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DHS Directs ICE To Crack Down on Allegedly Fraudulent Asylum Claims

Immigration DHS Directs ICE To Crack Down on Allegedly Fraudulent Asylum Claims It's President Donald Trump's latest attempt to...

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Leaked Plans Show School Buses Could Become Roaming Surveillance Vehicles

Fourth Amendment Leaked Plans Show School Buses Could Become Roaming Surveillance Vehicles The documents reveal BusPatrol’s plan...

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Is the DHS Tracking ICE Critics? The Public Deserves Answers.

First Amendment Is the DHS Tracking ICE Critics? The Public Deserves Answers. The DHS reportedly maintains a database tracking...

21.05.2026 5

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An Alabama Mom Delivered a Preterm Baby in a Jail Cell. She Says Staff Refused To Help.

Government failure An Alabama Mom Delivered a Preterm Baby in a Jail Cell. She Says Staff Refused To Help. The mother is suing...

15.05.2026 10

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He's a U.S. Citizen and Combat Veteran. ICE Tear-Gassed, Jailed, and Falsely Accused Him.

ICE He's a U.S. Citizen and Combat Veteran. ICE Tear-Gassed, Jailed, and Falsely Accused Him. "I didn't do anything wrong," George...

10.05.2026 10

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Secret ICE Memo Tells Local Police Not To Disclose Immigration Enforcement Info Without ICE's Permission

Government secrecy Secret ICE Memo Tells Local Police Not To Disclose Immigration Enforcement Info Without ICE's Permission The...

08.05.2026 10

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DHS Reportedly Weighs Closing Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' Over Mounting Costs

Immigration DHS Reportedly Weighs Closing Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' Over Mounting Costs Sources say the immigration detention...

07.05.2026 10

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This Supreme Court Case Could Determine the Fate of More Than 1.3 Million Migrants

Supreme Court This Supreme Court Case Could Determine the Fate of More Than 1.3 Million Migrants If Trump can end temporary...

29.04.2026 10

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ICE Wants Tech Companies To Identify Anonymous Online Critics. Civil Liberties Groups Are Demanding More Info.

First Amendment Civil Liberties Groups Sue for Information on ICE's Speech-Chilling Subpoenas The feds have been demanding that...

24.04.2026 7

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Judge Says DOJ and DHS Likely Coerced Tech Firms To Censor ICE-Tracking Platforms

First Amendment Judge Says DOJ and DHS Likely Coerced Tech Firms To Censor ICE-Tracking Platforms The platform creators filed a...

20.04.2026 10

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Alabama Supreme Court to Cops: It's OK To Force a Pastor Watering Flowers To Show His ID

Civil Liberties Alabama Supreme Court to Cops: It's OK To Force a Pastor Watering Flowers To Show His ID The court ruled that...

17.04.2026 10

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Review: This Cirque du Soleil Show Reminds Us Nature Knows No Borders

Entertainment Review: This Cirque du Soleil Show Reminds Us Nature Knows No Borders Luzia brings the outdoors in, using impressive...

17.04.2026 10

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Federal Judge Delivers Due Process Win Against DOJ Registry Overreach

Due Process Federal Judge Delivers Due Process Win Against DOJ Registry Overreach The Justice Department is permanently blocked...

16.04.2026 10

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Los Angeles Teen Blinded in One Eye by DHS Agent at 'No Kings' Rally, Attorney Says

Excessive Force Los Angeles Teen Blinded in One Eye by DHS Agent at 'No Kings' Rally, Attorney Says The 18-year-old college...

09.04.2026 10

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Active Military Spouse Faces Removal Proceedings

Immigration Active Military Spouse Faces Removal Proceedings The newlywed couple thought they were doing “everything the right...

08.04.2026 10

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Justice Department Drops 23,000 Cases To Make Room for Trump's Immigration Crackdown

Department of Justice Justice Department Drops 23,000 Cases To Make Room for Trump's Immigration Crackdown The agency refused to...

02.04.2026 10

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Markwayne Mullin Says Agents Don't Need a Warrant If They're Pursuing a Suspect. Here's What the Law Says.

Fourth Amendment Markwayne Mullin Says Agents Don't Need a Warrant If They're Pursuing a Suspect. Here's What the Law Says. ...

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Prairieland Verdict: Texas Man Found Guilty of Transporting Constitutionally Protected Pamphlets

First Amendment Prairieland Verdict: Texas Man Found Guilty of Transporting Constitutionally Protected Pamphlets Eight others were...

