ICE was created in 2003 as a more aggressive and militarized replacement for the old Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). Under the second Trump administration, it’s turned into something qualitatively worse and more dangerous, a masked paramilitary force that openly recruits angry racists without vetting them. ...
Do you honestly believe we would be here right now if we hadn't let the Biden administration and moderate Dems bungle this issue? The only thing proposing that noxious piece of trash legislation did was allow the fascists to say "see? even the libs know migrants are a problem."
This lesser evil canard completely misunderstands politics and racism, it doesn't work like an inoculation where doing a little racism keeps us from going full racist down the road, it works like heavy metal poisoning where the shit just builds up in our systems.
It's kinda shitty behavior, but one for profit entity screwing with another for profit entity over bullshit reasons doesn't even crack the top ten in terms of shitty behavior I saw in headlines scrolling my way here (source: lives under current US government)
The Department of Homeland Security, which houses agencies focused on immigration, disaster response and cybersecurity, is on track to shut down Saturday as lawmakers leave town without a funding agreement or a deal that Democrats hope will rein in the conduct of federal immigration officers.
“American culture will not be mocked or corrupted without consequence,” Ogles said.
Fuck all the way off you fucking illiterate dipshit. The best parts of "American culture" are and always have been mocking evil puritanical shitheads like you who really just hate art in general and people you don't own.
They're wealthier and whiter on average so ICE probably isn't starting shit over there as often, but it's my understanding that tons of people from St Paul are going to Minneapolis on the regular to do mutual aid stuff
Federal records obtained by WIRED show that over the past several months, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have carried out a secret campaign to expand ICE’s physical presence across the US. Documents show that more than 150 leases and office expansions have or would place ...
Cardinal Blase Cupich, head of the Archdiocese of Chicago, has twice told interviewers in recent weeks that priests in the archdiocese have been stopped by federal agents and asked to prove their immigration status — demands he said were “because of their color.” ...
Newly released body camera footage further undermines the Trump administration’s efforts to falsely portray Marimar Martinez—who was shot multiple times by Border Patrol agent Charles Exum in October—as a “domestic terrorist.” Federal prosecutors shared three videos on Tuesday evening after a federal judge ruled last ...
The newly released evidence is also part of a pattern. It is one of many examples of DHS immigration agents lying and providing false information to justify shootings and other uses of excessive force against US citizens and immigrants. These claims have collapsed again and again once DHS is forced to defend them in court.
They are also part of another very disturbing pattern - in this case, Pretti, and Good's there was a) evidence that the ICE/CBP agents recognized their victims as legal observers, b) evidence before and after the fact that the ICE/CBP agents were pissed off at these legal observers for doing that legally protected thing, c) no evidence that the agents had any reason to fear for their lives
They got pissed at people questioning their authority and killed (or attempted to kill) them for it. That behavior absolutely must be publicly condemned and punished and an example needs to be made of all the agents who demonstrated it. We are not a free country in any meaningful sense until that happens.
A judge’s order last summer mandated capacity restrictions and improved conditions at the federal building, which has been a focus of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement efforts in New York City. The order applied to any “person detained by ICE at 26 Federal Plaza,.” ...
First of all, we shouldn't just talk about crime rates without acknowledging that the justice system that renders those verdicts is full of shit (arc)
Louisiana is a hotbed of wrongful conviction. It has the second highest rate of known wrongful convictions in the nation. New Orleans has the highest rate in the country among cities. There have been documented exonerations in 17 Louisiana parishes.
Secondly, whatever you think about the people of Louisiana, there's no real basis for saying they've changed a whole bunch recently, but what has are their laws -
Two years after Louisiana overhauled its sentencing laws to lengthen prison stays, the corrections department says it needs another $82 million in state funds for its annual operating budget.
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Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20260211133413/https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/02/09/cook-county-prosecutors-drop-charges-against-19-arrested-during-clergy-led-protest-broadview-ice-facility
Yep, you can tell by how the prosecutors went out of their way to bullshit about how the police were totally justified in arresting these people in the first place
“Although sufficient evidence exists to support this prosecution, considering the totality of the circumstances, we are declining to proceed,” the Cook County state’s attorney’s office said in a statement Monday.
