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Deportation Is Not a Hardship That Shall Pass — It Is an Interminable Agony
US immigration agencies deported my father and uncles. Some called them “felons.” I called them family.
Robin D. G. Kelley: It’s Not Enough to Abolish ICE — We Have to Abolish Police
“What’s happening now has happened before,” Kelley said, underscoring the anti-Blackness foundational to US fascism.
Incarcerated Women Featured in True Crime Media Face Flood of Sexual Harassment
Incarcerated women are being made involuntary performers in a spectacle that attracts men who dehumanize them.
“Reforms” Didn’t End Police Violence in 2020 and They Won’t End ICE Violence Now
We can’t settle for “reforming” the largest law enforcement agency in the nation — it must be abolished.
In Battle Over DHS Funding, Reforms Like Body Cameras Are a “Copaganda” Myth
Let’s focus on changes that will actually reduce the violence these agencies commit, says author Alec Karakatsanis.
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.
Trump Has Made ICE the Largest Law Enforcement Agency in the Country
With Congress-approved funding, ICE detention is expected to triple in size, mirroring the scale of Japanese internment.
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.
Venezuela Isn’t a Set of Talking Points — It’s a Country With a History
Longtime scholar of Venezuelan politics Geo Maher offers crucial context that is often missing from mainstream coverage.
New Pennsylvania Law Seeks to Aid Abuse Survivors Who Resist — But Is It Enough?
Laws to help “criminalized survivors” who fight back against their abusers often merely reduce their prison time.