
Judge permanently blocks Trump order that cut funding to sanctuary cities. A federal judge has permanently blocked President Donald Trump's executive order to cut funding from cities that limit cooperation with U.S. Immigration authorities. Source 9l.
Supreme Court lets Trump's third travel ban take full effect. The Supreme Court ruled Monday that President Trump's immigration travel ban against six majority-Muslim countries can take full effect while legal challenges against the latest version remain pending. Ref. USAToday.
The Trump administration will end temporary legal immigration status for 200,000 Salvadorans who have been living in the U.S. For nearly two decades, "The Washington Post" and "The New York Times" reported, citing unnamed government officials familiar with the decision. The Department of Homeland Security is expected to make a formal announcement later Monday. The decision means that Salvadorans who currently have Temporary Protected Status (TPS) must return to their homeland by September 2019 or become undocumented immigrants if they choose to remain without legal protections. Ref. CNN.
President Donald Trump expressed frustration behind closed doors with people coming to the US from "shithole countries," The Washington Post reported Thursday.
"Why are we having all these people from shithole countries come here?" Trump said, according to the Post, which cited two people briefed on the Thursday Oval Office meeting with lawmakers. Ref. CNN.
Donald Trump saying that won't really shock anyone. I'm pretty sure he says worst than that when he is among his buddies. Even so that won't do us any good when its time for negotiations or international affairs. .
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I heard he was specifically talking about Haiti at the time but I'm sure that could include Mexico and everywhere else that he dislikes. It won't include Russia. .
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