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234 items of 1909 · updated Oct 31, 2026, 6:10 AM ET
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)
Israeli forces have displaced over 3,000 Palestinians from their homes in Hebron, a West Bank city, since Friday, ahead of Israel's elections; Truthout reports Netanyahu extends the assault.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
A U.N. human rights panel says Israel has committed genocidal acts in Gaza since the cease-fire and accuses it of crimes against humanity in the West Bank; Israel condemned the report.
Source: The New York Times (nytimes.com)
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)
The Nation reports that the central question in the Israeli elections is whether defeating Netanyahu would change Israel's policies or simply change the people managing them.
Source: The Nation (thenation.com)
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
PBS NewsHour reports Netanyahu's policies toward Palestinians will likely endure whatever Israel's election outcome, with Israelis supporting settlement expansion and opposed to a Palestinian state.
Source: PBS NewsHour (pbs.org)
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NC HB 96, Expedited Removal of Unauthorized Persons, latest action 2026-10-26: Withdrawn From Cal.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)
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)
Oxfam's Response Lead in the West Bank, Mustafa Tamaizeh, says an Israeli military operation and mass displacement in Hebron is a deliberate assault on the economic foundations of Palestinian life.
Source: Common Dreams (commondreams.org)
Democracy Now! reports Israeli elections are being held on Tuesday, the first since Hamas's October 7, 2023, attack and Israel's subsequent assault on Gaza, with Netanyahu up for reelection.
Source: Democracy Now! (democracynow.org)
Democracy Now! reports Israeli forces exact collective punishment on Hebron in the Occupied West Bank, with eight Palestinians killed.
Source: Democracy Now! (democracynow.org)
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)
NY sheriffs push to keep working with ICE, and a 66-year-old woman is charged with voting after discovering she is not a U.S. citizen.
Source: Documented (documentedny.com)
H.R. 218, the State Immigration Enforcement Act, was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary on 2025-01-07.
Source: Congress.gov API v3: recently updated bills (congress.gov)
H.R. 245, the Grant Integrity and Border Security Act, was referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on 2025-01-09.
Source: Congress.gov API v3: recently updated bills (congress.gov)