ICE Protests
ICE needs transparency to defrost protests
Most Americans believe that jails must maintain at least minimum standards of sanitation, nutrition, housing, and medical care. That should not be controversial.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
ICE screw-ups corrode the public’s trust
In a 1993 case, conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia wrote, “it is well established that the Fifth Amendment entitles aliens to due process of law in deportation proceedings.”
Immigration
No, Donald J. Trump doesn’t hate “immigrants”
I was watching an MSNBC discussion show Friday morning, with all four panelists agreeing, vociferously, that Donald J. Trump was “anti immigrant” and his deportation plan would inevitably lead to “separation of families.” This can get deep fast because the courts have ruled that while adult illegals can be held
Journalism
The Inquirer gets (another) F in objectivity
This won’t surprise some of you, because in the past I have mentioned the Inquirer’s Cyclops coverage of selected topics. By Cyclops, I mean only one eye is open. This past Sunday, the paper had a Page One story headlined: “Trump’s threat has migrants, advocates on edge.