Profile picture
Ben Wikler @benwikler
, 4 tweets, 2 min read Read on Twitter
!!! Washington Post: a senior U.S. official... told The Washington Post that Border Patrol agents have been instructed to stop sending parents with children to federal courthouses for prosecution. “We’re suspending prosecutions of adults who are members of family units"
Meanwhile, DOJ is saying Zero Tolerance is still in place.

(Here's what @joshtpm reports re Gene Hamilton, who is speaking for DOJ: "As he’s described to me, if Jeff Sessions is too liberal or progressive on race for you, your guy is Gene Hamilton.)

Chaos & infighting.
Washington Post corrects the story quoted upthread, says
- CBP won't send families to courthouses for possible prosecution
- but DOJ will keep Zero-Tolerance prosecuting everyone it gets

also still no apparent plan to reunite families
washingtonpost.com/world/national…
As suspected, now confirmed: Federal agencies are at war with each other and there's no plan

Missing some Tweet in this thread?
You can try to force a refresh.

Like this thread? Get email updates or save it to PDF!

Subscribe to Ben Wikler
Profile picture

Get real-time email alerts when new unrolls are available from this author!

This content may be removed anytime!

Twitter may remove this content at anytime, convert it as a PDF, save and print for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video

1) Follow Thread Reader App on Twitter so you can easily mention us!

2) Go to a Twitter thread (series of Tweets by the same owner) and mention us with a keyword "unroll" @threadreaderapp unroll

You can practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @benwikler see all

Profile picture
Folks in DC (for starters). If Trump goes full autocrat tomorrow and declares an emergency to make the military perform civilian functions in defiance of the Congress and the constitution, be ready to protest.
A protest to end the shutdown is already planned for tomorrow at noon at the AFL-CIO, right by the White House. Furloughed? Lunch break? Go. Everyone else, spread the word.
facebook.com/events/2162568…
Wherever you are, call your senators: tell Dems to hold strong; tell Republicans to join Dems to reopen the government with no wall. 202-224-3121. And ask what they plan to do if Trump declares an emergency.
Read 4 tweets
Profile picture
At the Tony Evers/Mandela Barnes inaugural ball in Wisconsin, Tammy Baldwin takes the stage to open up the program. For six years, she kept the light of progressivism alive here. Tonight, every constitutional officer in the state is a Democrat.
Lt Governor Mandela Barnes compliments Senator Tammy Baldwin’s inaugural garb: “I love those coattails!”
(Get it? Like, political coattails helping downballot candidates get elected? It’s an excellent joke, people.)
Read 6 tweets
Profile picture
"May we be willing to do what’s best for the next generation, rather than the next election." – @Tony4WI
Wisconsin's newly elected Democratic governor, Tony Evers, just concluded his inaugural address this way: "Let's polka tonight, and get to work tomorrow!"

(He really does polka, and will do so at the inaugural ball tonight)
madison.com/ct/entertainme…
Sarah Godlewski took her oath of office today as State Treasurer of Wisconsin—after successfully leading the fight against the GOP effort to eliminate the office. She's dynamite. Keep an eye on her.

madison.com/ct/opinion/col…
Read 9 tweets

Related threads

Profile picture
What Do Democrats Mean When They Say They Support Border Security? townhall.com/columnists/der…
As the government shutdown rolls into its third week, ask yourself one question: Do you miss it? Perhaps a better question is, “Have you noticed?”
Outside of the news coverage of it, or if you’re one of the more than 300,000 non-essential government employees on a delayed-pay vacation, odds are you haven’t.
Read 16 tweets
Profile picture
#MuhRussia Timeline part 1
2014
March 6: The U.S. begins imposing sanctions on Russia for “violating the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.”

(No date): The Russian government allegedly performs various “intelligence-related activities targeting the U.S. voting process” starting in 2014,
according to a Senate Intelligence Committee report released on May 8, 2018. Russians perform “traditional information gathering efforts as well as operations likely aimed at preparing to discredit the integrity of the U.S. voting process and election results,” according to
Read 193 tweets
Profile picture
1 \ BREAKING: After months of review the Trump administration announced tonight it will stop all funding to the UN relief and works agency (UNRWA) which in recent years reached 350 million dollars annually
2 \ Unlike several recent press reports the statement didn't break any new ground on the U.S. position regarding the issue of Palestinian refugees and didn't "take the issue off the table". The U.S. will now try to transfer aid to Palestinian refugees through other channels
3 \ The move to stop all U.S. funding to UNRWA was led by President Trump's senior adviser Jared Kushner and U.S. ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley
Read 20 tweets
Profile picture
THREAD on new 9th Circuit decision in Rodriguez v. Swartz, our (@ACLUaz @sdACLU + @ACLU) cross-#border shooting case: On Oct. 10, 2012, a U.S. Border Patrol agent on duty in Nogales, AZ fired between 14 & 30 bullets across the #border. aclusandiego.org/wp-content/upl…
Approximately 10 of those bullets hit J.A. Rodriguez, a 16 year old boy peacefully walking down the street on the other side of the #border wall, in Nogales, Mexico.
The 9th Circuit opinion first *affirms* the AZ district court's decision denying Agent Swartz qualified immunity: 📢📢📢"It is inconceivable that any reasonable officer could have thought that he or she could kill J.A. for no reason." Slip Op. at 9.
Read 25 tweets
Profile picture
What the fuck just happened today?

⚡️ Day 518: Shared values.

whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/2018/06/21/day…
1/ Hundreds of separated children have been sent to New York even after Trump signed an executive order ending his administration's policy of separating parents and children who have illegally crossed the border

nytimes.com/2018/06/20/nyr…
1a/ Ivanka Trump thanked her dad for ending his family separation policy while calling on Congress to "find a lasting solution that is consistent with our shared values."

huffingtonpost.com/entry/ivanka-t…
Read 11 tweets
Profile picture
UPDATE: Paul Ryan is shopping around his immigration proposal as a “fix” to family separation. That’s a lie. It does NOT solve this Trump-created crisis. It only makes it worse. Here’s what this bill would 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 do:

#KeepFamiliesTogether #FamiliesBelongTogether
❌ Jails families together — i.e., bigger cages for families
❌ INDEFINITE detention of children while parents are being prosecuted
❌ Would still result in separation of families if parent is sentenced to jail time
The bill also does NOT provide security and relief for DACA recipients. It creates a long, complicated process that does not guarantee that Dreamers will 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 obtain permanent relief. In short, it leaves many in the same limbo they’re in now. #DreamActNow
Read 4 tweets

Trending hashtags

#AbolishICE #borderseparatinos #GunFreeZones #CNN #RedWave2018 #StudentWalkout #PAMFAM #BoycottMSNBC #BuildTheWallNow #StopVoterFraud #VoterFraud #MAGA #PA18 #DreamActNow #TrumpComplicit #ConstitutionFirst #Pray #NeverForget #RickSaccone #TentCity #CrookedHillary #TeamPatriot #NationalGuard #BabyTrump #EndGunFreeZones

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!

This site is made by just three indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member and get exclusive features!

Premium member ($3.00/month or $30.00/year)

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal Become our Patreon

Thank you for your support!