“Facing the prospect that President Trump could lose his re-election bid, his cabinet is scrambling to enact regulatory changes affecting millions of Americans in a blitz so rushed it may leave some changes vulnerable to court challenges,” reports the New York Times: The effort is evident in a broad range of federal agencies and encompasses proposals like easing limits on how…
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US Officials Fear Ransomware Attack Against 2020 Election
The U.S. government plans to launch a program in roughly one month that narrowly focuses on protecting voter registration databases and systems ahead of the 2020 presidential election. From a report: These systems, which are widely used to validate the eligibility of voters before they cast ballots, were compromised in 2016 by Russian hackers seeking to collect information. Intelligence officials are…
What Is Asylum and Who Can Seek It? Explaining Trump’s New Restrictions
Attorney General William P. Barr issued an order that could keep thousands of migrants seeking asylum in jail while they wait for their requests to be evaluated by a judge. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/17/us/politics/asylum-facts-seekers-laws.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
Analysis: The Border Is Broken. And There’s No Plan to Fix It.
For years, there have been warnings that America’s immigration system was going to fail. That time may be now. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/10/us/immigration-border-trump-asylum.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Trump’s Immigration Crisis
Behind the flailing lies a potential disaster for immigration hawks. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/09/opinion/trump-kirstjen-nielsen-border-security-.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Cancel Kirstjen Nielsen
Her role in terrorizing children should make her a permanent pariah. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/08/opinion/kirstjen-nielsen-family-separation-trump.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Judge Blocks Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy for Asylum Seekers
Immigration advocates called the practice inhumane and illegal and said it forced migrants to wait in places where their lives or freedoms were at risk. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/08/us/politics/trump-asylum-seekers-federal-judge.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Trump Is Pushing to Restart Family Separations at Border
Officials said President Trump wanted Kirstjen Nielsen to more aggressively deter Central American migrants from showing up at the southwest border. She has resigned. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/08/us/politics/trump-nielsen-family-separation.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Trump Purge Set to Force Out More Top Homeland Security Officials
As President Trump expresses frustration with his own administration, at least five senior Department of Homeland Security officials have been pushed out or are expected to leave. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/08/us/politics/randolph-alles-secret-service.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
More Top Homeland Security Officials Set to Leave in Trump Purge
Since Friday, five senior Department of Homeland Security officials have been told to exit or otherwise stepped aside as President Trump rails against U.S. immigration laws. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/08/us/politics/homeland-security-trump-purge.html?partner=rss&emc=rss