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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.

Ring Scraps Flock Partnership Following Uproar Over Super Bowl Ad

February 18, 2026 Chris Walker, Truthout. , , ,
Ring, the doorbell and security systems company owned by Amazon, announced last week it was canceling its partnership with surveillance company Flock Security following immense backlash to a Super Bowl commercial touting its artificial intelligence (AI) technology. The integration with Flock was first announced in October. Ring released a statement on February 12 stating that the planned partnership with the company “would require significantly more time and resources than anticipated.” “We therefore made the joint decision to cancel the integration and continue with our current partners,” Ring added on its website.

Australia: Thousands Mobilize To Protest Israeli President Visit

February 10, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , , ,
Thousands of anti-genocide demonstrators rallied across Australia on 9 February to protest a visit by Israeli President Isaac Herzog, with large gatherings in central Sydney and further actions planned nationwide. Police clashes were reported as protests spread beyond Sydney, with thousands rallying in Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane, and other cities, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).  Officers were seen restraining demonstrators in Sydney as crowds chanted slogans opposing Herzog’s visit.

The Chakraborty Shooting And The Myth Of Police Reform

February 4, 2026 Mike Pappas, Left Voice. , , ,
22-year-old Jabez Chakraborty’s family had called for medical help for their son in Queens, New York City. Instead of medical responders, the state sent armed police, who shot him multiple times, leaving him in critical condition. After shooting a family’s son in front of them, do you think the New York Police Department (NYPD) cops were apologetic, helping the family and their son as much as possible? Of course not. In a statement released by the family, they report the cops interrogated them, demanding their cell phones (presumably to make sure there was no video evidence of their actions) and demanding the family come with them to the precinct with them instead of the hospital.

Continuity Of Social Control From Slave Patrols To Policing To ICE

January 30, 2026 Jacqueline Luqman, Black Agenda Report. , , ,
The Trump regime’s anti-immigrant program is being carried out by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Patrol (CBP), and local police in cities like Minneapolis, Austin, and New Orleans, among others. Many of the people recruited by these agencies today are members of the white supremacist militias who were involved in the January 6 attempted insurrection and were later pardoned, who have been deputized en masse by these agencies, that relaxed or eliminated application and acceptance requirements to grow their battalion of race warriors swiftly. 

Reforming ICE And The Police State Is Like Punching Waves

January 28, 2026 Lee Camp, Truth & Freedom. , , , ,
Here in the United States we want our “law enforcement” to be killers. We want big, dumb meat heads with zero accountability and even less diplomacy. We want them to have itchy trigger fingers and the interpersonal skills of potted plants. We want them looking and acting like defensive linemen with badges, guns and daddy issues. (Not that actual defensive linemen don’t have daddy issues.) That’s what we seem to desire here in the Land of The Free™ (and the Largest Prison State of The Free™). And apparently we have it.

Milwaukee: Students Win Restrictions On Cops In Schools

January 24, 2026 Casey Serrano, Fight Back! News. , , ,
Milwaukee WI – On January 20, Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) students organized with Youth Empowered In the Struggle (YES!) won their campaign for the School Board to pass a resolution that would provide additional transparency and accountability for the School Resource Officers (SROs) that have returned to MPS this year. The new resolution includes several restrictions on SROs’ power including strictly limiting when SROs can get involved with disruptive behavior, giving school staff final say over discipline in schools, barring strip searches, barring use of force and arrest in almost all cases, and mandating clear quarterly reporting about what SROs are doing in MPS.

The Police Can’t And Won’t Protect Us From ICE

January 19, 2026 Mike Pappas and Emma Lee, Left Voice. , , ,
As protests against ICE and the killing of Renee Nicole Good and Keith Potter continue around the country, the Trump administration is sending an additional 1,000 ICE agents to Minnesota and threatening to use the Insurrection Act as he prepares to send in the military.   In response, many moderates in the Democratic Party and in the media have proposed using local police to try to protect residents and rein in ICE. For example, on Morning Joe, just a couple days ago, Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer said Democrats have talked with “police officers around the country and they know that ICE is “…so totally untrained in police doctrine; they don’t know what to do or how to do it.”

