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The Kafkaesque Case of Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez Is a Warning to Us All
In a clear case of racial profiling, immigration police in Florida unlawfully arrested and held a US-born citizen.
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Rights Groups Detail “Authoritarian” Reality of US Surveillance in Report to UN
Trump is weaponizing a high-tech surveillance state in violation of international human rights law, experts say.

Judge Issues Partial Injunction Against Trump’s DEI Rules for Schools
The White House’s anti-DEI decrees are too “vague and confusing” for educators to follow, the judge said.

Trump Orders DOJ to Investigate Democratic Fundraising Site ActBlue
ActBlue said that Trump’s order was his latest move to “stamp out all political, electoral and ideological opposition.”

Tlaib: CBP Has Detained 200 in Michigan Where People Took Wrong Turn to Canada
Tlaib said the detentions, which occurred over the course of just two months, are “outrageously cruel and inhumane.”

“60 Minutes” Head Bill Owens Exits Role Amid Corporate Changes to the Show
Owens's departure comes amid a multibillion-dollar lawsuit against the company from President Donald Trump.
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Facing 100 Lawsuits, Trump Admin Walks Back Student Visa Record Terminations
The administration says that it is restoring student visa records while it drafts a new policy to allow terminations.

FBI Arrests Judge Who Blocked ICE From Detaining Immigrant in Her Courtroom
The arrest signals that Trump is “ramping up a campaign of intimidation against the judicial branch,” one critic noted.

Trump Guts Key Civil Rights Protections With New Executive Order
“Donald Trump has just made an attempt to re-segregate America,” said legislative researcher Allison Chapman.

The “Parental Rights” Movement Takes Its Anti-LGBTQ Agenda to SCOTUS
The right-wing movement wants the Supreme Court’s help to alienate students from LGBTQ-inclusive books.

12 Years After Factory Collapse, Bangladeshi Workers Fight for a Better Future
Survivors of the Rana Plaza disaster, many of whom can no longer work, are still fighting for compensation.

Israel’s Expanding Ground Invasion in Gaza Is a Nightmare I Can’t Wake Up From
As I walked through Gaza’s Al-Rimal neighborhood, the street erupted with panicked families fleeing the invasion nearby.

Advocates Put Palestinian Rights on the Ballot as Canada’s Election Nears
Over 300 Canadian electoral candidates have endorsed a 5-point “Vote Palestine” platform thanks to activist pressure.

Orbán Faces ICC Investigation After Refusing to Arrest Netanyahu in Hungary
As a party to the ICC’s Rome Statute, Hungary is obliged to arrest suspected war criminals and send them to The Hague.
Immigration

Connecticut AG Warns Airline: Deportation Flights Jeopardize Its Tax Breaks
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Abrego Garcia’s Wife Moves Into Safe House After DHS Shares Her Address on X
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Trump Cuts Leave Thousands of Kids to Face Immigration Court Alone
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US Citizen Detained for 10 Days After He Asked Border Patrol Officer for Help
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“We Cannot Give Everyone a Trial” Trump Says in Post Blasting the Supreme Court
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Kristi Noem Turns Cruelty Into Content for Her DHS Deportation Ads
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Rümeysa Öztürk’s Lawyer Cites Doxxing-to-Deportation Pipeline in Her Abduction
“Rising fascism has always been connected to attacks on education — and these attacks were only reversed when people collectively built resistance.”
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Human Rights and Global Wrongs

Appalled at Funding Genocide, Over 2,000 US Taxpayers Turn to the UN for Redress
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Mahmoud Khalil’s Attorney: “This Is the McCarthy Era All Over Again”
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Duterte’s ICC Arrest for Crime Against Humanity Strikes a Blow Against Impunity
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By Refusing to Obey Court Orders, Trump Is Provoking a Constitutional Crisis
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Trump Plan for Gaza “Worse Than Ethnic Cleansing,” Says UN Human Rights Expert
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Trump’s Blitz on Immigration Aimed to Overwhelm. Here’s What You Need to Know.
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Trump’s Felony Conviction Appeal Will Show How Fully He’s Above the Law