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Minneapolis’s 2020 Uprising Laid an Abolitionist Groundwork for ICE Resistance
The George Floyd uprising laid foundations for the politicized networks of care that are organizing against ICE now.
ICE Violently Targets Legal Observers and Community Members in Minneapolis
This comes as the Pentagon has placed 1,500 soldiers on standby for a possible deployment to Minnesota.
MLK’s Struggle Against Policing and Surveillance Is Still Alive in Memphis Today
From surveillance of racial justice organizing to terror under Trump's Memphis task force, we face ongoing repression.
Palestine Action Prison Hunger Strike Ends After a Victory in the UK
The UK government rejected a $2.7 billion contract for a subsidiary of Israel’s largest weapons maker, Elbit Systems.
Federal Judge Orders ICE to Stop Retaliating Against Minnesota Demonstrators
The ruling comes out of a December lawsuit filed by six plaintiffs who were all observing ICE’s ramped-up raids.
Battle Over Facial Recognition in New Orleans Will Shape Future of Surveillance
Edith Romero, an organizer in New Orleans, discusses the dangers of the growing surveillance state.
Renee Good’s Extrajudicial Killing Escalated the Normalization of State Terror
What happens next will determine whether Good’s killing sets a precedent for more state violence.
We Can Honor Renee Nicole Good’s Life by Abolishing Death-Making Institutions
Those of us who see ourselves in Renee Good can take this moment to deepen our solidarities with all who are policed.
Afraid But Undeterred, Minnesota Greets Trump’s ICE Surge With Demonstrations
Minneapolis residents have organized a steady stream of protests amid ICE raids after the killing of Renee Nicole Good.
Mamdani Can Take Concrete Steps to Protect NYC’s Migrant Sex Workers
The mayor can’t rewrite state law, but he can take steps toward decriminalization and minimizing sex worker arrests.
Chicago Residents Demand Investigation of Police Collaboration With ICE
Chicagoans say police have violated both city and state laws prohibiting them from assisting immigration enforcement.
ICE’s Murder of Renee Nicole Good Was Not an Aberration — It Is the New Normal
US immigration agents have now shot 11 civilians in cars in four months.
Trump Is Betting MAGA Fans Will Relish an Expanded War on Drugs
Trump’s invasion of Venezuela fuses the deeply unpopular “war on drugs” with the “war on terror.”