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Rand Paul breaks with Trump on using military for mass deportations: ‘Huge mistake’
“I think it’s a terrible image,” the Republican senator said. Greta Reich 11/20/2024, 1:12pm ET GOP Sen. Rand Paul denounced President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to deploy the military to carry out mass deportations of undocumented immigrants upon his return to office, saying it would be a “huge mistake” and a misuse of military personnel. “I’m not in favor of…
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How immigration swung voters of color to Trump
Trump gained among nonwhite voters with conservative views on immigration. To watch video report, Click Here. By Michael Tesler November 20, 2024, 11:45 AM President-elect Donald Trump’s relatively strong showing among voters of color has been one of the most striking takeaways from the 2024 election. According to data from AP VoteCast, the Associated Press’s next-generation…
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Trump Has Made His View of Migrants Clear. Will It Stop Them From Coming?
The incoming president has promised the largest deportation effort in U.S. history. Now migrants are weighing a new Trump administration in deciding whether to trek to the United States. By Julie Turkewitz, Emiliano Rodríguez Mega and Genevieve Glatsky Nov. 9, 2024 This Sunday was the day that Daniel García, a Venezuelan delivery worker living in the capital of…
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USCIS Updates Guidance on Lawful Admission for Permanent Residence Requirement for Naturalization
Release Date 11/14/2024 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to clarify that a naturalization applicant’s burden to demonstrate they have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence applies only to their initial admission as a lawful permanent resident (LPR) or adjustment to LPR status. USCIS is updating Volume 12, Part D, Chapter…
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Women & trans people are stockpiling abortion pills & hormones in the wake of Trump’s victory
One abortion pill finder site saw a 625% increase in traffic after the election. By Greg Owen Thursday, November 7, 2024 Reproductive and gender-affirming healthcare providers are seeing triple-digit increases in orders and inquiries following Donald Trump’s election to a second term. “Clearly, people are trying to plan for the reproductive apocalypse that we anticipate will…
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A pregnant teenager died after trying to get care in three visits to Texas emergency rooms
It took 20 hours and three ER visits before doctors admitted the pregnant 18-year-old to the hospital as her condition worsened. She’s one of at least two women who died under Texas’ abortion ban. By Lizzie Presser and Kavitha Surana, ProPublica Nov. 1, 20244 AM Central Candace Fails screamed for someone in the Texas hospital…
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What The New Trump Presidency Could Mean For Public Health
Omer Awan Nov 6, 2024, 03:16pm EST With Donald Trump having successfully secured the presidency of the United States, significant shifts in American public health policy could be forthcoming. Much of the attention on Trump’s public health policy has centered on reproductive rights, funding for federal agencies such as the CDC and on curbing the…
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Judge rules the military must cover gender-affirming surgery for members’ dependents
The exclusion of such coverage is unconstitutional, a federal judge in Maine ruled. Trudy Ring November 08 2024 6:16 PM EST The Department of Defense’s health insurance plan, Tricare, must cover gender-affirming surgery for transgender dependents of active and retired service members, a federal judge has ruled. The exclusion of coverage for this care violates the equal protection guarantees…
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Can Massachusetts lead the nation in abolishing food insecurity?
Andrea Asuaje Mirabell Rowland November 08, 2024 Food insecurity is a year-round problem, but as the holidays approach, what is often an invisible problem gets more public attention. According to the Greater Boston Food Bank, nearly 2 million Massachusetts residents are food insecure, meaning they don’t have enough to eat or don’t know where their next…
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