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SCOTUS Ruling Could Be Bad News For Flock

July 11, 2026 Mike Ludwig, Truthout. , , ,
Civil rights attorneys say a recent Supreme Court ruling in a landmark digital privacy case could put “wind in the sails” of local organizers challenging police deployment of automatic license plate readers (ALPRs). However, those organizers in cities large and small still face both a powerful industry and police departments determined to outfit their forces with the latest tech. It will take more than a single Supreme Court ruling to unravel the rapidly growing system of AI-powered mass surveillance. The Supreme Court ruled on June 29 that so-called “geofence” requests issued by police departments to Big Tech companies for data from cellphones located within a certain geographical boundary at a specific time are considered a “search” under the Fourth Amendment.

Houston Father Killed By ICE Amid Surge In Arrests

July 10, 2026 Devin B. Martinez, Breakthrough News. , , , ,
On July 7, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican construction worker and father, was shot and killed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in Houston, Texas, during a vehicle stop as he was on his way to work. “My father was a simple man. A family man. A man of routine,” said Ronaldo Salgado, oldest son of Salgado Araujo, during an emotional press conference in response to the incident. Ronaldo detailed how he scrambled for information the morning of the incident. He drove an hour away to his father’s work site to find neither he nor his workers there.

Kenya: Hundreds Arrested During Second Anniversary Of 2024 Protests

June 28, 2026 Nicholas Mwangi, Breakthrough News. , , ,
More than 350 people were arrested across Kenya on June 25 as thousands attempted to commemorate the second anniversary of the historic 2024 anti-Finance Bill protests, renewing demands for justice for victims of police violence and an end to state repression. While the Interior Cabinet Secretary maintained that those arrested were criminals, activists have continued to flood police stations and courts in search of detained protesters and fellow activists. They are demanding the unconditional release of those arrested, the immediate disclosure of the whereabouts of six activists reported missing, and accountability for what they describe as widespread violations of constitutional rights during the commemorative protests.

Coalition Urges Minneapolis To Reject Proposal To Give Police AI Drones

June 27, 2026 Fight Back! News. , , ,
Minneapolis, MN – On July 24, pro-Palestine and police accountability advocates as well as local media gathered in the Minneapolis City Hall rotunda around a banner that read, “Drones out of MPLS. Drones out of Palestine. Say no to Skydio.” The Twin Cities-based Free Palestine Coalition (FPC) proceeded to hold a press conference calling on Minneapolis City Council to reject a proposal that would enact a trial program of so-called “drones as first responders” supplied by U.S. drone manufacturer Skydio. Organizers explained that Skydio was complicit in Israel’s genocide in Gaza for supplying cutting-edge, AI-powered drones that autonomously surveil urban areas and identify potential targets.

California Town Lets Private ICE Detention Centers Police Themselves

June 16, 2026 Robin Urevich, Scheer Post. , , , , ,
Two years ago, immigration attorney Mario Valenzuela visited a client at the Golden State Annex, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center operated by the private prison giant The GEO Group Inc. in the small agricultural town of McFarland in California’s San Joaquin Valley. Valenzuela’s client had a black eye and bruises on his body, he said. The client told Valenzuela that he’d been surrounded and beaten by seven or eight fellow detainees in the detention center’s recreation yard and was taken to a hospital emergency room. His client, who didn’t authorize his attorney to give his name, wanted to report the assault to the police, Valenzuela said.

Will The World Cup Fuel Arrests Of Homeless People In Atlanta?

June 13, 2026 Sean Keenan, Next City. , , , ,
Atlanta promises a welcoming World Cup for everyone. But just days before kickoff, homeless advocates worry the city lacks the safety net needed to keep unhoused residents from being displaced or jailed amid the influx of hundreds of thousands of visitors. The concern is not just that Atlanta lacks enough units to house everyone. (That’s typical of a major city grappling with mounting homelessness.) The greater fear is that Atlanta’s alternatives to arrest — outreach, shelter access, and pre-arrest diversion — are so strained that the city cannot absorb the pressures of a global event.

Basque Police Beat Global Sumud Flotilla Torture Survivors In Spain

May 24, 2026 Ahmed Eldin, Out Loud. , , , , , , ,
The video from Bilbao Airport today is as brutal as it is bewildering. Six Basque activists walk through arrivals, fresh from being intercepted, detained, and abused by Israeli forces while attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, carrying physical and psychological scars from their encounter with the Israeli military. Basque police, the Ertzaintza, descended on Loiu Airport with batons drawn. They attacked the activists and the friends and family who had gathered to welcome them home. Four people were arrested, charged with “desobediencia grave, resistencia y atentado a agente de la autoridad” — the standard playbook for criminalizing solidarity.

