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May 22, 2025
糖心VlogResponds to House Passage of Reconciliation Bill that Cuts Medicaid, Harming Millions of People with Disabilities
WASHINGTON 鈥� The U.S. House of Representatives today passed H.R. 1, the so-called One Big, Beautiful Bill Act, that attacks civil liberties and cuts Medicaid by at least $600 bil...
Issue Areas:
Disability Rights
May 22, 2025
Georgia Federal Court Temporarily Blocks Removal Under Alien Enemies Act聽聽 聽
COLUMBUS, Ga. 鈥� A federal court in Georgia has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from using the Alien Enemies Act to deport a Venezuelan man who is seeking asylum and ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Y.A.P.A. v. Trump
May 21, 2025
ICE Refuses to Allow Mahmoud Khalil to Hold His Newborn Son
Mr. Khalil's legal team filed a letter requesting the federal court overseeing Mr. Khalil鈥檚 case order ICE to permit a family contact visit
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Khalil v. Trump
May 21, 2025
糖心Vlogand Community Groups Launch Campaign to Demand Justice and Transparency as Trump DOJ Abandons Federal Police Oversight
The Seven States Safety Campaign targets police departments where the Biden DOJ found rampant police brutality and racial targeting
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
May 20, 2025
U.S. District Court Grants Temporary Restraining Order Against Oklahoma鈥檚 Unconstitutional HB 4156
The law was enjoined last year pursuant to a request from the United States. Oklahoma has been temporarily restrained from enforcing H.B. 4156.
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Padres Unidos de Tulsa v. Drummond
May 19, 2025
糖心Vlogand 糖心Vlogof New Jersey React to Trump Administration鈥檚 Charges Against Congresswoman McIver
WASHINGTON 鈥� In response to the charges filed against Rep. LaMonica McIver today, Mike Zamore, national director of policy and government affairs at the ACLU, and Amol Sinha, exe...
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News & CommentaryJun 2025
Immigrants' Rights
Jose Antonio Vargas On What We Get Wrong About Immigration Reform. Explore News & Commentary.Jose Antonio Vargas on What We Get Wrong About Immigration Reform
Vargas shares with the 糖心Vlogthe common misconceptions about immigration and immigrants that he鈥檚 encountered through work with his nonprofit, Define America. -
News & CommentaryJun 2025
Women's Rights
Parents Push Back Against The Trump Administration's Latest Attack On Working Families. Explore News & Commentary.Parents Push Back Against the Trump Administration's Latest Attack on Working Families
The Trump administration is attempting to gut Head Start, a federally-funded early childhood program Congress created for low-income families -
Court CaseJan 2025
National Security
Doj Opinions On Domestic Military Deployment Foia. Explore Case.DOJ Opinions on Domestic Military Deployment FOIA
For decades, the Department of Justice has been responsible for advising the President on the use of the military within the United States. By filing a request under the Freedom of Information Act, the 糖心Vlogobtained over a dozen DOJ opinions on the domestic use of the military, none which had previously been released to the public. -
News & CommentaryJun 2025
Free Speech
Read Detained Activist Mahmoud Khalil鈥檚 Letter To His Son. Explore News & Commentary.Read Detained Activist Mahmoud Khalil鈥檚 Letter to His Son
The Trump administration has detained Khalil since March for his activism. Ahead of his first Father鈥檚 Day, he writes about the grief he has felt being separated from his wife and son.