17.03.2026 10

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Louisiana Requires 500 Hours of Training To Braid Hair Professionally. This Bill Would Increase It.

Louisiana Louisiana Requires 500 Hours of Training To Braid Hair Professionally. This Bill Would Increase It. Many states have...

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DHS Spent $220 Million on Ads Featuring Kristi Noem. Both Parties Grilled Her About It in the Senate.

DHS DHS Spent $220 Million on Ads Featuring Kristi Noem. Both Parties Grilled Her About It in the Senate. Noem faced tough...

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Boston Man With Pending Green Card Application Held in ICE Custody for 5 Months

11.02.2026 20

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Once Again, a Federal Judge Orders ICE To Stop Unlawful Warrantless Arrests

07.02.2026 20

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Trump's Border Czar Tom Homan Demands Local Minnesota Jails Cooperate with ICE

06.02.2026 40

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Gregory Bovino's Legacy: Lies, Violence, and Unchecked Federal Power

29.01.2026 40

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Leaked ICE Memo Claims Agents Can Enter Homes Without Judicial Warrants

27.01.2026 30

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ICE Turns Lawyers Away at Minneapolis Detention Facility

22.01.2026 20

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Video Shows Feds Shooting ICE Protester With Nonlethal Round at Point-Blank Range, Blinding Him in One Eye

17.01.2026 40

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Federal Agents Used a Battering Ram to Enter a Minneapolis Home Without Valid Warrant, Video Shows

15.01.2026 80

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The Trump Administration's Deportation Reels Keep Getting Copyright Strikes for Using Music Without Permission

11.01.2026 50

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DHS Says Venezuela Is Safe for Migrants To 'Go Home' to After Maduro's Capture. These Venezuelans Disagree.

10.01.2026 20

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Justice Department Says Filming Immigration Raids Is 'Domestic Terrorism'

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These Congressmen Want To Give You the Right To Sue Federal Law Enforcement for Violating Your Rights

17.12.2025 20

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The Feds' 'Worst of the Worst' Database Is Stuffed with Nonviolent Offenders. Who Exactly Is ICE Arresting?

13.12.2025 40

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Trump Administration Claims That Spending $140 Million on Jets for Deportations Will Save Money

11.12.2025 10

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Massachusetts Church's 'ICE Was Here' Nativity Scene Is Protected Speech, Even if ICE Doesn't Like It

10.12.2025 20

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Federal Judge Confirms What We Already Knew: DHS Is Breaking Its Own Rules in D.C. Immigration Arrests

05.12.2025 20

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Trump's Crackdown on Afghan Refugees Won't Make America Any Safer

03.12.2025 20

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Texas Man Faces Up to 40 Years in Prison for Transporting Constitutionally Protected Pamphlets

27.11.2025 30

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Mass Surveillance Is Powering a New Era of Pretextual Traffic Stops

25.11.2025 20

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Federal Agents Can Continue To Use Riot Control Weapons in Chicago With Limited Oversight Amid Pending Appeal

21.11.2025 20

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79-Year-Old World War II Refugee Remains in ICE Custody After Living in the U.S. for Over 70 Years

20.11.2025 150

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Federal Judge Orders Over 600 ICE Detainees To Be Released From Custody

13.11.2025 20

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'Operation Midway Blitz' Agents Pepper-Sprayed a Chicago Family on a Grocery Run

12.11.2025 20

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Wyoming Woman Sues Her Town To Let Her Keep Her Pet Pygmy Goat

08.11.2025 10

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Federal Judge Blasts 'Disgusting' ICE Facility Conditions, Orders Basic Humane Treatment for Detainees

06.11.2025 20

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Senate Investigations Find Medical Neglect and Other Human Rights Violations in Immigration Detention Centers

03.11.2025 20

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Illinois Is Taking the Feds to Court Over 'Trump's Invasion' of Chicago

02.11.2025 20

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Trump's Move To Replace 12 ICE Directors Could Mean More Aggressive and Unconstitutional Immigration Enforcement

30.10.2025 20

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Federal Immigration Agents Accused of Tear-Gassing Peaceful Protestors, Pointing Gun at Veterans in Chicago

28.10.2025 20

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ICE Spent Over $71 Million on Guns, Armor, and Chemical Munitions in 2025 So Far

24.10.2025 10

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