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There’s a name for the discomfort you feel watching the Olympics right now

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There’s a name for the discomfort you feel watching the Olympics right now

While President Donald Trump’s deportation agenda separates families and federal agents detain 5-year-olds and kill unarmed civilians, American athletes are winning medals on behalf of the nation at the Olympics right now. This whiplash between the pride of United States competitors and the national shame of the federal government is common. Even the U.S. Olympians … Read more

Government must reach agreement on right to counsel for people in Minnesota ICE facility, judge says

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Government must reach agreement on right to counsel for people in Minnesota ICE facility, judge says

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Attorneys for the federal government have until next Thursday to reach an agreement with human rights advocates seeking to ensure the right to counsel for people detained at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Minnesota, a judge said Friday. Advocates said people held at the facility on the outskirts of Minneapolis … Read more