John Preisler

On January 10, 2025, after over a decade in a detention center in Thailand, Uyghur detainees were asked to sign “voluntary return” documents, signaling a potential impending deportation. UN experts urge Thai authorities to halt the possible deportation of the 48 Uyghur men back to China. The experts claim that if deported, these men face a significant risk of “torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment”. 

On Friday, January 24, the Trump administration fired over a dozen federal watchdogs (also known as inspectors general) from a multitude of US Government agencies. As many as 17 inspectors general at agencies including the Department of State, Defence and Transportation were terminated immediately through email from the White House contrary to federal law which requires 30 days’ notice to Congress to remove a watchdog. Individuals at the Department of Homeland Security and Justice were not part of this mass removal as the Washington Post, which was first to report on the dismissals said most people affected were appointees from Trump’s 2017-2021 term. In light of this sudden move by the Trump Administration which has only been in office for a week, this article will explore the role of independent inspectors and what these drastic changes will entail.

US President Donald Trump and his Vice President, JD Vance, were both sworn into office on January 21st, 2025, marking the official end of now-former President Biden’s term and Trump’s resumption of the powers the Oval Office entails. In his 29-minute-long inaugural address, Trump declared that “the decline of America is over” and railed against various aspects of Biden’s administration and the “many betrayals [of the American people] that have taken place.”

As Kamala Harris and Donald Trump gear up for the 2024 presidential election in the US, the two candidates are fighting for the country’s future. Meanwhile, Gen Z is fighting over who can make a better meme out of it. The current presidential race serves as a modern example of a historical habit of social criticism.

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