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Newark mayor sues New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor after arrest at immigration detention site

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka sued New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor on Tuesday over his arrest on a trespassing charge, which was later dropped, at a federal immigration detention facility. Baraka, who leads New Jersey’s biggest city, is a candidate in a crowded primary field for the Democratic nomination for governor next Tuesday. The lawsuit against interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba coincided with the day early in-person voting began. The lawsuit seeks damages for “false arrest and malicious prosecution,” […]

todayJune 3, 2025 6

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Immigration is Trump’s strongest issue, but many say he’s gone too far, a new AP-NORC poll finds

President Donald Trump’s handling of immigration remains a point of strength as he takes wide-ranging actions to ramp up deportations and target people in the U.S. illegally, according to a new poll. The survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that 46% of U.S. adults approve of Trump’s handling of immigration, which is nearly 10 percentage points higher than his approval rating on the economy and trade with other countries. While Trump’s actions remain divisive, there’s less of a consensus […]

todayApril 26, 2025 1

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Trump adviser Stephen Miller pushes ‘reparations’ for Americans impacted by immigration

White House aide Stephen Miller argued that Americans who have been harmed by undocumented immigrants and immigration policies enacted by the Democratic Party should receive “reparations.” Miller, who serves as President Donald Trump‘s deputy chief of staff for policy, appeared on Newsmax’s “Rob Schmitt Tonight” on Friday night, where he discussed the Trump administration’s immigration policies, which include the mass deportation of undocumented people living in the United States. During the news segment, Miller said Americans should receive “reparations” for […]

todayApril 22, 2025

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Democrats are splintered on immigration and how to respond to Trump

When Donald Trump took office in 2017 with promises to crack down on immigration, he was met by widespread protests that filled churches, airports and union halls as Democratic lawmaker vowed to fight the new Republican president at every turn. The second time around, Democrats helped send an immigration bill to his desk during his first week in office. Stinging from election losses, the Democratic Party has so far been splintered in responding to Trump’s push against illegal immigration. Yet the party’s soul searching […]

todayJanuary 26, 2025 1

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Harris works to energize Black male voters while Trump continues to attack immigration policy

DETROIT (AP) — Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris warned Tuesday that Republican Donald Trump would “institutionalize” harsh policing tactics that disproportionately affect Black men, while Trump blamed Harris’ immigration policies for “devastating” Black and Latino communities. “Any African American or Hispanic that votes for Kamala … you’ve got to have your head examined, because they are really screwing you,” Trump said of Harris, who is African American, at an evening rally in Georgia. Earlier, during a radio town hall moderated by Charlamagne […]

todayOctober 16, 2024 1

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Black immigration advocates have ‘sigh of relief’ after border bill fails in Senate

Black immigration advocates are pleased that a highly-contested bipartisan border deal failed in the U.S. Senate. On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate tanked the Border Security and Combatting Fentanyl Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024, in a 49-50 vote, coming short of the 60 votes needed to pass the legislation. Amy Fischer, advocacy director for the Americas with Amnesty International, told theGrio that she is happy that “the cruel policies included in the deal are not moving forward.”   “I think it is disappointing […]

todayFebruary 8, 2024 1

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