2025-08-29: Immigration Roundup

So far today: 2025-08-29 3:00pm GMT

Editor (2025-08-29). ICE Continues to Detain Award-Winning Journalist Who Filmed Immigration Raids. scheerpost.com

Unicorn Riot (2025-08-29). Immigration Detainees Revolt at Notorious Florida Detention Camp, Report Says. unicornriot.ninja

aljazeera (2025-08-29). Firefighters tackling wildfire in US arrested by immigration agents. aljazeera.com Border patrol officers swoop in, make arrests as firefighters prepare to tackle 3,600-hectare blaze in Washington State.

WSWS (2025-08-29). Guards riot, beat immigrant detainees at "Alligator Alcatraz" concentration camp in Florida Everglades. wsws.org In frantic phone calls, immigrants reported that guards deployed tear gas and assaulted them.

Caitlin Johnstone (2025-08-29). Western Civilization Is Not Worth Saving. caitlinjohnstone.com.au Western civilization is not worth saving. I think that's been pretty well established by now. | That's one of the silliest things about the way rightists are always babbling about how we need to protect our way of life from immigrants or Islam or "the trans agenda" or whatever. They're beginning with the assumption that this train wreck of a society is worth saving at all. | I am not saying that westerners should die. I am not saying that all the ideals and value…

Joe Piette (2025-08-29). PA protest against incarceration of migrant workers. workers.org Hundreds of people from Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and other cities across Pennsylvania rallied in the city of Philipsburg, on Aug. 24. to protest against the GEO Moshannon Valley Processing Center. As the largest federal detention facility not located in the U.S. South, the for-profit facility receives most of the people arrested . . . |

Marc Delucchi, Sophie Shepherd (2025-08-29). Essentials for Fighting ICE. counterpunch.org Since Donald Trump' s inauguration, ICE has ramped up aggressive attempts to abduct and deport community members across the country. ICE's tactics and strategies aren't new. It's important to remember that every president (yes, even Barack Obama & Joe Biden) and congress has increased ICE's budget since its creation in 2003. ICE threatening more and

50501 Santa Rosa, DSA,, more (2025-08-29). Monday 9/1: Santa Rosa: Labor Day Protest – Workers Over Billionaires! NO ICE! NO Fascism! NO Wars! indybay.org Old Courthouse Square | 4th Street and Mendocino Ave | Downtown Santa Rosa | Peaceful, nonviolent action…

aljazeera (2025-08-29). One killed, dozens injured at anti-government protests in Jakarta. aljazeera.com Indonesia's President has called for calm after police ran over and killed a man during anti-government protests.

Leon Kunstenaar (2025-08-29). Well Fargo Closes Branches Amid Accusations of Genocide. indybay.org Multiple coordinated "Stop Billionaires Summer" action protests and street theater at downtown SF Wells Fargo actions…

aljazeera (2025-08-29). Protests resume in Indonesia's Jakarta after ride-share driver killed. aljazeera.com Affan Kurniawan was killed after an armoured police vehicle ran into him during a demonstration in the capital.

albawaba (2025-08-29). Microsoft terminations spark outrage over role in Gaza bombing program. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Microsoft has fired four workers who took part in protests against the company's alleged support of the Israeli military during its ongoing operations in Gaza. There has been a lot of criticism of Microsoft's Azure cloud services lately, and reports say they are being used in military targeting and mass surveillance programs. | Microsoft confirmed on Wednesday that they had fired two employees for "serious violations of company policy," according to CNBC. The company said that going into the office of Brad Smith, Microsoft's Vice Chair and President, during a protest at the company's headquarters was "

aljazeera (2025-08-29). Microsoft fires four workers over protests against firm's ties to Israel. aljazeera.com Microsoft says the terminations followed serious breaches amid claims that its software is used by Israeli army in Gaza.

Jim McMahan (2025-08-29). Workers' intifada against Microsoft. workers.org As the United Nations' world food crisis authority finally declared a famine in Gaza, direct action demonstrators protested war profiteer Microsoft, whose technology is used to aid the U.S./Israeli war, which is committing genocide in Gaza. No Azure for Apartheid demonstration on Microsoft's campus in Redwood, Washington, Aug. 20, 2025. . . . |

Henry Giroux (2025-08-29). Domestic Terrorism and Spectacularized Violence in Trump's Warfare State. counterpunch.org

Nick Licata (2025-08-29). The Art of Deflection: Trump Sent Troops Into Cities Not to Fight Crime But to Deflect From the Epstein Files. counterpunch.org There is a clear link between media coverage of the child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein's files and Trump's deployment of Federalized National Guards and Marines into the Democratic-leaning cities of Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. Trump has also promised to send troops into other cities that heavily voted for Democrats. These actions will divert public and

Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg (2025-08-28). DOJ Says Temporary Immigration Judges No Longer Need Immigration Experience. truthout.org The Department of Justice (DOJ) no longer requires temporary immigration judges to have experience in immigration law. The new rule, which went into effect on Thursday, permits the director of the Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR), with the U.S. Attorney General's approval, "to designate or select any attorney to serve" as a temporary immigration judge (TIJ) for a renewable six… |

Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg (2025-08-28). Organizers Call on Newsom to Investigate Death of Man Who Was Fleeing ICE Raid. truthout.org An immigrants rights group is demanding that California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and Attorney General Rob Bonta launch an investigation into the death of Carlos Montoya, a Guatemalan father who was fatally struck by a car on August 14 as he allegedly ran from federal agents who were abducting people outside a Home Depot in Monrovia, California. "The people of California have a right to know what… |

Josiah Mortimer (2025-08-28). Far Right and the Press Accused of 'Weaponising Violence Against Women' to Fuel Hatred of Migrants. bylinetimes.com Over 100 women's rights groups, including Rape Crisis and Women's Aid last week signed a joint statement condemning the "weaponisation" of violence against women and girls (VAWG) to fuel anti-migrant sentiment. | The groups warn that politicians and media outlets are sharing false statistics suggesting particular groups are primarily responsible for sexual violence, undermining genuine safety concerns. | In a letter to the Prime Minister, they challenged the "dangerous myth" that the greatest risk to women and girls comes from strangers — when most violence occurs in homes by known perpetrators. | Offic…

Nora Loreto (2025-08-28). Canada Considers Anti-Immigrant Bills as Haitian Immigrants in the US Flee North. truthout.org For several hours, the woman and her children lay in the mud, hoping not to be found by Canadian authorities. She was in the middle of her 14 days — the amount of time that a person who entered via the United States has to be in Canada before making an asylum claim. During those 14 days, asylum seekers cannot be caught. They have to live underground. And even harder, they have to be able to prove… |

Albert Bender (2025-08-28). Judge says Trump 'absolutely forbidden' to deport Abrego García to Uganda. peoplesworld.org NASHVILLE—A federal judge this week stopped the deportation of embattled working-class father and immigrant Kilmar Abrego García in the wake of his release from a Tennessee jail last Friday. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis issued a new order declaring the Trump administration is "absolutely forbidden to remove Abrego García from the continental United States." Xinis …

Emile Schepers (2025-08-28). Trump cuts deals with dictators to take his deportees. peoplesworld.org In addition to all his other attacks on the foreign-born in the United States, President Donald Trump is now proposing to deport them to countries with repressive, anti-democratic governments. Deportees have already been dispatched to countries they are not originally from or have any connection to, including El Salvador, South Sudan, Djibouti, and the Kingdom …

David Trujillo (2025-08-28). Poem: 'Traitors of Democracy'. peoplesworld.org These are dark times in America. There is a cold wind blowing across the land. A catastrophic devil storm is brewing. The predictable rage is coming. A possible swirling vortex of disturbances A worrisome path of destruction lies ahead. In the eye of the storm, a perverted sense of morality exists. A sudden burst …

Unicorn Riot (2025-08-28). Minneapolis Protest Against ICE, Mayor, and Roof Depot Deal Meddling. unicornriot.ninja

SKWAWKBOX (2025-08-28). Video: Israel murdered journalists with 3 missiles, not 2. skwawkbox.org Five journalists and at least seventeen others murdered in targeted attack on hospital stairway using three missiles; Israeli military unit protests at Netanyahu's claim of 'mishap' New video evidence shows that Israel's 'double-tap' murder of journalists and rescue workers on a hospital staircase in Gaza earlier this week was in fact a 'triple tap' involving …

WSWS (2025-08-28). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org DPD delivery workers in Hamburg, Germany on strike against attack on work conditions; Iraqi Halliburton workers protest contract termination; in Kenya, healthcare workers in Kiambu county continue strike over 90 days and nurses walk out in Busia and Trans Nzoia county hospitals, over pay and cash-starved health system…

Human Rights Watch (2025-08-28). Maldives: Authorities Tighten Grip on Media. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Maldives police detain a journalist during a protest against the Maldives Media and Broadcasting Regulation Bill outside government offices in the capital, Malé, on August 27, 2025. | © 2025 Anoof Junaid/Dhauru…

Tim Wheeler (2025-08-28). A brief history of National Guard union busting. peoplesworld.org A wise man once said, "History repeats itself as farce." Yes, President Trump ordering the National Guard, the U.S. Marines, ICE, and other armed forces to invade Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., is a case of history repeating itself. U.S. history is littered with an unbroken train of Presidents ordering U.S. troops to crush strikes, …

Bar Peleg (2025-08-28). Protesters spilled red paint in front of IDF home, call for him to refuse order to take over Gaza. haaretz.com The protest comes following escalating demonstrations by one of the organizers, Standing Together, a coexistence and social justice movement, calling to end the war in Gaza. Five protesters were arrested…

Chen Maanit (2025-08-28). Israel Police chief opposes far-right minister plan to curb protests. haaretz.com Israel Police Commissioner Danny Levy says decisions must be made in the field based on the police's assessment of the situation and the main consideration should be preserving human life, while National Security Minister Ben-Gvir placed freedom of movement and the 'right to privacy, quiet, and property' above the freedom of protest…

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