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“She also claimed that the officers did not immediately call paramedics after he was struck, and instead pressed his face into a pool of blood.
‘The other officers were mocking him, saying, You’re going to lose your eye,' she said her nephew told her.” people.com/protester-21...
‘The other officers were mocking him, saying, You’re going to lose your eye,' she said her nephew told her.” people.com/protester-21...
Anti-ICE Protester, 21, Permanently Blinded by Federal Agent Who Shot Him with Non-Lethal Bullet at Close Range, Aunt Says
A protester demonstrating against ICE in Santa Ana, Calif., was struck with a non-lethal round fired at close range by an agent, leaving him permanently blinded in one eye.
people.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:35 PM
“She also claimed that the officers did not immediately call paramedics after he was struck, and instead pressed his face into a pool of blood.
‘The other officers were mocking him, saying, You’re going to lose your eye,' she said her nephew told her.” people.com/protester-21...
‘The other officers were mocking him, saying, You’re going to lose your eye,' she said her nephew told her.” people.com/protester-21...
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just a reminder that we aren’t even seeing the worst of what is happening in Minneapolis from someone detailed at the Whipple Federal Building yesterday
January 13, 2026 at 12:51 AM
just a reminder that we aren’t even seeing the worst of what is happening in Minneapolis from someone detailed at the Whipple Federal Building yesterday
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NEW: Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken.
“I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold.
The government won’t say if any agents have been punished.
“I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold.
The government won’t say if any agents have been punished.
We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing
Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold. The government ...
www.propublica.org
January 13, 2026 at 1:00 PM
NEW: Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken.
“I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold.
The government won’t say if any agents have been punished.
“I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold.
The government won’t say if any agents have been punished.
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"Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them."
(Published Oct. 2025)
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them."
(Published Oct. 2025)
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
January 8, 2026 at 2:00 AM
"Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them."
(Published Oct. 2025)
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them."
(Published Oct. 2025)
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ICYMI yesterday's great decision by Judge Howell.
Major decision. In D.C., ICE/CBP can no longer arrest immigrants without a warrant unless they find individualized probable cause of a flight risk.
"Viewing all immigrants potentially subject to removal as criminals is, as a legal matter, plain wrong." www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
"Viewing all immigrants potentially subject to removal as criminals is, as a legal matter, plain wrong." www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
December 3, 2025 at 4:08 PM
ICYMI yesterday's great decision by Judge Howell.
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NEW: Judge Howell barred the Trump administration from continuing to make warrantless immigration arrests in DC unless there is probable cause to believe there is a risk of flight.
The admin illegally lowered the standard, she said.
w/ @hassankanu.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
The admin illegally lowered the standard, she said.
w/ @hassankanu.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
December 3, 2025 at 3:22 PM
NEW: Judge Howell barred the Trump administration from continuing to make warrantless immigration arrests in DC unless there is probable cause to believe there is a risk of flight.
The admin illegally lowered the standard, she said.
w/ @hassankanu.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
The admin illegally lowered the standard, she said.
w/ @hassankanu.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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BREAKING: A judge has ruled that Trump’s warrantless immigration arrests in DC are illegal and unconstitutional.
December 3, 2025 at 3:49 AM
BREAKING: A judge has ruled that Trump’s warrantless immigration arrests in DC are illegal and unconstitutional.
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Judge limits warrantless immigration arrests in DC
Judge limits warrantless immigration arrests in DC
The judge ruled the arrests require probable cause showing a suspect is likely to escape before a warrant can be obtained.
dlvr.it
December 3, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Judge limits warrantless immigration arrests in DC
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A pregnant Texas mother kept getting sicker. She died after she couldn’t get an abortion. www.texastribune.org/2025/11/20/t...
Texas mother died after she couldn’t get an abortion
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors at a San Antonio area hospital that there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
www.texastribune.org
November 20, 2025 at 1:02 PM
A pregnant Texas mother kept getting sicker. She died after she couldn’t get an abortion. www.texastribune.org/2025/11/20/t...
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Federal immigration officers are making unlawful arrests in the District of Columbia because they are relying on ethnicity to identify targets, immigration advocates argued in federal court Wednesday.
By @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social
By @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social
Immigration officers targeting Latinos causing unlawful arrests, group says | Colorado Newsline
Federal immigration officers are making unlawful arrests in D.C. because they are relying on ethnicity to identify targets.
coloradonewsline.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Federal immigration officers are making unlawful arrests in the District of Columbia because they are relying on ethnicity to identify targets, immigration advocates argued in federal court Wednesday.
