(2026-02-14). Partial US government shutdown throws Congress into turmoil again. scmp.com The US Government experienced its second shutdown in four months on Saturday, as funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) halted, underscoring Washington's growing partisanship and dysfunction. | But in an ironic twist, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, at the centre of the Congressional showdown, will continue to operate despite being part of DHS, given its independent source of funding. In an unprecedented move, US President Donald Trump's administration has allocated at…
(2026-02-14). No deportations of Haitian migrant workers! workers.org 
San Francisco On Feb. 2, 100 people rallied in front of the San Francisco Immigration Court at 100 Montgomery St. to protest the planned deportation of up to 340,000 Haitians. Their Temporary Protected Status (TPS) — designed to protect people from dangerous conditions if they return to their home countries . . . |
(2026-02-14). Brown Berets say no ICE in Aztlan. workers.org 
Houston With signs, drums and bull horns, the Brown Berets of Southeast Texas took part in a national day of action on Feb. 7 demanding Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Out of Aztlan. Aztlan is a term used by Chicano activists for the land in the Southwest part of the . . . |
(2026-02-14). Human Rights Activists Tell Marin County Supes: ICE Out of Marin! indybay.org Human rights activists protested at the County Board of Supervisors meeting to drive ICE out of Marin in ending their bounty hunting of immigrants.
(2026-02-14). Colorado meatpacking workers authorize strike over horrific plant conditions despite deportation threat. wsws.org JBS workers, who are largely immigrants and facing threats of deportation and ICE raids, are joining a growing wave of resistance in the working class.
(2026-02-14). Ohio demonstrations for Haitian migrants: 'Defend and expand protected status!'. workers.org 
Hundreds of people demonstrated in Cleveland on Feb. 7 against threats to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian immigrants previously protected from deportation. This issue impacts 15,000 Haitians living in Springfield, Ohio, and another 30,000 in Central Ohio who are threatened with deportation after President Donald Trump announced . . . |
(2026-02-14). Georgia deports record number of illegal migrants in past year: PM. ecns.cn Georgia's migration authorities deported more illegal migrants over the past year than in the previous decade combined, Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said Friday in a video address.
(2026-02-14). US paid US$35 million to deport 300 to remote islands, African nations. scmp.com The Trump administration spent more than US$35 million to deport roughly 300 migrants to countries they had no connection to, doling out millions of dollars in lump sum transfers to foreign governments without a system to track how the money was used, according to a report released on Friday. | The figures from Senate Foreign Relations Committee Democrats average out to a cost of roughly US$116,666 per person deported. In Rwanda, which received seven deportees, the total cost reached about US$1.1…
(2026-02-14). Monday 2/16: No Monday: Weekly Protest at Tesla in San Francisco. indybay.org At the Tesla Dealership, 999 Van Ness (corner of Van Ness and O'Farrell), San Francisco…
(2026-02-14). Doctors protest filming in hospitals, cite rising risk of violence. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Doctors are raising concerns over the growing practice of filming inside health facilities, warning that it not only exposes them to the risk of violence but also subjects them to public condemnation for circumstances beyond their control. Their reaction follows a video that surfaced on social media earlier this …
(2026-02-14). Millions of Indian workers join one-day protest strike against Modi's class war assault. wsws.org Thursday's action was a further indication of the mass social anger against Modi's far-right, Hindu supremacist government and the state of Indian society more generally.
(2026-02-13). ICE 'under siege': Kristi Noem slams violent protests as 'domestic terrorism'. hindustantimes.com U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says assaults on ICE officers have jumped by roughly 1,300%, using the spike to defend immigration agents and slam violent protests as "domestic terrorism." She argues that escalating attacks, vehicle rammings and death threats prove ICE is under siege at the border and in sanctuary cities, and warns demonstrators they will face the full force of federal law if they target officers. Watch for more…
(2026-02-13). DOJ Drops Charges Against Two Minneapolis Men It Accused of Attacking ICE Agents. truthout.org The U.S. Department of Justice, citing evidence inconsistent with its earlier allegations, dropped felony charges against two men accused of assaulting a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent before the agent shot one of the men in the leg. U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen wrote in a brief Thursday filing that "newly discovered evidence" was found to be "materially inconsistent" with the… |
(2026-02-13). Ron Johnson Erupts During Senate Hearing as Ellison Defends Protesters' Rights. truthout.org During a contentious Senate hearing on Thursday, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin) admonished Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (D) for informing residents of his state that the First Amendment grants them the right to protest against the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, baselessly claiming his words led to the killing of two Minneapolis residents. |
(2026-02-13). US ex-CNN anchor Don Lemon to enter plea in Minnesota ICE protest case. scmp.com Former CNN anchor Don Lemon is due in federal court in Minnesota on Friday to enter a plea in a criminal case stemming from his coverage of a protest at a church against US President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. | Lemon, now an independent journalist, livestreamed a protest against Trump's deployment of ‚Äåthousands of armed immigration agents into Democratic-governed Minnesota's biggest cities. The protest disrupted a January 18 service at Cities Church in St Paul.
