Criminal law

Under President Donald Trump, immigration arrests have jumped by nearly 35 percent. They’re happening at courthouses, restaurants and in front of people’s homes. And these days, anyone who isn’t authorized to be in the country — from gang members to church pastors — is fair game.

Because of differences in definitions, the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s crime statistics intentionally ignore the rapes reported in many cities. Chicago reported 1400 rapes last year, but none were listed in FBI reports.

Indian American mother Purvi Patel already had become Indiana’s first woman convicted of feticide, for what she said was a miscarriage. Now she’s been sentenced to 20 years in prison, alarming advocates for immigrants and reproductive rights.

Is the release of the Senate Intelligence Committee’s report the start of real change at the CIA? Some people believe the airing of gruesome details will force the agency to be more accountable to Congress.

It’s no coincidence that ISIS prisoners are kept in bright orange jumpsuits. The terrorist group took the idea from the US, who places Guantanamo Bay prisoners in the same garb — and that’s not the only way terrorists have been able to crib from American actions.