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warren: hello, aclu. right, i'm so pleased to be here with you this afternoon and i want to say a very special thank you to your extraordinary leader, susan herrmann. thank you, susan, for all you do. i also want to give a shout out to a person who has shown the --reciation and commitment deep appreciation and commitment for the fight for justice, anthony romero. [applause] i also know that out there we aclu ine folks from massachusetts out there. massachusetts aclu, good. all right, let's be blunt. our democracy is under attack. judiciaryd impartial of free press, the rule of law, the foundations of democracy are under attack every single day. under attack but not lost. i look out here and i see thousands of deeply committed women and men, people of every race, gender, religion, color, people committed to building a better future. i look out here and i see donald trump's worst nightmare. [applause] today, i want to talk about the fight to save our democracy. why we fight and who we are fighting for. like
warren: hello, aclu. right, i'm so pleased to be here with you this afternoon and i want to say a very special thank you to your extraordinary leader, susan herrmann. thank you, susan, for all you do. i also want to give a shout out to a person who has shown the --reciation and commitment deep appreciation and commitment for the fight for justice, anthony romero. [applause] i also know that out there we aclu ine folks from massachusetts out there. massachusetts aclu, good. all right, let's be...
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since 1920s the aclu has fought to preserve the promise of. here's what i love most about the aclu. don't just fight out. you win. yes. you fight. you fight for the underestimated, those who are left behind and locked out of opportunity. women, men, african-americans, people of other color, lesbians, gay, transsexual, mentally ill individuals, prisoners, people with disabilities and the poor. you begin fighting against the harassment and deportation of immigrants in 1920. you fought for workers' rights. you fought against the ugly internment of more than 120,000 japanese-americans. you stood with civil rights leaders, activists and protesters through sit-in marches and freedom rides and fighting for racial equality in america. you took on sex discrimination, fighting for equal rights for women in the workplace and in the marketplace. since the supreme court upheld a woman's right to choose in roe versus wade, you've been fighting on the front lines for reproductive rights. yeah. you created the lesbian and gay rights project in the mid-1980s to advance gay rights. and you fought too
since 1920s the aclu has fought to preserve the promise of. here's what i love most about the aclu. don't just fight out. you win. yes. you fight. you fight for the underestimated, those who are left behind and locked out of opportunity. women, men, african-americans, people of other color, lesbians, gay, transsexual, mentally ill individuals, prisoners, people with disabilities and the poor. you begin fighting against the harassment and deportation of immigrants in 1920. you fought for...
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i think the aclu has stood for principles. do think we are in a moment where it is true, this president has actually tried to incite journalists and incite violence against journalists at rallies. even well -- even while someone tries to bring history to bear, the attack on the media and journalists as a lead is not a new one. this has a new edge to it. hasnalism as a profession said some of that, not in any way allowing incitement to violence but there is a professionalization of the profession which does lead to a becausect with people it becomes -- let's say we could use more humility. there could be more humility. your executive editor is right. don't go to war, go to work. ruth: you and i have a different definition of what the work is or should be. work, not ofat the opinion journalists like me but my colleagues in the newsroom needs to be to not respond to those provocations and continue to do their job. the other day, a spokesman of the epa referred to a reporter as a piece of trash. world, you know the best thing you
i think the aclu has stood for principles. do think we are in a moment where it is true, this president has actually tried to incite journalists and incite violence against journalists at rallies. even well -- even while someone tries to bring history to bear, the attack on the media and journalists as a lead is not a new one. this has a new edge to it. hasnalism as a profession said some of that, not in any way allowing incitement to violence but there is a professionalization of the...
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the aclu wants to have a hand in reunification. they've asked the government and the court to essentially be allowed to work hand in hand with i.c.e. to reunify some of these people who it's been very difficult for the government to find. people who were lo in the system because bad data was collected or because they were unaware that these were parents. sometimes children l the parents are. the aclu has said that they want to really take a bigger hand in using third parties andn governmental organizations. to reunify. >> this weekend officials with i.c.e. questioned the whole notion of ,reunificati saying there's no obligation to bring deported people back to the u.s. to be reunited with their children. what's your reaction to that? >> the reason these folkere separated was because of the government's action and they do have a duty to reunify the parents.gi reunif them the services that they need to recover from the government-inflicted harm and then allow them to proceed with their immigrationcase, win or lose. >> thank you to al
the aclu wants to have a hand in reunification. they've asked the government and the court to essentially be allowed to work hand in hand with i.c.e. to reunify some of these people who it's been very difficult for the government to find. people who were lo in the system because bad data was collected or because they were unaware that these were parents. sometimes children l the parents are. the aclu has said that they want to really take a bigger hand in using third parties andn governmental...
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the aclu lost it way. one reason i have to say what i'm saying and losing friends and even lose support among family members, i'm the only civil libertarian in the country who is prepared to make these argument. shame on the rest of the civil liberties community because -- [applause] -- because if all of these arguments were being made about hillary clinton, she obstructed justice by destroying the tapes, be done dim ire -- destroying her e-mail, oh, she obstructed justice, trade to get dirt. every civil libertarian would be saying you can't expand the statutes. i have one test in my life, called the shoe on the other foot test ymca have to ask yourself if the shoe were on the other foot, where would you be? i honestly believe that almost everybody who is arguing for the impeachment of president trump would be arguing against the impeachment of hillary clinton based on exactly the same facts and the same information. that is scandalous if that's true. >> let's talk but the facts and whether it would really
the aclu lost it way. one reason i have to say what i'm saying and losing friends and even lose support among family members, i'm the only civil libertarian in the country who is prepared to make these argument. shame on the rest of the civil liberties community because -- [applause] -- because if all of these arguments were being made about hillary clinton, she obstructed justice by destroying the tapes, be done dim ire -- destroying her e-mail, oh, she obstructed justice, trade to get dirt....