(2026-02-13). Italy's Harsh Immigration Bill Puts Lives at Risk. hrw.org Click to expand Image | The Italian Navy ship Libra in the Adriatic Sea off the coast of Albania, April 11, 2025. | © 2025 Vlasov Sulaj/AP Photo | Before she was elected prime minister, Giorgia Meloni threatened to impose a naval blockade in the Mediterranean Sea to stop boats carrying migrants and asylum seekers from reaching Italy. Her government has now proposed draft legislation that will allow it to do just that.The bill, approved by the cabinet on February 11, would allow the government to prohibit boats from entering Italian territorial waters "in cases of grave threats to public order or national…
(2026-02-13). NY Health Care Budget Responds to Federal Cuts. mediasanctuary.org Governor Hochul's proposed budget includes $136.5 billion for health care, virtually the same as this year. Medicaid spending would account for $122.6 billion, a decrease of $3.4 billion or 2.7‚ÄØpercent, primarily due to the loss of federal funding for the Essential Plan. The Essential Plan provides comprehensive health coverage for over 1.7 million moderate income individuals and families The increased state share of Medicaid expenditure‚ÄØis primarily due to $2.6 billion in federal cuts requiring the shift of 486,000 lawfully present immigrants from the Essential Plan to…
(2026-02-13). Too Late, Mr. Trump. You Cannot Undo the Multi-Racial, Multi-National Real America. juancole.com San Francisco (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) — Notice to Donald Trump and his MAGA myrmidons: It's too late by centuries to turn the United States of American "back" into the ethnically homogenous nation for white people which it never was. And that's nothing to be disappointed about. | Most Americans aren't swallowing your so-called jokes depicting African-Americans as apes, your white supremacist lies about Haitians "eating the pets," your slanders of law-abiding farmworkers as the "worst of the worst," your creepy wails about immigrants "poisoning the blood" of America, your demand we exclude refu…
(2026-02-13). 150,000 Afghans have returned from Pakistan, Iran this year: UN. geo.tv 
Afghan citizens wait with their belongings to cross into Afghanistan, after Pakistan gives the last warning to undocumented immigrants to leave, at the Friendship Gate of Chaman Border Crossing along the Pakistan-Afghanistan Border in Balochistan Province, in Chaman, Pakistan. —…
(2026-02-13). Iran releases on bail three reformists arrested after protests. newarab.com 
(2026-02-13). Iran announces enquiry team to investigate deadly protests. newarab.com 
(2026-02-13). Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific. wsws.org India: Punjab bus contract workers strike statewide; Sri Lankan government doctors continue protests; Australia: Queensland Urban Utilities workers strike for higher pay; Victorian public health support workers' continue industrial action; New Zealand firefighters escalate strike; Air New Zealand cabin crew walkout.
(2026-02-13). Indonesia: Police Disperse Papuans Protesting 'Food Estate' Project. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Members of the Voice of Catholic People of Papua gathered at the St. Francis Xavier Catholic Cathedral in Merauke, Indonesia, call on church officials to protect Indigenous people from government policies, January 25, 2026. | © 2026 Stenly Dambujai…
(2026-02-13). Everyone Is Allowed To Protest. warisacrime.org Tied up with the apparently very longstanding tradition of claiming that all opponents of atrocities are purely engaged in what has recently been called "virtue signaling" is the idea that only certain types of people are qualified to protest certain things — or to ever say or do anything decent at all. By David Swanson, …
(2026-02-13). Mumia: Trump's "Stick-up — your oil or else" workers.org 
On Feb. 3 — at a demonstration outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York, marking one month since President Nicolás Maduro and First Combatant Cilia Flores were kidnapped and held hostage by the U.S. — protesters received a live call-in from political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal. Mumia cut through . . . |
(2026-02-13). Proscription of Palestine Action ruled unlawful in blow to UK Labour government. wsws.org There must be a counteroffensive against the government's attack on democratic rights and support for oppression around the world, fusing the spirit of urgency and self-sacrifice which has animated PA protesters with a perspective for the broad mobilisation of millions.
(2026-02-13). Unextinguished Anger: Why Iran's Streets Keep Rising. fairobserver.com Over the past decade, street protests in Iran have erupted repeatedly. At times, economic crises have served as the main trigger; at other moments, political repression or regional tensions have pushed people into the streets. Yet despite the changing causes, the overall pattern has remained strikingly consistent: demonstrations that spread rapidly, a surge of nationwide…
(2026-02-13). Former Israel Police chief says far-right minister Ben-Gvir intervened in officer appointments. haaretz.com Former Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai told Channel 12 that Ben-Gvir would summon promotion candidates for interviews, even for non-senior positions, and demanded the use of force against anti-government protesters…
(2026-02-13). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Dockworkers at ports in Greece, Italy and across Europe in austerity protests linked to opposition to war; textile workers in Egypt strike for higher wages; water workers in Johannesburg, South Africa take unofficial action over pay…
(2026-02-13). Stuart Rees: Cowardice over Gaza dressed up as authority on Sydney's streets. asiapacificreport.nz 
COMMENTARY: By Stuart Rees The violence surrounding protests against the visit of Israel's president was not an accident of crowd control. It reflects a deeper political failure — where authority suppresses dissent rather than confronting uncomfortable truths about Gaza, protest rights and democratic responsibility. In official explanations of violence outside Sydney Town Hall on Monday…
(2026-02-13). Australian protesters against Herzog visit speak about police attacks. wsws.org "Now if someone tells me about police brutality, I know exactly what they mean. I've had first-hand personal experience of it."