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Latino USA host Maria Hinojosa shares the story of Estrella Diamantina González, an undocumented transgender woman deported to Mexico after a nine-year sentence in a Texas men's prison.
Source: Democracy Now! (democracynow.org)
Rep. Analilia Mejía criticized ICE for secretly using a federal government warehouse in Roxbury, New Jersey, to stage and process detentions in September.
Source: Democracy Now! (democracynow.org)
Trump's new press secretary Katie Zacharia was ousted after 5 days; a Texas woman sues an anti-abortion group under a law it helped pass, and OB-GYNs are advised to start HRT sooner.
Source: Rewire News Group (rewirenewsgroup.com)
A transgender woman in Kansas is running as a Democrat for a state legislative district, and mismatched IDs are not stopping trans Kansans from voting.
Source: The 19th (19thnews.org)
Rep. Delia Ramirez and writers Rozina Ali and Will Sommer discuss the ICE raid on Ilhan Omar and years of counterterror surveillance that paved the way for the Trump administration's abuses.
Source: The Intercept (theintercept.com)
MAGA activists are pushing President Trump to resort to extraordinary measures including martial law if they believe the midterm elections are 'rigged,' Axios reports.
Source: Axios (axios.com)
The MAGA movement is redoubling its attacks on trans healthcare in an attempt to win votes this November.
Source: The Nation (thenation.com)
Progressives are backing Puerto Rican independence, with more leftists concluding that statehood for the island is not enough.
Source: The Nation (thenation.com)
Carl Ginsburg writes in The Nation about how ICE still brings fear to Minneapolis.
Source: The Nation (thenation.com)
The BBC reports that Iowans are sticking with Trump ahead of the midterms, saying a dollar on gas won't change their vote.
Source: BBC News US & Canada (bbc.co.uk)
Sen. Bernie Moreno wants his fellow Republicans to cancel their holiday plans and jam through "everything that we could possibly get" if they lose the majorities in November's midterms.
Source: Axios (axios.com)
A Texas school cancelled its Little Shop Of Horrors production after a girl was cast as Seymour, citing an Anti-LGBTQ+ law.
Source: Erin in the Morning (erininthemorning.com)
Three cities and a legal services group asked the Supreme Court to pause an agreement between Texas and the Department of Justice on deportation proceedings.
Source: SCOTUSblog (scotusblog.com)
The ACLU says family separation causes real and lasting harm for children and parents, and it is standing up for families torn apart by the government.
Source: ACLU News (aclu.org)
ICE plans to fast-track a nationwide domestic spy program across dozens of cities, contracting with around 142 agents for domestic spying operations.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
Suspicious letters were sent to election officials nationwide weeks before the midterms; a letter caused an evacuation in Arizona and letters were sent to Nebraska.
Source: Votebeat (votebeat.org)
New Mexico is finding out that successfully providing universal child care requires giving teachers a living wage.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
California sued the Trump administration for the 100th time, challenging ICE agents arresting people for alleged civil immigration violations at or near courthouses.
Source: Los Angeles Times Politics (latimes.com)
Public Citizen co-president Lisa Gilbert says the public is furious about the corruption they see, as a Fox News poll shows 88 percent of voters concerned ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
Source: Common Dreams (commondreams.org)
The Trump administration is reportedly trying to denaturalize and deport Ilhan Omar; officials conducted a raid on her home and issued over a dozen subpoenas to her family members.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)