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This Week in Democracy
This Week in Democracy – Week 18: White Supremacy in the White House and a ‘Pay-to-Play’ Dinner
Zeteo’s project to document the ongoing, week-by-week growth of authoritarianism in the Trump second term.
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https://www.democracynow.org/

•NY Judge issues temporary restraining order protecting Columbia University student Yunseo Chung (a South Korean American Green Card holder who has lived in the US since she was seven) from deportation until a hearing on June 5. She was targeted for participating in Palestinian Rights protests on campus.

•Israel Uses Continued Displacement, Bombing and Starvation in Gaza as Genocide Passes 600 Days
Families Fight to Find Food as Israel’s Blockade Starves Children and Babies in Gaza

•EPA Plan Would Eliminate All Limits on Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Power Plants

•ACLU Sues to Block New Texas Law Requiring Public Schools to Display Ten Commandments

•As Courts Battle Trump on Tariffs, Will Right-Wing Supreme Court Rescue the President’s Trade Agenda?========

https://www.reuters.com/

•Supreme Court decision on Trump deportation push
The court’s decision suspends the immigration “parole” granted to 532,000 of migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Cuba, which could mean their rapid removal from the country.
•Russia’s invasion of Ukraine started the deadliest war on European soil in more than 70 years. Ukraine keeps Russia guessing over participation in June 2 peace talks
https://www.reuters.com/world/ukraine-russia-war/
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https://www.propublica.org/

Trump Administration Knew Vast Majority of Venezuelans Sent to Salvadoran Prison Had Not Been Convicted of U.S. Crimes
Homeland Security records reveal that officials knew that more than half of the 238 deportees were labeled as having no criminal record

The “Invasion” Invention: The Far Right’s Long Legal Battle to Make Immigrants the Enemy
The Trump administration is using the claim that immigrants have “invaded” the country to justify possibly suspending habeas corpus, part of the constitutional right to due process.
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