Immigrant rights groups demand ‘immediate impeachment’ of Trump for inciting violent mob

The organizations also call for legislators who aided Trump in inciting this violent seditionist mob, including Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and Missouri (though he actually lives in Virginia) Republican Sen. Josh Hawley, to be punished by Congress. “Further, all members of Congress who joined Trump in inciting today’s violent coup attempt based on baseless, provable lies…

Federal prosecutors across the country pledge to prosecute the terrorists who stormed the Capitol

Sherwin also sounded very annoyed with the police who let the mob just leave the scene of the crime. “Hundreds of people flooded the Capitol and were not [handcuffed] by police,” he said. “I don’t want to be Monday morning quarterbacking to say why they didn’t do it, but it made our job more difficult.” Sherwin said…

Biden’s win in Georgia was powered by more gains in the Atlanta suburbs, where he flipped two seats

Joe Biden’s astonishing win was powered by an ongoing surge in the Atlanta suburbs, where large numbers of voters have been demonstrating their distaste for Donald Trump ever since the 2016 elections. Despite a deliberate GOP gerrymander, both the 6th and 7th Districts saw some of the biggest swings in the country four years ago,…

‘This is a big win for our communities’: San Diego sheriff ends policy that aided ICE’s agenda

KPBS reports that San Diego Sheriff Bill Gore, who implemented the policy in 2017, made the decision to end it after “discussions with my staff, law enforcement partners, and advocacy groups,” and “reached the conclusion the concerns related to this report significantly outweigh the value of it.”  In its statement, San Diego Immigrant Rights Consortium said the postings enabled…