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)
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The Trump administration has killed, arrested, deported, and demonized Somalis at home and abroad, beyond targeting Rep. Ilhan Omar.
Source: The Intercept (theintercept.com)
Mahmoud Khalil appeals to the Supreme Court over his deportation case, and Democratic lawmakers want to restore contracts for groups representing unaccompanied migrant children.
Source: Documented (documentedny.com)
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
TN SB 2491 would prohibit public entities and schools from conditioning a child's enrollment or services on disclosure of immigration status; on 2026-03-17 it was assigned to a Senate subcommittee.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Trump's deportation drive is reshaping Springfield, Ohio, a town changed by Haitian migrants, as it remains at the heart of the immigration debate.
Source: BBC News US & Canada (bbc.co.uk)
H.R. 10456, the Renewing the Dream Act, was referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources on 2026-09-16.
Source: Congress.gov API v3: recently updated bills (congress.gov)
S. 5690, Renewing the Dream Act, was ordered read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (2026-10-15).
Source: Congress.gov API v3: recently updated bills (congress.gov)
As a double border wall rises through Lochiel, protesters gather to defend the ancient cottonwoods and the San Rafael Valley.
Source: The Border Chronicle (theborderchronicle.com)
A new lawsuit accuses the Trump administration of building a deportation assembly line for children and robbing migrant children of due process.
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)
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)
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)
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)
An October shooting by federal immigration officers in New York City has led to a show of unity between Hakeem Jeffries and Zohran Mamdani opposing immigration enforcement.
Source: Axios (axios.com)
ICE agents raided Rep. Ilhan Omar's home in Washington, D.C. this week, in what the article describes as a message to immigrants.
Source: Ms. Magazine (msmagazine.com)
Chuck Schumer has not commented on Trump's attempt to deport Ilhan Omar; ethics lawyers say the raid violated the Hatch Act.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)