US Politics in Trump era
Publisher: Washington Post
Author: Mike DeBonis
3 Jul 2019
Joaquin Castro stealthily captures photo and video at border detention center
When the delegation of congressional democrats arrived in Texas Monday to tour border facilities holding migrants, they were told in briefing packets and by Customs and Border Protection staff that photos and videos were prohibited — to protect the privacy and safety of those inside.
Publisher: ProPublica
Author: A. C. Thompson
2 Jul 2019
Inside the Secret Border Patrol Facebook Group Where Agents Joke About Migrant Deaths and Post Sexist Memes
Members of a secret Facebook group for current and former Border Patrol agents joked about the deaths of migrants, discussed throwing burritos at Latino members of Congress visiting a detention facility in Texas on Monday and posted a vulgar illustration depicting Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez engaged in oral sex with a detained migrant, according to screenshots of their postings.
Publisher: Washington Post
Author: Damian Paletta
1 Jun 2019
Trump’s Mexico tariffs: Republican lawmakers alarmed as president issues 5 percent levy on Mexican imports
President Trump forged ahead Friday with plans to impose import penalties on Mexico, one of the United States’ largest trading partners, brushing aside apoplectic lawmakers, business groups and investors who feared the White House was expanding trade wars without any plan for eventual escape.
Publisher: NBC News
Author: Julia Ainsley
21 Jun 2018
Trump admin’s ‘tent cities’ cost more than keeping migrant kids with parents
The cost of holding migrant children who have been separated from their parents in newly created "tent cities" is $775 per person per night, according to an official at the Department of Health and Human Services — far higher than the cost of keeping children with their parents in detention centers or holding them in more permanent buildings.