The Return of the Asylum: Trump’s Call for a New Era of Institutionalization WASHINGTON — The policy proposal is both historic and familiar: a call for the large-scale return of state-run mental health institutions. When former President Donald Trump states, “We’re going to HAVE to bring them back… you’ve GOT to get these people off …
The 490: A Political IED in the Immigration and Sanctuary Wars MINNEAPOLIS / PIERRE — The number is precise, damning, and politically incendiary: 490. According to South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, that is the count of individuals—non-citizens convicted of crimes ranging from violent offenses to major drug trafficking—who were released from custody in Minnesota rather …