States Aim To Halt Sexual Abuse Of People With Intellectual Disabilities
An NPR investigation found people with intellectual disabilities have one of the nation’s highest rates of sexual assault. Now states, communities and advocates are proposing changes to prevent abuse.
Colorado Rep. Mike Coffman Discusses His Visit To U.S.-Mexico Border
NPR’s Audie Cornish talks with Rep. Mike Coffman, R-Colo., about his visit to the U.S.-Mexico border, his views on the family separation debate and the ongoing immigration negotiations in Congress.
What Rights Are Afforded To People Who Cross The U.S. Border Illegally
Over the weekend, President Trump tweeted that immigrants arriving in the U.S. illegally should be deported “with no judges or court cases.” NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with Yale law professor Cristina Rodriguez about the due process rights afforded …
National Association Of Immigration Judges Says It Needs Help With Backlog Of Cases
NPR’s Audie Cornish talks to Ashley Tabaddor, president of the National Association of Immigration Judges, about the backlog of cases that immigration judges are facing at the U.S. border.
Native American Tribes Want To Close Loopholes In Violence Against Women Act
Four out of five Native American women experience violence in their lives. Tribes have greater powers to prosecute such crimes due to the Violence Against Women Act, but some loopholes still remain.
Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Name Removed From Children’s Literature Award
The Association for Library Service to Children has voted to rename its Laura Ingalls Wilder award for children’s literature, after complaints about Wilder’s portrayal of Native Americans.
A Look At The Violence Driving Central American Families To Seek Asylum In The U.S.
NPR’s Audie Cornish speaks with Sofía Martínez, an analyst for the International Crisis Group, about the violence driving Central American families to seek asylum in the U.S.
WWII Soldier To Receive Medal Of Honor Posthumously
President Trump will present the Medal of Honor posthumously to Garlin M. Conner on Tuesday. Connor was a World War II soldier who ran ahead of his unit to call in artillery on German forces to stop their advance.
How Data Analysis Is Driving Policing
Police are getting better tools for mining data. They’re supposed to make law enforcement more surgical, but some say it’s a high-tech justification for targeting certain places and people.
Federal Officials Try To Address Criticism Over Where Children Are Being Detained
Federal officials are trying to quell outrage over migrant families and their advocates describing bureaucratic obstacles and frantic searches for children who were separated from their parents and sent to youth shelters around the country.
President Trump Threatens To Deport People Without Due Process
President Trump is keeping up his hardline rhetoric on immigration. He threatened to deport those crossing the border illegally without due process — sending mixed signals to Congress on the issue.
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