Protecting Protest Rights And Dissent Amid Trump’s Attack On Freedom

Protecting Protest Rights And Dissent Amid Trump’s Attack On Freedom

Source: David McNew / Getty The Trump administration’s recent militarized response to protests in Los Angeles represents an escalation in its assault against various rights and freedoms. It comes after nearly five months of tactics that contravene existing laws and standards; yet, the Trump administration persists.  Civil rights attorney Judith Bronwne Dianis, executive director of the Advancement Project, called out the Trump administration’s e…

Photo Essay: Trump's Militarized War on Immigrants Meets Citizen Resistance in Los Angeles - Bucks County Beacon

On May 29, the day the Trump administration announced its aggressive anti-immigration goal of ordering federal agents to arrest 3,000 people a day, I received a tip that immigrants coming out of their mandatory court appearances at the Immigration Courts in lower Manhattan were being ambushed, arrested, and deported.  These public buildings, by definition, are open to the public. But security prevented me, a photojournalist, from entering, which…

BLK ALERTS - Protecting Protest Rights And Dissent Amid Trump’s Attack On Freedom

Source: David McNew / Getty The Trump administration’s recent militarized response to protests in Los Angeles represents an escalation in its assault against various rights and freedoms. It comes after nearly five months of tactics that contravene existing laws and standards; yet, the Trump administration persists.  Civil rights attorney Judith Bronwne Dianis, executive director of the Advancement Project, called out the Trump administration’s e…