Noem's coarse tweet comes back to bite her in blistering ruling on protections for Haitians Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, mimicking Donald Trump's boorishness expressed her thoughts on immigrants from certain countries in coarse terms on Twitter. Those words would come back to bite her when they were cited in a blistering ruling by a judge who did not see her effort to revoke the temporary protected status of over 300,000 Haitian immigrants as being done in good faith for good reasons. Rachel Maddow reports. |
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- 'People's voices are important': OKC residents celebrate victory over proposed ICE facility — Residents in Oklahoma City gathered to celebrate the cancellation of a proposed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility after voicing their concerns at a city council meeting.
(KOCO)
- "Notably this includes Ana Voss, head of the civil division, whom Chief Judge Schiltz thanked by name for handling a deluge of habeas petitions in response to ICE's barrage of unconstitutional arrests"
- Star Tribune - Eight additional federal prosecutors are in the process of leaving the Minnesota US Attorney's Office.
(Eric Columbus shares Steve Herman sharing Star Tribune)
- "Eight additional federal attorneys are in the process of leaving the Minnesota U.S. Attorney's Office, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the situation.
The departures follow the mass exit of six veteran prosecutors who left the office last month in protest of recent directives from the U.S. Department of Justice, including the department's refusal to initiate a civil rights investigation into the killing of Renee Good.
Among those leaving is Ana Voss, the civil division chief, who has been helping to handle hundreds of wrongful detention petitions flooding the office since federal officers began their immigration crackdown in Minnesota."
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
- "About 500 seniors live at Sinai Residences in Boca Raton, Florida, including many Holocaust survivors.
Recently, some of them asked if they could hide the building's Haitian staff in their apartments..."
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
- "On Friday, ICE officials confirmed to Congresswoman McClain Delaney that the video was taken inside the George H. Fallon Federal Building in Baltimore. It shows dozens of people packed into what seems to be an ICE holding room..."
Maryland lawmaker describes "horrendous" conditions inside Baltimore ICE facility, speaks out after viral overcrowding video
(CBS News)
- "We are trying to show there are economic consequences to choosing the side of fascism," she said...
Protesters Press Target to Take a Stand Against ICE Crackdown in Minneapolis
(New York Times)
- "Onlookers cheered Saturday as Danish military veterans and their families marched. They began at a citadel site associated with the remembrance of Denmark's armed forces, and walked to the U.S. Embassy. There, they stood in stoic silence, remembering the fallen..."
'We've Fought Side by Side': Danish Veterans March Against Trump's Comments
(New York Times)
- Republican voters...
"The president's approval rating among GOP voters slid 11 points over the course of the past year, and support for the White House's agenda among Republicans has fallen by the same margin.
But wait, it gets worse. The percentage of GOP voters who believe Trump "respects the country's democratic values" fell by 8 points over the first year of his second term; the percentage of GOP voters who believe Trump "has the mental fitness to do the job" fell by 9 points; and the percentage of GOP voters who believe Trump "acts ethically in office" dropped 13 points.
That last point is especially notable because it's the only issue on which the president's support has dropped below 50% among his fellow Republicans: Just 42% of GOP voters believe Trump acts ethically."
(MaddowBlog)
- "Sorry, I didn't know we were doing gifts..."
" "I wanted to get something for you: This is an adult diaper for when you pee yourself in front of Donald Trump," said a man associated with the group Climate Defiance as he approached the dais. "You can wear this, it's really nice. You're the type of leader we need right now, someone who soils himself when the fascists are at our door."
As the man was escorted away, another member popped up out of the audience.
"Sorry, I didn't know we were doing gifts," the second activist said. "I have some kneepads for you, you can use these while you blow Donald Trump. Alternatively you can get off your knees and you can stand up to him literally and figuratively. Abolish ICE, defund them. You do not show any moral courage. You are funding the gestapo." "
(The New Republic)
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