World Immigration The Trump administration has reportedly unilaterally reinterpreted a 2008 agreement between the U.S. and Vietnam in an apparent bid to allow for the deportation of Vietnamese people who arrived in the U.S. before 1995, including Vietnam War refugees. The revelation was first reported by The Atlantic, with spokesperson for the U.S. Embassy in Hanoi James Thrower telling the magazine that the Trump administration had reinterpreted the 2008 agreement signed under the George W. Bush administration to allow for the deportations. Read more: Trump's Attorney General pick saw thousands of refugees fleeing violence locked up in Guantanamo Bay The agreement had previously blocked the deportation of Vietnamese people who had arrived in the U.S. before July 12, 1995, when the U.S. and Vietnam re-established diplomatic relations following the Vietnam War. In the spring of 2017, the White House had sought to strip anyone with a criminal conviction of … [Read more...] about The Trump Administration Wants To Deport Vietnam War Refugees Using A Decade-Old Agreement: Report
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Russia Slams Trump Administration Hypocrisy Over Venezuela Bombers, Says Half U.S. Military Budget Could Feed All of Africa
World International Affairs Donald Trump Russian officials brushed off U.S. criticism over their decision to send two nuclear-capable bombers to Venezuela, and called Washington "hypocritical." Two Tupolev Tu-160 bombers arrived in Caracas on Monday, along with an Antonov An-124 military transport aircraft and an Ilyushin Il-62 long-haul plane. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had responded to the news of Venezuela’s new weaponry by accusing both Moscow and Caracas of being corrupt regimes that squander public resources. In response, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov on Tuesday quipped that the comments were strange from a country "half of whose military budget would be enough to feed the whole of Africa," according to reports. President Donald Trump requested $639 billion in defense spending from Congress for the 2018 fiscal year. Meanwhile, a key Department of Defense official said last week that a budget under $733 billion by 2020 would put the … [Read more...] about Russia Slams Trump Administration Hypocrisy Over Venezuela Bombers, Says Half U.S. Military Budget Could Feed All of Africa
Senate votes to overturn Trump administration donor disclosure rule for ‘dark money’ groups
Michelle Ye Hee Lee, The Washington Post Published 1:41 pm PST, Wednesday, December 12, 2018 Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., seen here in January 2017, cheered the vote. "These dark money forces are a threat to our democracy and they must be reined in," he said in a statement. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., seen here in January 2017, cheered the vote. "These dark money forces are a threat to our democracy and they must be reined in," he said in a statement. Photo: Bloomberg Photo By Zach Gibson Photo: Bloomberg Photo By Zach Gibson Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., seen here in January 2017, cheered the vote. "These dark money forces are a threat to our democracy and they must be reined in," he said in a statement. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., seen here in … [Read more...] about Senate votes to overturn Trump administration donor disclosure rule for ‘dark money’ groups
Trump administration rethinks new immigrant detention centers in California
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Trump administration’s approach to funding family planning is back in court
Ann E. Marimow, The Washington Post Published 4:42 am PST, Wednesday, December 12, 2018 WASHINGTON - A federal appeals court will consider a challenge Wednesday to the Trump administration's guidelines for funding a decades-old family planning program that put new emphasis on abstinence, including for adults, over services such as contraception. Reproductive rights groups went to court in Washington earlier this year after the administration announced grant rules encouraging providers to put "meaningful emphasis" on sexual-risk-avoidance counseling and partnerships with faith-based and community organizations. At issue is the $260 million federal family planning program, known as Title X, that provides contraception, fertility treatment, cancer screening and other services for millions of low-income patients. Planned Parenthood and the National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association characterize the change as a radical shift that undermines a nationwide … [Read more...] about Trump administration’s approach to funding family planning is back in court