(2025-09-08). South Korea wants workers detained in immigration raid to be able to re-enter US. geo.tv 
South Korea's Foreign Minister Cho Hyun attends a meeting at Foreign Ministry in Tokyo, Japan, July 29, 2025. — ReutersSouth Korea said on Monday that it wants hundreds of its citizens, who were arrested last week during a large US immigration raid at a car battery project and are…
(2025-09-08). ICE Conducts Largest-Ever Raid at Georgia Hyundai Plant: 475 Arrested, Mostly Korean. democracynow.org 
We get an update on the largest-ever single-site immigration raid in U.S. history that unfolded Thursday when federal agents arrested nearly 500 workers at a Hyundai facility in Georgia. Most workers were Korean nationals who were building an electric vehicle battery plant. Hyundai is investing over $12 billion in a record-setting economic development deal with the state, and the South Korean government recently agreed to invest hundreds of billions more in the U.S. in exchange for lower tariffs. The two countries' relationship is now uncertain, as South Korean politicians lambasted the raid and sent a char…
(2025-09-08). Supreme Court Greenlights Controversial Immigration Raids in California. devdiscourse.com The U.S. Supreme Court endorsed President Donald Trump's strict immigration enforcement strategy by approving raids in Southern California that target individuals for deportation based on race or language. This decision, criticized by liberal justices as discriminatory, enables federal agents to act without 'reasonable suspicion' of illegality.
(2025-09-08). Trump warns foreign companies after South Koreans detained in huge US raid. scmp.com US President Donald Trump on Sunday warned foreign companies to obey US law after immigration officials arrested some 475 individuals including South Korean workers at a Hyundai-LG battery plant being built in the southern state of Georgia. | The arrests were made in a raid by US authorities on Thursday during the largest single-site operation implemented so far under Trump's nationwide anti-migrant drive.
(2025-09-08). In àñztàºrk Case, Groups Urge Appeals Court To Uphold Rights Of Noncitizen Journalists. thedissenter.org 
The following is an exclusive article for paid subscribers. Thank you for supporting The Dissenter. | Several press freedom and First Amendment groups have urged a United States appeals court to side with Tufts University graduate student Rümeysa Öztürk and uphold the courts' authority to review "unconstitutional detention" claims brought by noncitizens.On March 25, Rümeysa Öztürk was on the streets of Somerville, Massachusetts, near Boston when Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents abducted her from the streets. It was widely reported that she was detained because she co-…
(2025-09-08). US Supreme Court allows Trump's controversial immigration raids to continue. aljazeera.com Decision effectively allows immigration agents to use racial profiling to detain people, greenlighting sweeping raids.
(2025-09-08). DOJ Board Says Millions of Immigrants Can Be Jailed During Removal Proceedings. truthout.org Last week, the Department of Justice's Board of Immigration Appeals ruled that people who enter the country without authorization must be detained throughout their removal proceedings, a process that can take years. The decision stems from the case of Jonathan Javier Yajure Hurtado, a Venezuelan citizen who entered the United States in 2022. In 2024, he was granted Temporary Protected Status… |
(2025-09-08). Tuesday 9/9: ICE Breaker! Rally for Immigrant Rights. indybay.org Courthouse Square | 2200 Broadway, Redwood City, CA 94063…
(2025-09-08). Tuesday 9/16: Purgatorio: A Journey Into the Heart of the Border (documentary film). indybay.org La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, California.
(2025-09-08). DC Citizens Demand Statehood In Rally And March Against Occupation. popularresistance.org Washington DC—Tens of thousands of DC citizens rallied and marched Saturday demanding the immediate end to occupation forces and an end to police harassment and illegal arrests in communities throughout the city. The We Are All DC action was in response to the regime's deployment of 1000s of federal police and over 2000 Army National Guard Soldiers from Southern States, including Ohio, West Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Citizens denounced roundups of immigrants, traffic stop traps, and the arrests some U.S. citizens. | The march began at Malcom X Park and ended about a mile away…
(2025-09-08). Chicago protesters defiant over Trump's deportation threats. newarab.com 
Several thousand The protest came after fears of increasing deportations chilled a normally raucous Mexican Independence Day celebration, as
(2025-09-08). At least 19 killed in Nepal in 'Gen Z' protest over social media ban. geo.tv 
Riot police personnel try to detain a demonstrator during a protest against corruption and the government's decision to block several social media platforms, in Kathmandu, Nepal, September 8, 2025. — Reuters Protests led by young held in capital and other…
(2025-09-08). Around 600 still detained after deadly Indonesia protests. jagonews24.com Nearly 600 people are still in detention following deadly anti-government protests in Indonesia last month, police said Monday.
(2025-09-08). This week in history: September 8-14. wsws.org Fuel prices trigger European protests; NYC teachers strike; US warplanes napalm Korean civilians; British TUC makes "left" gesture to Russian unions.
(2025-09-08). Indonesian protests—a sign of social crisis and deep-seated opposition. wsws.org None of the basic issues that sparked the protests have been resolved despite the limited measures taken by President Prabowo and his government to placate widespread popular anger and resentment.
