What images of a detained five-year-old boy reveal about Trump’s draconian ICE crackdown

Liam Ramos, a preschooler, is just one of a number of kids caught up in dystopian ICE surges in Minnesota and beyond As symbols of the indiscriminate disproportionality of the Trump administration’s militant anti-immigrant crusade in Minneapolis, the images are hard to surpass. One recent image shows the innocent figure of Liam Ramos, a five-year-old … Read more

Jack Smith says Trump ‘willfully’ broke the law, blasts DOJ ‘retribution’ in second term

Former special counsel prosecutor Jack Smith vigorously defended the decisions he made in investigating President Donald Trump after his first term in office, telling members of the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday that his team of prosecutors had uncovered “proof beyond a reasonable doubt” that Trump had engaged in criminal activity. “Our investigation developed proof … Read more

AOC accuses Trump of engaging in ‘increasingly erratic’ behavior

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., claimed that President Donald Trump has been exhibiting “increasingly erratic” behavior. She made the comment in response to a question from Migrant Insider editor Pablo Manríquez, who asked, “How big of a factor is Donald Trump’s cognitive decline, given what we’re seeing at Davos?”  “I think that the president has been … Read more

Jack Smith testifies evidence showed Trump crimes in 2020 election effort

Former special counsel defends indictments in first public testimony, saying evidence met criminal standard US politics live – latest updates Jack Smith, the former special counsel, has begun his first testimony about his criminal investigation into Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election results as he appears before the House judiciary committee on Thursday. … Read more

Powerful winter storm to bring heavy snow across much of US this weekend

Storm expected to hit from south Rockies and plains into mid-south on Friday before spreading east A powerful winter storm is set to sweep across much of the US this weekend, bringing potentially record-breaking cold, heavy snow and ice that forecasters warn could cause hazardous conditions, potential power outages and travel disruptions. The storm is … Read more

‘It’s like they’re hunting’: US citizens and legal residents report increase in racial profiling by ICE

Trump administration’s immigration crackdown has led some people to take drastic measures to ensure their safety It was a normal Tuesday morning for Mohamed when he left his San Diego, California, house for his daily exercise in mid-January. But as he walked around the Colina del Sol park, four US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) … Read more