The War on Immigrants
How a Landlord and a Florida PR Firm Helped Trump Kick Off the Tren de Aragua Gang Panic
Trump’s “Operation Aurora” swept up only one suspected gang member — but set the stage for a radical expansion of government power.
Politics
DOGE Keeps Trying to Dodge the Freedom of Information Act. So We’re Suing.
DOGE claims it’s not an “agency” that has to comply with FOIA. We don’t buy it — and so far judges haven’t, either.
The War on Immigrants
Trump Wants Immigrants on U.S. Soil to Hand Over Social Media Accounts to Apply for Citizenship
Trump is demanding social media handles for citizenship, green card, and visa applicants whether they're already in the U.S. or not.
Chilling Dissent
He Sued Trump Over Free Speech. Then ICE Demanded He Turn Himself In.
Cornell student Momodou Taal’s lawyers said the demand was “retribution” for his lawsuit against the crackdown on pro-Palestine speech.
Texas’s GOP Governor Can Arbitrarily Deny Democrats a Seat in Congress Until Next Year
Texas’s heavily Democratic 18th Congressional District has an empty seat. State law gives Greg Abbott the power to delay the election to fill it.
The War on Immigrants
Columbia Admissions Guidance for Undocumented Immigrants Vanishes From Site
The page went dark as Columbia caved to the Trump administration’s anti-Palestinian and anti-immigrant attacks.
Musk Is Firing Federal Workers Who Prevent Bloated Tech Contracts
Employees at the federal tech unit 18F say that their role in preventing overspending put a Musk-sized target on their back.
DEA Insiders Warned About Legality of Phone Tracking Program. Their Concerns Were Kept Secret.
The DEA ignored the internal alarm about its mass phone data collection program, according to newly revealed details in a government report.
Voices
Trump Reasserts U.S. as the World’s Policeman With Massive Yemen Escalation
Trump’s bid for regime change in Yemen should be anathema to both America Firsters and Democrats, but will anyone speak out?
Trump Fired Park Rangers — But Not the Ones Who Tend to the White House
National Park Service workers who care for the White House were exempt from a wave of mass firings that gutted the agency.