The Intercept

Housing Crisis Deepens as Sweeps Push Homelessness Out of Sight

Homelessness in the US is a result of decades of political choices, such as the Tax Reform Act of 1986, which pulled the federal government out of building and maintaining public housing, and is exacerbated by rising rents, stagnant wages, and gentrification, making it difficult for working families to find affordable housing.

Immigrant Workers Detained in Targeted ICE Raid

ICE agents conducted a targeted immigration raid at Lynn-Ette & Sons Farms in western New York, detaining 14 immigrant workers involved in a farmworker unionization effort, sparking fear and alarm in the local community.