"There are now over 10,000 migrant children in government custody in 100 U.S. shelters in 14 states. All 10,000 of these children have been forcibly separated from their parents."
"The total reflects the emerging scale of a practice that will have lasting impacts on a generation of kids who happened to arrive in the U.S. at this particular moment."
"The number of migrant children locked up by the federal government has surged by more than 20 percent and left designated detention facilities at near-capacity."
"160 American-born children have a parent who could soon be ordered to leave the country; many families are relying on handouts."
"McKinney said he doesn't hold any grudges about the years he was in jail. God, he said, took all of the anger out of his heart."
"The ultimate goal is to make conservation a way of life in California. Outdoor water use is also covered by the new laws."
"California governor Jerry Brown wants to impose the state’s first-ever tax on drinking water, tacked onto monthly bills."
"The California Energy Commission (CEC) approved the regulation with little public debate or discussion, prompting criticism from one of the state’s top energy economists."
"On the 18th of May, the Five Star-Movement and the League struck a deal to form a populist government. One of their government’s pledges is to deport half-a-million migrants."
"Iran remains one of 33 countries, including the United States, that mete out the ultimate punishment for drug offenses -- but it dramatically raised the quantities of drugs needed to merit the death penalty."