Trump links Russia sanctions waiver to release of jailed American
President Trump said his decision to hold back sanctions on Russia was related to freeing an American wrongly imprisoned in Russia.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
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President Trump said his decision to hold back sanctions on Russia was related to freeing an American wrongly imprisoned in Russia.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
More unions oppose ICE and Israel, and the right is trying to gain access to labor unions' minutes, membership lists, and Zoom chats.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
Headlines include Israeli strikes in Gaza killing seven Palestinians, Brad Lander detained by the IDF in the Occupied West Bank, and Tlaib calling on the DOJ to arrest an Israeli commander.
Source: Democracy Now! (democracynow.org)
TN SB 1699, as introduced, prohibits use of certain public properties, schools, and religious institutions for civil immigration enforcement activities; assigned 2026-03-24 to General Subcommittee
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestine activist, filed an appeal to SCOTUS to block the Trump administration from detaining him, saying his free speech rights are infringed.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
Nobel Peace Laureate Navi Pillay calls US's ICC sanctions totally unacceptable, having led the UN commission that concluded Israel committed genocide in Gaza.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
The Marshall Project filed a lawsuit arguing ICE must disclose the names and locations of people it detains, as police must nationwide.
Source: The Marshall Project (themarshallproject.org)
Demonstrators take to the streets in protest against an ICE shooting at Foley Square in New York City, October 2026.
Source: The Nation (thenation.com)
Nobel Peace laureate Navi Pillay discusses the ICC, Gaza, rape as a war crime, her South African roots and Mandela.
Source: Democracy Now! (democracynow.org)
Arizona is preparing for possible ICE threats at the polls, which could be a fear tactic.
Source: Votebeat (votebeat.org)
Lawmakers introduced a bill to help U.S. citizens sue ICE for wrongful detentions, citing ProPublica.
Source: ProPublica (propublica.org)
Jasper Nathaniel recounts how Palestinian youth beat back Israeli settlers with stones, allowing him and others to rescue WaPo journalist Heidi Levine.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
A man, Emiliano Andrade-Covarrubias, died in ICE custody at a Texas jail operated by GEO Group; his daughter said staff would not give him his medications.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
A $100 million ICE intelligence program would hire agents to identify threats and investigate relationships, described as a domestic secret police agency in the making.
Source: ACLU News (aclu.org)
A new ACLU documentary, 'Wilder Raids,' features stories of families caught in a violent immigration raid at a horse race in Wilder, Idaho.
Source: ACLU News (aclu.org)
Axios reports President Trump's moves to avoid new penalties on Russian energy are sparking diplomatic tensions and exposing divisions within his own party.
Source: Axios (axios.com)
Masked Israeli settlers backed by IDF soldiers assaulted Palestinian olive farmers in Abu Falah, northeast of Ramallah, and a Washington Post journalist was nearly killed.
Source: Democracy Now! (democracynow.org)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke with Trump envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner about the crisis between the countries and U.S. efforts to resume peace talks with Russia.
Source: Axios (axios.com)
President Trump's top aides offered different explanations of his Russian diesel deal amid bipartisan criticism, with rifts within the GOP just ahead of midterm elections.
Source: Axios (axios.com)
President Trump waived new sanctions on Russia late Friday night, saying it was in the national interests to hold off on sweeping levies under the Graham Act he signed last month.
Source: Axios (axios.com)