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The identities of the targets in Nigeria matter for a number of reasons, including whether:
—they are plausibly covered by the 2001 AUMF (doubtful)
—they are members of an organized armed group such that the strikes plausibly were in the context of an armed conflict.
—they are plausibly covered by the 2001 AUMF (doubtful)
—they are members of an organized armed group such that the strikes plausibly were in the context of an armed conflict.
December 27, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The identities of the targets in Nigeria matter for a number of reasons, including whether:
—they are plausibly covered by the 2001 AUMF (doubtful)
—they are members of an organized armed group such that the strikes plausibly were in the context of an armed conflict.
—they are plausibly covered by the 2001 AUMF (doubtful)
—they are members of an organized armed group such that the strikes plausibly were in the context of an armed conflict.
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“'The bottom line is that removing the 935,000 Venezuelans and Haitians would cause the entire economy to contract by more than $14 billion,' said Michael Clemens, a professor in the Department of Economics at George Mason University."
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum... cc @piie.com
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum... cc @piie.com
Trump canceled temporary legal status for more than 1.5 million immigrants in 2025
WASHINGTON — Since Inauguration Day, more than 1.5 million immigrants have either lost or will lose their temporary legal status, including their work authorizations and deportation protections, due t...
www.newsfromthestates.com
December 27, 2025 at 4:05 PM
“'The bottom line is that removing the 935,000 Venezuelans and Haitians would cause the entire economy to contract by more than $14 billion,' said Michael Clemens, a professor in the Department of Economics at George Mason University."
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum... cc @piie.com
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum... cc @piie.com
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NEW: This is a story that took months to pull together and broke my heart a million times writing it.
But this isnt a sad story.
This is about courage, compassion and survival. And the herculean efforts of a group of people who refuse to lay down and die.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
But this isnt a sad story.
This is about courage, compassion and survival. And the herculean efforts of a group of people who refuse to lay down and die.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Trump Cut Their Lifeline. Months Later, They're Still Fighting Like Hell To Survive.
A small organization powered by the people who need it most has found a way to save lives abandoned by the Trump administration.
www.huffpost.com
December 27, 2025 at 11:24 AM
NEW: This is a story that took months to pull together and broke my heart a million times writing it.
But this isnt a sad story.
This is about courage, compassion and survival. And the herculean efforts of a group of people who refuse to lay down and die.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
But this isnt a sad story.
This is about courage, compassion and survival. And the herculean efforts of a group of people who refuse to lay down and die.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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That makes 32 reported deaths in ICE custody since Trump took power again.
Authorities have reported the death of a Nicaraguan immigrant in ICE custody in a hospital in Natchez, Mississippi, the seventh reported death of an immigrant in ICE custody this month.
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Nicaraguan Man in ICE Custody Dies in Mississippi Hospital
A Nicaraguan man has died in ICE custody at a hospital in Natchez, Mississippi, the seventh reported death of a person in custody this month.
www.mississippifreepress.org
December 26, 2025 at 8:35 PM
That makes 32 reported deaths in ICE custody since Trump took power again.
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More than 30 immigrants have died in ICE custody in 2025
That’s the most in over 20 years
That’s the most in over 20 years
December 26, 2025 at 12:47 PM
More than 30 immigrants have died in ICE custody in 2025
That’s the most in over 20 years
That’s the most in over 20 years
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Every Sunday, protesters from Florida and beyond go to the notorious immigration jail and advocate for its closure
The protesters showing up every week to shut down ‘Alligator Alcatraz’: ‘We will end this’
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Every Sunday, protesters from Florida and beyond go to the notorious immigration jail and advocate for its closure
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Authorities have reported the death of a Nicaraguan immigrant in ICE custody in a hospital in Natchez, Mississippi, the seventh reported death of an immigrant in ICE custody this month.
buff.ly/NntUdNz
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Nicaraguan Man in ICE Custody Dies in Mississippi Hospital
A Nicaraguan man has died in ICE custody at a hospital in Natchez, Mississippi, the seventh reported death of a person in custody this month.
www.mississippifreepress.org
December 24, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Authorities have reported the death of a Nicaraguan immigrant in ICE custody in a hospital in Natchez, Mississippi, the seventh reported death of an immigrant in ICE custody this month.
buff.ly/NntUdNz
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Palau is taking 75 “third nation” deportees in exchange for new roads and a hospital. Explain to me how that is not human trafficking
Palau agrees to host US deportees
MOU signed; Washington sweetens the deal with new aid packages and a new Palau hospitalBy Mar-Vic CaguranganDespite opposition from congressional leaders and the Council of Chiefs, Palau President Sur...
www.pacificislandtimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Palau is taking 75 “third nation” deportees in exchange for new roads and a hospital. Explain to me how that is not human trafficking
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On Wednesday, a federal judge in Pittsburgh blocked parts of the Justice Department’s invasive subpoena seeking personally identifiable information about those minor transgender patients at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center who are or have received gender-affirming medical care.