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the aclu said 28 members of congress were mistakenly flagged as suspected criminals. we wanted to learn more about the story and we are joined via skype by jacob snow, civil liberties attorney. thank you for your time today. what you explain in detail how you tested amazons facial recognition software? >> the aclu did a test of amazons facial record nation software by loading 25,000 public arrest photos into amazon recognition. then taking photos of current members of congress and searching that set of photos of members of congress. what we found was shocking. we found that 2800 mashed an arrest photo and incorrectly matched, none of them were accurate identification. those matches, they were disproportionately members of congress of color. 20% of congress right now are people of color. it matches 40% of those false matches were people of color. we are singing a bias problem, accuracy problem and this reinforces that facial recognition is dangerous. that is why the aclu is calling for a moratorium on face recognition used by law enforcement. >> do you know how many po
the aclu said 28 members of congress were mistakenly flagged as suspected criminals. we wanted to learn more about the story and we are joined via skype by jacob snow, civil liberties attorney. thank you for your time today. what you explain in detail how you tested amazons facial recognition software? >> the aclu did a test of amazons facial record nation software by loading 25,000 public arrest photos into amazon recognition. then taking photos of current members of congress and...
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i try in position i think i am performing an extraordinarily valuable function with the aclu should be doing. i don't know what you call that a troll if the shoe were on the other foot everybody tried to push hillary clinton into jail you wouldn't call me a troll for the contrary in position. yes contrary and but no troll left. >> that isn't the principle that just because they think something challenged maybe they are right. >> you lose the debate maybe people will thank you are right why is that a bad thing? for me to state a position i use to state the positions that were outrageous just to get students thinking and talking. students didn't know i have devoted my whole life to opposing the death penalty. in class i defend the death penalty until ted cruz was a student of mine then it was easy. [laughter] i had the devil himself in my class left but before that where does your morality come from? those essays written by customers during the pre-civil war. to justify laboring how could anybody justify slavery but if you count the essay it makes you think about it. i would give student
i try in position i think i am performing an extraordinarily valuable function with the aclu should be doing. i don't know what you call that a troll if the shoe were on the other foot everybody tried to push hillary clinton into jail you wouldn't call me a troll for the contrary in position. yes contrary and but no troll left. >> that isn't the principle that just because they think something challenged maybe they are right. >> you lose the debate maybe people will thank you are...
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i am alan, senior council with the aclu. the aclu has opposed gang injunctions since their inception in california, and i personally have been involved in all the san francisco gang injunction cases except for the last tone. the city attorney has painted a somewhat rosy view of how gang injunction operate, and i would like to present a less rosy view. in my view and aclu's view, gang injunctions create a separate but unequal system of justice. it is a tool that's allowed -- it is a tool that is ended to fight crime, as miss maris candidly admitted, but it gives prosecutor prosecutors and police -- it frees prosecutors and police from a lot of the constitutional constraints that would be on them if they were prosecuting this as a crime. by going for a gang injunction, there is no need to prove a crime. there is no public defender as jeff mentioned or right to a jury trial. that is huge. because yes, i commend san francisco for getting -- for filing the papers that they produce to each individual they serve. the packets are ab
i am alan, senior council with the aclu. the aclu has opposed gang injunctions since their inception in california, and i personally have been involved in all the san francisco gang injunction cases except for the last tone. the city attorney has painted a somewhat rosy view of how gang injunction operate, and i would like to present a less rosy view. in my view and aclu's view, gang injunctions create a separate but unequal system of justice. it is a tool that's allowed -- it is a tool that is...
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we asked the aclu.berg. ♪ you brad: we are continuing our and you look in the biases of artificial intelligence and the pitfalls that can come from this new forefront. facial recognition is not only gaining notoriety for misidentifying based on gender and race, it is also being used as a tool by law enforcement to track people. maryland authorities recently said they used facial recognition software to identify the gunman who killed five people at an annapolis newspaper. but there is also a growing voice speaking out against its use as a surveillance. the aclu calls amazon's recognition software, that it claims can find 100 people from a single photo, powerful and dangerous. that software was being used by the orlando police department until the aclu revealed its use. they have since stopped using the software. our next guest covered the software. he is a technology and civil liberties attorney for the aclu and spoke with emily chang. >> people should be able to walk down the street without being watche
we asked the aclu.berg. ♪ you brad: we are continuing our and you look in the biases of artificial intelligence and the pitfalls that can come from this new forefront. facial recognition is not only gaining notoriety for misidentifying based on gender and race, it is also being used as a tool by law enforcement to track people. maryland authorities recently said they used facial recognition software to identify the gunman who killed five people at an annapolis newspaper. but there is also a...