Washington DC Turns Up Heat On ICE With Bill Banning Police Cooperation

January 14, 2026 Damion Dixon, People's World. , , ,
Washington, D.C. lawmakers are trying to put the heat on ICE and take a stand for residents with the introduction of the Safe Community Places and Policing Amendment Act of 2025 by Ward 4 Council Member Janeese Lewis George, who is also running for mayor of Washington. The bill would ensure that the District’s policies reflect local residents’ values and public safety priorities by prohibiting D.C. police from joining in on immigration enforcement without a judicial warrant or court order. The bill is supported by Council Members Brianne Nadeau, Robert White, Charles Allen, and Zachary Parker.

Opposition Builds To Government’s Attempts To Restrict Protests

January 10, 2026 The Canary. , , ,
More than 45 civil society organisations, including the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, have issued a statement denouncing the government’s attempt to give the police sweeping new power to restrict protests. An amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill, tabled in the House of Lords with no scrutiny yet in the Commons, will require the police to consider the “cumulative impact” of repeated protests in the same area as a factor when imposing conditions on processions or assemblies. If this becomes law, the police in England and Wales will be required to consider any past protests or planned future protests in the same ‘area’ when deciding whether to impose restrictions.

Police ‘Sweeps’ Of Homeless Camps Are Worse Than You Think

December 13, 2025 Carrieann Smith, Inequality.org. , , ,
Police “sweeps” of homeless encampments aren’t what you think — they’re much worse. I know, because I’ve been a victim of one. The Supreme Court ruled last year that unhoused people can be punished for sleeping outside, even when no shelter or affordable housing is available. Enforcement often involves “sweeps” where officers destroy or confiscate property and arrest or fine unhoused individuals. To make matters worse, President Trump just announced that he wants to strip almost $4 billion in funding from permanent housing programs, dumping close to 200,000 more people onto the streets.

Camera System Feeds Information To Police On Drivers Nationwide

November 27, 2025 Tyler Walicek, Truthout. , , ,
The United States public has been treated to round after round of revelations disclosing that our actions — public and private, digital and physical, criminalized and legal — are tracked and surveilled in a bevy of ways. New realms of egregious privacy violations and excesses continue to be regularly broached by corporations and police. One of the most concerning contemporary cases is that of the AI-enabled security camera start-up Flock Safety, which, by surveilling enormous expanses of public terrain and facilitating the tracking of innocent individuals, is both testing the limits of warrantless dragnet surveillance and indulging in extremes of vacuous start-up hype and negligent absurdity.

England And Wales Arrest Dozens Of Palestine Action Supporters

November 19, 2025 Areeb Ullah, Middle East Eye. , , , , , ,
Police in England and Wales arrested more than 140 people on Tuesday, the first day of coordinated protests against the UK government’s proscription of the direct action group Palestine Action. No arrests were made at parallel events in Scotland and Northern Ireland. In each location, protesters staged sit-downs, holding signs that read, “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine.” The group, Defend Our Juries (DOJ), which organised the protests, said an estimated 142 people were arrested on Tuesday, with more actions scheduled to take place this week ahead of the planned judicial review into the ban on Palestine Action on 24 November.

Civil Disobedience: Preventing Tyranny

November 13, 2025 Mick Hall, Consortium News. , , ,
Australian psychiatrist and author Dr. Niall McLaren believes civil disobedience presents a means of stopping domination hierarchies in a society spiraling towards outright fascism. McLaren believes humans have a natural disposition towards forms of domination and if left unchecked, a political system of “narcisso-fascism” arises.  McLaren told In Context: We see this playing out in the world every day, but none clearer than in the U.S., where their president is obsessed to the point of mania with forcing everybody to do as he tells them: ‘Do as we say or we’ll slap tariffs and sanctions on you, we’ll deport you or blow you up.’ He doesn’t care how much he damages people or even his own country, as long as he can order people around, he’s happy. As is typical, he constantly tests the limits.
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