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US Citizenship and Immigration Services Is Hiring “Homeland Defenders”

US Citizenship and Immigration Services Is Hiring “Homeland Defenders”

Applicants are asked: “How would you help advance the President’s Executive Orders and policy priorities in this role?”

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Judge Pauses Annual Fees Imposed on Asylum Seekers by “One Big Beautiful Bill”

Judge Pauses Annual Fees Imposed on Asylum Seekers by “One Big Beautiful Bill”

Under Trump's budget, the US became one among very few countries that impose fees on asylum seekers.

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Feds Indict Congressional Candidate Kat Abughazaleh Over Protesting

Feds Indict Congressional Candidate Kat Abughazaleh Over Protesting

“This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights,” Abughazaleh posted on X.

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Noem Reacts to Democrats’ ICE Misconduct Tracker With Thinly Veiled Threats

Noem Reacts to Democrats’ ICE Misconduct Tracker With Thinly Veiled Threats

The Trump administration continues to squash, smear, and criminalize attempts to document or protest its agenda.

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Rutgers University Senate Passes Academic Freedom Resolution After Prof Flees US

Rutgers University Senate Passes Academic Freedom Resolution After Prof Flees US

The move follows death threats against Mark Bray, who is among 22 Rutgers professors on Turning Point USA’s “watchlist.”

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UN, ICC Urged to Investigate Murder of Palestinian Journalist Saleh Aljafarawi

Meta deleted his Instagram account after his death, destroying a critical historical record of the genocide.

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Israel Is Still Holding at Least 115 Health Care Workers Hostage, Org Says

Israel has reportedly disappeared over 400 health care workers from Gaza and the West Bank in the last two years.

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Rutgers Unions Call to Disband Turning Point Chapter After Colleague Targeted

Professor Mark Bray, author of “Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook,” says he has received death threats.

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Lawmakers Demand Information About Potential Use of Paragon Spyware by ICE

The lawmakers warned that allowing ICE to use spyware “threatens Americans’ freedom of movement and freedom of speech.”

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Journalist Mario Guevara Deported After Reporting on Anti-Trump Protest

Human rights organizations have condemned Mario Guevara’s deportation as an authoritarian attack on the free press.

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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

“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

“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”

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

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”

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

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

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

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’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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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”

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

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

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

“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

“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”

“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

“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

“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

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

“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

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

“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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