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aclus introduced by president susan herrmann. ♪ susan: good afternoon, everybody. thank you. very nice call and response. it is my great honor to be introducing our next speaker ,oday, the persistent speaker senator elizabeth warren. of you know, mitch mcconnell and his republican colleagues did stop senator warren from reading karen to to rep. scott: kings warnings about jeff sessions in the senate. she was warned and given an
aclus introduced by president susan herrmann. ♪ susan: good afternoon, everybody. thank you. very nice call and response. it is my great honor to be introducing our next speaker ,oday, the persistent speaker senator elizabeth warren. of you know, mitch mcconnell and his republican colleagues did stop senator warren from reading karen to to rep. scott: kings warnings about jeff sessions in the senate. she was warned and given an
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and aclu, you protect hitler speech. that is the kind of -- the aclu doesn't mind calling other people names, they probably didn't like being called that name. in middlebury college, a student protester violently shut down a debate between an invited speaker and one of the schools on professors. as soon as the event began, the protester shouted for 20 minutes. they shouted. preventing the debate on a subject of importance. people in masks, pulled fire alarms, surrounded the speakers, again physically assault them and although the protesters were group of leftist, it was the liberal professor who ended up in the hospital. she said she feared for her life. this is at middlebury college. it should be clear that the first amendment is not a part of an issue, constitutional rights for all american -- americans exist, not just for those of one party, or one faction, indeed a crackdown on speech crosses creeds, races, issues and religion. at brown university, a speech to promote transgender rights was canceled after students pr
and aclu, you protect hitler speech. that is the kind of -- the aclu doesn't mind calling other people names, they probably didn't like being called that name. in middlebury college, a student protester violently shut down a debate between an invited speaker and one of the schools on professors. as soon as the event began, the protester shouted for 20 minutes. they shouted. preventing the debate on a subject of importance. people in masks, pulled fire alarms, surrounded the speakers, again...
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ou in the great work it does, and the is about the aclu playing a larger role in the spirit of the aclua.c. ou of changing the politics this country. there's complexity in that. the a.c. ou was founded in that spirit. one of the nd say things we have, are great eric phoner e is who writes about the civil war reconstruction. eric phoner. during the campaign of 2016 he emailed one night - he emails late. a tie d does anyone have to bernie sanders campaign. to said can you tell him stop talking about denmark. can he retrieve this country's existence to remind people what is possible. even in the dark ers times, which -- darkest times which these are close to. i submit we have seen dark before, the country is resill yents and the judicial the a.c. le tos which fought and won. it is a long battle. this resistance reminds why the media checks, and is legitimate. and continues to work even if president calls it fake news is vital. [ clapping ] david, do you want other gh in on something than repealing the second amendment? david: that's in one caveat. longer the full opinion editor. large, w e
ou in the great work it does, and the is about the aclu playing a larger role in the spirit of the aclua.c. ou of changing the politics this country. there's complexity in that. the a.c. ou was founded in that spirit. one of the nd say things we have, are great eric phoner e is who writes about the civil war reconstruction. eric phoner. during the campaign of 2016 he emailed one night - he emails late. a tie d does anyone have to bernie sanders campaign. to said can you tell him stop talking...
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. >>> the justice department and aclu returned to court this afternoon with the government trying to extend the deadline for migrant families at the border. they will not meet the tuesday deadline for reuniting children under five. admitting some do not know where the children are. over the weekend, the aclu received a list of names of 100 children taken from their parents. >>> after meeting with secretary of state mike pompeo, north korea firing up the anti-american rhetoric. accusing the u.s. of having quote gangster like mind-set during denuclearization talks and describing the negotiations as regrettable. the talks represent progress according to pompeo. the process is still on course. behi lindsey graham doesn't see it that way. >> if i were president trump, i would not let china use north korea to back me off the trade dispute. we have more bullets when it comes to trade. no doubt in any mind the chinese are pulling the north koreans back. >> let's bring in andrew stevens. andrew, what is the reaction from the region? >> reporter: good morning, dave. china has just reacted sayi
. >>> the justice department and aclu returned to court this afternoon with the government trying to extend the deadline for migrant families at the border. they will not meet the tuesday deadline for reuniting children under five. admitting some do not know where the children are. over the weekend, the aclu received a list of names of 100 children taken from their parents. >>> after meeting with secretary of state mike pompeo, north korea firing up the anti-american rhetoric....
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julia, you've been checked on a new court filing against the aclu on behalf of children and separated families. tell us what it's all about. >> so, andrea, this is the response that the government has for a petition that the aclu said they need about seven days after these families are reunified so they can get to them and explain their legal rights before they have to make the tough choice between whether or not to leave without their children or with their children. they would leave without in order to allow them to seek asylum. what the government is saying here is they can't give the aclu that seven days because they're short on resources and space and they frankly don't think the judge can tell them to hold off on orders of deportation. so we're likely to see all that come to a head today, when the two parties come before the judge at 6:00 p.m. eastern. >> now, jacob, i'm really confused about this, because we've been getting denials from all sorts of people, but the fact is, we're talking about people who are being given the horrible choice, sophie's choice, if you will, of leav
julia, you've been checked on a new court filing against the aclu on behalf of children and separated families. tell us what it's all about. >> so, andrea, this is the response that the government has for a petition that the aclu said they need about seven days after these families are reunified so they can get to them and explain their legal rights before they have to make the tough choice between whether or not to leave without their children or with their children. they would leave...
