Migrants
Trump administration deportations have reached 1,500 a per day in August
Trump's campaign promises, coming to fruition: "Until June, deportations had lagged behind immigration arrests and detentions," reports The New York Times. "By the first week of August, deportations…
Brickbat: Social Media Monitors – Reason.com
The United Kingdom is establishing an elite National Internet Intelligence Investigations team to monitor social media for posts against migrants and early signs of civil unrest, operating from the National Police…
The human rights crisis in ICE detention centers
In early August, the number of people in immigration detention in the U.S. surged to an all-time high of more than 60,000. Behind that number is an incipient human rights crisis. While the Trump administration waited for…
With $75 billion boost, ICE launches aggressive recruitment campaign
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced on Tuesday that the agency has received over 100,000 applications in less than two weeks. The statement was released only a day after The New York Times reported that…
Judge pauses Alligator Alcatraz construction thanks to this environmental law
A federal judge halted construction of Florida's Alligator Alcatraz on Thursday for 14 days while the court decides if the opening of the facility violated federal environmental laws and regulations. Immigrant detainees…
Afghans caught in legal limbo receive glimmers of hope
In late July, the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) made headway in its Pacito v. Trump lawsuit, which challenged President Donald Trump's January 20 executive order suspending the U.S. Refugee Admissions…
Violent crime fell 4.5% in 2024, likely to drop in 2025 as well
This week, the FBI reported its crime statistics for 2024. It was cause for celebration—unless you're a member of the Trump administration trying to claim credit. "National violent crime decreased an estimated 4.5%…
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