As President-elect Joe Biden enters office with a Democrat-controlled Congress by his side, immigration rights advocates are calling on his administration to shift resources out of the country’s sprawling immigration enforcement system and into community services. But with billions of taxpayer dollars already earmarked for detention and deportation, and powerful political and corporate interests aligned to continue operations, Biden will face hurdles to making transformative changes, experts and advocates told Capital & Main.
Biden has already promised that “tackling our dysfunctional immigration system is among his high priorities,” according to one of his top advisers. The big question will be whether Biden is as willing as his predecessor to use his far-reaching presidential powers. “The previous administration decided that it didn’t really care about the courts or the Administrative Procedure Act or the press reaction,” said Katherine Hawkins, a senior legal analyst
Vertical Capital Income Fund (VCIF) Announces Leadership Changes
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DALLAS, Jan. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Vertical Capital Income Fund (NYSE: VCIF, the Fund ) and Oakline Advisors, LLC ( Oakline ), adviser to the Fund, announced today that the Fund s Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Treasurer, and Portfolio Manager, Robert J. Chapman has announced his retirement effective today. In an effort to reduce expenses that would likely be associated with the appointment of a new Trustee, the Fund s Trustees voted to eliminate Mr. Chapman s to-be-vacant board position and elevate existing Independent Trustee Robert J. Boulware to serve as Chairman effective also today. While Mr. Chapman will consult with Oakline until March 31, 2021 for a smooth transition, Oakline s Senior Vice President Katherine Hawkins will assume the role of Portfolio Manager and Oakline s Vice President/Senior Controller Destiny Poninski will become Treasurer
| Updated December 14, 2020
President Donald Trump will leave office on Jan. 20 under the biggest cloud of corruption and scandal of any president since 1974, when Richard Nixon waved dual victory signs after resigning in disgrace.
If President-elect Joe Biden was inclined to prosecute Trump, his only dilemma would be where to start. Trump’s own Department of Justice refused to indict him for alleged crimes uncovered related to hush-money payments to his extra-marital lovers, and for obstruction of justice alleged in the Russia investigation. He faces multiple state-level criminal inquiries stemming from his personal business practices, civil suits related to his alleged sexual assaults and his 2017 inauguration.