Schumer has demanded that Republicans separate the DHS funding bill from five other spending bills for many other agencies and said Democrats would vote for those bills to keep the government open. They want to negotiate sweeping changes to how ICE operates in exchange for passing the DHS funding measure, including an outside investigation into the killing of protester Alex Pretti, improved training for dealing with protestors and bystanders. and forcing agents to stop wearing masks to obscure their identity.
Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse who worked for the VA, was fatally shot by Border Patrol agents on Saturday. Shortly afterwards, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem called Pretti a domestic terrorist; other Trump administration officials also made comments accusing him of brandishing his weapon and intending to kill or massacre federal agents, among other unfounded claims. Video evidence taken by several bystanders, reviewed in frame-by-frame detail by multiple media outlets, contradicted these claims.
On this week's episode of The David Frum Show, David opens with his reflections on the recent shootings in Minneapolis. He argues that these killings, alongside ICE's warrantless home raids and mistaken detentions, and the reports of deaths in custody, are not isolated abuses but signs of a rapidly deepening crisis in American democracy, one in which basic rights and due process are applied unevenly and increasingly contested.
Video of the fatal incident Saturday showed Pretti facing off with federal agents holding an iPhone then being thrown to the ground and beaten by around six or seven men. A first shot is then fired before at least nine more and Pretti falls still. It is not clear from the footage which agent fired the first shot, or the ones that ultimately killed Pretti.
One political conversation with a gay friend that I'll never forget occurred the night before Election Day in 2016, where my friend told me that he hoped Donald Trump would win so that "The Revolution" would finally happen. The idea, I suppose, was that Trump would make things so bad that it would finally wake up the proletariat of the world, and it would unite in the ultimate class war to overthrow the messed-up liberal world order,
(John Bazemore/AP photo) The FBI has raided a Georgia election hub as part of an investigation into 2020 election fraud, Fox News Digital reported on Wednesday. Agents were seen entering the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center in Atlanta on Wednesday in an operation related to the 2020 election, the outlet reported. President Donald Trump has claimed repeatedly and without evidence that the 2020 election was stolen and rigged against him. Neither the FBI or DOJ provided comment when contacted by Fox Digital. This
The protesters are demanding that Home Depot do more to restrict ICE operations on their properties, that they train staff to handle interactions with ICE agents, and post more information about Fourth Amendment protections. But Home Depot corporate insists they have nothing to do with the ICE raids, and their hands are tied. We are not coordinating with ICE or Border Patrol, and we're not involved in the operations,
The FBI says it's executing a "court authorized law enforcement action" at a location in Georgia that is home to the Fulton County election office. When asked about the search, the FBI would not clarify whether the action is tied to the 2020 election, but last month the Department of Justice announced it's suing Fulton County for records related to the 2020 election.
"Leo is the pope for this moment," said Vincent Miller, a theology professor at the University of Dayton, adding that he's been "utterly unambiguous" in his criticism of Trump's policies. State of play: In the latest example, Archbishop Paul Coakley, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, condemned the killings by federal agents in Minnesota and of a recent ICE detainee as "examples of the violence that represent failures in our society to respect the dignity of every human life."
This past month, many members of the American public (the sane part, at least) have been united in our wishful thinking: they want that man gone, and it can't happen soon enough. Last week, after Tr*mp's decaying hand (and an emergency Air Force One stop) raised everyone's hopes, it seems we're back where we started: wishing, hoping, and praying for an end to the madness we're currently living through.
It's been a pleasure working with you for the past three years you've shown compassion, you've shown an effort to make our community a little bit better, said Sunnyvale Mayor Larry Klein to Mehlinger at Tuesday's meeting. I look forward to the partnership.
After a disquieting stint of more than two months in the clutches of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Allan Dabrio Marrero, a Brooklyn resident with origins traced back to the Cayman Islands, can at last prepare to tread the familiar floors of his home; a lawful reunion with his husband lies within reach. A Manhattan green card interview on November 24, one that would thrust Dabrio Marrero unexpectedly into ICE's unforgiving padlocked embrace,
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground.
And while the average retirement benefit today is only $2,071, it's somehow just enough income for some seniors to live on. But it's not a given that every Social Security recipient will get their monthly check in full. Working while collecting Social Security, for example, could result in withheld benefits for exceeding the program's earnings test thresholds. The earnings test applies to Social Security recipients who have not yet reached their full retirement age.
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground.
