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Proposed California bill would brand parents abusive if they refuse to affirm their transgender children's identity - and let social workers take youngsters into care
Via: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 5 Comments • 2 years ago
“Assembly Bill 957 would classify not affirming a child's gender as 'abuse' State Rep. Lori Wilson said affirming a child's gender is 'in their...”
A proposed amendment to a bill in California would classify parents who refuse to affirm their child's gender as abusive and could result in revoked custody. AB957, proposed by Democratic Assemblymember Lori Wilson and state Senator Scott Wiener, amends the state Family Code which addresses the...
Biden classified documents probe shows few signs of ending soon: report
Via: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 81 Comments • 4 Likes • 2 years ago
While former President Donald Trump has been indicted for allegedly mishandling classified White House documents, the federal probe into President Biden’s own handling of classified materials is not close to being wrapped up, according to a report. Biden has not yet been interviewed by special...
Tribal member fatally shot by Border Patrol agents in Arizona; FBI investigating
Via: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 9 Comments • 4 Likes • 2 years ago
“Tohono O’odham Nation member Raymond Mattia called Border Patrol because he wanted help getting multiple migrants who trespassed into his yard off...”
The FBI and Tohono O’odham Nation police are investigating the fatal shooting of a tribal member by U.S. Border Patrol agents in southern Arizona. Customs and Border Protection officials said agents from the Ajo Border Patrol Station were involved in a fatal shooting on the Tohono O’odham...
Florida law puts a brake on hiring of undocumented workers
Via: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 24 Comments • 4 Likes • 2 years ago
Benjamin Perez cleans houses in Miami for a living. Like tens of thousands of others in the Florida workforce, he toils without legal papers. The future of this off-the-books labor force today sits in limbo due to a recently approved immigration law. Conservative Florida Governor Ron DeSantis...
US Postal Service honors civil rights leader, Ponca tribe Chief Standing Bear, with stamp
Via: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 3 Comments • 2 Likes • 2 years ago
“A Ponca tribe chief whose landmark lawsuit in 1879 established that a Native American is a person under the law was honored with the unveiling of a...”
A Ponca tribe chief whose landmark lawsuit in 1879 established that a Native American is a person under the law was honored Friday with the unveiling of a U.S. Postal Service stamp that features his portrait. The release of the stamp of Chief Standing Bear comes 146 years after the Army forced...
Abbott Says Texas Deploying ‘Tactical Border Force’ in Response to Title 42 Order’s Expiration
Via: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 33 Comments • 2 Likes • 2 years ago
“The Title 42 public health order authorizing rapid illegal immigration expulsions has been in place for more than three years and is set to expire...”
As the federal government and jurisdictions along the southern border prepare for the end of Title 42 expulsions, Gov. Greg Abbott announced the deployment of “specially trained” National Guardsmen to help respond to an expected surge of illegal immigration. Abbott decried the White House’s...
Officials blast New York City Mayor Eric Adams' plan to send migrants to their counties
Via: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 13 Comments • 3 Likes • 2 years ago
“Rockland County's top official declared a state of emergency over the weekend.”
Officials representing some New York suburbs have rebuked New York City Mayor Eric Adams' plan to send migrants to their towns for shelter. Rockland County's top official declared a state of emergency on Saturday in response to Adams' plan to send 340 adult male migrants to live at an Armoni Inn...
North Dakota governor signs law protecting tribal adoptions
Via: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 3 Comments • 3 Likes • 2 years ago
“North Dakota’s Republican Gov. Doug Burgum has signed a law that protects tribal cultures by codifying the federal Indian Child Welfare Act into...”
North Dakota's Republican Gov. Doug Burgum has signed a bill into law to protect tribal cultures by codifying the federal Indian Child Welfare Act into state law, Burgum's office announced Monday. The federal Indian Child Welfare Act, enacted in 1978, gives preference to Native American families...
Musicians from Oglala Sioux and Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Tribes Join South Dakota Symphony on debut recording.
Via: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 2 Comments • 1 Like • 2 years ago
On October 28,the Lakota Music Project, a collaboration between South Dakota Symphony Orchestra (SDSO) and musicians from the Oglala Sioux and Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Tribeswill release its first recording, the self-titled Lakota Music Project on innova Recordings. Years in the making, this...
1,500 active-duty troops being sent to southern border ahead of expected migrant surge
Via: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 36 Comments • 3 Likes • 2 years ago
“Title 42 restrictions are ending on May 11.”
The Department of Defense plans to send 1,500 additional active-duty troops to support the security mission along the U.S.-Mexico border for a temporary three-month period ahead of an expected surge of migrants with the end of Title 42 restrictions on May 11, according to U.S. officials. They...