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Leaked ICE Guide Offers Unprecedented View of Agency’s Asset Forfeiture Tactics
An internal “Asset Forfeiture Handbook” instructs ICE agents on how to appraise property before seizing it.
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ICE Detainee Sent to Solitary Confinement for Encouraging Protest of “Voluntary” Low-Wage Labor
A Haitian immigrant held at a privately run facility was disciplined for encouraging a work stoppage despite ICE requirements that all work be voluntary.
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These Are the Technology Firms Lining Up to Build Trump’s “Extreme Vetting” Program
ICE's Homeland Security Investigations division hosted an “industry day” for technology companies interested in building a new tool for “extreme vetting.”
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Palantir Enables Immigration Agents to Access Information From the CIA
According to a set of funding documents, ICE agents can use a Palantir system to access data held by agencies that possess highly classified intelligence, including the CIA.
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Palantir Provides the Engine for Donald Trump's Deportation Machine
Documents reveal the role played by Palantir in creating the systems used by ICE to target immigrants for deportation.
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U.S. Seeks to Double Video Surveillance Towers Along Mexican Border
The "request for information" is one of the earliest operational glimpses into the Trump administration's plans for heightened security along U.S. borders.
Update: Lawmakers in Ten States Have Proposed Legislation Criminalizing Peaceful Protest
In states home to many of Saturday’s protesters, Republican lawmakers are moving to criminalize and increase penalties on peaceful protest.
Republican Lawmakers in Five States Propose Bills to Criminalize Peaceful Protest
In North Dakota, Republicans introduced a bill that would allow motorists to run over and kill any protester obstructing a highway.
California Blames Incarcerated Workers for Unsafe Conditions and Amputations
Injury logs generated by California Prison Industries Authority provide a rare window into the varied dangers that face inmate laborers.
A Quarter of Florida's Black Citizens Can't Vote. A New Referendum Could Change That.
Florida's Supreme Court will consider a proposed referendum on restoring the vote to the state's 1.5 million ex-felons.