This the most comprehensive video compilation so far of the horrific ICE killing, not for self-defense, but purportedly for "public safety." #mepolitics edition.cnn.com/2026/07/14/u...

Update that this reporting has been confirmed by CBS and Fox News; all vehicle stops are on hold, allegedly until new training and policies are put in effect.

Cities across the nation are re-evaluating whether to allow mass surveillance by Flock ALPR cameras. Want to find out whether your local police are using Flock to scan for immigrants targeted by ICE? EFF tells you how. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

Cameron County, one of the poorest US counties, just gave a $9.25B AI warship maker a 95% tax abatement worth $211M+ to build in Brownsville. Locals packed hearings asking why billion dollar companies get relief while they absorb the pollution and costs. Who really pays? Read full story🦂🔗:

For @boltsmag.org, I wrote about one of the more under-the-radar ways that states are using their power to curb federal overreach: creating state laws under which people can sue federal officials for constitutional violations and get ideally around SCOTUS' narrowing of Bivens

"The son of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, the man who died, said in a statement that "my father did not deserve this," although ICE stated its officer killed Araujo in self-defense after he ignored commands and tried to run over the officer." www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

A total violation of international law. Eswatini is imprisoning people from multiple countries no crime, based on no violation of law in that country, and with the direct knowledge and acquiescence of the United States.

“Whether it’s climate change or something else, our reservoir system is not as dependable as we once thought.”

NEW: Geraldo Lunas Campos repeatedly raised concerns about his mental health before he died at Camp East Montana. Records paint a portrait of how the Texas facility's staff failed to adequately respond. with @texastribune.org

New podcast episode: Todd & Melissa on how border tactics such as surveillance, chases, warrantless searches, are moving inland. Plus buoy barriers, walls through sacred sites, and Todd's book on the Rio Grande. We run on subscribers, not ads. Subscribe NOW. Our work depends on YOU. Listen Now🔗🦂:

DHS handed Fisher Sand & Gravel $2.6B to cut a border barrier through Texas's Lower Pecos Canyonlands, home to 300+ rock art sites, some 5,000+ years old, and North America's oldest buffalo jump. Cultural laws were waived under the REAL ID Act. Archaeologists are sounding alarms. Full story🔗🦂:

As mines, housing, and border wall construction chew through the Sonoran Desert, volunteers with the Tucson Cactus and Succulent Society rescue saguaros and ocotillos by hand before bulldozers move in. ~165,000 plants saved so far. 🌵 📷Photos by Eliseu Cavalcante. Read full story🔗🦂:

The Trump administration’s efforts to use the criminal grand jury process to retaliate against Minnesota and Minneapolis has floundered badly. It’s a sign of how they are willing to toss aside basic rules to get at their enemies; and how the courts have largely smacked them down when they tried.

After killing one person without warning or trial, the US government let two other survivors die a horrible death by drowning after clinging to wreckage. Despite knowing this was a possible outcome, the US government appears to have deliberately chosen not to stage search and rescue ahead of time.

With interior Border Patrol checkpoints to the north, and the border to the south, DACA recipients in border communities feel under threat by multiple layers of law enforcement, from ICE to local police. Especially in Texas where Latinos say it feels like they have a target on their backs.

In this week's WOLA Border Update: Congress approved, on a party-line vote, another $69.5 million in funding for ICE and CBP. Alarms about detention conditions intensify, as do concerns about border wall construction in the Big Bend and elsewhere. Also, updates on impacts throughout the Americas.

I talked with Rogelio Bolufé, organizer of the Union of People Kidnapped by ICE. The US government deported him to Ecuador earlier this month, even though he's from Cuba, and left him there with nothing.

Elsa Hull was arrested while protesting a 30-foot border wall being bulldozed on her neighbor's land — land he never gave permission to enter. "They don't care about any law." Read the full Q&A🔗🦂: www.theborderchronicle.com/they-dont-ca...

What if "border security" is a lie hiding in plain sight? Todd Miller & Yes Men activist Jacques Servin go deep on language, power & the borderlands. Don't skip to the end, but definitely make it there. Listen to full episode🔗🦂:

It’s a really good piece and if you’re interested in the ways local governments are working with ICE, go read it.

The border is everywhere, in your data, your police force, your healthcare records. Our new Everywhere Border Project series launches today. Going back to normal was never enough. Read below why🦂🔗:

This week's Border Chronicle: the team meets legendary journalist Amy Goodman of Democracy Now!, plus a deep dive into big tech and the everywhere border, a podcast on Latin American art and the borderlands, and news from screwworms in Texas to family separations. 🦂📰 Full Weekly Roundup🔗:

A new study has found that the National Guard's presence in Washington, D.C. had no effect on violent crime in the city. The Guard has been deployed since last August as part of a federal task force to fight crime, and their numbers are set to double in the coming weeks. n.pr/3PWDxqK

NEWS: A @lawfaremedia.org report finds that *97* Jan. 6ers who received clemency for their role in the attack were arrested, charged, or convicted of subsequent crimes—a number much higher than previously reported. Incredible work by @katherinepomps.bsky.social www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...

