Mary Sanchez

2 months ago | bryantimes.com | Mary Sanchez

The pettiness has been unleashed. President Donald Trump is back. He has been emboldened by what he’s misreading as a mandate to commit constitutionally reckless, irrational and simply cruel actions concerning immigration. The impact of one Trump decision began playing out at the southern border, as the president was being served his first diet cola during an inaugural luncheon. The nondescript CBP One app, a service offered by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, was canceled.

Jan 15, 2025 | bryantimes.com | Mary Sanchez

George Floyd’s gasping pleas are now permanently attached to the weight of the federal government. He’s now part of a court order demanding a change in policing. Law enforcement ought to be grateful for the pressure. The consent decree agreed upon by the U.S. Department of Justice and the city of Minneapolis comes with attention to an issue that beguiles policing nationwide.

Dec 28, 2024 | dailyfreeman.com | Mary Sanchez

If boasts are to be believed, “Day One” of the second coming of Donald J. Trump promises an apoplectic unraveling of the federal government. The Department of Education will crumble, and career civil servants will resign in droves. Legions of immigrant parents will line up to board awaiting buses and planes or simply self-deport, bidding their U.S.-born children and employers goodbye. Most likely, none of this will happen. Not on day one, if ever.

Dec 2, 2024 | bryantimes.com | Mary Sanchez

Laken Riley set out for a peaceful morning jog the day that she violently died. It was a trail run, the type of workout that college students would assume to be a safe excursion, on the paved paths near the University of Georgia. Riley was murdered, heinously, brutally. She was dragged, fighting for her life, off that paved trail. Her murderer asphyxiated her and cracked her skull with a rock. You likely know the case of the 22-year-old nursing student.

Nov 16, 2024 | bryantimes.com | Mary Sanchez

The rush to decode the Latino male vote for Donald Trump has been exasperating. A solid assessment is still far off. Crucial context is missing, undercut by sketchy understandings of what it means to be a nation of immigrants. Instead, there’s proof of the ways a huge swath of voters can be oversimplified, defamed by quick takes.