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THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - UN Accuses Trump of Human Rights Violations Over Immigration Policies.

PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: A United Nations (UN) watchdog criticized the United States for alleged “grave human rights violations” tied to immigration enforcement.WHO WAS INVOLVED: The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), President Donald J. Trump, and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).WHEN & WHERE: The decision was issued this week; incidents cited […] The post UN Accuses Trump of Human Rights Violations Over Immigration Policies. appeared first on The National Pulse .

PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A United Nations (UN) watchdog criticized the United States for alleged “grave human rights violations” tied to immigration enforcement. WHO WAS INVOLVED: The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), President Donald J. Trump, and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). WHEN & WHERE: The decision was issued this week; incidents cited occurred in the United States, particularly Minnesota. KEY QUOTE: “This United Nations assessment is just as useless as their broken escalator, and their extreme bias continues to prove why no one takes them seriously,” said White House spokeswoman Olivia Wales. IMPACT: The UN panel’s report reignites debate over the funding of partisan…Open

AXIOS (Rebecca Falconer) - UN panel accuses Trump of "racist hate speech" that it says sparked "human rights violations"

A United Nations watchdog on Wednesday criticized "intensified immigration crackdowns" in the U.S. and accused President Trump and other American leaders of using "racist hate speech" — both of which it said "has sparked grave human rights violations." Why it matters: The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination's report marks an unprecedented singling out of a U.S. leader by a United Nations body — and it prompted the White House to accuse the United Nations of "extreme bias" in response. Driving the news: "Racist hate speech by political leaders, including the President, combined with intensified immigration crackdowns in the United States, notably near schools, hospitals and faith-based institutions, has sparked…