Really fascinating new tool that may be a lifeline for attorneys working to file habeas lawsuits to protect their clients' right to bond!

The ICE agent charged with shooting a Venezuelan immigrant in north Minneapolis during Operation Metro Surge and lying about the circumstances has been arrested in Texas after Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension agents tracked him there.

We loved working on this with Susan for The Border Chronicle. Some positive news among the nonstop depressing news cycle. And proof that border communities rule. 🦂🛼

Most European citizens will likely never have heard of VFS Global. But across much of Africa, Asia and the Middle East, the visa giant has become notorious An investigation coordinated by @lighthousereports.com has found that VFS has made huge profits by subjecting people to exploitative practices

New: Regretful cities are literally covering their Flock cameras with black trash bags because they cannot figure out how to immediately exit their surveillance contracts or get the cameras taken down: www.404media.co/cities-are-c...

For nearly a decade, the Pentagon was warned—by its own contractors, analysts, and intelligence agencies—that anyone with a credit card could buy a map of where American troops sleep, work, and store nuclear weapons. Now the bill has come due in a war zone. My latest at @wired.com

Looking forward to seeing folks today in Douglas, AZ. If you're in Douglas or thereabouts, come by and say hi!

Our team spent months tracking hundreds of street arrests by ICE across the New York region through federal court records. Here’s what we found: 🧵 projects.thecity.nyc/ice-street-a...

Me, cheering, YES YES

In Tucson, the Ishkashitaa Refugee Network harvests citrus, builds community, and serves 1,000 people through food, art & connection. But refugee families now face SNAP cuts & stalled green card processes. Read the full Q&A🦂🔗:

Pleased to speak with @theguardian.com about the US boat strikes and this important investigation into the identities of the victims. “I think this was in part a military spectacle to give the illusion of the administration doing something ‘macho’ about drugs.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

BREAKING: SB 2471 has been signed into law! It’s the first of its kind in the nation and renders the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision irrelevant in Hawaii. This is a win for the movement to get big money, especially dark money, out of politics.

Worth emphasizing that this was in reference to the Voluntary Work Program (a program which is often involuntary in many private prisons), which is not typical prison labor; it's basically cost-cutting for the private companies, letting them offload housekeeping/maintenance cost to detainee labor.

A 20-story surveillance tower in Ciudad Juárez is about to go live, sharing intel with U.S. & Texas law enforcement. Investigative journalist José Olivares went inside Torre Centinela. New podcast episode 🎙️🦂:

Join us if you're in or near Douglas, Arizona on May 27. We'll be in Bisbee on June 23rd! 🦂😊

At the 2026 Border Security Expo in Phoenix, CBP & ICE have already contracted $25.8B this fiscal year, nearly 3x the previous record. Border Czar Homan was named Person of the Year. Todd Miller reports from inside. Read the full on-the-ground report.🦂🔗

Update on ICE's "Detention Reengineering Initiative": GEO Group's CEO said today that "the warehouse project has been paused, and [DHS] is evaluating how to proceed with this initiative..." He also acknowledged that, as part of the plan, ICE is looking to buy upwards of 10 of GEO's existing jails.

Join Wendy Liu and Cory Doctorow for "How to Dissenshittify the Internet" on May 14 at 11 am PT eff.org/livestream-...

Go inside our investigation into the Southern Border with @theborderchronicle.bsky.social. Learn about our reporting into the unprecedented expansion of federal power and its impact on border communities: www.theborderchronicle.com/inside-the-n...

El Paso was the Southwest’s Ellis Island, a gateway of workers, poets & activists who shaped the region. Journalist Jazmine Ulloa on her debut book reclaiming that forgotten history To read the full Q&A🦂🔗:

Laredo landowners are fighting a 30-ft border wall & buoy plan on the Rio Grande. An independent study warns it could endanger flood-prone neighborhoods. The federal government won't share design plans. Full report🦂🔗:

Hey everybody! I am taking the helm of this classic American institution with @theonion.com and want to know what you fine folks would like to see from us.

This week: Mexico's right wing explained + a powerful doc on Argentina's disappeared & unidentified migrants at the border. Independent journalism like this needs YOU. Subscribe for $59/yr & get a free tote bag! 🦂🌵 Full Roundup🔗:

NEW from me for @immcouncil.org's blog. I dig into the Deportation Data Project's information and shed some light on Trump's mass deportation project, more than one year into his latest term in office. You'll want to check this one out! www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/ice-arr...

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This is compelling