(2025-09-08). A Year Later, Africa's Gen Z Uprising Is Only More Emboldened. popularresistance.org Over the past year, a wave of mass protests has swept through the capitals of some African states. From Nairobi to Lagos, Accra to Dakar, angry protesters have marched to the sound of exploding tear gas shells and live bullets to rail against hunger and inequality while demanding an end to IMF austerity. From June to August this year, the movement rose again with tens of thousands exploding onto the streets in Kenya, while hundreds of activists turned up at an anniversary event in Lagos, Nigeria to reflect and map out next steps. | Provoked by deep economic frustrations and lack of opportunities, these youth-led…
(2025-09-08). Dozens arrested at London protest in support of Palestine Action. newarab.com 
Hundreds of people demonstrated in Parliament Square in London on Saturday over the British government's Within minutes, police began arre…
(2025-09-08). Sister of U.S. Citizen Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi Demands Justice 1 Year After Israel Killed Her in West Bank. democracynow.org 
This weekend marked the first anniversary of the killing of Turkish American activist Ay≈üenur Ezgi Eygi by Israeli forces as she took part in a weekly nonviolent protest against illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Her death is being investigated by the Turkish government, but despite requests from Eygi's family, the U.S. has refused to conduct its own independent investigation. Israeli soldiers and settlers have killed at least 10 U.S. citizens since 2022, including at least two in the year since Eygi's death. No criminal charges have been brought in any of the cases. &#…
(2025-09-08). Aung San Suu Kyi is gravely ill — and the world must act. asiatimes.com 
Kim Aris, the youngest son of 80-year-old Aung San Suu Kyi, in recent days told The Independent (UK) that his mother — Myanmar's imprisoned democracy leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate — is gravely ill with worsening heart disease. He condemned her treatment by the country's coup-installed junta as "cruel, life-threatening and unacceptable," and insisted …
(2025-09-08). Palestine protesters continue to stand for justice and freedom. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-09-08). Protest demands Labor sanction NT gov't for racism. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-09-08). Australia: Anti-protest policy used to block IYSSE club event at University of Newcastle. wsws.org The ban was part of a broader crackdown on student opposition, particularly to the Israeli genocide in Gaza.
(2025-09-08). Saturday 9/20: San Jose: Make Billionaires Pay! Takedown Climate Crisis, Anti-Fascism Protest. indybay.org Intersection near Tesla Showroom Santana Row | Winchester Blvd. and Stevens Creek Blvd. | San Jose/Santa Clara border…
(2025-09-08). 19 killed in Gen Z protests across Nepal as police open fire. jagonews24.com At least 19 people have been killed and over 340 injured, dozens critically, in violent clashes between security forces and youth-led protesters across Nepal on Monday, as demonstrations against government corruption and the ongoing social media ban spiraled into one of the deadliest days of civil unrest in recent years.
(2025-09-08). Nepal Gen Z protests amid social media ban, clashes kill 19: All to know. aljazeera.com Protesters are agitating against corruption and a ban on major social media platforms.
(2025-09-08). Gen Z protests: Troops patrol Kathmandu as 16 killed in clashes, people storm parliament. jagonews24.com At least 16 protesters were killed Monday after Nepal police fired rubber bullets, tear gas and water cannon to disperse demonstrators demanding the government lift its ban on social media and tackle corruption.
(2025-09-08). 10 dead, 87 injured as protests erupt in Nepal over corruption, social media ban. gnnhd.tv 
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(2025-09-08). Stanford Hospital Staff Protest Complicity with ICE. indybay.org On August 25, 47-year-old Aleyda Rodriguez was grabbed by ICE agents in East Palo Alto as she, her husband, and their child were leaving to go to work and school. She fainted when multiple agents pulled her out of her car and carried her away. The brutalized victim was brought to Stanford Hospital, kept under watch of armed guards, and 5 days later discharged to DHS while in a catatonic state.
(2025-09-08). Headlines for September 8, 2025. democracynow.org Israeli Military Blows Up Three High-Rise Residential Buildings in Gaza City, Save the Children: Israel Has Killed on Average a Child Every Hour for Past 23 Months, Six People Killed in Shooting in Occupied East Jerusalem, Nearly 900 Arrested at Palestine Action Protest in the U.K., Thousands Greet Gaza Protest Flotilla in Tunisia, "Chipocalypse Now": Trump Threatens Again to Send Troops to Chicago, Thousands March in Washington, D.C., Against Trump's Deployment of National Guard Troops, South Korea Negotiates Release of Its Citizens Detained in ICE Raid at Hyundai Plant, Trump Admin Threatens t…
(2025-09-08). Watch: Two American soldiers arrested for protesting US funding of Israeli genocide. ummid.com Two American Army Personnel have been arrested for protesting against the US funding of the Israeli Genocide in Gaza, West Bank and other Palestinian occupied lands.
(2025-09-08). Nepal Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak resigns after deadly protests. jagonews24.com Nepal's Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak has stepped down in the wake of violent youth-led protests that left 19 people dead and more than 400 injured.
(2025-09-08). West Papua: Indonesian occupying forces open fire on protest in Sorong. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-09-08). Massive Mexico City Protest Concert Denounces Israeli Crimes, Echoes 'Free Palestine'. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Over 180,000 people filled Mexico City's Zócalo as Puerto Rican rapper Residente turned his concert into a thunderous show of solidarity with Palestine, condemning Israel's relentless assaults on Gaza and amplifying the voices of Palestinian refugees.