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now, the aclu is asking the government to hand over a list of the 400 plus deported parents.y, the trump gave the administration has to submit a list of the deported parents by wednesday. before any of that, the judge is expected to rule on whether the trump administration has to stop deported the families. the aclu asked the judge to make the government wait seven days before deporting any families because of rumors that mass deportations may be carried out upon reunification. so there may have been something to those rumors. there's new testimony now from four fathers who were reunited with their teenage children last wednesday which suggests that ice agents pressure parents to be deported with their children and then separated them when they refused. the fathers telling aclu attorneys, after they were reunited, they were asked to sign a form with options, including the choice to be deported with their children or alone while their children stay in the u.s. to pursue asylum. the fathers say there was nothing like a real choice. someone checked the box that would send them a
now, the aclu is asking the government to hand over a list of the 400 plus deported parents.y, the trump gave the administration has to submit a list of the deported parents by wednesday. before any of that, the judge is expected to rule on whether the trump administration has to stop deported the families. the aclu asked the judge to make the government wait seven days before deporting any families because of rumors that mass deportations may be carried out upon reunification. so there may...
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the aclu has asked the court to block any deportations for seven >>> that boy is seven years old.the aclu has asked the court to block any deportations for seven days upon notice of the family's reunifications. the judge will issue an order on this matter and next steps for the 650 children still waiting to be reunited with their families. but at today's hearing the judge noted this problem cannot repeat. what was lost in the process was the family. there has to be a procedure or protocol in place. joining us now from san diego. jacob, what is the latest? >> well, katie, the name of the game was to reunite the 2,551 that the trump administration separated from their parents and put into the cages like the ones i saw down in texas. the reason why i wanted to come down here today to the court in san diego was to see if the trump administration was going to reunite the children beyond those they deemed eligible for reunification, about 1,800 of them. we've been asking them if they had any plans to do so and they wouldn't say to us if they did. it turns out in that courtroom today, it
the aclu has asked the court to block any deportations for seven >>> that boy is seven years old.the aclu has asked the court to block any deportations for seven days upon notice of the family's reunifications. the judge will issue an order on this matter and next steps for the 650 children still waiting to be reunited with their families. but at today's hearing the judge noted this problem cannot repeat. what was lost in the process was the family. there has to be a procedure or...
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it is a very scary time for women. , from thed cole perspective of the aclu, what do you see in thisomination? >> the first thing i should say is the aclu by policy does not endorse or oppose nominees to the supreme court. we remain neutral. to me, the biggest lesson here is elections matter. if democrats had comome out to vote for hillary clinton like they came out to vote for barack obama and the prior two elections, hillary clinton would have been appointing this nominee. she would have appointed scalia's replacement. we would have an entirely different world. that is the way politics works. i think a real response has to be politics. ofn: but in terms of some the decisions, the record that we have right now with kavanaugh , what do you see is some of the most troubling decisions he is made in the past? >> he is conservative. anyone that president trump would have named would be conservative. he is a very smart, very qualified conservative. that is what we were going to get very likely. you know, but i think given what president trump has said, he wants to overturn roe v. wade, i
it is a very scary time for women. , from thed cole perspective of the aclu, what do you see in thisomination? >> the first thing i should say is the aclu by policy does not endorse or oppose nominees to the supreme court. we remain neutral. to me, the biggest lesson here is elections matter. if democrats had comome out to vote for hillary clinton like they came out to vote for barack obama and the prior two elections, hillary clinton would have been appointing this nominee. she would...
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the aclu filed the seangainst sean lojacono.fore the inappropriate touching takes place. the aclu says the officer violated the man's fourth amendment right to unreasonable seizure.d >>> all clear at american university. most of the cpus on lockdown today after reports of a man with a gun in a building onew mexico avenue. police have been going from building to building out of an abundance of caution. we can tell tou nowt lockdown has been lifted. people had been ordered to shelter in place, but, again, nobody was found and the all-clear given. >>> ford's latest recall, 50,000 escape and fusion vehicles. it stems from a faulty part connected to the transmission. for example, you might putr the n park and the dashboard would show park, but the car would still be in gear and that cause the vehicle to roll away. we've got information you need to know in your nbcn washing app. search "ford recall." pat, leon, back over to you. >> thanks, erika. >>> many people are giving kudos to starbucks for helping the environment by banning plas
the aclu filed the seangainst sean lojacono.fore the inappropriate touching takes place. the aclu says the officer violated the man's fourth amendment right to unreasonable seizure.d >>> all clear at american university. most of the cpus on lockdown today after reports of a man with a gun in a building onew mexico avenue. police have been going from building to building out of an abundance of caution. we can tell tou nowt lockdown has been lifted. people had been ordered to shelter in...
