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ACLU, other groups sue to block Texas' DEI ban on K-12 public schools

The suit alleges the new state law unconstitutionally silences the viewpoints of students and teachers. The law’s supporters say DEI programs use public funds to promote political agendas.

The Texas Tribune

Man believed dead in ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ is alive as Ice moves him without notice

Luis Manuel Rivas Velásquez ‘desperate’ to be deported due to ‘living hell’ but lawyers and family unable to connect

The Guardian - US

License Plate Reader Firm Suspends Assistance With Immigration Authorities Over Privacy Concerns

Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley said the partnerships with CBP and HSI were intended to combat human trafficking and fentanyl distribution, not immigration enforcement, therefore he will suspend assistance with federal agencies

Latin Times

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‘Shameful’: Democrats join call for closure of Texas immigration jail

Camp at Fort Bliss base on US-Mexico border described as ‘dangerous misuse of military land and resources’

The Guardian - US

Ice’s detention of Atlanta reporter seeks to ‘silence him’, ACLU petition says

Continued detention of Mario Guevara is retaliation for his reporting and violates his first amendment rights, filing says

The Guardian - US

US court blocks Texas law requiring Ten Commandments in school classrooms

Texas is the third state in the past month to see its requirement to display the commandments struck down in court.

Al Jazeera

‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detainees face abuse and are denied due process, say lawyers

Judge hears arguments in ACLU suit about Florida immigration facility Trump hailed for its harsh conditions

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Checkpoints Like the Ones Federal Agents Are Running in D.C. Are Unconstitutional

Checkpoints for general crime control are illegal and smack of a police state.

Reason

Trump will ignore crime reduction data for the political value of a show of force

There’s a downward trend in violence in Washington DC in line with those in other cities – but that may not matter

The Guardian - US

Ice to hold 1,000 detainees in Indiana after deal with state’s prison system

Midwest state, like Florida, has partnered with Ice and will add more beds at its Miami correctional facility

The Guardian - US

Border Agents Ordered to Halt Deportations After Court Ruling Which Limits Trump's Asylum Ban: Report

The lawsuit challenging the ban was originally filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and other groups which claimed it placed vulnerable migrants at risk

Latin Times

Top South Dakota official apologizes for releasing voter data

South Dakota secretary of state Monae Johnson is apologizing for accidentally revealing sensitive voter registration data about thousands of residents last month

The Independent UK

Inside the neighborhood patrols watching for Ice: ‘They thought they could scare us – but this is LA’

Volunteers with Unión del Barrio look for immigration officers and post videos and alerts, warning people to seek shelter

The Guardian - US

The ACLU Says a New York Official Violated the NRA's First Amendment Rights. They Still Can't Sue Her.

A federal court concluded the official was entitled to qualified immunity in a case that united two unlikely allies.

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U.S. Reportedly Orchestrates Prisoner Swap with Venezuela Using Detainees Deported To El Salvador

The United States has reportedly arranged for El Salvador to transfer Venezuelan detainees to Caracas in exchange for the release of ten individuals held by the Venezuelan government

Reason

'Alligator Alcatraz' Detainees Say in New Lawsuit They're Being Denied Access to Their Attorneys

The lawsuit says attorneys have been repeatedly turned away from the detention camp and had virtual meetings mysteriously canceled.

Capital & Main

Trump and Kennedy Throw Head Start Into Reverse

How the administration seeks to use the venerable children's care program as an anti-immigrant weapon.

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Trump faces crushing defeat as Judge rules ICE can’t stop people just for being Latino or speaking Spanish

Trump loses another landmark ruling.

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Reason

Arizona Just Created, Then Defunded, an Independent Watchdog for Its Troubled Prison System

Criminal justice reform advocates are still hopeful the office can secure outside funding and bring much-needed transparency to Arizona's prisons.

We Got This Covered

Donald Trump tastes defeat again as his gazillionth attempt to break the law is thwarted

A president who has nothing better to do than insult the Constitution.

We Got This Covered

Trump’s birthright citizenship order swiftly smacked down as his campaign promises meet reality

You can't just get rid of amendments without congress.

The Guardian - US

‘What should be taught in schools?’: the infamous ‘Scopes monkey trial’ turns 100

In 1925, a Tennessee battle over teaching evolution in schools gripped the US and, as festivities commemorate the chaos, the case remains grimly relevant

Roll Call

Federal judge again blocks end to birthright citizenship - Roll Call

The judge gave the government seven days to seek a stay from a higher court in the case, which is likely to head to the Supreme Court.

Latin Times

Trump Officials Used Prisoners in El Salvador as Bargaining Chips Despite Repeatedly Claiming They Were Beyond U.S. Control: Report

The NYT report comes on the heels of court filings in which Salvadoran officials confirmed that more than 130 Venezuelan migrants detained in the country's CECOT maximum security prison are in control of the U.S.

Al Jazeera

‘Cops in the form of alligators’: Trump visits Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz

The migrant detention facility, located in the Florida wetlands, was built in eight days and will include 3,000 beds.

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