"We are not a country that kills its citizens in the streets." Joe Biden breaks his silence on Minneapolis and condemns the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti at the hands of federal agents. The former president's words give voice to Americans' growing discontent with the implementation of the immigration crackdown that allowed Donald Trump to win the election and for which Kristi Noem has become the face. Democrats are attacking the secretary of state, issuing the president an ultimatum: fire Noem or impeachment proceedings will begin.
For now, Trump is going ahead. The president has assured that Noem
"Stay in your position: I have confidence in you. You're doing a good job." The two met for two hours in the Oval Office, during which the president made no secret of his frustration, evident in the dispatch of Tom Homan to Minneapolis and the departure of Gregory Bovino, the Border Patrol commander, who was ordered to leave the city. Stung by the repeated turnovers in his first term, Trump is skeptical of dismissing his cabinet members. And Noem's defense—according to some observers—appears more like an attempt to shield the government than a confidence boost.
Meanwhile, a federal judge has ruled that neither the five-year-old boy arrested in Minnesota nor his father, both held in Texas, can be immediately deported .
The photo of the detained child, Liam Conejo Ramos, has gone viral in recent days. According to authorities, Liam's father was an "illegal" immigrant from Ecuador. The family's lawyer, however, explained that his client had committed no crime and was following all the protocols to legally obtain asylum, including "attending court hearings."
(Unioneonline)