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the aclu says other parents signed away their rights to be reunited with their children because they didn't understand what they were signing because they can't read english or spanish. >> truly is heartbreaking to see all of that. jackie, does this mean all families will be back together at the end of the day? >> reporter: no. as many as 914 parents won't be reunited for various reasons. some have already been deported. some can't be located. others have serious criminal records. >>> 11 house republicans have filed articles of impeachment against deputy attorney general rod rosenstein. democrats say the move could undermine the investigation into whether the trump campaign colluded with russia during the 2016 election. reporter laura podesta reports. >>> reporter: the five articles of impeachment charge deputy attorney general rod rosenstein of high crimes and misdemeanors for allegedly failing to hand over information from the russia investigation. >> we are tired of the justice department giving us the finger and not giving us the information we are entitled to do, to do our const
the aclu says other parents signed away their rights to be reunited with their children because they didn't understand what they were signing because they can't read english or spanish. >> truly is heartbreaking to see all of that. jackie, does this mean all families will be back together at the end of the day? >> reporter: no. as many as 914 parents won't be reunited for various reasons. some have already been deported. some can't be located. others have serious criminal records....
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the aclu says other parents signed away their rights to be reunited with their children because they didn't understand what they were signing because they can't read english or spanish. >>> thank you. on capitol hill, a group of 11 house republicans has filed articles of impeachment against deputy attorney general rod rosenstein. democrats say the move could undermine the investigation into whether the trump campaign colluded with russia during the 2016 election. reporter laura podesta reports. >>> reporter: the five articles of impeachment charge deputy attorney general rod rosenstein of high crimes and ing hand er formation from the russia investigation. >> we are tired of the justice department giving us the finger and not giving us the information we are entitled to do, to do our constitutional duty. >> reporter: house conservatives jim jordan and mark meadows, who introduced the resolution, said on fox news they could use procedural methods to force a vote this week. rosenstein faced jordan at a contentious house hearing last month. >> if you are interested in the truth, mr. jor
the aclu says other parents signed away their rights to be reunited with their children because they didn't understand what they were signing because they can't read english or spanish. >>> thank you. on capitol hill, a group of 11 house republicans has filed articles of impeachment against deputy attorney general rod rosenstein. democrats say the move could undermine the investigation into whether the trump campaign colluded with russia during the 2016 election. reporter laura podesta...
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e aclu appears that l half of the 102 children under five years old will be reunited by the deadline. the same judge has ordered the department of justice to reunite children older than five with their parents by july 26th. >>> bay area congressmen mark k kisonia was cleared to tour the west shelter but he was later told he could not tour that specific shelter but he could go to one in a different state. he thinks the government is trying to highlight certain shelters while others are kept off limits. >>> today a court in san diego holding large group hearings for people charged with crossing the border illegally. it's an effort to deal with the increased case load created but the trump administration's 0 tolerance property. critics call the move assembly line justice. >>> interstate 580 across the at mont pass is open again in both directions. last night the freeway lanes were closed because a fire started west of grad line road and jumped the freeway. the westbound lanes reopened last night and traffic started flowing on the eastbound lane shortly after midnight. that fire burned 50
e aclu appears that l half of the 102 children under five years old will be reunited by the deadline. the same judge has ordered the department of justice to reunite children older than five with their parents by july 26th. >>> bay area congressmen mark k kisonia was cleared to tour the west shelter but he was later told he could not tour that specific shelter but he could go to one in a different state. he thinks the government is trying to highlight certain shelters while others are...
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in a show down with the aclu in a san diego courtroom today, the government argued that all eligiblen have been reunified. in the hearing the government revealed that 1,820 children have been reunited with their parents. so what are the next steps for these newly reunited families? i cording to the government, 1,000 families could face imimmediate yaimmeed ya imimmediate yalt deportation. 392 families are still being detained and being held in ice custody. this still leaves 650 children the government deems ineligible for reunification because their parents have already been deported. we should never forget these are numbers. these are children. this isn't an accounting exercise. these childrens lived have been changed bicep ration and detainment at the hands of the u.s. government. here are some of those children in their own words. nine-year-old diego told the washington post, i felt like a prisoner. i felt like a dog. >> they always kept the boys and the girls separate and they punished us if they went near each other. they told us to behave or we'd be there forever. >> i didn't c
in a show down with the aclu in a san diego courtroom today, the government argued that all eligiblen have been reunified. in the hearing the government revealed that 1,820 children have been reunited with their parents. so what are the next steps for these newly reunited families? i cording to the government, 1,000 families could face imimmediate yaimmeed ya imimmediate yalt deportation. 392 families are still being detained and being held in ice custody. this still leaves 650 children the...
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and the director of the aclu immigrants rights project. gabe, tell me about that family. believe you have some new tape from a family involved. >> reporter: hi, andrea, good afternoon. that woman you just heard from, she had -- that was part of an incredible fear hearing. that's the first test for asylum. as you heard there, the judge denied the asylum request. in woman had a lot of questions about how she would be reunited with her child. we heard from her attorney that she now has been reunited but she is still in family detention. we did hear from another woman, another recording that we obtained. she said that her child was still in a -- at that time, earlier this month, was in a facility in arizona and she had no idea how to be reunited with that child. she begged the judge at that point that all she wanted to do was be reunited. that's something we're hearing over and over again from immigration advocates, that as the government struggles to reunite these families, that the whole process is chaotic and confusing. right now we're here in texas near mccowan. this is a
and the director of the aclu immigrants rights project. gabe, tell me about that family. believe you have some new tape from a family involved. >> reporter: hi, andrea, good afternoon. that woman you just heard from, she had -- that was part of an incredible fear hearing. that's the first test for asylum. as you heard there, the judge denied the asylum request. in woman had a lot of questions about how she would be reunited with her child. we heard from her attorney that she now has been...
