The two states are filing federal suits against operations in which, the Illinois attorney general says, immigration agents “have acted as occupiers rather than officers of the law.”
Minnesota, Illinois Sue Trump Officials Over ICE
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Snatching a US Immigration Journalist
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls Mario Guevara — now in chaotic ICE captivity — the only journalist imprisoned in the U.S. in direct retaliation for his reporting.
As Trump Sets Military Against Civilians, Soldiers Have Duty to Disobey
The Marines are trained in combat, not crowd control, writes Marjorie Cohn. People are likely to get hurt.
Regretting Western Intervention in the Middle East
“Wars for oil, control and strategic dominance were cloaked in the language of democracy” — Ann Wright delivers an argument at the Cambridge Union Debates.
Student Jailed for Writing Op-Ed Released From US Detention
Rümeysa Öztürk returned to Boston at the weekend after being released less than 24 hours after courts ruled that Badar Khan Suri’s case must be heard in Virginia and Mahmoud Khalil’s case must remain in New Jersey.
Max Blumenthal: Why Did the Feds Question Me?
A federal agent was waiting for the author soon after he got off an international flight. He was then treated to a brief but disturbing question-and-answer session.
Teaching Sept. 11
Approaching the terrorist attacks as a memorializing event on the anniversary generally avoids deeper inquiry into the historic U.S. role in the Middle East and Afghanistan, write Jeremy Stoddard and Diana Hess.
The Sound of the New War Drum Goes Tik-Tok
Privacy concerns are being used to wage war on China, say writers from CODEPINK. The U.S. should focus on passing federal data privacy laws instead of targeting one app.
‘Mistaken’ PayPal Email Means CN Is Permanently Banned
PayPal said it mistakenly informed Consortium News that its account could be restored, saying instead it was shut forever, without ever giving any reasons for it, reports Joe Lauria.