(2025-08-24). Trump's D.C. Takeover Is Scaring Immigrant Parents Out of Taking Kids Back to School. theintercept.com 
Washington, D.C.'s large immigrant population is facing a reign of terror: Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have flooded neighborhoods with large Latino populations, imposing checkpoints and hanging a threat over families' heads as kids and parents prepare to go back to school next week. | Instead of worrying about having the right notebooks for the school year, many families are now afraid of getting detained by ICE on their way to school drop-off and pickup, three school staff members and local organizers told The Intercept. Teachers claim that the D.C. school system has been unhelpful, treating th…
(2025-08-24). The real cost of illegal immigration. strategic-culture.su A stretch of Roosevelt Avenue running through AOC's Bronx district is nicknamed "The Market of Sweethearts," due to the chaotic bazaar of prostitution there. Most workers are illegal aliens from Central America. It is impossible to provide a definitive number of undocumented immigrant sex workers in the United States due to the clandestine nature of this activity. However, Polaris, an anti-trafficking organization, analyzed information on sex trafficked women to find some 52 percent were illegals. Another study found 72 percent of sex workers were immigrants.
(2025-08-24). Border Patrol Begs Retired Agents to Rejoin the Agency. scheerpost.com By Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg / Truthout Border Patrol is encouraging retired agents to rejoin its ranks as the Trump administration escalates its immigration raids across the country. "Recently retired from Border Patrol? We want you back!" U.S. Border Patrol posted on Instagram on August 18. "We're seeking to reinstate retired agents to rejoin the agency and continue the …
(2025-08-24). Trump and the US Are Paying the Price for Racism and Denial. indybay.org The pathological narcissist and distractor-in-chief followed his authoritarian playbook of lies, obscenities, threats, and insults and never prepared US communities for these earth-shaking migrations! Prices rise, employment plummets, and trust disappears! Trump must not be allowed to finish his second term!
(2025-08-24). Trump administration to vet all 55 million U.S. visa holders. ecns.cn The Trump administration said Thursday it is reviewing all 55 million foreign nationals holding U.S. visas, warning that any violations could trigger immediate revocation and deportation. The State Department stressed visa holders are under "continuous scrutiny," including for overstays, criminal activity, threats to public safety or links to terrorism.
(2025-08-24). On Day of His Release, Trump Administration Threatens to Deport àÅbrego García to Uganda. scheerpost.com Kilmar àÅbrego García celebrates his son's third birthday. (Photo by David Seidenberg/Creative Commons) | By Brett Wilkins / On the same day he was
(2025-08-24). Fighting The Trump Administration's 'Unchecked Power' To Deport Noncitizen Students. thedissenter.org 
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(2025-08-24). LIVE: Israel pounds Gaza; protesters across globe denounce Gaza City famine. aljazeera.com People protest around the world as Israel continues push to seize Gaza City where famine has been declared.
(2025-08-24). Scuffles, arrests as protesters across UK rally against asylum hotels. aljazeera.com Protesters met with counter-demonstrators, prompting scuffles, including in Bristol and Liverpool.
(2025-08-24). CNA Kaiser San Rafael Nurses and Supporters Rally & Protest Layoffs and Use of AI. indybay.org CNA NNU Kaiser nurses and supporters rallied against the layoff of 41 nurses in San Rafael and the use of AI to eliminate nurses and healthcare workers…
(2025-08-24). Monday 9/1: Santa Cruz Labor Day Protest. indybay.org Corner of Ocean and Water Streets in Santa Cruz…
(2025-08-24). Latin American Countries and China Condemn Trump's Threats Against Venezuela. truthout.org China and members of an alliance of Latin American and Caribbean nations in recent days joined countries including Brazil and Colombia and anti-war voices around the world in denouncing the Trump administration's deployment of US warships off the coast of Venezuela. At least three US Navy guided missile destroyers and thousands of Marines are currently off the coast of Venezuela… |
(2025-08-23). U.S. seeks to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda after he refused plea offer in his smuggling case. whyy.org Immigration officials said they intend to deport The Costa Rica offer came late Thursday and included a requirement that he remain in jail, according to a brief filed in Tennessee, where the criminal case was brought. After Abrego Garcia left jail on Friday, Immigration an…
(2025-08-23). Trump administration seeks to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda. aljazeera.com Abrego Garcia's case remains a flashpoint in US President Donald Trump's anti-immigration crackdown.
(2025-08-23). Judge blocks Trump from cutting funding from 34 cities and counties over 'sanctuary' policies. whyy.org A judge ruled late Friday the Trump administration cannot deny funding to Boston, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles and 30 other cities and counties because of policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration efforts. | U.S. District Judge William Orrick in San Francisco extended a preliminary injunction blocking the administration from cutting off or conditioning the use of federal funds for so-called "sanctuary" jurisdictions. His
(2025-08-23). Accepted at Universities, Unable to Get Visas: Inside Trump's War on International Students. theintercept.com 
A prominent Indian journalist was notified by the Trump administration this week that his student visa to pursue a master's program in the U.S. had been denied. The prospective student, Kaushik Raj, a journalist who has reported for international and Indian publications alike, was told in his rejection letter that the U.S. government felt he did not have enough ties to his home country. | Set to study data journalism at Columbia University's graduate journalism school, Raj was incredulous. His entire family is in India, his reporting has been on India, and he had told the American consular officer during his i…
(2025-08-23). Glasgow protests demonstrate farce of 'fascists' v 'antifascists'. thecommunists.org On 26 July, to coincide with the visit of US president Donald Trump, competing protests were staged in Glasgow. On one side of the city centre, the United Kingdom Independence Party (Ukip) held a gathering that took an explicit stance in favour of mass deportations of "migrants" and declared its support for the policies of …
(2025-08-23). Kilmar Abrego Garcia Released From ICE Custody After Return From El Salvador. truthout.org Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Salvadoran man whom the Trump administration wrongfully deported in violation of a judge's order earlier this year, was released from custody in Tennessee on Friday. "Today, Kilmar Abrego Garcia is free," his attorney, Sean Hecker, said. "He is presently en route to his family in Maryland, after being unlawfully arrested and deported, and then imprisoned… |
(2025-08-23). Demonstrators demand 'End the Siege of Gaza!'. workers.org 
Seattle Banging pots and pans, over 500 demonstrators took to the streets of Seattle on Aug. 17 to demand "End the Siege of Gaza!" Seattle, Aug. 17, 2025 (WW Photo: Jim McMahan) Among the speakers was a member of Healthcare Workers for Palestine, protesting the targeting of health care workers . . . |
(2025-08-23). Workers block road at Tejgaon protesting against factory closure. jagonews24.com Workers of a garment factory blocked the road in Dhaka's Tejgaon on Saturday morning, August 23, protesting against the factory closure without prior notice…
(2025-08-23). Terrorist pots and pans banned from Gaza protest. skwawkbox.org 
Proscription of kitchen implements soon to follow? The Met Police banned demonstrators taking part in last night's anti-genocide protest outside the embassy of fascist Israeli ambassador Tzipi Hotovely from bringing pots and pans to the protest, apparently on the basis that the noise might stop the embassy from carrying on its usual genocidal — and …
(2025-08-23). the Thousands of Jews and Arabs rally in Tel Aviv against Gaza war, hunger. haaretz.com The protest, organized by the umbrella group for Arab citizens of Israel, was scaled back after police capped participation under threat of revoking approval. Demonstrators held images of starving children in Gaza, as a police officer warned: 'What happens in the village will not happen here in Tel Aviv'…