Also how they let protesters twist in the wind for as long as possible
Woolf, of Lake Street Church of Evanston, said it shouldn’t have taken three months to dismiss the cases.
Also also,
Of the two people arrested that day whose cases were not dropped, one is charged with mob action and the other is charged with resisting a police officer.
Good to see that protesters and voters were able to force these prosecutors to do the right thing, but the whole system is still completely fucked
As part of a 287(g) contract between state officials and ICE, Massachusetts continues to release prisoners into deportation—even as state lawmakers look to ban other forms of ICE collaboration ...
The National Governors Association (NGA) has canceled its annual White House meeting after President Trump only invited Republican governors to the gathering. ...
Yeah, only reason this is happening is because they would've run into legal problems trying to say this was a Governors Association dinner when their vice chair and about half their members objected
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Ohio voting advocates say the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has no authority to investigate voter fraud after the department’s visit to Ponitz Career Tech High School in Dayton to investigate alleged voter fraud Monday ...
They were both 37 years old, murdered by federal agents in Minneapolis, less than three weeks apart. On January 7, Renee Good was sitting in her car when she was shot three times, including once in the head. On January 24, Alex Pretti was filming federal agents with his cell phone, exercising his First Amendment right to protest ...
Speaking as an agnostic, this site is a bit too eager to shit on religious folks. Only a bit, because I know a whole lot of evil has been done in the names of gods and I know the frustration of arguing with someone who just explains everything with "god's got a plan" or some other unverifiable claim,
But ffs, read the fuckin' room. Fascism is ascendant and we need the biggest coalition we can get to beat it back into a corner. Besides that, Christians in particular are all about righteously walking into lion's dens in the face of certain death over things they believe, and honestly that is the exact kinda energy we are going to need from a lot of people if we are going to get through this. Also, doesn't hurt that they are organized as fuck and a lot do praxis like food pantries and other mutual aid on the regular. You don't have to believe anything to recognize we'd be doing the fascists a favor by not try to ally with these people.
First, that was a really nice story, thank you for taking the time to write all of that out
Secondly, yeah, the intellectual colonization of Christianity is a really tragic thing. I was personally raised by people who had been abused by the kind of conservative and dominating religion you described when they were kids and who had left their churches, so I was allowed to believe whatever I wanted growing up and just relate to the Bible as a collection of cool stories and good quotes (as well as some weird and bad ones), imo not as good as Kurt Vonnegut but better a lot better than Tom Clancy (look I read whatever was on the shelves of my local library whether it was good or not).
What I'm trying to say there is it isn't a personal thing for me either way, because I never really got bullied by a bad church or had a strong family connection with a good one. But I have seen both of these things in other people, and either way, whether they hate/fear the church or associate or with family and community, the reflexive emotional responses those people have had were undeniably genuine and persistent. Those experiences (along with a lot of neurological research suggesting most human beings have brains that are structurally predisposed towards wanting a connection with a god-like force, which is probably why so many separate groups have independently come up with religions) have really convinced me that religious belief is an almost inextricably deep part of a person's psyche (a lot like sexuality and gender actually).
And yeah, there have definitely been concerted efforts by states and rich people and tyrannical assholes of all sorts who want to use this thing that has such a deep hold on most people to justify themselves since Constantine. But also there's a bunch of examples of this backfiring and religion causing people to rebel, from Martin Luther to John Brown. And also, there's a ton of examples of religion bringing people together from sides that shouldn't have gotten along and getting them to work together, from the Christmas truce in WWI to the American Civil Rights movement bringing white churches from the north to volunteer alongside black churches in the south to register black voters.
So, yeah, religious belief is a really complicated thing with good and bad aspects, but it is a powerful thing and something everyone needs to sort out for themselves one way or another. It sounds like you're walking your path now and I'm glad to hear it!
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El Paso County leaders, immigration lawyers and advocacy groups say ICE officials are leaving people to languish in harsh conditions in hopes that they will choose to self-deport, even if some have temporary legal status or may be eligible for asylum. ...
For months, the Trump administration has justified its dramatic midnight raid on a Chicago apartment complex by saying that it had intelligence that the violent Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua had taken over the building. But officials have provided no evidence to back up the claim. ...