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this is unnecessary. >> laura: where is the aclu? the aclu has issued the most condemnatory statements about solitary confinement that it is essentially its own type of cruel and unusual punishment. a lot of people on the left want to get rid of it altogether but you don't hear a peep from them on this case. i want to move on to kavanaugh briefly and this idea of a single judge, federal district court judge, something justice thomas wrote about at the end of the term in one of the big cases, the travel ban case, one judge being able to put an injunction in place that stops the president's policy, whether it's on immigration or a broad variety of other issues. on that issue, how problematic is it today with the federal district court judges? >> it's enormously problematic because it's become very much in style for judges to grant blanket injunctions nationwide on the theory that the case before them is very much like the case elsewhere and so they are going to apply the rules that they decide to all cases that are similar in all juris
this is unnecessary. >> laura: where is the aclu? the aclu has issued the most condemnatory statements about solitary confinement that it is essentially its own type of cruel and unusual punishment. a lot of people on the left want to get rid of it altogether but you don't hear a peep from them on this case. i want to move on to kavanaugh briefly and this idea of a single judge, federal district court judge, something justice thomas wrote about at the end of the term in one of the big...
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that's part of what the judge ordered the government turn over to the aclu. government has been focusing on this 120 they say relinquished their rights to their children and gave up the right to go back with their kids but the aclu says clearly if you look at affidavits filed in court, not all these parents knew what they were doing. they gave away their kids and said can we have them back? now there's no process for them to get them back. >> and sometimes the red flags are something as simple as a name change. i have been speaking to a mother inside the detention facility. we were one of the teams that went in there to speak with her. she's separated, detained. i have to say it's one of the most heartbreaking conversations i've had because she's in prison. i spoke to her through a glass window on a prison-like phone and she says everyday i'm being told you're eligible for reunification but there's a holdup, another holdup. i spoke to her on thursday. it's sunday. she's still in there. >> and she's in a detention facility like a criminal. it's not illegal to
that's part of what the judge ordered the government turn over to the aclu. government has been focusing on this 120 they say relinquished their rights to their children and gave up the right to go back with their kids but the aclu says clearly if you look at affidavits filed in court, not all these parents knew what they were doing. they gave away their kids and said can we have them back? now there's no process for them to get them back. >> and sometimes the red flags are something as...
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is going to issue an order laying out the ground rules for the government to work with lee and the aclu. find these parents. also figure out something to get the 1,000 parents that now have final orders of removal. 1,000 of reunited parents that could be deported any minute. and what to do with these parents. they put these people back together but 1,000 might be kicked out immediately. >> are you confident the judge is going to say, you don't just get to call it quits, this other 650 plus, the government will cooperate and adhere to that court order. >> absolutely, the judge is not going to let them off the work. made it clear that he is issuing new deadlines to get us information on this. the government fought back today in court and said we don't want to be under deadlines. and i don't think the judge is going to stand for that. he is going to set new deadlines. and he is going to ask what is being done to find these parents. >> i want to be clear about this, some of these questions, comprehensive list of allegations of sexual assault, and sexual molestation of minors. some of these
is going to issue an order laying out the ground rules for the government to work with lee and the aclu. find these parents. also figure out something to get the 1,000 parents that now have final orders of removal. 1,000 of reunited parents that could be deported any minute. and what to do with these parents. they put these people back together but 1,000 might be kicked out immediately. >> are you confident the judge is going to say, you don't just get to call it quits, this other 650...
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aclu is the group that brought this case.finished working on this issue of reuniting families whether they're called ineligible or not. i'm joined now by cecilia wong, deputy legal director confident aclu which brought this case to court. thank you for joining us. what is the most important part of the work that remains? >> well, ari, thank you for having me on. the important thing that remains in the case which is caused ms "l is there are many hundreds of parents who still have had their kids ripped away from them and not yet returned by the u.s. government. the government walked into court today and claimed that it's been working as hard as it can to reunite these families but the truth is, that there are two major groups of parents we're very concerned can about. the first as you mentioned is that there are about as far as we know, 400 parents who have been deported from the united states without a chance to reunite with their kids. and those parents we need to know and get in touch with them and have them identified by t
aclu is the group that brought this case.finished working on this issue of reuniting families whether they're called ineligible or not. i'm joined now by cecilia wong, deputy legal director confident aclu which brought this case to court. thank you for joining us. what is the most important part of the work that remains? >> well, ari, thank you for having me on. the important thing that remains in the case which is caused ms "l is there are many hundreds of parents who still have had...
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the aclu raise concerns about the possibility of improper mass deportations. now the judge is giving government lawyers one week to respond to the aclu motion. his ruling covers cases where children between five and 17 years old will return to their parents. >>> san francisco has become the first city in the state to allow noncitizens to vote in certain local elections. jessica flores on the risk that comes with the new voting right. >> reporter: a historic day on the steps of city hall. noncitizen parents can register to vote for school board elections and san francisco. this comes after san francisco voters approved proposition and in 2016. giving and documented and documented parents the new voting right. to be eligible noncitizens must be residents of san francisco. at least 18 years old, and parents of children under the age of 19 in san francisco. on eligible are those in prison, on parole for a conviction of a felony, or those found mentally incompetent. although city leaders are celebrating the new rides for immigrants -- rights for immigrants they als
the aclu raise concerns about the possibility of improper mass deportations. now the judge is giving government lawyers one week to respond to the aclu motion. his ruling covers cases where children between five and 17 years old will return to their parents. >>> san francisco has become the first city in the state to allow noncitizens to vote in certain local elections. jessica flores on the risk that comes with the new voting right. >> reporter: a historic day on the steps of...
