2025-10-24: Immigration Roundup

So far today: 2025-10-24 3:01pm GMT

ACLU of Northern California (2025-10-24). ACLU NorCal Condemns the Escalating Federal Force in Bay Area Cities. indybay.org SAN FRANCISCO, October 22, 2025 — The ACLU of Northern California today condemned President Trump's inflammatory surge of federal immigration agents to the Bay Area and his threat to send the National Guard to San Francisco.

newarab (2025-10-24). Thousands protest in California as anti-Trump sit-in in DC urged. newarab.com Days after US President The first major gathering of the day took place in nearby Alameda, where a 5 am protest was held after federal immigration agents (Customs and Border Control) were spotted, and then in the evening in the city, where thousands of protesters congregated with just hours' notice, in one of the…

Matt Sedlar (2025-10-24). Trump Keeps Trying to Attach Conditions to FEMA Funding Despite Court Orders. counterpunch.org The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) continues to attach conditions to federal disaster assistance grants that require recipients to comply with federal immigration law, hampering the ability of states and localities to prepare for disasters. In January, Trump issued Executive Order 14159 calling for DHS to "undertake any lawful actions to ensure that so-called 'sanctuary'

albawaba (2025-10-24). Trump halts planned federal agent surge in San Francisco. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- U.S. President Donald Trump has called off a planned deployment of federal law enforcement agents to San Francisco, following a direct late-night conversation with the city's mayor, Daniel Lurie, both leaders confirmed on October 23, 2025. The reversal averts a potential standoff between the White House and local officials in the Democratic stronghold, which had been bracing for an influx of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other federal officers amid a wave of immigration raids across California.Mayor Lurie, who recently took office, said Trump personally assured him on October 22 that the…

LVP (2025-10-24). SF Unionists Call for General Strike to Stop Raids, Jailing of Migrants as Trump Sends ICE. indybay.org Trade unionists held a press conference in San Francisco announcing that UAW 2320 Elderly Care attorneys will stop work to protest the role of ICE and to support a general strike on October 24th.

Graham Peebles (2025-10-24). Weaponising Culture: Dividing To Rule. counterpunch.org The hollow, self-righteous defence of "our culture" and "our values" has become an incendiary chant of the far right — particularly in Western, majority white Christian nations. Both are allegedly under attack — at risk of extinction no less — from, you guessed it, immigrants. Much of this furore has, unsurprisingly, been stoked by extremist

| munawar.khan | (2025-10-24). Seven SIU officials suspended over citizen's death by 'torture' in custody. tribune.com.pk Three Special Investigation Unit assistant sub-inspectors and four constables were suspended on Friday in connection with the death of a youngster in custody allegedly due to torture. | According to deceased Irfan's relatives, he was visiting from Bahawalpur and on Wednesday morning SIU officials detained him and his three friends while they were filming videos during breakfast. Their families were unable to reach them after the SIU officials allegedly confiscated their mobile phones. | The family staged a protest outside the Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) Centre in Saddar, accusing the police of causing Irf…

Yossi Verter (2025-10-24). Even the Americans are now wondering: Is King Bibi playing a double game? haaretz.com America, Qatar, Turkey and the Europeans have united to protect the Gaza cease-fire from Netanyahu ‚ñ After the protest movement and the judiciary, Israel's media may be the next target of government investigations…

ICE Out of the Bay! (2025-10-24). Emergency Rally in San Jose Opposes ICE in the Bay Area. indybay.org Community members in San Jose held an emergency rally in front of City Hall on October 23 to protest ICE in the Bay Area.

Jeff Dooley (2025-10-24). Two Thousand assemble in San Francisco to Demand ICE out of the Bay Area. indybay.org Protestors on both sides of San Francisco Bay assembled to protest the influx of Federal ICE and Border Patrol agents while earlier the President had reportedly cancelled a planned military deployment in the Bay Area.

Betsey Piette (2025-10-24). Universities tell Trump "No compact!" workers.org Following President Donald Trump's tactics of dangling the promise of giving or the threat of withholding federal grant monies in exchange for compliance with his reactionary policies, nine colleges and universities were sent a memo called the "Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education," in early October. The colleges receiving . . . |

Maxime Duriez (2025-10-24). Repression on protests in solidarity with Flotilla and Palestinian people: NGOs demand EU Council action. fidh.org The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), together with six other human rights organisations, condemns the alarming repression of peaceful protests across European Union (EU) countries in solidarity with the Palestinian people and the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF). Following the illegal interception and arbitrary detention of activists aboard the GSF, millions of people have gathered across Europe to express their support. In several countries, demonstrations were met with (…) | – | / | <...

WSWS (2025-10-24). The implications of the anti-Trump "No Kings" protests for the European working class. wsws.org Millions across Europe and internationally watched on October 18 as 7 million American youth, workers, professionals and retirees joined nationwide "No Kings" protests.

Noise Against Genocide & autonomous activists (2025-10-24). Friday 10/24: Protest at israeli consulate in SF. indybay.org 456 Montgomery St, | San Francisco…

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