Mackenzie Walz  //  5/28/19  //  Daily Update

Days after ordering an additional 1,500 troops to the Middle East, President Trump announced the Administration is not seeking a regime change in the country. Isolating himself from his allies and advisors, President Trump sided with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, declaring he did not think North Korea’s missile tests violated the UN resolution. Due to a surge in border crossings, the Administration is sending up to 3,000 migrants every week for processing in cities outside of their original points of entry. Transgender rights advocates intend to fight the Administration’s proposed rule change that would make it easier for doctors to refuse care to transgender patients.

IMMIGRATION

Due to a surge in border crossings, the Administration is sending up to 3,000 migrants every week for processing in cities outside of their original points of entry (Politico).

CIVIL RIGHTS

Transgender rights advocates intend to fight the Administration’s proposed rule change that would make it easier for doctors to refuse care to transgender patients (The Hill).

• The proposed rule is available here.

JUSTICE & SAFETY 

If President Trump pardons military officials convicted of war crimes, he will send a message that the US does not respect the laws of war, which could endanger current military members, discusses Mikhaila Fogel for Lawfare.

• These pardons would be a departure from years of practice, explains David Crane for The Hill.

Isolating himself from his allies and advisors, President Trump sided with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, declaring he did not think North Korea’s missile tests violated the UN resolution (WaPo; WSJ).  

Days after ordering an additional 1,500 troops to the Middle East, President Trump announced the Administration is not seeking a regime change in the country (WaPo).

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