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New Jersey Lawmakers Condemn “Inhumane” Conditions for Visitors to ICE Jail

In September, visitors were forced to wait outside during thunderstorms, that included torrential rain and lightning.

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Israel Raids Global Sumud Flotilla, Abducts Over 400 Volunteers, Group Says

Israel Raids Global Sumud Flotilla, Abducts Over 400 Volunteers, Group Says

“This is an unlawful abduction, in direct violation of international law and basic human rights,” the flotilla said.

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US Citizen Detained at Work Files Class-Action Suit to Stop Raids

US Citizen Detained at Work Files Class-Action Suit to Stop Raids

“I got arrested twice for being a Latino working in construction,” said US citizen Leo Garcia Venegas.

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Louisiana Governor Wants to Deploy National Guard to State’s “Urban Centers”

Louisiana Governor Wants to Deploy National Guard to State’s “Urban Centers”

Gov. Jeff Landry’s plan to deploy troops in Louisiana is “immoral and unnecessary,” a local activist said.

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ICE Agent Who Attacked Woman in Courthouse Has Been Reinstated

ICE Agent Who Attacked Woman in Courthouse Has Been Reinstated

The agent attacked the woman after her husband was abducted following a court appearance on his asylum application.

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Trump’s Proposal to “End the Gaza Conflict” Condemned as “Colonial Abomination”

Trump’s Proposal to “End the Gaza Conflict” Condemned as “Colonial Abomination”

Under the plan, Gaza would be temporarily governed by a “Board of Peace” led by President Trump.

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Led by Tlaib, Lawmakers Demand Trump Administration Protect Flotilla to Gaza

Led by Tlaib, Lawmakers Demand Trump Administration Protect Flotilla to Gaza

The flotilla, which is carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza, has already been attacked numerous times.

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Cost of 688 Prescription Drugs Increased Since Trump Took Office, Sanders Says

Cost of 688 Prescription Drugs Increased Since Trump Took Office, Sanders Says

The cost of a drug used to treat a rare liver disorder rose by more than 1,500 percent, according to Sanders’s office.

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Human Rights Group Visits Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, Calls for His Release

Human Rights Group Visits Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, Calls for His Release

Israel has held hospital director Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya in its torture camps for nine months.

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Trump Directs DOJ to Seek the Death Penalty in DC “in All Appropriate Cases”

Trump Directs DOJ to Seek the Death Penalty in DC “in All Appropriate Cases”

Trump’s executive order is “designed to spread fear,” Free DC says, “something we know authoritarians always do.”

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Federal Agents Are Abducting Any DC Residents Who Appear Latino, New Suit Says

Federal Agents Are Abducting Any DC Residents Who Appear Latino, New Suit Says

Federal agents detained one resident while he was on his way to dialysis treatment, according to the complaint.

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Over 60 Lawmakers Launch Investigation Into Trump Administration’s Disappearances

Over 60 Lawmakers Launch Investigation Into Trump Administration’s Disappearances

The Trump administration has disappeared thousands of people to countries they have no connection to.

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Microsoft Blocks Israeli Spy Agency From Using Its Cloud Platform, Azure

Microsoft Blocks Israeli Spy Agency From Using Its Cloud Platform, Azure

No Azure for Apartheid said Microsoft’s decision is “an unprecedented win for our campaign,” but more must be done.

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Rep. Summer Lee Says US Must Hold Israel Accountable for Killing Americans

Rep. Summer Lee Says US Must Hold Israel Accountable for Killing Americans

Israeli forces and settlers have killed at least 10 American citizens since 2022.

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DHS Takes Down Video Featuring Theo Von After Von Demands Its Removal

DHS Takes Down Video Featuring Theo Von After Von Demands Its Removal

The Trump administration often uses pop culture in its propaganda videos, including songs by Taylor Swift and Jay-Z.

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DOJ Appears to Have Violated Luigi Mangione’s Right to a Fair Trial, Judge Says

DOJ Appears to Have Violated Luigi Mangione’s Right to a Fair Trial, Judge Says

The judge warned the Department of Justice that future violations may result in sanctions.

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Israel Has “Calculated to Destroy” Palestinians, UN Says

Israel Has “Calculated to Destroy” Palestinians, UN Says

A new report from the UN found that Israel has “extensively and systematically demolished civilian infrastructure.”

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Israel Attacks Children’s Hospital in Gaza, Forcing It to Close

Israel Attacks Children’s Hospital in Gaza, Forcing It to Close

Since October 2023, Israel has killed more than 1,700 medical staff and attacked 38 hospitals.

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Trump Signs Order Designating “Antifa” a “Domestic Terrorist Organization”

Trump Signs Order Designating “Antifa” a “Domestic Terrorist Organization”

The executive order comes in the midst of the Trump administration’s widespread attacks on the First Amendment.

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Ossoff, Warnock Demand Trump Admin Answer for Record Deaths in ICE Custody

Ossoff, Warnock Demand Trump Admin Answer for Record Deaths in ICE Custody

Ten people died in ICE custody in the first six months of the year.

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HUD Whistleblowers Say Trump Admin Is Gutting Enforcement of Fair Housing Laws

HUD Whistleblowers Say Trump Admin Is Gutting Enforcement of Fair Housing Laws

The White House is “systematically destroying” protections for renters and homeowners, Sen. Elizabeth Warren says.

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Emmy-Award Winning Journalist at Risk of Deportation Over ICE Coverage

Emmy-Award Winning Journalist at Risk of Deportation Over ICE Coverage

“This is one of the most dangerous periods for free speech in American history,” a Georgia lawmaker said.

