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Daughter of Korean priest detained by ICE after visa hearing A 20-year-old South Korean student at Purdue University and daughter of an Episcopal priest has been detained by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement afte

www.koreaherald.com/article/1054...

04.08.2025 01:27 β€” πŸ‘ 866    πŸ” 339    πŸ’¬ 53    πŸ“Œ 15
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Community Demands the Release of SHS '24 Grad Yeonsoo Go, Detained by ICE in NY and Now in Louisiana Yeonsoo Go, 2024 Graduate of Scarsdale High School, Detained by ICE

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04.08.2025 01:26 β€” πŸ‘ 491    πŸ” 140    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 3
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US immigration authorities detain daughter of Korean Episcopal priest - The Korea Times The daughter of a Korean Episcopal priest has been detained by U.S. immigration authorities in New York, despite holding what legal advocates say is valid immigration status β€” drawing strong condemnat...

"She accompanied her mother, Rev. Kim, who is widely recognized as the first woman to be ordained as an Anglican priest in the Seoul Diocese of the Anglican Church of Korea..."

www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffai...

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03.08.2025 22:59 β€” πŸ‘ 5234    πŸ” 1618    πŸ’¬ 147    πŸ“Œ 50
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Southwest Ohio to lose two health clinics over federal, state budget Medicaid cuts β€’ Ohio Capital Journal Southwest Ohio is going to lose two reproductive health clinics due to the federal budget changes to Medicaid, a loss that could mean more abortions will happen, according to the leader of the clinics...

"While the budget changes bar health providers who perform abortions from being a part of Medicaid, the clinics being closed did not offer abortion services.

Their services included tests for sexually transmitted diseases, birth control, cancer screenings..."

ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/07/18/s...

03.08.2025 20:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3363    πŸ” 1522    πŸ’¬ 184    πŸ“Œ 65
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01.08.2025 20:34 β€” πŸ‘ 8855    πŸ” 3175    πŸ’¬ 410    πŸ“Œ 148
NYT: Trump pledges 50% tariffs against Brazil, citing β€œwitch hunt” against Bolsonaro

NYT: Trump pledges 50% tariffs against Brazil, citing β€œwitch hunt” against Bolsonaro

You're about to pay more for beef not just because Trump wants to protect his corrupt friend... but also because Republicans in Congress have decided to cede their power over trade policy to him. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/w...

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U.S. job growth turns cold as Trump’s agenda takes its toll on the economy The question for the White House is simple: β€œIf Trump has created a β€˜hot’ economy, why has American job growth slowed to a 16-year low?”

Over the first seven months of 2025, the economy has added 597,000 jobs.

Over the first seven months of 2024 β€” when Trump said the economy was terrible β€” the total was over 1 million jobs.

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01.08.2025 20:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2164    πŸ” 722    πŸ’¬ 105    πŸ“Œ 26
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U.S. job growth turns cold as Trump’s agenda takes its toll on the economy The question for the White House is simple: β€œIf Trump has created a β€˜hot’ economy, why has American job growth slowed to a 16-year low?”

"The question for the White House is simple: 'If Trump has created a "hot" economy, why has American job growth slowed to a 16-year low?'”

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01.08.2025 20:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2308    πŸ” 673    πŸ’¬ 121    πŸ“Œ 37
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tough on crime! law and order!

or...

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/n...

30.07.2025 16:04 β€” πŸ‘ 4997    πŸ” 1406    πŸ’¬ 151    πŸ“Œ 44
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Trump Administration Scraps Effort to Pause Health-Research Funding The administration halted and then restarted billions in new research grants flowing from the National Institutes of Health.

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30.07.2025 03:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1722    πŸ” 459    πŸ’¬ 112    πŸ“Œ 18
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Venezuelan Little League team denied travel visas to U.S. for World Series The Cacique Mara Little League team from Maracaibo, Venezuela, will not be able to participate in the Senior League Baseball World Series in South Carolina this year.

"The decision to bar the teenage athletes from entering the United States comes as the country prepares to host the FIFA World Cup in 2026 and the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028..."

www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

28.07.2025 21:54 β€” πŸ‘ 5849    πŸ” 2439    πŸ’¬ 668    πŸ“Œ 249

When N.Carolina went for Trump in '16 & '20, the statewide top-of-the-ticket gubernatorial race went blue both times -- thanks to democrat Roy Cooper.

Tonight, he joins me for his first TV interview since announcing that he's running for NC's crucial US Senate seat.

See you 9pm Eastern on MSNBC!

28.07.2025 19:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2851    πŸ” 615    πŸ’¬ 104    πŸ“Œ 20
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Quebec man warning Canadian boaters after he was detained by U.S. Coast guard, put in jail cell A Quebec man says he is outraged after the U.S. Coast Guard accused him of fishing in American waters and then arrested him before putting him in a jail cell for nearly two hours.

www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...

28.07.2025 19:33 β€” πŸ‘ 6099    πŸ” 2610    πŸ’¬ 365    πŸ“Œ 184
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After allegations of 'inhumane' conditions, demonstrators gathered outside of Dallas ICE office Dozens gathered outside the Dallas ICE field office to bring attention to claims of "inhumane" conditions inside the facility.

