3 Stories You Should Read 7/25/2019: Francisco Erwin Galicia, Pelosi, Trump
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In the category of: Carry your passport
Texas-Born Student Held In Immigration Custody For Weeks Released (UPDATE)
Francisco Erwin Galicia, 18, was released Tuesday after being detained since June 27, despite providing a copy of his birth certificate, his attorney said.
An 18-year-old born in Texas was released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention on Tuesday after being wrongfully held for more than three weeks, his attorney said.
Francisco Erwin Galicia, a high school senior in Edinburg, Texas, had been held in custody, first by Customs and Border Protection and then by ICE, since late June, his attorney told The Associated Press.
In the category of: To impeach or not to impeach
Behind closed doors, Democrats are no closer to impeachment post-Mueller
Despite an impeachment push from a high-profile committee chair, some Democrats fear their window is closing.
Former special counsel Robert Mueller’s Wednesday congressional testimony could have been House Democrats’ big moment on impeachment. It wasn’t.
Despite a suggestion from one of the committee chairs who oversaw Mueller’s double testimony, Jerry Nadler, that drafting up articles of impeachment could be a next step, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the time is still not right because Democrats have some subpoenas tied up in the courts, awaiting a decision.
“We still have some outstanding matters in the courts,” Pelosi said at a press conferencefollowing Mueller’s testimony. “The subpoenas are for information and when we get that information, we can make a judgment. It isn’t endless but would strengthen our hand to get that information.”
In the category of: Puppets in politics
In the altered seal, a two-headed bald eagle clutches golf clubs and cash.
As President Donald Trump spoke in front of a crowd of young conservatives at Turning Point USA’s student summit on Tuesday, nobody took a second glance at the presidential seal projected behind him. They probably should have, considering that it was altered to poke fun at the president.
The photoshopped seal contains several details that are meant to troll the president for his friendliness with Russian President Vladimir Putin and expensive golfing habits. The bald eagle in the center has two heads instead of one, and its shield is swapped out for a more rectangular symbol that resembles Russia’s coat of arms. A two-headed eagle is also a symbol of empire and dominance and is featured on the flags of Serbia, Albania, and Montenegro, according to the Washington Post, which first reported on the incident.
The letters on the banner the eagle holds in its mouth are also altered: Rather than the Latin phrase “E pluribus unum” — “Out of many, one” — it says “45 es un títere,” a Spanish phrase that translates to “45 is a puppet.” And the eagle is holding cash in its talons instead of an olive branch.
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