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Report: US Police Killed Someone Every 6.5 Hours on Average in 2024
Police killings hit a record high last year, with Black and Indigenous people disproportionately targeted.

Campus Police Are Using Israeli Spy Tech to Crack Down on Student Protest
Israeli-made surveillance technologies are accelerating the militarization of campus police departments across the US.

Local NY Sheriff Faces Threats of Federal Prosecution for Not Complying With ICE
The case is part of the Trump administration's efforts to force local officials to collaborate with ICE.

Trump Wants Us to Fear ICE — Our Resistance Must Spread Solidarity, Not Panic
ICE arrived in unmarked vehicles to snatch our neighbors. Here’s how a North Carolina community organized in response.

As Suppression of Dissent Increases, Know Your Rights If the FBI Comes Knocking
The FBI is hassling Palestine activists. ICE is compiling dossiers on those who criticize it. Let's know our rights.

Family of a Woman Killed in Her Home by a Sheriff’s Deputy Wins $10M Settlement
“My heart is heavy today. This is my daughter’s birthday,” said Sonya Massey’s father in a press conference Wednesday.

Trump Has Pledged an Era of Spectacular Violence. We Can’t Be Passive Onlookers.
Trump is poised to employ his mastery of spectacle to expand the oppressive forms of state violence at work in the US.

Trump Reportedly Plans to Begin Immigration Raids in Chicago on Tuesday
Migrant rights advocates say it’s a performance to generate fear, but will have real costs for immigrant communities.

Biden Is About to Hand Over a Vast and Unconstitutional DNA Database to Trump
Every person’s privacy, security and civil rights are implicated by this program.

60 Years After Assassination of Malcolm X, a Lawsuit Aims to Uncover the Truth
The outcome of this lawsuit will have broad ramifications for movements facing state surveillance and repression today.