By @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social
By @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social
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Cannot express enough appreciation for the teams *flying through a hurricane* while not being paid.
NOAA hurricane hunters flying aboard a P-3 Orion aircraft ("Kermit") are monitoring Hurricane Melissa as most aircraft steer clear. The storm poses a catastrophic threat to Jamaica and Haiti.
The crew are among the many federal workers working without pay during the US government shutdown.
The crew are among the many federal workers working without pay during the US government shutdown.
October 27, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Cannot express enough appreciation for the teams *flying through a hurricane* while not being paid.
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NBC News finds that:
-- ICE has shortened its training from 13 weeks to six.
-- Nearly half of recruits couldn’t pass an open-book written exam.
-- Recruits "are supposed to attest" they can pass the physical-fitness test, which requires them to run ... 6 mph.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
-- ICE has shortened its training from 13 weeks to six.
-- Nearly half of recruits couldn’t pass an open-book written exam.
-- Recruits "are supposed to attest" they can pass the physical-fitness test, which requires them to run ... 6 mph.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Some new ICE recruits have shown up to training without full vetting
The recruits have had criminal backgrounds or failed drug tests or were unable to meet physical or academic standards, raising concerns about the agency’s rush to hire immigration officers, sources to...
www.nbcnews.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:54 PM
NBC News finds that:
-- ICE has shortened its training from 13 weeks to six.
-- Nearly half of recruits couldn’t pass an open-book written exam.
-- Recruits "are supposed to attest" they can pass the physical-fitness test, which requires them to run ... 6 mph.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
-- ICE has shortened its training from 13 weeks to six.
-- Nearly half of recruits couldn’t pass an open-book written exam.
-- Recruits "are supposed to attest" they can pass the physical-fitness test, which requires them to run ... 6 mph.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
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This week Trump
–released vid of dropping feces on protesters
–swung a wrecking ball into the WH
–demanded $230M from the Treasury as an “apology”
–saw a pardoned J6 rioter arrested for trying to kill top Dem
–said he’s greater than Lincoln or Washington.
It’s only Wednesday.
–released vid of dropping feces on protesters
–swung a wrecking ball into the WH
–demanded $230M from the Treasury as an “apology”
–saw a pardoned J6 rioter arrested for trying to kill top Dem
–said he’s greater than Lincoln or Washington.
It’s only Wednesday.
October 22, 2025 at 5:08 PM
This week Trump
–released vid of dropping feces on protesters
–swung a wrecking ball into the WH
–demanded $230M from the Treasury as an “apology”
–saw a pardoned J6 rioter arrested for trying to kill top Dem
–said he’s greater than Lincoln or Washington.
It’s only Wednesday.
–released vid of dropping feces on protesters
–swung a wrecking ball into the WH
–demanded $230M from the Treasury as an “apology”
–saw a pardoned J6 rioter arrested for trying to kill top Dem
–said he’s greater than Lincoln or Washington.
It’s only Wednesday.
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The entire incident is infuriating and terrifying. She’s a Latina woman who was working a service job. On her way home late at night, with her headphones in, she was detained for an hour by masked federal agents who wouldn’t give her their names.
October 14, 2025 at 2:32 AM
The entire incident is infuriating and terrifying. She’s a Latina woman who was working a service job. On her way home late at night, with her headphones in, she was detained for an hour by masked federal agents who wouldn’t give her their names.
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EL PASO — a family says ICE showed up at their house looking for migrants and shot and KILLED THEIR DOG, then didn’t help them as the agent ran away and was not identified.
kfoxtv.com/news/local/e...
kfoxtv.com/news/local/e...
October 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
EL PASO — a family says ICE showed up at their house looking for migrants and shot and KILLED THEIR DOG, then didn’t help them as the agent ran away and was not identified.
kfoxtv.com/news/local/e...
kfoxtv.com/news/local/e...
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Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
projects.propublica.org
October 7, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.
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More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site
As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.
www.miamiherald.com
September 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
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This is an agent of the US federal government, armed for live-fire combat against a modern army, slamming a passive and nonviolent female candidate for the US Congress into asphalt.
Then walking away without checking if she has injuries, with his identity concealed behind a black facemask.
Then walking away without checking if she has injuries, with his identity concealed behind a black facemask.
moments ago, ice agents again came out of the broadview detention/“professing” facility to escort a silver suv out of the lot.
one of the agents picked up and threw congressional candidate kat abughazaleh to the ground.
one of the agents picked up and threw congressional candidate kat abughazaleh to the ground.
