The Autocrat who spits on Migrants ruthlessly (Updated).
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ASMR – Autocrat spits on Migrants ruthlessly
Feb 21, 2025 at 1:05pm
Garnet Henderson & Cameron Oakes
Plus: RFK Jr. undermines childhood vaccination despite promising he would not.
Donald Trump’s second government is creating chaos in the federal administration.
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NBC News reported that the president had previously “expressed anger” over the low number of people deported. According to NBC News, the president “expressed anger” that deportations were not higher. Is. The. Point. The administration has taken a series of actions this week that are dehumanizing and directly targeted migrants, such as unaccompanied minors. These efforts are part of a series of executive orders and administrative actions that are rapidly eroding what is left of the federal government. There’s a lot to cover, buckle up.
Immigration
The New York Times reported that hundreds of asylum seekers recently deported from the U.S. were trapped in a hotel in Panama. Days later, they were moved to a “detention camp on the outskirts of the jungle.”Meanwhile, the Trump White House made light of such deportations by posting an “ASMR” video showing federal agents placing migrants in chains and handcuffs on the Elon Musk-owned platform X.
On Tuesday, the administration also abruptly cut off legal aid for unaccompanied migrant children.
That same day, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops sued the Trump administration over its suspension of funding for refugee services.
- Trump also signed an executive order intended to end “all taxpayer-funded benefits for illegal aliens,” but it’s unclear what programs this order might affect since those without legal status are already excluded from nearly all federally-funded benefits.
- Reproductive rights
- President Donald Trump signed an executive order this week that purports to “expand” access to IVF–except it doesn’t take any concrete steps toward doing so.
- A new ProPublica analysis shows that, after Texas’ near-total abortion ban went into effect in 2021, the rate of sepsis among people who experienced pregnancy loss in the second trimester increased by more than 50 percent.
- Health and science
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told staffers at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that he planned to look into the childhood vaccine schedule, a departure from what he reportedly promised to Sen. Bill Cassidy. Cassidy was a Republican Senator from Louisiana who is also a physician. Cassidy helped to push Kennedy’s nomination to a Senate vote. This comes during one of the worst influenza seasons in the U.S. In response to the reporting, an HHS spokesperson told the outlet that officials “averse to Secretary Kennedy and President Trump’s agenda seem to be intentionally falsifying and misrepresenting guidance they receive.”
- More public health officials are being caught up in the Trump administration’s federal workforce cuts. According to the New York Times, an unknown number of CDC staffers who helped screen products and people for diseases at U.S. port have been terminated. Jessica Mason Pieklo said on Boom! this week that if built, the “wellness farms” would be a dark turn towards eugenics. Click here for the breakdown.
- LGBTQ+ rights
A federal court judge in D.C. rebuked a DOJ attorney during a hearing Tuesday on Trump’s executive order banning trans people from serving in the military, calling one section of it “frankly ridiculous.” A ruling is expected Click here for the breakdown.
- LGBTQ+ rights
- A federal court judge in D.C. reamed a DOJ attorney during a hearing Tuesday on Trump’s executive order banning trans people from serving in the military, calling one section of the order “frankly ridiculous.” A ruling is expected in early March.
- Lawmakers in Kansas voted to override their governor’s veto of a bill banning gender-affirming care for minors in the state.
- Anti-democratic actions
Trump signed an executive order Tuesday that would grant him more direct authority over the Federal Trade Commission, The Federal Communications Commission, and the Securities and Exchange Commission. The commissions, historically, have enjoyed greater independence from the executive than other agencies. The order will likely be challenged in federal court.
- Another prosecutor left the Department of Justice this week, alleging that she was ordered to look into a Biden-era contract despite a lack of evidence.
- President Trump appeared to endorse a federal takeover of Washington, D.C.
A federal court judge in D.C. said Thursday that he would not block Trump’s federal worker firing spree. The Washington Post reported that The Department of Justice had taken down a federal database of police misconduct. The National Law Enforcement Accountability Database, originally proposed by Trump but created under the Biden administration, was used as a tool to prevent job hopping among officers with histories of misconduct.
- The White House held a Black History Month celebration Thursday, one month after Trump ordered an end to diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in the federal government.
- More than a dozen states sued the federal government to remove gender dysphoria from the list of disabilities protected under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. The lawsuit, if litigated, could have major implications for disability protections at public schools across the country. Check out the latest edition of The Fallout for a full breakdown of what’s at stake.
- Multiple civil rights groups filed a lawsuit over Trump’s anti-DEI executive order, the New York Times reported Wednesday, adding to the list of legal challenges to Trump’s executive power making their way through federal courts.
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