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28.07.2025 19:28 β€” πŸ‘ 4218    πŸ” 1468    πŸ’¬ 97    πŸ“Œ 42
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U.S. Quietly Drafts Plan to End Program That Saved Millions From AIDS

"It is often cited as the single most effective public health campaign ever, saving an estimated 26 million lives over 22 years..."

So now Trump will try to kill it.

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/h...

28.07.2025 19:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2420    πŸ” 1074    πŸ’¬ 143    πŸ“Œ 59
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Now is not the time for anonymity In plain sight, the Justice Department is prioritizing politics over public safety. Those in the know must step out of the shadows and call it like they see it, before it's too late.

www.lawyeroyer.com/p/now-is-not...

28.07.2025 19:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1839    πŸ” 623    πŸ’¬ 45    πŸ“Œ 25
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tell me more about the scandal of presidents using the office for private gain:

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28.07.2025 16:39 β€” πŸ‘ 9658    πŸ” 2937    πŸ’¬ 422    πŸ“Œ 103
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Border agent charged with child sex trafficking, fraud in Cochise County A Tucson Sector Border Patrol agent has been indicted on 24 felony charges, the latest in a series of sexual-misconduct convictions or charges against CBP employees in Arizona.

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27.07.2025 18:50 β€” πŸ‘ 13631    πŸ” 6342    πŸ’¬ 1197    πŸ“Œ 790
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Beloved Talbot County pastor picked up in dragnet of ICE arrests A man called a pillar of his Eastern Shore community is in custody at a Baltimore detention facility after he was picked up by immigration agents while driving to work Monday. Daniel Fuentes Espinal h...

β€œIt’s personal for me. Our sons were best friends,” Foxwell said.

In the wake of his 18-year-old son’s death last month in a car accident. β€œPastor Espinal was at my son’s deathbed and spoke at his funeral.”

www.newsfromthestates.com/article/belo...

27.07.2025 17:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2550    πŸ” 1024    πŸ’¬ 144    πŸ“Œ 41
β€˜Praying for it to end’: Vermont superintendent speaks out after ICE interrogation
YouTube video by MSNBC β€˜Praying for it to end’: Vermont superintendent speaks out after ICE interrogation

β€œI told them I was an American citizen. I questioned why they were using those tactics on me. I asked about my constitutional rights. An officer outright said out loud that I have no constitutional rights at a point of entry,” says Wilmer Chavarria, a school superintendent in Vermont.

26.07.2025 01:39 β€” πŸ‘ 9669    πŸ” 4411    πŸ’¬ 311    πŸ“Œ 218
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Venezuelan Little League team denied travel visas to U.S. for World Series The Cacique Mara Little League team from Maracaibo, Venezuela, will not be able to participate in the Senior League Baseball World Series in South Carolina this year.

Donald Trump and the Republican party β€” big tough guys keeping America safe from… the little league world series.

www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

26.07.2025 15:34 β€” πŸ‘ 3203    πŸ” 1174    πŸ’¬ 316    πŸ“Œ 101
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β€˜Mommy’s coming’: Video shows what happened before ICE arrested parent outside Oregon preschool Mahdi Khanbabazadeh, 38, was arrested by immigration authorities last week.

"...reaching with one hand to embrace his young child who is in the back in his car seat.

β€œMommy’s coming,” he said.

The video doesn't show the child exiting the car. But in a later clip, Khanbabazadeh is alone in the vehicle when ICE agents break his window..."

www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

26.07.2025 01:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2544    πŸ” 1110    πŸ’¬ 221    πŸ“Œ 61
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Judge Demands Answers About Deal to Return MS-13 Gang Leaders to El Salvador

β€œFor one thing, why would the United States trade nine defendants who are alleged to be high-level members of MS-13 for $3 million? Is that a good deal for the United States?”

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/25/n...

26.07.2025 00:15 β€” πŸ‘ 5899    πŸ” 2046    πŸ’¬ 274    πŸ“Œ 74
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and does the U.S. state department have a metric for deciding who meets this bar?

and does it involve complex fractions?

and is there a physical test? a DNA test? calipers? maybe a pantone chart?

www.reuters.com/world/africa...

25.07.2025 23:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2838    πŸ” 846    πŸ’¬ 150    πŸ“Œ 51
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Winooski superintendent navigates 'a whole new territory of terror' after being detained, interrogated in Texas - VTDigger Wilmer Chavarria, a U.S. citizen, said it was a β€œsurreal” and β€œdehumanizing” experience that involved being separated from his spouse, with multiple federal officials aggressively questioning him in w...

β€œIt’s not about immigration status really..."

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25.07.2025 23:15 β€” πŸ‘ 5297    πŸ” 2160    πŸ’¬ 825    πŸ“Œ 374
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Independents Drive Trump's Approval to 37% Second-Term Low President Donald Trump's job approval rating has fallen to 37%, the lowest of his second term as a result of a decrease among independents.

Trump's cratering in polls continues. Crushing new Gallup numbers:

Overall approval: 37%
On immigration: 38%
On economy: 37%
On trade: 36:
Federal budget: 29%

Overall approval among independents: 29%

news.gallup.com/poll/692879/...

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