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This Isn’t the First Time Chicago’s Been Used as a Laboratory for Policing
Ilā Ravichandran says the current anti-immigrant policing in Chicago builds on attacks on Black Lives Matter protesters.
ICE Just Spent Millions on a Social Media Surveillance AI Program
The digital surveillance software, known as Zignal Labs, is also used by the Israeli military and the Pentagon.
By Enabling Police Surveillance, Elected Officials Fuel Trump’s Agenda
Illinois officials have quietly constructed a statewide surveillance apparatus that fuels ICE’s deportation machine.
From AI to TikTok to TV, This Pro-Israel Billionaire Is Expanding Power in US
One of Trump’s advisers once called megabillionaire Larry Ellison a “shadow president of the United States.”
Senators Warn Trump Administration Is Developing Secret Watchlist of Americans
One called National Security Presidential Memorandum 7 “a greater infringement on freedoms than the Patriot Act.”
Texas AG Announces Undercover Operations Into “Antifa,” Cites “Transgenderism”
The move echoes a push by the Trump administration to weaponize counterterrorism tools against left-leaning groups.
Lawmakers Demand Information About Potential Use of Paragon Spyware by ICE
The lawmakers warned that allowing ICE to use spyware “threatens Americans’ freedom of movement and freedom of speech.”
Trump’s ICE Has Started Targeting Activists, Not Just Immigrants
ICE demanded Meta hand over personal information attached to Instagram accounts that track immigration raids.
The Anti-Migrant Crackdown Is Also a Reproductive Justice Crisis
Working on abortion access in Texas, we see every day how immigration justice and reproductive justice are inseparable.
Organizers Are Demanding Palantir Drop Contracts With ICE and Israeli Military
Tech workers are also increasingly determined to hold their workplaces accountable for enabling the genocide in Gaza.