Even Cops Aren’t Willing To Back Up Colorado GOP Governor Hopeful’s Insane ‘Gang Infestation’ Lies

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Even Cops Aren’t Willing To Back Up Colorado GOP Governor Hopeful’s Insane ‘Gang Infestation’ Lies

As convenient as it is for cops to play along with hysterical claims made by politicians, sometimes a politician goes too far. That seems to be the case here. Scott Bottoms — currently a stat…

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DC Court Orders ICE To Stop Engaging In Warrantless Arrests

Judge Beryl Howell has now told ICE at least twice: it’s not allowed to grade its own papers. Since Trump’s return to office, the federal government has been engaged in a months-long pu…

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US Citizens In ICE Detention Centers Is The New Normal In Trump’s America

Behold this utter bullshit, uttered by the Trump administration’s “border czar” Tom Homan: White House border czar Tom Homan said Thursday he’s “sure” Immigration and Customs Enfo…

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Todd M Lyons is a serial child murderer. I’d add “proxy,” but it seems pretty superfluous when he’s controlling a spectacularly violent authoritarian state apparatus to effectuate these child killings.

#USPol #MAGA #childAbuse #childMurder #toddLyons #toddMLyons #ice #gestapo #fascism #salo #coloniaDignidad #massDeportation

She was deported without her toddler. Then ICE blamed her for his killing.

ICE accused Wendy Hernandez Reyes of leaving her child with a violent uncle, but she says her son would still be alive if officers hadn’t detained and deported her.

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DOJ Possibly Facing Contempt Charges After Admitting DHS Press Release Was False

Let’s hope the word “possibly” can be stricken from this headline in the near future. And while contempt charges don’t mean much to an administration that is openly contempt…

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Trump taps former career ICE official to lead agency • Missouri Independent

WASHINGTON — Long-time federal immigration official David Venturella will lead U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the agency spearheading President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign, according to a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson. Venturella will replace outgoing ICE acting Director Todd Lyons, who last month announced he would leave his position by May 31, the DHS […]

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Trump’s Anti-Migration Purge Is Breaking Up Military Families, Screwing Afghan Allies

The content of their character was never up for consideration. Under Donald Trump, the only thing that matters is the color of their skin. That’s why almost every single person granted asylum…

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ICE Is Or Isn’t Cutting Back On Courthouse Arrests, Depending On Who You Ask

The administration’s anti-migrant tactics are now months into an indefinite period of continuous escalation. That protest efforts have escalated alongside it apparently means nothing to the o…

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Appeals Court Dumps California Law That Would Have Banned Federal Officers From Wearing Masks

Raids and arrests around the nation by federal immigration officers all feature the same thing: a bunch of people in masks shoving people into unmarked vehicles. What’s happening under Trump …

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Looks Like A Police State To Me, Says Federal Judge Handling Migrant Detention Cases

Under Trump, DHS, ICE, CBP, and Border Patrol have violated every single right affected by their daily work. When you’re trying to perform 3,000 arrests per day, you can be slowed down by thi…

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