In the news today:
- Continued chaos from the immigration executive order. Note that despite having orders from federal judges, Border Control in some airports is not complying. A Homeland Security press release stated that they are simultaneously complying with the executive order and the judge's orders, which is just not possible. Members of Congress were at airports in angry confrontations with police and Border Control. The executive branch seems to be openly defying the judiciary. Border Control is apparently pressuring people to relinquish their visas so that they can be deported. Here is a very good analysis of the legalities and incompetence at play in the White House. A conclusion of this article (emphasis original): "It will cause hardship and misery for tens or hundreds of thousands of people because that is precisely what it is intended to do." This is only going to get worse.
- Federal employees are being encouraged to defy orders that break the law. A number of lawyers are listed in this article as offering to provide pro bono legal advice and support.
- California is suing Trump over the executive order.
- It is now illegal to help an undocumented immigrant. I missed this in a previous executive order. This was struck down by the Supreme Court in 2012 as being preempted by Federal law. They might need a stronger argument now, if the executive branch is even going to pay attention.
- Trump files as a candidate for 2020 elections. Seems to be trying to take advantage of rules for campaigning to silence opposition and leverage PAC contributions? This is very strange. (Counterpoint for charitable organizations)
- White House doubles down on terrible statement excluding Jews from Remembrance Day statement. If only this was the worst thing that happened today.
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