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A man carries the body of a dead child, after what rescue workers described as a suspected gas attack in the town of Khan Sheikhoun in rebel-held Idlib, Syria, April 4, 2017.

President Trump, you bombed Assad for killing 'beautiful babies.' Why won't you accept refugee kids?

The US launched its first direct strike on the Syrian regime Friday morning local time after a suspected Damascus-ordered chemical attack killed at least 70 people Tuesday in the Syrian town of Khan Sheikhoun. The attack inspired US President Donald Trump to bomb a Syrian airfield. But will it change his thinking about Syrian refugees?

President Trump, you bombed Assad for killing 'beautiful babies.' Why won't you accept refugee kids?
Demonstrators rallied against the Trump administration's new ban on new refugees and against travelers from six Muslim-majority nations, outside the White House in Washington on March 6.

A judge in Hawaii just blocked Trump's revamped immigration order

A judge in Hawaii just blocked Trump's revamped immigration order
Protest

President Trump, how will your administration deal with US-citizen children whose parents are deported?

President Trump, how will your administration deal with US-citizen children whose parents are deported?
Immigration activists rally against the Trump administration's new ban against travelers from six Muslim-majority nations

Will the travel ban and building a wall fix America's immigration problems?

Will the travel ban and building a wall fix America's immigration problems?
Front of building with sign for Prairieland Detention Center

President Trump, how will you handle cases of abuse at privately run prisons and immigration detention centers?

President Trump, how will you handle cases of abuse at privately run prisons and immigration detention centers?
Airport

Scientists skip international meeting due to fear of US travel

A handful of scientists skipped a large annual meeting in Boston this weekend, where the impact of Trump administration policies on science took center stage.

Scientists skip international meeting due to fear of US travel
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Japanese Americans remember a dark chapter when they were 'more number than name'

Looking back to the US incarceration of Japanese Americans and how, as one historian puts it, people can "lose sight of our important national values of justice and rule of law."

Japanese Americans remember a dark chapter when they were 'more number than name'
black and white photo of people holding up signs of location names

New immigration policies are convincing more Japanese Americans to engage in the radical act of remembering

Americans were discriminated against and incarcerated during World War II because of their ancestry. Which in turn created a generation of their descendents who don’t want to see it happen again.

New immigration policies are convincing more Japanese Americans to engage in the radical act of remembering
Protesters at airport, protesting outdoors in front of airplanes

Activists, on overdrive to respond to Trump’s immigration plans, are making new alliances in Detroit

“Even before I shower, my mailbox is almost full. And soon as I wake up my phone starts ringing,” says Detroit organizer Adonis Flores.

Activists, on overdrive to respond to Trump’s immigration plans, are making new alliances in Detroit
Women and children disembark from a bus marked with the insignia of the ICE

#19. @realDonaldTrump: You plan to hire 10,000 more immigration officers. Are you also expanding immigration courts? #100Days100Qs

The US spends some $20 billion per year on immigration enforcement. The budget for immigration courts is about $420 million.

#19. @realDonaldTrump: You plan to hire 10,000 more immigration officers. Are you also expanding immigration courts? #100Days100Qs
Bodega

Bodegas — a sacred New York institution — are always open. But they weren't on Thursday.

On Thursday, Yemeni bodega owners in New York declared a strike: They would close for eight hours, from noon to 8 p.m., in protest of Trump's immigration and refugee restrictions.

Bodegas — a sacred New York institution — are always open. But they weren't on Thursday.
President Donald Trump attends the National Prayer Breakfast event in Washington, DC, Feb. 2, 2017.

A guide to the Geneva Convention for beginners, dummies and newly elected world leaders

The rules are pretty clear — and really crucial reading for anyone drafting, say, an executive order.

A guide to the Geneva Convention for beginners, dummies and newly elected world leaders
President Donald Trump signs an executive order to impose tighter vetting of travelers entering the United States, at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.

A former White House official says Trump ignores due process at his own peril

For the past two weeks, President Donald Trump has signed a flurry of executive orders with virtually no involvement from his Cabinet, Congress or federal agencies. Former ambassador and White House official Stuart Eizenstat says Trump's breakneck pace could backfire.

A former White House official says Trump ignores due process at his own peril
Bunk beds in cell, with man taking photo will cell phone

We’ve been here before: Historians annotate and analyze immigration ban's place in history

The US government has in the past excluded immigrants on the basis of nationality, religion, political beliefs and in the name or national security. Immigration historians annotated the executive order President Trump signed on Friday.

We’ve been here before: Historians annotate and analyze immigration ban's place in history
People hugging in front of airport arrival and departure signs

Attorneys in Michigan's Arab American communities have a short window to prepare for Trump’s immigration plan

A Boston judge granted a limited reprieve to refugees and immigrants from seven majority-Muslim countries who already have documents to enter the US. That gives immigrants in the US a week to prepare for potential family separations, legal issues and, perhaps, being unable to travel.

Attorneys in Michigan's Arab American communities have a short window to prepare for Trump’s immigration plan