
Opinion: The 53 migrant deaths should shake our humanity. Here's how to prevent future tragedies
CNN
The nation was shocked when 53 migrants were found dead in an abandoned tractor-trailer nearly 150 miles north of the US border. Krish O'Mara Vignarajah, president and chief executive of the Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, suggests policy changes that could help end the failure of a deterrence-based framework and stem the tragic loss of human life.

Janet Mills and her allies are counting on a gender gap to narrow Platner’s wide lead ahead of the June 9 primary to decide who will face incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins. They are betting that the unfiltered style that has brought Platner widespread attention as someone who could help Democrats reach young men will backfire with women.

As a shrinking number of Transportation Security Administration agents work to keep hourslong security lines moving despite not being paid, President Donald Trump stepped into the fray Saturday, announcing he will send Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to airports by Monday if Congress doesn’t agree to a plan to end the partial government shutdown.











