Trump Is Weaponizing the USCIS for the First Time in the Agency’s History

USCIS oversees applications for legal immigration, like citizenship, legal permanent residency, work authorization, and more. Trump is now staffing the agency with armed law enforcement agents to make arrests.

New naturalized US citizens take Oath of Allegiance at special naturalization ceremony.

Trump is Abusing His Power to Build a Dangerous, National Policing Force

Trump is building out a paramilitary policing force unaccountable to the public. But states have tools to resist this dangerous abuse of power and protect communities from intimidation.

Demonstrators march in Washington, DC carrying a banner that reads " NO NATIONAL GUARD IN DC".

Sweeping Ban on Drone Flights Across Chicago Looks Suspiciously Like an Attempt to Ban Press Coverage

We can’t let government block drone photography of newsworthy events simply by claiming a need to fly their own aircraft in an area or claiming the existence of vague “security threats”

A drone flying in front of the Statue of Liberty

Federal Judge Blocks Trump Effort to Bar Some Immigrant Families From Head Start

The ruling halts a Trump administration directive that would have excluded certain immigrant children from Head Start, a program serving families who are eligible nationwide. The decision ensures immigrant families can continue to access early education, child care, and critical support services while the ACLU’s lawsuit moves forward.

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What’s at Stake as the Supreme Court Takes Up Transgender Sports Bans

How one West Virginia teenager could shape the future of Title IX and civil rights protections for transgender youth.

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A Letter From Detained Journalist Mario Guevara

After 100 days in immigration detention, journalist Mario Guevara shares a handwritten letter describing the toll of separation from his family, his love for the U.S., and his determination to keep reporting.

A photo of Mario Guevara.

Memphis Police Are Blocking Transparency, Defying Reform

Despite Department of Justice findings of abuse and promises of change, MPD is illegally withholding records the public needs to hold them accountable.

A demonstrator wearing a black hospital mask and black beanie hat holds up a cardboard sign that reads, "END POLICE TERROR".

Community is the Antidote to Immobilization

“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any.” — Alice Walker

By Sandy Chung, she/her

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Surveillance Businesses Have Human Rights Responsibilities

The Trump Administration's immigration abuses are human rights violations

Immigrants behind chain link fence in an overcrowded detention area