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X @The Economist
The Economist· 2025-07-13 18:40
Most of the federal agents cover their faces with masks or balaclavas. Children look on fearfully. Our dispatch from inside America’s immigration courts https://t.co/UHmJPEaj0K ...
‘We have animals in better conditions’: Florida Dem decries Trump’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ center
MSNBC· 2025-07-13 16:33
Florida Democratic lawmakers are raising alarms over conditions at the state's new immigration detention center that the administration is calling Alligator Alcatraz after seeing the conditions of the Everglades facility for themselves in what they called a quote sanitized tour on Saturday since the administration knew they were coming. People held at the 30,000 bed center the state rapidly built on an isolated airirstrip surrounded by swamp land have told the Associated Press that worms turn up in the food ...
Horrific ICE raids exposed: Farmworker on life support and more arrests go viral
MSNBC· 2025-07-13 16:30
The conditions that we saw inside this internment camp, which it is nothing less than that description, were were really appalling. We saw humans being held in cages. You heard it from Congresswoman Debbie Washerson Schultz. We 32 people per cage. Three toilets in each cage for these 32 people. And their drinking water comes from the toilet. That was Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Congressman Maxwell Frost describing the inhumane conditions at Alligator Alcatres after a guided tour today. Their ...
X @The Economist
The Economist· 2025-07-13 15:40
Detentions at immigration courts rose fast about six weeks ago. At first agents came for people whose asylum cases had been dismissed. Now those who had been given court dates are being detained, too https://t.co/b1cHhXU1OR ...
'People do have to have basic rights': L.A. Mayor Karen Bass slams ICE raids
MSNBC· 2025-07-13 00:15
Immigration Policy & Legal Challenges - A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from arresting individuals in numerous California counties, including Los Angeles, without legitimate suspicion of illegal presence [1] - The ruling prohibits arrests based on race, language, or type of work [1] - The court decision emphasizes the importance of basic rights for individuals [11] - California's Governor criticized the Trump administration's immigration agenda as chaotic, cruel, and fear-inducing [12] Impact on Los Angeles & Community - Los Angeles, with a population of 38 million (38,000,000), is approximately 50% Latino, leading to widespread terror and fear due to immigration raids [3] - Residents are afraid to leave their homes for basic necessities like groceries, impacting daily life [9] - There are reports of ICE agents using unmarked cars and lacking uniforms, causing confusion and fear [4] - The city is filing a Freedom of Information Act request to identify the detaining agents and locate detained individuals [10] City Government Response - The Mayor signed an executive order instructing city departments on how to protect themselves from federal government interference, requiring warrants for ICE to enter city facilities like libraries [7][8] - The Mayor questions the presence of Marines and the National Guard in Los Angeles, stating that the city's police and sheriff's departments did not request their assistance [17] - The Mayor describes the situation in Los Angeles as an "experiment" and warns other cities to be on alert [17]
X @BBC News (World)
BBC News (World)· 2025-07-12 23:08
Judge bars Trump administration from 'indiscriminately' detaining immigrants https://t.co/RNuJcdSGkK ...
Polls show American backlash as Trump breaks promise to focus on criminals in anti-immigrant crusade
MSNBC· 2025-07-12 03:45
Political Analysis - The analysis suggests Donald Trump has a history of squandering capital, both financial and political [1][2][3] - Immigration was a key issue for Trump's voters, with an 80-point margin favoring him among those prioritizing it [3][4] - Within six months of his presidency, a Gallup poll indicated a 27-point disapproval margin for Trump's handling of immigration [6] - Republican support for Trump's immigration stance has declined, with a shift towards viewing immigration as beneficial and supporting a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants [7][8] - Conservative figures like Joe Rogan, who previously supported Trump, have criticized his deportation policies [9][10] - The analysis attributes the loss of support to the perceived brutality of Trump's immigration crackdown [11][12][13][14] - ICE has reportedly been targeting immigrants without criminal records and facing pressure to meet high arrest quotas [15][16] - Reports indicate that individuals are being detained at various locations without clear justification, raising concerns about discriminatory practices [17]
X @The Economist
The Economist· 2025-07-11 22:01
The passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act marks a transformative moment for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The agency will become the best-resourced, most aggressive version of itself https://t.co/OaEVazC54TPhoto: AP https://t.co/PNei5cdsrS ...