The first lady’s spokeswoman says more visits are possible but it’s unclear what she’ll communicate to her husband.
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Maine Voices: Dealing with immigration, America must overcome its loss of nerve
The U.S. has never been a perfect nation, but we can aspire to a vision more sublime than money, power and arrogance.
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Commentary: On immigration, Democrats give Trump the upper hand – again
Senate Democrats have managed to take an issue that was toxic for Republicans and turn it into a calamity for themselves.
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Letter to the editor: Disastrous implementation of ‘zero tolerance’ policy means Homeland Security chief must go
Kirstjen Nielsen’s failure of leadership, whether from indifference, incompetence or both, created a national embarrassment and shows she’s unfit for the job.
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Bowdoin graduates are behind $20 million Facebook fundraiser for immigrants
Charlotte and Dave Willner started the viral effort after seeing a photo of a crying child who reminded them of their own daughter.
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Police arrest nearly 600 in D.C. as demonstrators protest Trump policy on migrant families
Scores of female protesters sit on the floor of a Senate office building to decry immigrants’ treatment at the border.
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Melania Trump returns to border amid family separation outcry
She meets with border officials and visits a short-term holding center for migrant minors.
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Seeking split from ICE, agents say Trump’s immigration crackdown hurts investigations, morale
A majority of special agents working for the Homeland Security Investigative Division signed the letter sent to Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
House rejects immigration bill pushed by Trump in last-minute tweet
The Republican Party has been unable to bridge the divide between its hard-liners aligned with Trump and moderates intent on addressing the fate of undocumented immigrants known as ‘dreamers.’
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Commentary: Some comparisons to Nazism are specious, but others serve as critical red flags
The author of Godwin’s Law says it’s still right to challenge the callousness of officials who claim they’re just doing what immigration statutes demand.