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Elected Officials in Chicago Look for Tools to Squeeze ICE Out of Public Spaces
A county commissioner pledges to leave “no stone unturned” in the city's fight to slow ICE abductions.
Court Dismisses Youth-Led Lawsuit Challenging Trump Orders Boosting Fossil Fuels
The court recognized climate change as a “children’s health emergency” but said the young plaintiffs lacked standing.
Migrant Survivors of Domestic Violence, Human Trafficking Sue Over ICE Policies
New Trump administration policies are illegally stripping away deportation protections, according to the lawsuit.
Vance Downplays Young Republicans’ Hateful Texts as “Kids” Doing Stupid Things
The text messages contained jokes about gas chambers, slavery, and rape.
More Than 170 US Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents So Far This Year
They’ve been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased, and shot by immigration agents. They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
Trump’s Dept. of Labor Is Trying to Slash Protections for Home Health Workers
Families and workers are waiting to hear whether a rule killing minimum wage and overtime protections will take effect.
“No Kings” Protests Set to Sweep US Even as Trump Increases Attacks on Activists
Republicans are already smearing the protesters, but their intimidation tactics are out of touch with reality.
Trump Administration Carries Out Mass Layoffs at CDC, Decimating the Agency
Health officials and experts warn the layoffs leave the US dangerously unprepared to handle disease outbreaks.
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.”
MIT Becomes First School to Reject Trump’s “Loyalty Oath” for Higher Education
Eight other schools have been invited to sign the pledge, which critics have called a funding “extortion” agreement.