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the aclu says they did not meet the deadline. they argue many parents who were declared ineligible are eligible. the government created a situation where they could not be reunited on time. dave and christine. >>> thank you. breaking news in california. a bulldozer operator has died c redding. five babies are evacuated in a medical center. the hospital is not under mandatory evacuation yet. there are scattered power out e outages in the area. the fire has scorched 29,000 acres. it is only 6% contained. 20 structures have been destroyed or damaged and 500 more are threatened. >>> two georgia police officers fired after using a coin flip phone app to decide whether or not to arrest a woman. the woman was pulled over and on video recorded by body cameras from the officers. the officers discussed using the app. they ignored coin flip. >> roswell police chief says police must be kind, considerate and patient. cnn affiliate wsb reports charges against the driver were dropped. >>> seth rogan's wikipedia page is getting an update. >> any
the aclu says they did not meet the deadline. they argue many parents who were declared ineligible are eligible. the government created a situation where they could not be reunited on time. dave and christine. >>> thank you. breaking news in california. a bulldozer operator has died c redding. five babies are evacuated in a medical center. the hospital is not under mandatory evacuation yet. there are scattered power out e outages in the area. the fire has scorched 29,000 acres. it is...
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the aclu will argue many parents have valid assylum claims and they may be able to stay in the unitedif those asylum claims are heard. the onus is now on the aclu, not the government, to go through piecemeal after getting a list from the government of each of those parents to figure out if there was a mistake made which is a huge burden. >> did the aclu get its seven-day window? >> we don't know yet. today is the deadline. the aclu is pleading, begging the government for seven days to see 900 parents slated to be deported immediately after reunification. >> the numbers never tell the whole story, the human side of the story and the toll that it's taking. the sound we played a moment ago, gabe gutierrez was able to obtain it, of that woman in court not being able to answer a question about her case because she just so desperately wanted her kid back and that's all she could think about. what are you seeing down there? tell us what it's like for these parents and for these kids still. >> so, katy, we have also been able to find out what happens to parents in that stage before reunificat
the aclu will argue many parents have valid assylum claims and they may be able to stay in the unitedif those asylum claims are heard. the onus is now on the aclu, not the government, to go through piecemeal after getting a list from the government of each of those parents to figure out if there was a mistake made which is a huge burden. >> did the aclu get its seven-day window? >> we don't know yet. today is the deadline. the aclu is pleading, begging the government for seven days...
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joining us now is an aclu lawyer who is arguing this case against the government.nk you for being here tonight. i notes you are in the middle of an incredible amount of work right now. >> thank you for having me. >> as far as we can tell from the outside, the government seems toe have missed the deadline to comply with the judge's order in your case. can you give us an update what's happened and what the government has or hasn't done? >> right. so we do not sympathy that all of the eligible children were reunited yesterday. >> we have not gotten an update from the government about whether there are still children who haven't been re-bayhed. i've just heard a few minutes ago someone was reporting that hhs is saying they reunited all eligible children. i have no idea whether those where is before the deadline. i suspect not and i still don't know how many they mean because they're saying all eligible children. i don't know whether their count is the same as ours. wealth have to wait and see. i don't think they met qule yesterday's deadline. if they have reunited all
joining us now is an aclu lawyer who is arguing this case against the government.nk you for being here tonight. i notes you are in the middle of an incredible amount of work right now. >> thank you for having me. >> as far as we can tell from the outside, the government seems toe have missed the deadline to comply with the judge's order in your case. can you give us an update what's happened and what the government has or hasn't done? >> right. so we do not sympathy that all...
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we are talking aclu attorneys and attorneys for the trump administration. now the judge in this case -- has made sure to have frequent updates by the government attorneys just making sure that everything is still going okay and that the children are being reunited. according to a court filing yesterday, over 2,000 children between ages five and 17 were separated from their parents along the united states southern border. we are told from that group, 364 have been reunited. right now the trump administration is having a hard time determining which parents are eligible for a speedy reunification. a judge last month ordered all children to be back with their parents by next thursday. that date is the 26th. that deadline is looming right now. the aclu which did sue to reunit the families said it had yet to receive critical information from the government including a list of those parents who had been deported or had final removing orders making them eligible for deportation. as we are in front of the courthouse here in downtown san diego, this hearing should be
we are talking aclu attorneys and attorneys for the trump administration. now the judge in this case -- has made sure to have frequent updates by the government attorneys just making sure that everything is still going okay and that the children are being reunited. according to a court filing yesterday, over 2,000 children between ages five and 17 were separated from their parents along the united states southern border. we are told from that group, 364 have been reunited. right now the trump...
