Adam Serwer explained back in 2018 that when it comes to the Trump administration, The Cruelty Is the Point: Trump’s only true skill is the con; his only fundamental belief is that the United States is the birthright of straight, white, Christian men, and his only real, authentic pleasure is in cruelty. It is that … Read more
ABOVE: The “perp walk” you have all fantasized about. Admit it, you know you have. Earlier this month at a COVID super-spreader rally in Macon, Georgia, Donald Trump “joked” about what he might have to do if he loses the election on November 3. “Maybe I’ll have to leave the country? I don’t know.” The … Read more
Donald Trump brings his “covid super-spreader circus” to Arizona today, billed as a Latinos for Trump Roundtable in Phoenix. The U.S. Supreme Court decision on Deferred Action for Arrivals (DACA) program in June was only a temporary reprieve. It was also a “roadmap” for how Trump could legally undo the program and deport the Dreamers. … Read more
One week after its surprising DACA ruling, the Supreme Court today proved that its sympathies for immigrants seeking better lives are still limited. Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern, legal analysts for Slate explain, The Supreme Court Doesn’t See Asylum-Seekers as People (excerpt): In a 7–2 ruling, the justices approved the Trump administration’s draconian interpretation … Read more
Earlier this month, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals affirms two nationwide injunctions against Trump asylum policies (updated): On Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issues two rulings affirming nationwide injunctions against two Trump administration immigration policy. One ruling (Innovation Law Lab et al v. Chad Wolf et al) affirmed the … Read more