«Besides recounting acts of violence, dozens who spoke Tuesday said state and local police violated Vermont’s fair and impartial policing policy, which generally bars officers from “facilitating” civil immigration enforcement.

Lambek said police clearly coordinated with federal agents. He called previous statements from law enforcement officials an example of “victim blaming and outright misdirection.”»
#vermont #ICEviolence #StatePoliceCollaboration #FalseArrest
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Protesters tell lawmakers they were choked, assaulted by officers during South Burlington immigration operation

About 200 people gathered Tuesday evening in the House chamber, where many described acts of brutality and demanded accountability.

VTDigger
Ai horror story of the day:
Tennessee grandmother loses her home, her car and her dog after being wrongfully identified by Ai facial recognition in fraud case.
She spent four months in jail without bond despite having no connection to crime.
This is what happens when unaccountable police put too much faith in poorly tested technology. And when people are willing to put too much trust in Frankenstein's autocorrect.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/12/tennessee-grandmother-ai-fraud
#Ai #FacialRecognition #FalseArrest #PolicingWithAutocorrect
Tennessee grandmother jailed after AI facial recognition error links her to fraud

Angela Lipps spent nearly six months in jail after AI software linked her to a North Dakota bank fraud case

The Guardian
Man sues cops who jailed him for 37 days for trolling a Charlie Kirk vigil https://arstechni.ca/Z69M #socialmediacensorship #charliekirk #DonaldTrump #falsearrest #censorship #Policy #meme
Man sues cops who jailed him for 37 days for trolling a Charlie Kirk vigil

Cops may be fined for jailing a man over his Facebook posts.

Ars Technica
Tennessee Man Arrested, Gets $2 Million Bond for Posting Facebook Meme

Larry Bushart posted a meme on a local Facebook page about Charlie Kirk. He now faces years in prison.

Yahoo News

We warned you this was going to happen.

Now it's happening.

If you support the detention of US citizens based solely on the color of their skin then turn in your "patriot" badge because you've completely lost what it means to be an American.

#ICE #immigration #dueprocess #falsearrest

https://newsletter.ofthebrave.org/p/im-a-us-citizen-and-a-veteran-ice

I’m a US citizen and a veteran. ICE arrested me for no reason.

Jailed for three days without an explanation or ability to notify anyone, George Retes argues the only path to healing starts with the government taking accountability for its actions.

Home of the Brave

Data don't lie.

The volume of tort claims by people – including American citizens – who say they were severely harmed or wrongfully detained during ICE operations has more than doubled from 2023 to 2025 under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA).

Estimates put 2025 claims at more than 400 and growing rapidly. The total dollar value of tort claims for damages currently pending against ICE exceeds $55.5B. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/09/30/citizens-seek-damages-after-violent-ice-arrests/86419733007/ #ICE #Immigration #FTCA #Lawsuit #Damages #FalseArrest #Litigation #DHS #USGov #LawEnforcement #CivilLitigation #PersonalInjury

North Fort Myers, Florida Man Alleges Violent False Arrest and Imprisonment: The Case of Enzo Vincenzi

North Fort Myers man Enzo Vincenzi alleges a violent false arrest & imprisonment. Uncover the details of his civil rights case & fight against police misconduct.

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“We now know that Navajo people and enrolled members of other tribes are being detained in Phoenix and other cities by ICE,” Navajo Nation Council Speaker Crystalyne Curley said during a committee meeting on Thursday.
#NativeAmerican #Navajo #ICE #Detention #FalseArrest
https://azmirror.com/2025/01/24/reports-of-navajo-people-being-detained-in-immigration-sweeps-sparks-concern-from-tribal-leaders/
Reports of Navajo people being detained in immigration sweeps sparks concern from tribal leaders

The DOJ argued in court that Indigenous people don't have birthright citizenship, even though they have for 100 years

Arizona Mirror