Resistance To Flock Cameras And Police Surveillance Is Exploding

May 23, 2026 Mike Ludwig, Truthout. , , ,
In communities large and small, red and blue, all across the United States, residents are filling local council meetings in opposition to the explosive growth of high-tech police surveillance systems. Local movements to rid city streets of AI-powered surveillance cameras and Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) networks used by law enforcement are growing rapidly amid scandals, mounting privacy concerns, and public backlash to AI and mass surveillance under the authoritarian Trump administration. The cameras and their associated systems are capable of building complex profiles of people and vehicles as they move through public areas.

Rank-And-File Educators Challenge Police Presence In Public Schools

May 12, 2026 Fight Back! News. , , , ,
New York, NY – On Wednesday, May 6, the Movement of Rank and File Educators gathered for general assembly in Midtown Manhattan. More than 40 classroom teachers from across the city met to discuss the presence of NYPD in schools and the police’s role in oppressing the student body of New York and intimidating teachers and staff in schools. The group was joined by the Dignity in Schools organization, which is against scanners and police in schools. The meeting began with a teach-in on the history of policing in schools in NYC, which first began in the 1970s after the United Federation of Teachers made a mistake by striking against Black and Puerto Rican parents who wanted to exercise control over their children’s schools.

Palestinian Supporters Attacked By Cops At Stolen Land Sale

May 7, 2026 Stephen Millies, Struggle - La Lucha. , , , , , , ,
May 5 — New York City police attacked people protesting illegal sales of stolen Palestinian land. Officers used pepper spray and kettled demonstrators. Some of these cops were trained by the Zionist state’s military, who’ve committed genocide in Gaza. The protest was called by PAL-Awda NY/NJ, which has long been campaigning against these illegal land sales. Members of Healthcare Workers 4 Palestine, CUNY 4 Palestine and other groups also participated. The stolen land sale had been condemned by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, whose election campaign featured support for Palestinian rights.

Detroit Rally For People’s Bodycam Ordinance

April 24, 2026 Fight Back! News. , , ,
Detroit, MI – On Saturday, April 18, the Detroit Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression held a rally at the corner of Clark Avenue and West Fisher Service Drive to demand that the Detroit City Council pass the People’s Bodycam Ordinance, a progressive city ordinance that would force the police to release body-worn camera footage from incidents of police violence. Banners were held by the road and over the highway overpass, with the slogans. “Stop protecting killer cops! Pass the People’s Bodycam Ordinance!”

The NYPD Reminds Us That Police Don’t Protect People, Only Power

April 19, 2026 Sophie Shepherd, Counter Punch. , , ,
In a lawsuit complaining that the New York City Police Department failed to protect a woman from assaults by a Zionist mob, the city’s lawyers are arguing that police have no legal obligation to protect individuals from assault. This defense and its legal precedent are a salient reminder that police do not create safety. Despite billions in funding and never-ending calls for more training, more body cameras, more specialized teams – the police have consistently proven that they only function to uphold existing power systems, not to “protect and serve” our communities.

Doctors, Community Rally Against ICE, Law Enforcement Interference In Patient Care

March 21, 2026 Kate Regan, Fight Back! News. , , , ,
Los Angeles, CA – On Sunday, March 15, the People’s Care Collective (PCC), hosted an event on the steps of LA General Medical Center calling attention to the many violations of health and human rights that Los Angeles hospitals have enabled. ICE and local law enforcement have entered health care facilities trampling on the rights of immigrants and their families. Members of Centro CSO, Union del Barrio, Justice LA Coalition, California Immigrant Policy Center, and People’s Care Collective all spoke truth at the steps of power to demand that LA hospitals must stop prioritizing the interests of police, ICE, and insurance companies over protecting patients who seek care, regardless of their immigration status.

Near-Termination Of Two Officers Shows Power Of Anti-ICE Movement

March 1, 2026 Emma Boyhtari, Left Voice. , , ,
Detroit Chief of Police, Todd Bettison, was supposedly going to fire two officers for contacting Border Patrol during traffic stops. This led to Border Patrol detaining two citizens. However, on Thursday February 19, when Detroit Board of Police Commissioners voted to suspend the two officers without pay for 30 days, the chief changed his tune and decided he was satisfied with the actions of the board being the “ultimate discipline for these officers.” His decision not to fire the officers comes after Michigan House Speaker Mike Hall warned the city that terminating the officers would go against a rule adopted by House Republicans which states that cities whose policies undercut federal immigration policy would be restricted from receiving earmark grants.

‘Reforms’ Didn’t End Police Violence In 2020

February 22, 2026 Lydia Pelot-Hobbs, Truthout. , , , ,
Escalating opposition to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minneapolis, Chicago, Los Angeles, and beyond is pushing renewed debate within the Democratic Party about Donald Trump’s war on immigrants. From rallies and ICE watch trainings to mutual aid and coordinated strikes, countless people are demanding an end to ICE’s deadly regime. In response to this robust organizing and the high-profile immigration agent-perpetrated murders of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti, Democrats are refusing to approve the current Department of Homeland Security funding bill without the inclusion of ICE reforms.
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