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The National Archives Is Deleting Records About Trump’s ICE Policies
Last month, the National Archives came under fire for altering an image of the 2017 Women’s March to blur a protest signs critical of Trump. The archive claims their act was non-partisan and they were trying to avoid offending visitors.
But the controversy raised more questions about how else the National Archives is altering historical records and how that might affect the ability of future journalists and historians to report and write about the Trump administration and its agencies.
In 2017 the Archives agreed to let Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials delete or destroy documents that detail the sexual abuse and death of undocumented immigrants, and despite received tens of thousands of comments and hearing the objections of dozens of lawmakers, they moved forward with a plan last month.
To understand more, The Takeaway spoke with Matthew Connelly, Professor of History at Columbia University and the author of the recent op-ed in the New York Times “Why You May Never Learn the Truth About ICE.”
You can hear the radio segment in the link, if you click on Listen.
The National Archives Is Deleting Records About Trump’s ICE Policies | The Takeaway | WNYC Studios
You can hear the radio segment in the link, if you click on Listen.
The National Archives Is Deleting Records About Trump’s ICE Policies | The Takeaway | WNYC Studios
Does it mention why?
What is the reason for this?
You can hear the radio segment in the link, if you click on Listen.
The National Archives Is Deleting Records About Trump’s ICE Policies | The Takeaway | WNYC Studios
The most anti-democratic and authoritarian president in the history of the country. Trump and his supporters will go down as a huge disgrace in the US history books.
But the historians will be unable to access the truth for their books.
Does it mention why?
What is the reason for this?
The National Archives Is Deleting Records About Trump's ICE Policies
You can hear the radio segment in the link, if you click on Listen.
The National Archives Is Deleting Records About Trump’s ICE Policies | The Takeaway | WNYC Studios
But the historians will be unable to access the truth for their books.
You can hear the radio segment in the link, if you click on Listen.
The National Archives Is Deleting Records About Trump’s ICE Policies | The Takeaway | WNYC Studios
In 2017 the Archives agreed to let Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials delete or destroy documents that detail the sexual abuse and death of undocumented immigrants, and despite received tens of thousands of comments and hearing the objections of dozens of lawmakers, they moved forward with a plan last month.
But the historians will be unable to access the truth for their books.
Thankfully we still have an independent news media. At least those parts that haven't completely become state run media like Fox News.
Information control is key to fascist states
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