Breaking: Federal judge in Pittsburgh blocks DOJ's invasive trans care subpoena
The latest loss for DOJ, regarding the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's patients, also brings news that DOJ has started scaling back its requests following its many losses.
www.lawdork.com
December 25, 2025 at 3:14 PM
On Wednesday, a federal judge in Pittsburgh blocked parts of the Justice Department’s invasive subpoena seeking personally identifiable information about those minor transgender patients at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center who are or have received gender-affirming medical care.
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“[T]he killings in El Fasher represent a collapse of the entire international system created to respond to genocide and mass atrocities.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/o...
Opinion | This Is What the Murder of a Whole City Looks Like
www.nytimes.com
December 25, 2025 at 4:44 PM
“[T]he killings in El Fasher represent a collapse of the entire international system created to respond to genocide and mass atrocities.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/o...
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I encourage folks to take in the UN report on the April IDP camp siege in Sudan. Killings, rape and torture in homes, in the main market, in schools, in health centers, in mosques. The violence has not abated and - like Gaza - deserves our attention and energy.
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December 25, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I encourage folks to take in the UN report on the April IDP camp siege in Sudan. Killings, rape and torture in homes, in the main market, in schools, in health centers, in mosques. The violence has not abated and - like Gaza - deserves our attention and energy.
youtu.be/K_GYVl3Bts8?si=U8z8O...
youtu.be/K_GYVl3Bts8?si=U8z8O...
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Catholics represent fewer than 20% of U.S. adults, however, they make up 61% of the population at risk of deportation. Trump’s immigration crackdown is disproportionately hitting Catholic communities.
chico.newsreview.com/2025/12/24/t...
chico.newsreview.com/2025/12/24/t...
Trump’s War on ICE-Fearing Catholics • Chico News & Review
We are a group of award-winning free alternative weekly newspapers published by Chico Community Publishing, Inc. We publish the Chico News & Review in Chico, California, the Sacramento News & Review…
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December 25, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Catholics represent fewer than 20% of U.S. adults, however, they make up 61% of the population at risk of deportation. Trump’s immigration crackdown is disproportionately hitting Catholic communities.
chico.newsreview.com/2025/12/24/t...
chico.newsreview.com/2025/12/24/t...
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Bit of a wild story. Hearing this second hand, but buckle up.
ICE attempted to pull a Kavanaugh stop last night (Christmas Eve), pulling over my mom’s boss (an LPR). He proved his immigration status, but they decided to go after the coworker he was with instead. It gets wilder from here… 1/
ICE attempted to pull a Kavanaugh stop last night (Christmas Eve), pulling over my mom’s boss (an LPR). He proved his immigration status, but they decided to go after the coworker he was with instead. It gets wilder from here… 1/
December 25, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Bit of a wild story. Hearing this second hand, but buckle up.
ICE attempted to pull a Kavanaugh stop last night (Christmas Eve), pulling over my mom’s boss (an LPR). He proved his immigration status, but they decided to go after the coworker he was with instead. It gets wilder from here… 1/
ICE attempted to pull a Kavanaugh stop last night (Christmas Eve), pulling over my mom’s boss (an LPR). He proved his immigration status, but they decided to go after the coworker he was with instead. It gets wilder from here… 1/
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I’ve been worried about this. People who signed up for a US ‘self-deportation’ scheme say their payoffs were delayed, misdirected or never arrived – leaving them empty-handed in their home countries.
‘They tricked me’: Migrants were promised $1,000 to voluntarily leave the US. Some never received it
People who signed up for a US ‘self-deportation’ scheme say their payoffs were delayed, misdirected or never arrived – leaving them empty-handed in their home countries
www.theguardian.com
December 25, 2025 at 1:25 AM
I’ve been worried about this. People who signed up for a US ‘self-deportation’ scheme say their payoffs were delayed, misdirected or never arrived – leaving them empty-handed in their home countries.
