The War on Immigrants
Two-Thirds of People Arrested by ICE in Minnesota Surge Had No Criminal Records, New Data Reveals
The White House had said all the thousands of people arrested were “dangerous criminal” immigrants.
Justice
Voices
What Would We All Say If Iran Razed MIT Because of Military-Related Research?
The destruction of parts of two universities in Iran fits with Israel’s M.O. of crippling countries’ ability to rebuild.
Voices
ICE at Airports Trains Us to Accept Being Terrorized in Our Daily Lives
I had an ultimately harmless encounter with ICE at a TSA checkpoint. It was a preview of a new, more sophisticated way to terrorize people.
Unmasking ICE
Pentagon Implores Civilian Workers to Join ICE “Volunteer Force”
The Defense Department is recruiting on behalf of DHS while the latter faces public backlash and a continued lack of government funding.
Voices
Why We Have to Fight Back Against ICE Protesters’ Terror Convictions
Since his first inauguration, Trump has been throwing charges at protesters and seeing what sticks. He always failed — until now.
In the Room Where Death Row Prisoners Say Final Goodbyes, He Learned He Would Live
I was supposed to witness Sonny Burton’s execution by nitrogen gas. Instead, I saw him celebrate a stunning commutation.
Chilling Dissent
Anti-ICE Protesters Convicted on Terrorism Charges for Wearing All Black
The government won on most of its charges, including convicting defendants for moving a box of radical zines.
Voices
I Wrote a Movie Review. Cops Took It From a Protester’s Home to Make the Case That He’s a Terrorist.
My little horror movie review was introduced to prove a conception of antifa that — like many of the monsters we scream at in horror flicks — isn’t quite real.
Chilling Dissent
Wearing All Black at Protests Makes You Guilty of Terrorism, Prosecutors Tell Jury
The Prairieland case is a major test of the Trump administration’s push to label “antifa” protesters as terrorists.
Chilling Dissent
Islamophobic Think Tank Helped Write Indictment Against ICE Protesters
The far-right Center for Security Policy, led by anti-Muslim activist Frank Gaffney, is best known for peddling conspiracy theories.