HUMAN RIGHTS-“It is long past time for. . .a sea change in the United States’ approach to national and human security. . .”
Yes, yes, yes. These words cut to the soul. Can we create a grown-up America? This is how it begins.
The quote is from a letter to President Biden, put forward in early February by the Center for Constitutional Rights and the Center for Victims of Torture and signed by 111 organizations, demanding that the new president shut down, at long last, the prison hellhole at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
But the letter transcends Gitmo, where 40 men are still being held indefinitely, without charges and without rights, at the astonishing cost of $540 million per year, and addresses the issue of structural racism in this country, for which the prison is a terrifying icon: “. . .the approach it exemplifies continues to fuel and justify bigotry, stereotyping, and stigma. Guantánamo entrenches racial divisions and racism more broadly, and risks facilitating addit
rights. reporter: from nancy pelosi. ice deportation warrant is not the same as a search warrant. to senate minority leader chuck schumer. this is an active british force designed to spread fear and immigrant community. reporter: democratic lawmakers are lining up to condemn the immigration raids expected to happen in 10 major us cities as early as sunday and encouraging undocumented immigrants to know their rights. if i agents don t have a warrant signed by a judge a person may refuse to open the door and let them in. reporter: former democratic presidential nominee hillary clinton should a similar message in spanish asking twitter followers to share advice on what to do in case of raids. last month donald trump delayed the mass rate set to target some 2000 families facing deportation orders within a tweet he said he would give democrats and republicans 2 weeks to get together and work out a solution to the asylum and loophole problem. if not, he added, deportations
country. the president has chosen today will bring unprecedented resources to bear on determining how many citizens and noncitizens are in our country and will yield the best data the government has had on citizenship in many decades. reporter: meantime those immigration raids are expected to start in cities around the country in coming days. immigration and customs enforcement will target thousands of illegal immigrants who face deportation orders and refused to cooperate. in an extraordinary move some democrats are suggesting ways illegal immigrants can block ice. ice deportation warrant is not the same as a search warrant. is that the only document ice brings, agents do not have a legal right to enter a home. if ice agents don t have a
departments are asked to be part of the ice deportation force to separate families and i think most of us understand the police chiefs in america know that s not going to make america safer but hurt us. have you gotten any response from the president or anyone at the white house to basically your defiance of this executive order? well, first of all, the executive order is unconstitutional. for a number of different reasons. number one, no definition in federal law what a sanctuary city is. that s going to surprise americans, but there s no definition of what it is. and secondly, the federal law is fairly clear based on the interpretations of the supreme court that you cannot compel cities under threats of losing funds and doesn t seem to make sure. we want to help you make the city safer but take funds away from homeland security and the police department that is charged with making the city safe. as you know, mayor, it s a way to compel you. i understand that, but you
under doj printing laws that reduce time for drug crimes. 1700 will be turned over for ice deportation, texas, florida, california, illinois and florida receiving the most inmates. cnbc moderator faces a firestorm for her questions at the gop debate. this is candidates having a good night trying to drive on the moenl men tum. good morning. cnbc hasn t had an audience this big in its 26 year history. 14 million viewers. it was a record night for the network. of the 24 million viewers tuned in on fox. it was the moderators who made the biggest headlines with republicans and democrats saying many of the questions were nothing more than partisan attacks against the gop candidates.