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Mike Huckabee Likens Israel to the “Wife” of the United States

Mike Huckabee Likens Israel to the “Wife” of the United States

“The one partner we have, which is Israel, is a relationship like no other,” Huckabee told 250 U.S. lawmakers.

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DHS Official Calls California Ban on Masked Agents “Garbage”

DHS Official Calls California Ban on Masked Agents “Garbage”

“No one wants masked officers roaming their communities and kidnapping people with impunity,” said the bill’s sponsor.

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Democratic Senators Call for JPMorgan CEO to Testify on Bank’s Epstein Ties

Democratic Senators Call for JPMorgan CEO to Testify on Bank’s Epstein Ties

“The American people deserve to know what happened at JPMorgan and other banks that financed Mr. Epstein,” they wrote.

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Trump Announces He Will Send National Guard to Occupy Memphis

Trump Announces He Will Send National Guard to Occupy Memphis

“We will do everything in our power to prevent this incursion into Tennessee,” said one elected official.

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State Department Warns “Foreigners” Not to Mock Kirk’s Killing

State Department Warns “Foreigners” Not to Mock Kirk’s Killing

A State Department official asked people to report “foreigners” who post on social media “making light of the event.”

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Black Student Punched by Florida Cop During Traffic Stop Files Federal Lawsuit

Black Student Punched by Florida Cop During Traffic Stop Files Federal Lawsuit

“I feared for my life,” said William McNeil Jr., whose video of Jacksonville police attacking him went viral.

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People in NY Prison’s Mental Health Unit Kept in Solitary Confinement, Suit Says

People in NY Prison’s Mental Health Unit Kept in Solitary Confinement, Suit Says

In recent months, at least two people on the unit have attempted suicide and at least three have gone on hunger strike.

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Billionaires Meet With Cuomo to Discuss How to Defeat Mamdani

Billionaires Meet With Cuomo to Discuss How to Defeat Mamdani

“The oligarchs are panicking,” said Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.

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Ben & Jerry’s Demands Out From Parent Firm, Citing Censorship on Social Issues

Unilever, which bought Ben & Jerry’s in 2000, has repeatedly undermined the company’s pro-Palestine advocacy.

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DHS Says Filming, Posting Videos of ICE Agents Is “Doxxing,” Vows Prosecutions

Recording on-duty law enforcement agents is protected by the First Amendment.

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DHS Launches Crackdown in Chicago Despite Objections From Mayor, Illinois Gov

“People all across Chicagoland are coming together to reject Trump's impending occupation,” one advocate said.

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Fulton County Judge Says He Will Drop Racketeering Charges in 61 Cop City Cases

The prosecutions were part of a yearslong effort to crush opposition to the construction of a police training center.

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Trump Vows to “Protect” Prayer in Public Schools, “Bring Back Religion” to US

Trump is “perpetuating the lie that America is a Christian nation and that religion is under attack,” critics said.

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Chief Justice Roberts Lets Trump Keep Fired Commissioner off FTC

A lower court had ordered Trump to reinstate fired Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter to the Federal Trade Commission.

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DOJ Board Says Millions of Immigrants Can Be Jailed During Removal Proceedings

The ruling would force immigrants to litigate their cases — a process that could take years — while being detained.

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ICE Is Incarcerating Immigrants at Angola, Louisiana’s Max Security Prison

Angola sits on the grounds of a former slave plantation and is notorious for violating incarcerated people’s rights.

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US Citizenship and Immigration Services Will Hire Armed Special Agents

Effective October 6, USCIS special agents will be able to make arrests, carry firearms, and execute warrants.

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Trump Tried to Fire Fed Reserve Gov Lisa Cook. Now His DOJ Is Investigating Her.

The Department of Justice has opened mortgage fraud investigations into Cook and other Trump adversaries.

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Trump Accused of Meddling in NYC Race to Help Cuomo Defeat Mamdani

Disgraced former governor Andrew Cuomo is “Donald Trump’s choice” for mayor, Zohran Mamdani said at a press conference.

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Florida Is Dropping All Vaccine Mandates, State’s Surgeon General Says

Currently, all states require schoolchildren to receive vaccines against polio, measles, and other diseases.

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Democratic Senators Demand Banks Disclose Policies on Predatory Overdraft Fees

Earlier this year, Trump repealed a $5 cap on most overdraft fees that was set to go into effect in October.

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Experts Say Trump Administration’s Deadly Boat Attack Amounts to Extrajudicial Killings

“Trump is claiming the right to conduct extra-judicial assassinations,” a civil rights attorney posted on X.

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New Report Says Max Security Prison Compound Must Close, Citing Inhumane Conditions

People at the New Jersey prison are confined in cells so small they can touch both walls with their arms outstretched.

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Federal Agents Expected to Flood Chicago to Carry Out Anti-Immigrant Raids

“We do not need nor want an unconstitutional and illegal military occupation of our city,” said Mayor Brandon Johnson.

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Trump Admin to Financially Reward Police Agencies For Working with ICE

DHS announced a new program that pays law enforcement agencies that help carry out its anti-immigrant agenda.

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Trump Administration Seeks Strict Time Limits on Visas for Physicians, Academics

DHS says the proposed rule will limit the time visa holders can stay “without additional screening and vetting.”

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Democrats Blast Education Dept for Removing Complaint Button on Student Aid Site

Submitting a complaint is now a “multi-step, illogical navigation process,” the senators said.

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DOJ Says Temporary Immigration Judges No Longer Need Immigration Experience

Under a new Department of Justice rule, the DOJ can choose “any attorney” to serve as a temporary immigration judge.

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