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nadine strossen was the first woman in the youngest person ever to lead the aclu. she is a professor at new york law school and her most recent book is it couldled "hate. why we should resist it with free speech, not censorship. these are two powerful and original thinker sory i'll stay out of their way. let me begin by asking you, why you decided to write this particular book at this particular moment in time. laura? >> i have to say that it didn't start out to become a first amendment champion or free speech advocate. was thrust into it just briefly the back story of my situation was i had written an essay bows sexual politics and paranoia on campuses in the ken kole of higher occasion, there's a student protest to me, student marching to the president's office demanding i was censured but i took an ironic tone and i think that's not allowed at the current moment. i got brought up on title ix complained for the essay. so that led me to write this book, and then i was brought up on title 9 complaints for the second time for writing the book so it's been very inter
nadine strossen was the first woman in the youngest person ever to lead the aclu. she is a professor at new york law school and her most recent book is it couldled "hate. why we should resist it with free speech, not censorship. these are two powerful and original thinker sory i'll stay out of their way. let me begin by asking you, why you decided to write this particular book at this particular moment in time. laura? >> i have to say that it didn't start out to become a first...
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others according to the aclu had no idea what they were signing off on.e minutes s without any consultation to make that decision. and so they are asking a judge to get involved with that, too, trying to get those families back together. >> well some gray areas there need to be cleared up. tracie, thank you. >> just ahead, mattel takes a jor hit after the demise of toys r us. how facebookeo mark zuckerberg lost more than $16 billion yet. howas your day? 77 listerine® total care protects better than brushing alone. with 6 benefits in one, from cavity prevention to strengthening teeth. so instead of protection like this, you get protection like this. listerine® total care. bring out the bold.™ ♪ ♪ the best way to get together is with a treat you make together. ♪ ♪ ♪ tired of wrestling with seemingly impossible cleaning tasks? sprays in the bathroom can be ineffective. try mr. clean magic eraser with durafoam. simply add water, try mrto remove soap scum. eraser with durafoam. try mr. clean magic eraser with durafoam. the new mccafé cold brew frappé and froze
others according to the aclu had no idea what they were signing off on.e minutes s without any consultation to make that decision. and so they are asking a judge to get involved with that, too, trying to get those families back together. >> well some gray areas there need to be cleared up. tracie, thank you. >> just ahead, mattel takes a jor hit after the demise of toys r us. how facebookeo mark zuckerberg lost more than $16 billion yet. howas your day? 77 listerine® total care...
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the aclu compared photos of all federal lawmakers against the database of 25,000 mugshots. the aclu says the test disproportionately misidentified african-american and latino members of congress. three members of congress sent a letter to amazon founder jeff bezos asking whether the tool should be sold to law enforcement. amazon says the proper settings were not used during the test. >>> well, still ahead, prime profits. what drove amazon's earnings to hit a new record for the online company. ed? when you want more than just clean there's finished. new finish quantum's breakthrough three chamber technology combines to scrub, degrease, and shine your dishes. switch to all new finish quantum. because it's not clean until it's finished. three members of congress sent a company. people would stare. psoriasis does that. it was tough getting out there on stage. i wanted to be clear. i wanted it to last. so i kept on fighting. i found something that worked. and keeps on working. now? they see me. see me. see if cosentyx could make a difference for you- cosentyx is proven to help p
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we learned from the aclu that that child is 3 years old, a little boy.are not sure where that child is being housed at this time, but there's one child of that 102 children that the government says are under 5 and that were separated from. their parents at the border. they simply do not know how to reunite that child because they don't know who the parents are. there's a new deadline in place. tomorrow is obviously the dead line for those who are under 5 years old to be reunited. there's a july 26th deadline for the other 2,000 to 3,000 children who are over the age of 5 who are separated from their parents. that issue will be dealt with a bit later. but the judge has asked the aclu and doj to come together and figure out how to notify parents that this happened and they are supposed to be reunited with their children and alsoing it out just how many children are going to be not reunified with their family members tomorrow, which is the deadline. it's pretty clear there that the government does not think it can reunify all of the children they are suppos
we learned from the aclu that that child is 3 years old, a little boy.are not sure where that child is being housed at this time, but there's one child of that 102 children that the government says are under 5 and that were separated from. their parents at the border. they simply do not know how to reunite that child because they don't know who the parents are. there's a new deadline in place. tomorrow is obviously the dead line for those who are under 5 years old to be reunited. there's a july...
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your response. >> is not surprising the aclu would say that. you know what is sweeping up under the rug? aclu sweeping under the rug 10,000 children in the custody of health and human service that were smuggled of the country by criminal organizations because their parents chose a separate themselves, put their children in the hands of smugglers in the back of a tractor-trailer be smuggled to the united states. no one is talking about those 10,000, but they want to talk about the 2500 been looking at those numbers, i think the government did what they should've done. they reunited every child that was eligible to be reunited. i know for a fact some of these reunification's couldn't have because their parents had criminal records they didn't fall within the courts criteria. some of these people had left the united states, chose to leave the united states because they basically got what they wanted. they got the child here to the united states to live with relatives, get an american education, take advantage of the social system and be the next d
your response. >> is not surprising the aclu would say that. you know what is sweeping up under the rug? aclu sweeping under the rug 10,000 children in the custody of health and human service that were smuggled of the country by criminal organizations because their parents chose a separate themselves, put their children in the hands of smugglers in the back of a tractor-trailer be smuggled to the united states. no one is talking about those 10,000, but they want to talk about the 2500...