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If you’re wondering why your friends in academia are a little on edge right now, it’s because an eighteen-year-old who hasn’t done the reading, doesn’t look at the assignment, and has does no critical thinking skills more complex than “because I think it’s in the Bible” can literally end your career
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.” https://cnn.it/4b6g3rd
Oklahoma instructor removed from teaching for failing a Bible-based gender essay | CNN
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.”
cnn.it
December 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
If you’re wondering why your friends in academia are a little on edge right now, it’s because an eighteen-year-old who hasn’t done the reading, doesn’t look at the assignment, and has does no critical thinking skills more complex than “because I think it’s in the Bible” can literally end your career
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Officially, seven people have died in ICE detention this month. Thinking about the way the Trump admin vanishes both people and data, I suspect the real number is higher.
December Was Deadliest Month in Deadliest Year in ICE Custody Deaths
There has been an alarming spike in immigrants dying while in ICE detention during the Trump administration.
newrepublic.com
December 24, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Officially, seven people have died in ICE detention this month. Thinking about the way the Trump admin vanishes both people and data, I suspect the real number is higher.
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NEW: A variety of military and intelligence contractors have already signed on to help ICE's immigrant bounty hunter program. A review of procurement data shows 10 companies stand to make up to *ONE BILLION* dollars from the program by 2027. theintercept.com/2025/12/23/i...
10 Companies Have Already Made $1 Million as ICE Bounty Hunters. We Found Them.
And they stand to make millions more in cash bonuses for surveilling and tracking immigrants in service of ICE’s deportation machine.
theintercept.com
December 23, 2025 at 8:40 PM
NEW: A variety of military and intelligence contractors have already signed on to help ICE's immigrant bounty hunter program. A review of procurement data shows 10 companies stand to make up to *ONE BILLION* dollars from the program by 2027. theintercept.com/2025/12/23/i...
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NEW: A federal agent has fired shots in Baltimore, and two people have been taken to the hospital. www.thebanner.com/community/lo...
ICE shooting in Glen Burnie leaves 2 people hospitalized, officials say
Two people were taken to the hospital Wednesday after a federal immigration agent shot someone in Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel County officials said.
www.thebanner.com
December 24, 2025 at 7:56 PM
NEW: A federal agent has fired shots in Baltimore, and two people have been taken to the hospital. www.thebanner.com/community/lo...
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Or you might call them "camps" where people are to be "concentrated" until they are deported.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
ICE documents reveal plan to hold 80,000 immigrants in warehouses
The Trump administration wants to build seven large-scale deportation hubs to speed up deportations, internal ICE documents show.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Or you might call them "camps" where people are to be "concentrated" until they are deported.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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So I have the cover story in next month's TNR.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
Trump’s Immigration Nightmare: It Is Happening Here
With astonishing speed, the administration has toppled the most cherished pillars of a free society. And the experts agree: It’s all going to get much, much worse.
newrepublic.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
So I have the cover story in next month's TNR.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
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concentration camps.
ICE documents reveal plan to hold 80,000 immigrants in warehouses
The Trump administration wants to build seven large-scale deportation hubs to speed up deportations, internal ICE documents show.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 24, 2025 at 1:55 PM
concentration camps.
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"If even a fraction of the allegations are true, the U.S. is complicit in sadistic acts that our own laws forbid."
One thing for certain: what the Venezuelans went through at CECOT was horrific. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
One thing for certain: what the Venezuelans went through at CECOT was horrific. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
What the Deported Venezuelans Went Through in El Salvador
Forty men sent to El Salvador by the Trump administration have shared disturbing accounts of abuse by a regime that America paid to imprison them.
www.theatlantic.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:28 AM
"If even a fraction of the allegations are true, the U.S. is complicit in sadistic acts that our own laws forbid."
One thing for certain: what the Venezuelans went through at CECOT was horrific. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
One thing for certain: what the Venezuelans went through at CECOT was horrific. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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A coalition of 19 states and DC have filed a lawsuit challenging the Kennedy declaration seeking to ban gender affirming care for trans youth by fiat by creating a federal "standard of care" based on pure pseudoscience.
ag.ny.gov/press-releas...
ag.ny.gov/press-releas...
Attorney General James Leads Lawsuit Challenging Federal Attack on Gender-Affirming Care
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 18 other states and the District of Columbia in filing a lawsuit to stop the U.S
ag.ny.gov
December 24, 2025 at 4:01 AM
A coalition of 19 states and DC have filed a lawsuit challenging the Kennedy declaration seeking to ban gender affirming care for trans youth by fiat by creating a federal "standard of care" based on pure pseudoscience.
ag.ny.gov/press-releas...
ag.ny.gov/press-releas...