2025-10-17: Immigration Roundup

So far today: 2025-10-17 9:13pm GMT

WSWS (2025-10-17). Massachusetts 13-year-old abducted by ICE and transported to Virginia detention center. wsws.org The abduction by armed ICE agents of a seventh grader in Massachusestts has provoked angry protests. More than 80 residents and city councilors gathered outside Everett City Hall to demand the return of the boy, who was transferred to a juvenile immigration facility in Virginia.

____ (2025-10-17). EXCLUSIVE-ICE, Border Patrol agents to receive pay during government shutdown. devdiscourse.com U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has promised tens of thousands of federal agents carrying out his immigration crackdown that they will be paid during the government shutdown, according to emails seen by Reuters, even as other federal workers go without pay. The pay plan was communicated to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection staff on Wednesday in separate internal emails seen by Reuters.

Natalia Marques, People's Dispatch. (2025-10-17). Chicago Residents 'Refuse To Budge' As ICE Terrorizes Communities. popularresistance.org From hunting people down through the aisles of retail stores, to intentionally crashing into a vehicle on a residential street and then deploying tear gas against a gathered crowd of residents and protesters, agents with the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement have been wreaking havoc in Chicago as part of their "Operation Midway Blitz". | According to the Department of Homeland Security, federal agents have made more than 1,500 arrests in the greater Chicago area since September 8 when the operation was announced — although data reveals some of these arrests to be outside of the state of Illinois.

jingyi Zhang, Doctoral Student, Psychology, University of Alberta (2025-10-17). Marriage is hard, but it's even harder when you immigrate together. | Jingyi Zhang

james R. Elliott, Professor of Sociology, Rice University (2025-10-17). FEMA buyouts vs. risky real estate: New maps reveal post-flood migration patterns across the US. | James R. Elliott

ANON (2025-10-17). Wednesday 10/15: Court Defense – Stop the Deportations! indybay.org 100 Montgomery St, San Francisco…

WSWS (2025-10-17). UAW president hails Trump, praises Stellantis move to cut jobs in Canada. wsws.org On the eve of the mass "No Kings" protests against the aspiring dictator Donald Trump, United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain issued another tribute to the fascist in the White House.

Editor (2025-10-17). 'No Kings' Protests Set to Sweep US Even as Trump Increases Attacks on Activists. scheerpost.com

Pablo Meriguet (2025-10-17). Peru's latest president José Jerí faces mounting pressure after killing of protester. peoplesdispatch.org Protests have not subsided despite Boluarte's removal from office. Now, Jerí's newly formed government faces an attempt at censure just days after he accepted the position.

aljazeera (2025-10-17). Peru's new president refuses to resign after Gen Z protests leave one dead. aljazeera.com State of emergency to be declared in capital as protests that led to last week's ouster of former president intensify.

albawaba (2025-10-17). Violent protests erupt in Peru as interim president José Jerí faces calls to resign. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- Thousands of Peruvians took to the streets of Lima on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, demanding the resignation of interim President José Jerí and members of Congress, in the most violent unrest since his appointment last week. The demonstrations, led by Generation Z activists and joined by unions, students, and transport workers, turned chaotic as protesters clashed with riot police near the Congress building, hurling rocks, tearing down barricades, and setting effigies on fire while chanting " °Jerí, out!" and calling for early elections. | Police responded with tear gas and rubber bullets, sealing o…

geo.tv (2025-10-17). Bangladesh parties sign landmark reform charter after protests. geo.tv Muhammad Yunus , Chief Adviser of Bangladesh's Interim Government and Head of the National Consensus Commission, speaks after signing the July National Charter at the South Plaza of the National Parliament in Dhaka on October 17, 2025. — AFPCharter aims at ensuring democratic reform…

| qaiser.shirazi | (2025-10-17). Rawalpindi ATC issues non-bailable arrest warrants for Aleema Khan over repeated absences. tribune.com.pk An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Rawalpindi issued a non-bailable arrest warrant for Aleema Khan on Friday after she failed to appear in court. | The court directed the relevant authorities to arrest and produce Aleema before the court on October 19. | ATC Judge Amjad Ali Shah observed that Aleema's repeated absences amounted to obstruction of juidicial proceedings. | The court could not record witness statements in the 26 November protest case lodged at Sadiqabad Police Station at today's hearing given Aleema's absence. | According to police sources, Aleema is likely to be arrested from Adiala Jail premises,…

aljazeera (2025-10-17). What's behind Pakistan's latest crackdown on religious party TLP? aljazeera.com The far-right group, long known for blasphemy protests, is at risk of being banned by the Punjab government.

Ed Vogel, Truthout. (2025-10-16). By Enabling Police Surveillance, Elected Officials Fuel Trump's Agenda. popularresistance.org In a remarkable series of avoidable mistakes, elected officials in Illinois have demonstrated to the rest of the country the impossibility of meaningful regulation of police use of surveillance technology. | In May of this year, 404 Media published evidence that Illinois automated license plate reader data was being accessed on behalf of federal agencies like Immigration and Customs Enforcement as well as directly by law enforcement agencies across the country, including in Texas, who used the information for immigration enforcement and to monitor people seeking abortions.

newarab (2025-10-16). Israeli minister hosts UK anti-Islam figure Tommy Robinson. newarab.com British far-right activist Upon his arrival, Robinson – known for his anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant views – posted on X: | "Just landed in the beautiful State of Israel. Thank you Amich…

A Guest Author (2025-10-16). Chicago students protest ICE kidnapping on campus. workers.org Students march to University Hall to protest University of Illinois Chicago administration complicity in deportations on campus, Oct. 9, 2025. By River Argyilan The article below was first published in Fightback! News on Oct. 10, 2025. It has been lightly edited. On Thursday, October 9, Mexican Students de Aztlán (MeSA) . . . |

Staff (2025-10-16). U.K. bars Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from Europa League match at Aston Villa over safety concerns. haaretz.com British police classified the Europa League match between Aston Villa and Israel's Maccabi Tel Aviv as 'high risk,' citing last year's Amsterdam riots involving Israeli fans and potential pro-Palestinian protests in Birmingham…

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