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‘A Tombstone’: Abandoned Bicycles Outside Courthouses Symbolize U.S. War on Immigrants
Abandoned bicycles outside courthouses reflect intensified enforcement after the July 4, 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which increases ICE…
TIRRC Sues Tennessee Highway Patrol Over Withheld Nashville Records
TIRRC filed suit August 15, 2025 against the Tennessee Highway Patrol in Nashville to compel release of immigration-enforcement records. Plaintiffs…
Nancy Hiemstra Examines the Economics Behind Immigrant Detention Expansion
Hiemstra documents 2025’s detention surge: 56,000+ held mid-year, capacity up from 6,785 in 1994 to 41,500+ in 2024. Federal spending…
Five People Set to Profit from Trump’s 2025 ICE Detention Expansion Plan
July 2025’s $170 billion reconciliation bill, including the OBBBA, funds a rapid ICE detention expansion: $45 billion for centers and…
Trump Administration Targets Nigerian Birth Tourism, Ending Birthright Claims
Executive Order 14160, effective July 27, 2025, restricts automatic citizenship for children born after February 19, 2025 unless a parent…
Faith Leaders Urged to Ask ICE Agents to Quit Over Abuses
Through August 15, 2025, reports allege severe overcrowding, medical neglect, and abusive practices at Krome, BTC, and FDC. Faith leaders…
Huge update: Nationwide ‘March for Australia’ anti-mass immigration rallies
Rallies on August 31, 2025, follow an August 9 neo‑Nazi march and occur amid policy shifts: 185,000 migration ceiling, 71%…
Hundreds Weigh In on County Proposals for Federal Immigration Cooperation
Facing federal pressure and state examples, Gallatin County debates signing 287(g) agreements. Audrey S. Cromwell warned of constitutional exposure, wrongful-detention…