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Trump’s State of the Union Speech Failed to Mention Violence by DHS Agencies
Trump relied on theatrics to push disinformation about immigrants in his speech.
CBP Doubles and ICE Quadruples Their Weapons Stockpiles in 1 Year
A new report warns the Department of Homeland Security’s “procurement of weapons at immense scale is just beginning.”
ICE Is Importing Tactics of Brutality and Intimidation From US Wars Abroad
Federal agents have reportedly been leaving “death cards” at the sites of immigration raids and assaults.
“Mobilize Everybody”: Minneapolis Organizers Share Lessons From Their Struggle
Largely unseen care work, communications, healing, and fellowship makes sustained resistance in Minneapolis possible.
Queer and Trans Activists Have Been at the Heart of Anti-ICE Work in Minneapolis
LGBTQ communities played a central role in coordinating mutual aid, ICE watch shifts, and the general strike.
Public Health Experts Sound Alarm as Feds Keep Deploying Tear Gas Near Kids
“We don’t know the long-term effects. We don’t understand their effects on children,” said a pediatrician.
Calls for Accountability Mount in ICE Shooting of Ruben Ray Martinez Last March
“It shouldn’t take 11 months and a FOIA lawsuit to learn that the government killed someone,” said a watchdog.
Loophole in Illinois Sanctuary Laws Lets ICE Hold Immigrants in County Jails
Illinois is a sanctuary state — but 17 of the state’s counties still have contracts to detain immigrants for ICE.
Republican Leaders Target Teachers and Schools Amid Student Anti-ICE Protests
GOP officials in Texas, Arizona, Florida, and Oklahoma want to punish teachers for facilitating student-led protests.
Journalists Jailed by ICE Are Revealing the Horrors of Incarceration
The Trump administration’s attacks on journalists have a side effect: further exposing the violence of prisons.