BlueLeaks
Before Portland, Trump's Shock Troops Went After Border Activists
The purported threat of antifa was long used to justify militarized targeting of immigration activists. Now it’s being used against protesters in Portland.
Justice
Protests for Black Lives
In Portland, Questions Swirl Around Local Police's Coordination With Federal Officers
Local politicians condemned federal police actions in Portland, but evidence is mounting that the Portland Police Bureau is coordinating with federal agents.
Inside the ACLU’s Fight for Civil Rights in the Trump Era
Intercept Editor-in-Chief Betsy Reed speaks with ACLU lawyers Brigitte Amiri, Lee Gelernt, and Chase Strangio about civil rights in Trump’s America.
An Air Force Special Operations Surveillance Plane Is Lurking Near Portland During Federal Crackdown
An Air Force surveillance plane designed to carry state-of-the-art sensors typically reserved for war zones has been circling above Portland.
The War on Immigrants
Immigrants at Privately Run ICE Detention Center Were Thrown Out of Wheelchairs When They Asked for Medical Help
Three medically vulnerable immigrants held at Stewart Detention Center say they were subject to excessive force by guards amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Protests for Black Lives
NYPD Disappeared Black Lives Matter Protesters Into Detention for Days at a Time. Lawmakers Want to End the Practice.
Mass protest arrests led to long detentions, with families and lawyers unable to find people locked up for days at a time without being charged.
Voices
America’s Problem With Policing Doesn’t Stop at the U.S. Border
The national conversation on policing sparked by George Floyd's murder must extend to the U.S. military's overseas crimes and the victims of its drone war.
After Pleading for Home Release During Coronavirus Pandemic, NSA Whistleblower Reality Winner Tests Positive
Reality Winner's lawyers had argued that the NSA whistleblower should serve out her sentence at home because she has preexisting medical conditions.
Protests for Black Lives
All Statues Are Local: The Great Toppling of 2020 and the Rebirth of Civic Imagination
The movement is national, but every action within the movement is local.
The Coronavirus Crisis
The Coronavirus Brought Federal Prison Transfers to a Halt. Now People Are Stuck in Limbo.
People in BOP custody who were on their way to minimum-security camps have been stranded for months in holdover facilities with notoriously poor conditions.