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309 items of 1822 · updated Oct 30, 2026, 6:10 AM ET
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Renée Good’s Family Files Lawsuits Challenging Federal Immunity as ICE Shootings Continue Renée Good's family files lawsuits challenging federal immunity as ICE shootings continue, including plainclothes ICE officers firing on a car in New York City and wounding Oscar Belgal. Source: American Immigration Council (Immigration Impact) americanimmigrationcouncil.org/enforcement/inte… (link to americanimmigrationcouncil.org)
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S. 5304: Fairness for Farm Workers Act S. 5304, the Fairness for Farm Workers Act, was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on 2026-08-06. Source: Congress.gov API v3: recently updated bills congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/53… (link to congress.gov)
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DOJ asks Supreme Court to allow border wall construction in Big Bend region The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to lift a lower court injunction that temporarily blocked border wall construction in the Big Bend Sector. Source: CBS News cbsnews.com/news/justice-department-supreme-cou… (link to cbsnews.com)
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Immigrants From Ukraine and Sudan Could Soon Lose Their Protected Status The Trump administration has moved to eliminate legal protections for more than 1 million immigrants with TPS, including immigrants from Ukraine and Sudan. Source: Truthout truthout.org/articles/immigrants-from-ukraine-a… (link to truthout.org)
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DOJ Has Approved Nearly Half as Many Applications for Legal Aid Program in 2026 The DOJ has approved nearly half as many applications for a legal aid program in 2026, and local organizations are concerned more immigrants will go without legal help in immigration court. Source: Borderless Magazine borderlessmag.org/2026/10/22/doj-has-approved-n… (link to borderlessmag.org)
Links: borderlessmag.org
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Historic new inner-city housing announced for Cape Town CBD Cape Town announced a new inner-city social housing development offering affordable rentals to lower- and middle-income households near jobs and transit. Source: Daily Maverick dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-04-08-historic… (link to dailymaverick.co.za)
Links: dailymaverick.co.za
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MN HF 3662: Individual income tax addition for traveling expenses related to immigration enforcement required. MN HF 3662, requiring an individual income tax addition for traveling expenses related to immigration enforcement, was introduced and referred to Taxes on 2026-02-23. Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3662/ (link to openstates.org)
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Woman with history of stillbirth fears losing another pregnancy in ICE detention Lawmakers are calling for the release of Maria Alejandra Valero Brinez, a pregnant woman with complications detained at Eloy Detention Center in Arizona. Source: The 19th 19thnews.org/2026/10/woman-pregnant-ice-eloy-de… (link to 19thnews.org)
Links: 19thnews.org
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Decriminalizing migration: ending prosecutions for border crossing violations Argues for repealing the federal crimes of unlawful entry and re-entry so border crossing is treated as a civil matter, saying prosecutions waste resources without deterring migration. Source: National Immigrant Justice Center immigrantjustice.org/blog/decriminalizing-migra… (link to immigrantjustice.org)
Links: immigrantjustice.org
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Construction underway on new social housing in Geelong Building has begun on 77 social homes in Geelong, Australia, delivered with a community housing provider and funded jointly by state and federal governments. Source: Homes Victoria (Victorian Government) homes.vic.gov.au/news/construction-underway-new… (link to homes.vic.gov.au)
Links: homes.vic.gov.au
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Detention Advocacy Team Meeting ACLU Florida is hosting a Detention Advocacy Volunteer Team meeting on stopping abuses at immigration detention facilities in Florida. Source: Mobilize public events mobilize.us/aclufl/event/464265/ (link to mobilize.us)
Links: mobilize.us
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Trump’s Obsession With Somalia Isn’t Just Racist. It’s Been Lethal. The Trump administration has killed, arrested, deported, and demonized Somalis at home and abroad, beyond targeting Rep. Ilhan Omar. Source: The Intercept theintercept.com/2026/10/21/trump-ilhan-omar-so… (link to theintercept.com)
Links: theintercept.com
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Trump Asks Supreme Court to Allow Border Wall Construction in Big Bend Trump asks the Supreme Court to allow border wall construction in Big Bend after a lower court judge halted the plan to erect hundreds of miles of barriers in Texas. Source: The New York Times Politics nytimes.com/2026/10/21/us/politics/trump-suprem… (link to nytimes.com)
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As More Unions Oppose ICE and Israel, the Right Is Cracking Down 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/articles/as-more-unions-oppose-ice… (link to truthout.org)
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Minnesota officials said in a court filing that the Department of Justice stopped sharing evidence in the killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good by immigration officers.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
ICE agents stopped a U.S. citizen student with disabilities walking to school and badly injured him, school and local officials say.
Source: Los Angeles Times Politics (latimes.com)
Los Angeles County agenda: presentation, discussion and action on the HSH Measure A spending plan for FY 2027-28, including revenue projections and LACAHSA and LACDA spending plans.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (lacounty.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Trump intensifica acciones por presunto fraude electoral y su Gobierno reporta 980000 deportaciones en 18 meses.
Source: La Opinión (laopinion.com)
New York banned ICE contracts and Orange County was forced to end its contract to detain immigrants in the local jail; Sheriff Paul Arteta is among those suing to keep it.
Source: Bolts (boltsmag.org)
Minnesota officials say the US government stopped sharing evidence with state authorities investigating the fatal ICE shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
Source: The Guardian US (theguardian.com)