ICE Spotlights Releases of Criminal Aliens as Governor Defends Sanctuary Policies

Plus: VA Lifts Ban on Bibles in Move to Support Religious Freedom

Aug 27, 2019   Good morning from Washington, where government officials no longer insist that medical facilities for veterans are free from Bibles and other material aspects of faith. Fred Lucas interviews the VA secretary on the change, and also reports on immigration authorities' struggle for local cooperation in North Carolina. On the podcast, Greenland's rep in Washington tells all. Plus: David Inserra on a reality-based shift in detaining certain illegal immigrants, and Cal Thomas on political correctness gone wild in San Francisco. On this date in 1776, British forces under Gen. William Howe defeat American forces under Gen. George Washington in the Battle of Brooklyn.     News ICE Spotlights Releases of Criminal Aliens as Governor Defends Sanctuary Policies North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper "put political correctness ahead of the safety of the residents of his state," says The Heritage Foundation's Hans von Spakovsky. More News VA Lifts Ban on Bibles in Move to Support Religious Freedom The VA revises directives to permit religious literature, symbols, and displays at agency facilities following a string of incidents in recent years in which medical centers banned Christmas carols and a Christmas tree, chapels removed Bibles, and chaplains faced restraints on religious expression. More Commentary New Immigration Rule Returns to a Commonsense Detainment Policy Americans should thank the Trump administration for returning to the Obama-era rules on how we can process accompanied children being brought to our border. More News Justice Ginsburg Set for Busy Schedule After Cancer Treatment Ginsburg has navigated a host of health problems in recent months. More Analysis Podcast: The US-Greenland Relationship Greenland's foreign minister to Washington, Inuuteq Holm Olsen, discusses the ties between the U.S. and Greenland and what a closer relationship could mean. More Commentary They've Lost Their Minds in San Francisco The latest demonstration of insanity is San Francisco's Board of Supervisors' adoption of "person first" language guidelines meant to "change the public's perception of criminals." More           The Daily Signal is brought to you by more than half a million members of The Heritage Foundation. Donate to The Daily Signal Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter How are we doing? We welcome your comments, suggestions, and story tips. Please reply to this email or send us a note at comments@dailysignal.com. The Daily Signal 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 (800) 546-2843     Add morningbell@heritage.org to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. You are subscribed to this newsletter as johnmhames1.diogenes--light@blogger.com. If you want to receive other Heritage Foundation newsletters, or opt out of this newsletter, please click here to update your subscription.

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