Everything you've said so far makes it sound like you think this is an unlosable fight.
Well, I do actually believe that, sort of. I think fascism given a long enough timeline inevitably sows the seeds of its own destruction and will radicalize everyone living under it to the point that they're willing to kill and die fighting it. However, the longer that takes to happen the more people and communities that will be irrevocably destroyed by the fascists, so I definitely do agree there is a lot at stake here and we need to push this process along as quickly as it can go whether or not it's inevitable.
Ending the Surge in Minnesota Isn’t Enough ( jacobin.com )
ICE was created in 2003 as a more aggressive and militarized replacement for the old Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). Under the second Trump administration, it’s turned into something qualitatively worse and more dangerous, a masked paramilitary force that openly recruits angry racists without vetting them. ...
Gamergate - Wikipedia ( en.wikipedia.org )
What are some uplifting/inspiring/empowering songs? (I mean like songs about personal struggles... or political struggles...) (pls link if possible)
Depressed and want to hear something empowering...
AOC accuses Trump of trying to usher in ‘age of authoritarianism’ at Munich conference ( www.theguardian.com )
Congressperson says US president and Marco Rubio are tearing apart transatlantic alliance ...
Taylor Swift asks US government to block 'Swift Home' trademark ( www.bbc.com )
DHS expected to shut down as immigration talks falter ( text.npr.org )
The Department of Homeland Security, which houses agencies focused on immigration, disaster response and cybersecurity, is on track to shut down Saturday as lawmakers leave town without a funding agreement or a deal that Democrats hope will rein in the conduct of federal immigration officers.
Conservative lawmakers plan to investigate Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show ( www.pastemagazine.com )
Key Points: ...
ICE pursuit ends in multi-car crash in St. Paul’s Cathedral Hill neighborhood ( sahanjournal.com )
Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20260212130731/https://sahanjournal.com/public-safety/st-paul-car-crash-ice-pursuit/
ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next. ( www.wired.com )
Federal records obtained by WIRED show that over the past several months, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have carried out a secret campaign to expand ICE’s physical presence across the US. Documents show that more than 150 leases and office expansions have or would place ...
Cardinal Cupich says feds stopped priests, demanded citizenship proof ( religionnews.com )
Cardinal Blase Cupich, head of the Archdiocese of Chicago, has twice told interviewers in recent weeks that priests in the archdiocese have been stopped by federal agents and asked to prove their immigration status — demands he said were “because of their color.” ...
Judge denies Trump’s DOJ access to Michigan voters’ private information ( www.mlive.com )
Archived at https://archive.ph/TKYsN
ICE increasingly targeting Minnesota immigrants with active work permits ( sahanjournal.com )
Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20260212122937/https://sahanjournal.com/immigration/ice-targets-immigrants-with-work-permits/
El Paso Airport Closed After Military Shot Down Random Party Balloon: The Pentagon appeared to believe the balloon was a foreign drone ( newrepublic.com )
Archived at https://archive.ph/zLJdz
DHS shot her and called her a “terrorist.” New videos show something different. ( www.motherjones.com )
Newly released body camera footage further undermines the Trump administration’s efforts to falsely portray Marimar Martinez—who was shot multiple times by Border Patrol agent Charles Exum in October—as a “domestic terrorist.” Federal prosecutors shared three videos on Tuesday evening after a federal judge ruled last ...
ICE Moved Detainees to Previously Undisclosed Floor of 26 Federal Plaza ( www.thecity.nyc )
A judge’s order last summer mandated capacity restrictions and improved conditions at the federal building, which has been a focus of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement efforts in New York City. The order applied to any “person detained by ICE at 26 Federal Plaza,.” ...
