As President Trump goads crowds of white people toward hateful racist chants, our taxes are still paying to harm children and families who seek asylum in America. The journalist Aura Bogado, of Reveal News, points out that new facilities … [Read more...]
Barbara L’Italien dupes FOX & Friends
Fox & Friends thought they booked pro-ICE Democratic candidate Ann Kirkpatrick, but called a quick thinking L’Italien staffer instead. The interview: The Globe: "According to L’Italien’s campaign, however, the mix-up came … [Read more...]
Baker spins on helicopters
Charlie Baker has now rescinded his offer of a couple of helicopters to assist in Donald Trump’s/Stephen Miller’s torment of immigrants and asylum seekers. The Boston Globe refers to his “change of heart” after hearing of the tearing away … [Read more...]
ICE has *lost* 1,475 children; Baker threatens veto of Safe Communities Act amendment
This is, bar none, the worst scandal of the Trump administration: That is what happened to 1,475 minors swept up at the border and taken into custody by the federal government. Gone. The Office of Refugee Resettlement reported at the … [Read more...]
On Tuesday, Charlie Baker Won’t Be Able to “Target Trump Without Saying His Name”
The wind beneath Charlie Baker's wings blew again in his State of the Commonwealth address on Tuesday evening, which the assembled members of the Legislature received with standing ovations too numerous to mention. The Governor's poll … [Read more...]
Naivete on the Left
We're familiar, after years and years of it, with the idea of right-wing ideologues coming to Washington and having no idea how to govern. This is what has led to government shutdowns, narrowly-averted defaults on the public debt, and in … [Read more...]
DACA and Congressional Cowardice
This is cross-posted from Letters Blogatory There are hundreds of thousands—maybe more than a million—people living in the United States who entered the United States illegally with their parents when they were children. In the important … [Read more...]
JALSA Leadership Transition Indicates Next Chapter in Jewish Social Justice Advocacy
BOSTON, July 10, 2017- Sheila Decter, Founder and Executive Director of the Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action (JALSA), and a tireless advocate for social and economic justice, civil rights and constitutional liberties in a career … [Read more...]
DOJ Regularly Asks Hate Group for Input on Immigration Cases, Censures Attorneys for Calling Them Out as Hate Group
As an immigration attorney, I am DEEPLY disturbed by the letter Maria Sacchetti revealed in the Washington Post yesterday. Disciplinary Counsel at the Executive Office for Immigration Review, the DOJ sub-organization that runs the … [Read more...]
Senate President Stan Rosenberg Post-Election Statement on Behalf of the Massachusetts Senate
Over the last week I have heard many heart-wrenching stories about children and adults expressing their sadness and fear based on the results of the national election. It is natural to feel sad and disappointed when your candidate doesn’t … [Read more...]
- 1
- 2
- 3
- …
- 16
- Next Page »