Kilmar Abrego Garcia pleads not guilty to human smuggling charges in Tennessee

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Salvadoran man who was wrongly deported and then returned to the United States to face federal prosecution, pleaded not guilty to charges that he allegedly participated in a yearslong conspiracy to smuggle undocumented migrants into the country, according to the Associated Press. Abrego Garcia faces one count of conspiracy to transport aliens and

New Democrat Coalition Urges Party to Reconnect With Working Class

A member of the New Democrat Coalition is calling on the Democratic Party to sharpen its message to working-class voters, saying that the party’s platform already aligns with their needs but isn’t breaking through. In an op-ed published June 11, Rep. Marc Veasey of Texas said Democrats “don’t need a new agenda” following President Donald

Trump admin. can’t deport Mahmoud Khalil for foreign policy reasons, judge rules

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the federal government cannot deport or detain Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil for the foreign policy reasons cited by the Trump administration.  The preliminary injunction — issued by U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz of New Jersey — does not go into effect until Friday morning, giving the government a