September 19, 2025 at 2:41 PM
This is an agent of the US federal government, armed for live-fire combat against a modern army, slamming a passive and nonviolent female candidate for the US Congress into asphalt.
Then walking away without checking if she has injuries, with his identity concealed behind a black facemask.
Then walking away without checking if she has injuries, with his identity concealed behind a black facemask.
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We don't yet have any idea what the ideology of the Kirk shooter was.
But we do know that the Denver school shooter was a far-right white supremacist.
www.denverpost.com/2025/09/11/e...
But we do know that the Denver school shooter was a far-right white supremacist.
www.denverpost.com/2025/09/11/e...
‘Radicalized’ Evergreen High School shooter appeared to hold antisemitic, violent views in online accounts
Armed with a revolver, the 16-year-old shooter systematically reloaded and fired as he wandered the school, trying to find new targets, police say.
www.denverpost.com
September 12, 2025 at 1:34 AM
We don't yet have any idea what the ideology of the Kirk shooter was.
But we do know that the Denver school shooter was a far-right white supremacist.
www.denverpost.com/2025/09/11/e...
But we do know that the Denver school shooter was a far-right white supremacist.
www.denverpost.com/2025/09/11/e...
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This is exceptional. Everyone should read it.
At its core it’s inspiring and hopeful about the ability of determined lawyers and judges to use the law to protect those Trump and his followers would harm.
But it’s also devastating. I never much believed in evil, but I do now.
At its core it’s inspiring and hopeful about the ability of determined lawyers and judges to use the law to protect those Trump and his followers would harm.
But it’s also devastating. I never much believed in evil, but I do now.
NEW: The law is supposed to protect unaccompanied migrant children from being summarily whisked out of the country by ICE in the dead of night.
But that didn't seem to matter on Labor Day weekend, when the Trump administration tried to do just that.
My latest: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
But that didn't seem to matter on Labor Day weekend, when the Trump administration tried to do just that.
My latest: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
September 10, 2025 at 1:23 PM
This is exceptional. Everyone should read it.
At its core it’s inspiring and hopeful about the ability of determined lawyers and judges to use the law to protect those Trump and his followers would harm.
But it’s also devastating. I never much believed in evil, but I do now.
At its core it’s inspiring and hopeful about the ability of determined lawyers and judges to use the law to protect those Trump and his followers would harm.
But it’s also devastating. I never much believed in evil, but I do now.
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One man just de facto overruled a ninety-year precedent for Trump, and we’re supposed to think things are normal?
Chief justice allows Trump to fire a Democratic FTC commissioner for now
The ruling comes after an appeals court last week found that Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter could be reinstated to her job because the president had fired her “without cause.”
www.washingtonpost.com
September 8, 2025 at 6:01 PM
One man just de facto overruled a ninety-year precedent for Trump, and we’re supposed to think things are normal?
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These bills amount to the greatest assault against DC home rule since it was established. A sweeping rollback of local self-governance through the imposition of MAGA policies on a city that almost universally opposes them. A stunning escalation in Republicans’ attack on the District’s democracy.
DC HILL NEWS: The House Oversight Committee just posted its notice and memo for a 10am ET, Wednesday, September 10 markup, focusing on 14 bills impacting the District of Columbia. Bill text here: docs.house.gov/Committee/Ca...
8-page memo here: docs.house.gov/meetings/GO/...
8-page memo here: docs.house.gov/meetings/GO/...
September 6, 2025 at 2:39 PM
These bills amount to the greatest assault against DC home rule since it was established. A sweeping rollback of local self-governance through the imposition of MAGA policies on a city that almost universally opposes them. A stunning escalation in Republicans’ attack on the District’s democracy.
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The Florida panther, whooping crane, and manatee are some of America’s most vulnerable species, Lois Parshley reports. Now the Trump administration's proposed changes may drive them to extinction.
The Extinction Administration
Some species almost certainly won’t survive if Trump’s planned changes to environmental protections go through
bit.ly
August 26, 2025 at 3:15 AM
The Florida panther, whooping crane, and manatee are some of America’s most vulnerable species, Lois Parshley reports. Now the Trump administration's proposed changes may drive them to extinction.
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This paragraph is haunting.
How DOGE Left Mohammad Halimi’s Life in Tatters www.propublica.org/article/doge...
How DOGE Left Mohammad Halimi’s Life in Tatters www.propublica.org/article/doge...
August 24, 2025 at 11:02 PM
This paragraph is haunting.
How DOGE Left Mohammad Halimi’s Life in Tatters www.propublica.org/article/doge...
How DOGE Left Mohammad Halimi’s Life in Tatters www.propublica.org/article/doge...
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