Trump is building a global gulag for immigrants captured by bureau of Immigration, Customs and Enforcement

Trump is building a global gulag for immigrants captured by bureau of Immigration, Customs and Enforcement

The White House did not respond to a request for clarification about which countries are receiving third-country nationals. In the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, the George W. Bush administration created a worldwide network of secret prisons and torture sites as part of its global war on terror. Its crown jewel, the Guantánamo Bay detention centre, was established in January 2002 as a place for the United States to hold so-called enemy combatants.

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Harris raises $200 million in first week of White House campaign, signs up 170,000 volunteers

Harris raises $200 million in first week of White House campaign, signs up 170,000 volunteers

Harris campaigned in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, on Saturday, drawing hundreds to a fundraiser that had been organised when Biden was still at the top of the Democratic ticket. The fundraiser had originally been expected to raise $400,000 but ended bringing in about $1.4 million, according to the campaign.

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President remains defiant despite calls on him by more Democrats to drop out of the race

President remains defiant despite calls on him by more Democrats to drop out of the race

The divide among Democrats stood in sharp contrast to the scenes that played out this week at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, where former party rivals united around Trump, who accepted the Republican nomination in a rambling speech that featured his familiar mix of grievance and bombast.

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Majority of Democrats are switching to Kamala Harris as chances of Biden’s re-election dim

Majority of Democrats are switching to Kamala Harris as chances of Biden’s re-election dim

Black adults – a key contingent of the Democrats’ coalition and a group that remains relatively more favourable to Biden than others – are more likely than Americans overall to say that Harris would do well.

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