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Pentagon races to draft separation playbook after Supreme Court greenlights transgender ban

Services anticipated to be told to identify affected troops within days as legal and political storms are foreseen to gather Within hours of the Supreme Court’s decision paving the way for President Trump’s policy barring most transgender individuals from military service, defense leaders are poised to begin circulating draft guidance that could sideline thousands of…

Trump’s plan to deport American criminals raises red flags over potential targeting of Black people and other minorities

Trump has announced plans to deport American criminals to foreign prisons, which has raised concerns about the potential targeting of Black and brown Americans, as they are disproportionately represented in the US prison system. The post Trump’s Plan to Deport American Criminals Raises Red Flags Over Potential Targeting of Blacks and Other Minorities appeared first…

House committee investigating Chinese American non-profit

A New York-based non-profit is under investigation for allegedly training undocumented immigrants how to evade deportation. The Gothamist reports the Republican-led House Committee on Homeland Security is investigating the Chinese […] The post House committee investigating Chinese American non-profit appeared first on AsAmNews.

Key Legislation Impacting Tulsans Has Advanced At The State Capitol 

POLITICS Joe Tomlinson Source, Adobe Images March 6 marked the Oklahoma Legislature’s deadline to advance policy bills from their assigned committees.   The Oklahoma Eagle is highlighting five bills for our readers that have advanced out of committee and could affect underserved communities in Tulsa. One of the proposed bills could impact health care while another…

Accessing asylum in the U.S. will now be harder than ever

Human Rights Watch The ability to seek asylum has been part of U.S. law since 1980 and is outlined under Article 14 of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. So, allowing people to seek refuge in the United States is a human right we’ve committed to. Before we get into how this right…

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