Elon Musk holds talks at Pentagon; Trump denies China war briefing...

Ocasio-Cortez, Sanders on multi-state tour to rally Democrats against MAGA, amid Schumer outcry...

Trump administration guts homeland security department’s civil rights office, according to report – live...

Chuck Schumer Admits on Live TV: Dems Stacked Court to Undermine Trump...

Gangbanger wanted for human trafficking is first migrant detained under Trump’s newly invoked Alien Enemies Act...

'They don’t care': Delivery apps that once defended migrant workers from Trump now silent

Back in President Donald Trump's first term, delivery "gig apps" rallied in defense of immigrants who delivered for them — but this time around, they appear content to stay silent over threats to their workforce, Michael Linhorst wrote for The New Republic.

The president is ramping up Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, raids to an extent not seen before and is summarily deporting numerous non-U.S.-born individuals without due process, which has led to dressings down from federal courts. The gig worker economy employs many immigrants, but its companies aren't treating the issue with the same urgency they did eight years ago.

"Uber put out a statement in January 2017 deriding Trump’s 'unjust immigration ban' and announced it would 'create a $3 million legal defense fund to help drivers with immigration and translation services,'" wrote Linhorst. "Instacart’s CEO, Apoorva Mehta, announced a $100,000 donation to the ACLU and said the company would pay for 'office hours with immigration counsels for employees and their families in need.' On January 29, 2017, DoorDash’s CEO said the company would give 'free food to any lawyers or advocates working this weekend to support immigrants, refugees.' None of the companies have made similar public announcements or monetary commitments at the start of Trump’s second term."