 21, 2018 Fifty years ago, four words broadcast nationally changed the course of the Vietnam War. Now four words have exposed the cruelty of the Trump administration. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Immigrant Children Are Being Drugged Against Their Will

Matt Smith and Aura Bogado / Reveal Jun 21, 2018 According to legal filings, Trump’s zero tolerance policy is creating a zombie army of children forcibly injected with medications that make them dizzy, listless, obese and even incapacitated. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The New York Times’ Shameful Accommodation of Stephen Miller

staff Jun 19, 2018 The Gray Lady has gone out of her way to spike audio of an interview with the White House aide. It's part of an unsettling pattern. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Trump, GOP to Huddle as Outrage Builds Over Border Policy

DUSTIN WEAVER and ALAN FRAM / The Associated Press Jun 19, 2018 The president plans to meet late Tuesday with House Republicans as lawmakers from both parties are up in arms over the administration's policy of family separation. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )