The City of Social Circle has expressed significant infrastructure concerns regarding a proposed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility, which would house between 7,500 and 10,000 detainees and employ an estimated 2,000 to 2,500 staff members, due to the lack of capacity in the existing water and sewer infrastructure.
Concerns have been raised over the legality and proportionality of ICE officers’ tactics, as footage of their actions shows abuse of power, violation of constitutional rights, and lack of accountability.
The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute has condemned the UK authorities for searching a barrister’s chambers and seizing privileged defence materials related to a Guantánamo detainee case, calling it a serious threat to the rule of law and fair trial rights.
The FBI has declined to release any information or evidence related to the deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, which has sparked public disapproval of ICE and calls for greater transparency and accountability from federal agencies.
The number of law enforcement agencies participating in ICE operations has increased nearly 950% during the first year of President Trump’s second term, with 1,168 agencies now having officers trained to support ICE operations.
Jesse Jackson, a prominent civil rights activist, left behind a legacy of Black empowerment that helped transform Black political representation in the United States, paving the way for future leaders such as Barack Obama.
Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons alleged that local police officials scuttled ICE arrests during a 2025 raid at the Edge of Lowry apartments, but Aurora officials denied the accusation and offered no evidence to support it.
The ACLU of Nebraska filed a federal lawsuit challenging the months-long detention of DACA recipient Joel Angel-Becerril, arguing that ICE’s refusal to provide a bond hearing violates federal law and a prior court ruling.
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The Supreme Court’s 2023 decision banning race-conscious admissions has led to a shift in enrollment patterns across American higher education, with declines in Black and Latino enrollment at the most selective universities and increases at public flagship and less-selective institutions.
Maria Antonia Guerra Montoya, a 9-year-old girl from Colombia, was detained at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas with her mother for four months after a planned Disney World vacation, where she experienced poor conditions and was separated from her mother during questioning.
The ACLU of Minnesota filed an updated class-action complaint alleging federal immigration agents used excessive force against observers and protesters during Operation Metro Surge, adding testimony from over 80 Minnesotans.
A landmark settlement has been reached in a federal lawsuit challenging the unlawful targeting and questioning of five journalists about their reporting near the U.S.-Mexico border, upholding the First Amendment rights of the press.
The ACLU filed a lawsuit against the federal government over a violent and unlawful immigration raid that detained hundreds, including U.S. citizens and children, at a family event in Wilder, Idaho.
The Trump administration has taken a major step in dismantling American climate policy, while global temperatures continue to rise and extreme weather events become more frequent, leading to a call for sustained national alarm and collective action to address the climate crisis.
The ACLU has filed an amended complaint in federal court alleging violence, intimidation and retaliation by federal immigration agents against Minnesota residents who document and protest enforcement activity, detailing what it calls escalating constitutional violations in the case Tincher v. Noem.
Federal authorities are blocking state investigations into shootings by federal immigration agents, leaving local prosecutors to decide how to hold federal officers accountable in a system where Washington controls most of the levers of power.
The Trump administration’s push for mass deportations has resulted in more than 18,000 challenges in federal court from immigrants claiming their detention is illegal, with a majority of federal judges ruling against the administration’s new detention policies.
White Minnesotans are being urged to sustain their engagement in the fight against racism beyond the current crisis, as the US has been shaped by systemic racism and white people must recognize that equality is not a zero-sum game.
The ACLU announced that removal proceedings against Tufts University Ph.D. student Rümeysa Öztürk have been dismissed by a U.S. immigration court after she was detained for co-writing an op-ed criticizing U.S. government participation in the Palestinian genocide.