“This isn’t what happens in a democracy, this is what happens in a dictatorship,” said one California lawmaker. U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem appeared to take a step toward circumventing federal laws that bar the military from taking part in domestic law enforcement in a letter she sent to the Department of Defense Sunday […]
“With a population that is more than 50% immigrant, the city of Glendale should be a beacon for immigrants’ rights,” said one rights defender. Citing a need to protect “community trust,” the city of Glendale, California announced Sunday it was terminating its contract with immigration officials and would no longer detain immigrants in a […]
“We are doing this because no matter what odds we are against, we have to keep trying, because the moment we stop trying is when we lose our humanity,” said Greta Thunberg. Palestinian rights advocates aboard the Gaza Freedom Flotilla issued a distress signal Wednesday, saying drones “repeatedly” hovered over the ship as it carried humanitarian aid for starving […]
“The Trump administration would rather women die in emergency rooms than receive lifesaving abortions,” said one reproductive rights leader. Ensuring unequivocally that hospitals must provide abortion care to patients whose pregnancies have placed them in life-threatening medical emergencies is not “the policy of this administration,” said the nation’s top health agency on Tuesday—making clear, said […]