Homeland Security employees warned to watch out for blowback

"The memo recommends numerous safety precautions, including not displaying work badges in public, being careful with public conversations and using caution on all social networks. It also recommends DHS employees 'always keep doors and windows locked' and 'be aware of unexpected changes in and around your home.'"

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Border Patrol ramps up New England checkpoints in ‘Constitution-free zone’

"Two-thirds of the US lives inside this so-called 100-mile border zone, which includes many major cities and several entire states, including Florida, Michigan, Maine and Hawaii, according to the American Civil Liberties Union."

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Separated Children Forced to Recite Pledge of Allegiance ‘Out of Respect’

"While tearing children away from parents under a policy designed to keep asylum seekers from entering U.S. society, the Trump administration is forcing those same children to pledge their allegiance to the country that is actively trying to expel them."

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“Abolish ICE” is becoming more than just a protest cry

"ICE came into existence in the early 2000s, when the federal government was reorganized and the Department of Homeland Security was created — so it’s a relatively new branch of the federal government. Its creation led to more deportations, which escalated during the Obama administration, especially during his first term."

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150 Organizations Condemn Trump’s Call for Execution For Drug Offenses

"The US has never brought a death penalty case for a drug offense, but following the president's call for executions last spring, Attorney General Sessions sent a memo to prosecutors urging them to consider seeking the death penalty in some cases."

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Police databases, key to Trump’s opioid crackdown, push addicts into black market

"Civil rights advocates and medical groups are arguing the databases should be used to identify problem patients and get them into treatment. The American Medical Association calls for the databases to be placed under health departments rather than the police agencies and disciplinary boards that control most of them."

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