The War on Immigrants
LexisNexis Is Selling Your Personal Data to ICE So It Can Try to Predict Crimes
ICE uses LexisNexis to track people's cars, gather information on people, and make arrests for its deportation machine, according to a contract.
Justice
Death and Dereliction
After 29 Years on Death Row, Barry Jones Was Dumped at a Bus Station. But He Was Finally Free.
The Supreme Court said his innocence didn’t matter. Jones was released thanks to a plea deal between his lawyers and Arizona.
Voices
Dangerous Pathogens and Cruelty Law Violations at Perdue Subsidiary, Animal Rights Report Alleges
In conjunction with the release of an undercover investigation on the factory farm, the group DxE mounted an “open rescue” of birds from a slaughterhouse.
The Feds Have Thousands of Stadium Lights on the Border. Switching Them On Would Devastate Desert Ecosystems.
The powerful lights mounted on the border wall threaten the dark skies that make southern Arizona a biodiversity hotspot.
The People vs. Cop City
DHS Intel Report on Cop City Protesters Cribbed Far-Right Activist Andy Ngo
The intelligence report described the demonstrations as a “violent far-left occupation” — a phrase copied directly from an article by Ngo a day earlier.
Voices
Atlanta Police Arrest Organizers of Bail Fund for Cop City Protesters
Part of a brutal crackdown on dissent against the police training facility, the SWAT raid and charges against the protest bail fund are unprecedented.
Oil and Water
Pipeline Company Spent Big on Police Gear to Use Against Standing Rock Protesters
TigerSwan worked with law enforcement to fight an information war against the Indigenous-led water protectors.
Profits Skyrocket for AI Gun Detection Used in Schools — Despite Dubious Results
Amid aggressive marketing to schools, Evolv announced it had doubled its first-quarter earnings compared to last year.
The End of Roe
U.S. Marshals Spied on Abortion Protesters Using Dataminr
Twitter’s “official partner” monitored the precise time and location of post-Roe demonstrations, internal emails show.
The War on Immigrants
Desperate Families and Gun-Toting Vigilantes Converge in Arizona After Title 42 Ends
As President Joe Biden swaps one asylum crackdown for another, the border’s lethality endures.