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National Security
Our system of national security is full of holes – on the border, at the airports and inside our computers, where the fight against cyberterrorism rages.
Posted inCybersecurity, Inequality, Silicon Valley Diversity, Techsploitation, Workers’ Rights
Palo Alto Networks avoids disclosing diversity data despite shareholder vote
The cybersecurity company used a controversial workaround to avoid disclosing diversity data after a majority of shareholders voted for disclosure.
Posted inGovernment Workers, National Security, The Trump Era, Workers’ Rights
Reveal exposé of Navy shipbuilders sparks law requiring Pentagon study
“These disturbing reports shined a light on defense contractors putting their workers at risk,” said Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
Posted inAccountability, Border Patrol, Criminal Justice, National Security, Solitary Confinement, The Trump Era, The Wall
Watchdog agency criticizes immigrant detention conditions
Immigrants are being denied medical care, strip-searched and threatened at six ICE detention facilities, a new watchdog report finds.
Posted inBorder Patrol
Border agents in training
Border Patrol work is a complicated affair for Mexican American families, bringing with it questions of allegiance and identity.
Posted inBorder Patrol, Immigration, The Trump Era
Detained immigrant girl released, but future remains uncertain
U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro: “The United States should not be a place where children seeking life-sustaining medical care are at risk of apprehension.”
Posted inBorder Patrol, Immigration, Inequality, Kids on the Line, Religion, Religion and Government, The Trump Era
Immigrant girl who challenged Trump administration policy gets abortion
Jane Doe said in a statement: “People I don’t even know are trying to make me change my mind. I made my decision and that is between me and God.”
Posted inBorder Patrol, Immigration, Kids on the Line, Religion, Religion and Government, The Trump Era
Government must allow abortion access for migrant girl, judge rules
The ruling is the first test of a Trump administration policy of denying abortion access for immigrant minors in federally funded shelters.
Posted inBorder Patrol, Immigration, Law Enforcement, National Security, The Trump Era
DOJ sets deadline for jurisdictions to prove they’re not sanctuaries
The latest deadline sets up yet another showdown between the Trump administration and local authorities over immigration enforcement.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Health Care, Immigration, National Security, Prisons, The Trump Era
Judge denies ACLU effort to release detained migrant girl for abortion
“The government may not want to facilitate abortion, but it cannot block it. It is doing that here,” the federal judge also writes in her ruling.