Louisiana could spend $82 million more on prisons as inmate population grows ( www.nola.com )
Archived at https://archive.ph/tGM1r
Trump DOJ’s ‘weaponization’ group under pressure to deliver results, source says ( www.nbcnews.com )
Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20260211133615/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/trump-dojs-weaponization-group-pressure-deliver-results-source-says-rcna257429
Cook County prosecutors drop charges against 19 arrested during clergy-led protest at Broadview ICE facility ( chicago.suntimes.com )
Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20260211133413/https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/02/09/cook-county-prosecutors-drop-charges-against-19-arrested-during-clergy-led-protest-broadview-ice-facility
How Trump's ICE Is Locking Up Longtime Texans with Paths to Legal Status ( www.texasobserver.org )
Archived at https://archive.ph/BMkX5
ICE detainees from Maine being held under ‘inhumane’ conditions in Mass. facility, attorneys say ( www.pressherald.com )
Archived at https://archive.md/3xgKZ
Inside ICE’s Only Contract with a Blue State ( boltsmag.org )
As part of a 287(g) contract between state officials and ICE, Massachusetts continues to release prisoners into deportation—even as state lawmakers look to ban other forms of ICE collaboration ...
Immigrants Who Say Their Detention Is Illegal Have Filed More Than 18,000 Cases. It’s a Historic High. ( www.propublica.org )
Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20260211133122/https://www.propublica.org/article/habeas-petitions-immigrant-detentions-trump
Trump’s ‘Stop the Steal’ lawyer probing 2020 election fraud has access to sensitive US intel ( www.politico.com )
Archived at https://archive.ph/w0eoK
‘Outright fascist:’ House Democrats clash with ICE, Border Patrol chiefs ( www.courthousenews.com )
Archived at https://archive.ph/cjfPs
Governors won’t hold Trump meeting after only Republicans invited ( thehill.com )
The National Governors Association (NGA) has canceled its annual White House meeting after President Trump only invited Republican governors to the gathering. ...
DHS shutdown looms as Senate immigration talks sputter ( www.staradvertiser.com )
Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20260206200450/https://www.staradvertiser.com/2026/02/06/breaking-news/dhs-shutdown-looms-as-senate-immigration-talks-sputter/
Why is DHS investigating voter fraud at Dayton school? Voting advocates say feds overstepping ( www.journal-news.com )
Ohio voting advocates say the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has no authority to investigate voter fraud after the department’s visit to Ponitz Career Tech High School in Dayton to investigate alleged voter fraud Monday ...
This Is What Actual Christianity Is Supposed to Sound Like ( newrepublic.com )
They were both 37 years old, murdered by federal agents in Minneapolis, less than three weeks apart. On January 7, Renee Good was sitting in her car when she was shot three times, including once in the head. On January 24, Alex Pretti was filming federal agents with his cell phone, exercising his First Amendment right to protest ...
What lyric has stood the test of time for you?
What police surveillance technology looks like in Cleveland ( signalcleveland.org )
Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20260206123527/https://signalcleveland.org/what-police-surveillance-technology-looks-like-in-cleveland/
ICE-Cold Cash: Private Prison Companies and Executives Have Donated Millions to Members of Congress ( inthesetimes.com )
Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20260206123429/https://inthesetimes.com/article/ice-immigration-customs-enforcement-private-prisons-geo-group-corecivic
Justice Department review found Trump ally Ed Martin improperly leaked grand jury material in probe of president’s foes ( www.cnn.com )
Archived at https://archive.ph/E4PNG
Inside the ICE Forum Where Agents Complain About Their Jobs ( www.wired.com )
Archived at https://archive.ph/OS4tu
Top Minnesota prosecutor says ICE cases are sidelining ‘pressing priorities’ ( www.politico.com )
Archived at https://archive.ph/gYql5
Trump’s Migrant Detention Pipeline Extends From Minnesota to El Paso ( www.nytimes.com )
El Paso County leaders, immigration lawyers and advocacy groups say ICE officials are leaving people to languish in harsh conditions in hopes that they will choose to self-deport, even if some have temporary legal status or may be eligible for asylum. ...
The Real Story Behind the Midnight Immigration Raid on a Chicago Apartment Building ( www.propublica.org )
For months, the Trump administration has justified its dramatic midnight raid on a Chicago apartment complex by saying that it had intelligence that the violent Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua had taken over the building. But officials have provided no evidence to back up the claim. ...
Poll: Two-thirds of Americans say ICE has 'gone too far' in immigration enforcement ( www.npr.org )
Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20260205123043/https://www.npr.org/2026/02/05/nx-s1-5699413/poll-trump-ice-immigration-economy-approval