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Progressive Congressional Candidate Anabel Mendoza Condemns Detention of U.S. Citizens by CBP and ICE

By Remy SwartzMarch 13, 20260 comments

Sundas “Sunny” Naqvi, a Skokie woman born in Illinois, was wrongfully detained at Chicago O’Hare International Airport, along with two other U.S. citizens and three Green Card holders, raising concerns about the treatment of U.S. citizens by federal authorities and prompting progressive candidate for Congress in Illinois’ 7th District and immigrant rights organizer Anabel Mendoza to criticize federal immigration enforcement agencies.

Op-ed | Face Recognition and the ‘Trump Terror’: A Marriage Made in Hell

By Jay StanleyNovember 15, 202513 comments

ICE and CBP are using a mobile app called “Mobile Fortify” to collect biometric data and access vast amounts of data about individuals, regardless of immigration status, raising serious constitutional and ethical issues.

Yolo Public Defender Among Many to Condemn Federal Militarization of Bay Area Communities

By David GreenwaldOctober 23, 202533 comments

The California Public Defenders Association has condemned the deployment of U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents to the Bay Area, calling it an alarming escalation in the criminalization of immigrants, people of color, and those exercising their constitutional rights.

Bay Area Assemblymember Condemns Federal Agent Deployment as Authoritarian Move

By Vanguard AdministratorOctober 23, 20250 comments

Assemblymember Mia Bonta has condemned the deployment of 100 federal agents to the U.S. Coast Guard Base in Alameda as an authoritarian overreach intended to sow fear and division, while state data shows that violent crime in major California cities has decreased.

Op-ed | Trump Is Weaponizing the USCIS for the First Time in the Agency’s History

By Kate VoigtOctober 9, 20250 comments

The Trump administration is arming USCIS special agents with firearms and allowing them to make arrests, in an effort to weaponize the agency and make it harder for immigrants to obtain legal status and citizenship.

Court Issues Injunction against DHS for Violating First Amendment Rights

By Kayla BetuliusSeptember 15, 20251 comments

A federal district court has issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Department of Homeland Security from assaulting or retaliating against journalists, legal observers and protesters in Southern California, affirming the First Amendment rights of those documenting and protesting violent immigration raids.

Critics Argue New Immigration Plan Boosts Deportations, Undermines Due Process

By Carisa ChiuAugust 15, 20250 comments

Congress has approved a $170 billion immigration enforcement package that critics say will increase deportations, funnel billions into private detention, and sideline due process protections, marking one of the largest expansions of immigration enforcement in U.S. history.

AG Bonta: ICE and CBP Must End Unlawful Stops in Los Angeles, Calls Raids ‘Cruel and Unconstitutional’

By Jenny ZhaoJuly 9, 20250 comments

California Attorney General Rob Bonta and a coalition of 18 states have filed an amicus brief to halt aggressive ICE and CBP immigration raids in Los Angeles, citing constitutional violations and harm to public safety and the economy.

Guest Commentary: You Have the Right to Record Law Enforcement Officers — Including at the Border

By Vanguard AdministratorApril 9, 20220 comments

In a landmark settlement, the federal government was forced to concede that there is no border exception…

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