‘Criminalizing Dissent’: Alarm Grows Over Extreme Prison Terms for Texas ICE Protesters

People show support for protesters facing trial for allegedly being part of a nonexistent “North Texas Antifa Cell,” outside the Eldon B. Mahon United States Courthouse in Fort Worth on March 13, 2026.  (Photo: Kevin Krause/The Dallas Morning News via Getty Images “Now anyone engaged in basic protests with the… Continue reading

Federal judge in California bans ICE from arresting immigrants at courthouses

National win for civil rights group behind Northern California class-action lawsuit also barred long-term detentions by Abigail Vân Neely June 24, 2026 (MissionLocal.org) Immigration and Customs Enforcement can no longer arrest immigrants at courthouse hearings or detain them for over 12 hours in short-term holding cells anywhere in the country, a… Continue reading

Terror-ICEd: Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Through the Eyes of Frightened Kids

Opinion Klaus Marre 06/17/26 (whowhatwhy.org) To better understand how ICE terrorizes US communities, it’s important to know how it affects children when they see masked goons round up people on the streets, leaving care-giving adults in fear. Our recent series documented just that. According to the FBI’s definition, by carrying out “violent,… Continue reading

Above and Beyond: How One Superintendent Protected Her Students During ICE Surge

Apprentice Stories Sylvia Davidow 06/11/26 (whowhatwhy.org) Identifying vehicles ICE may be using to snatch students or their parents off the streets isn’t in the normal job description of the superintendent of a school district. However, as Brenda Lewis found out, these are not normal times. This is the second article in… Continue reading

‘There Must Be Accountability,’ Says Jayapal in Response to 50+ ICE Detainee Deaths

Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) speaks at a rally in Lafayette Park near the White House in Washington, DC on May 1, 2025.  (Photo by Bryan Dozier/Middle East Images/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images) “This is unprecedented and further proof that ICE and their private, for-profit prison contractors should not be… Continue reading