March 13, 2026

What Happened Today – March 12, 2026

March 13, 2026 by George Bounacos

DHS immigration holding room with metal benches and no beds at a port of entry, photographed by the Government Accountability Office

A DHS holding room at a port of entry photographed during a Government Accountability Office investigation into conditions for pregnant women in immigration custody, the same type of facility where Colorado lawmakers say detainees were held for up to 39 days without beds or toilets. (Photo: GAO)

Elected officials last talked about Muslim Americans this way in 2001. Republican members of Congress have spent the last four weeks saying they would choose dogs over Muslims and declaring they don’t belong in America. The Speaker of the House called Islam a “misguided religion” to justify the Iran war, then refused to condemn any … Read more