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210 items of 1682 · updated Oct 29, 2026, 6:00 AM ET
MO SB 1456 creates the Civil Liberties Defense Act, which provides certain rulings shall be unenforceable if based on certain foreign laws; it was referred to the S Government Efficiency Committee.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
IL HR 622 condemns ICE excessive force; latest action on 2026-01-21 added co-sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes continues to block Trump from cutting down trees at a D.C. golf course, writing that the court speaks only for the rule of law.
Source: CBS News (cbsnews.com)
Rev. Edward Nalwamba spent over a year in ICE detention; at his release last week, fellow detainees had to carry him to a car because officials wouldn't let him take his wheelchair that far.
Source: Common Dreams (commondreams.org)
WI SB 493, prohibitions concerning state or local government assistance with federal immigration enforcement, failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
PR RC 467, to express the Puerto Rico House of Representatives' repudiation of United States government and president Donald J. Trump campaign canceling content of expressions, referred to committee.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
The federal government may build a section of border wall through a South Texas wildlife refuge as the original plan stalls in court.
Source: States Newsroom (News From The States) (newsfromthestates.com)
An immigrant's death has reignited calls for the closure of a Folkston, Georgia ICE facility, where Luis Sandoval was detained and a hunger strike has been ongoing for over 2 weeks.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
In late August, the Trump administration flew 12 Somali immigrants to an ICE facility at Guantanamo Bay, where Sakariye Abdi Mohamed told journalist Amanda Moore it was 'just like kidnapping'.
Source: Mother Jones (motherjones.com)
Press freedom groups argue Trump's media bans 'deprive the public'; plaintiffs allege they are no longer able to do their work without reliable access to White House information.
Source: BBC News US & Canada (bbc.co.uk)
DC PR 26-0820, Language Access Rulemaking Authority Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2026; Resolution R26-0521, effective from Oct 06, 2026, published in DC Register Vol 73.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Latest action on DC B 26-0722, the Language Access Rulemaking Authority Temporary Amendment Act of 2026: Act A26-0426 published in the DC Register, Vol 73, Page 013477 on 2026-10-23.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Ms. Magazine reports on women leading the resistance against what it calls Israel's authoritarian turn; on Oct. 27 Israelis go to the polls in the first national election since the Hamas attack.
Source: Ms. Magazine (msmagazine.com)
Advocacy groups sued the Trump administration in Massachusetts over policies they say leave refugees in legal limbo by blocking green cards and speeding up termination of lawful status.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
NC HB 96, Expedited Removal of Unauthorized Persons, latest action 2026-10-26: Withdrawn From Cal.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
A new lawsuit argues that Trump administration policies are robbing migrant children of due process, and lawyers accuse Trump of building a deportation assembly line for children.
Source: The Appeal (theappeal.org)
South Asian immigrant voters spoke with Documented about the midterms, Mamdani, and the issues they are thinking about this November; they cite the threat of ICE and affordability as key issues.
Source: Documented (documentedny.com)
A No Kings Protest post by Peter Guttman, Oct. 17 2026, appeared first on The Nation.
Source: The Nation (thenation.com)
New York county jails billed US Immigration and Customs Enforcement around $20 million for detaining thousands of immigrants for the agency since early last year, according to records.
Source: Documented (documentedny.com)
The BBC reports on five ways Trump has changed immigration in the US after returning to power and promising a closed border and mass deportations.
Source: BBC News US & Canada (bbc.co.uk)