PACs and executives from three of the leading private prison companies have donated close to $1.2 million to candidates, fundraising committees, and political party committees during this year’s midterm election cycle, according to Federal Election Commission (FEC) records. A GEO Group subsidiary, GEO Reentry Services LLC, donated an additional $4.4 million to MAGA Inc.
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As part of its relentless project of mass deportation, the Trump administration has taken particularly brutal aim at the most vulnerable population of immigrants: children. If the federal government has its way, about 20,000 unaccompanied minors will soon face immigration court hearings without legal representation. For decades, Congress has allocated funding for unaccompanied immigrant…
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In Minnesota, glossy political mailers, sensationalized television ads, and campaign stunts meant to animate voters in this year’s primary elections all focus on one common theme: immigration. The August 11 elections come as Minnesotans are learning more about the devastating impacts of “Operation Metro Surge,” which brought thousands of federal law enforcement agents to the state on a…
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Thousands of unaccompanied immigrant children could lose their lawyers beginning Friday as federally funded contracts supporting them are set to expire, prompting advocates to warn that the move will leave vulnerable minors to face deportation proceedings frightened and alone. Since 2003, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has funded a nationwide network of around 100…
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Seasonal work. Inconsistent hours. Frequent moves. Cash payments and informal jobs. For farmworkers who rely on Medicaid, these common employment patterns could put their health coverage at risk. It’s a heightened concern for the estimated million-plus farmworkers who are U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents, as new work requirements kick in for the federal-state healthcare program that…
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On June 30, 2026, the Supreme Court ruled against President Donald Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship for the children of undocumented people born inside the United States. In a 6-3 decision, which included Trump-picked, right-wing justices Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett, the majority upheld that birthright citizenship was guaranteed under the Citizenship Clause of the 14th…
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