Legislators
Congressional leaders, including Rep. Summer L. Lee (PA-12) and Rep. Robert Garcia (CA-42), have expressed concern over the use of masked and unmarked vehicles by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and other Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents during immigration raids. In a letter to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem,
Legislators
The reintroduction of the Disability and Age in Jury Service Nondiscrimination Act by Senator Edward J. Markey and Representative Lateefah Simon seeks to prohibit discrimination in federal jury service based on disability or age. The bill aims to add protections to federal law, ensuring that disabled jurors who are at
Legislators
In response to the growing presence of federal law enforcement and armed forces in cities across the United States, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici have introduced the Preventing Authoritarian Policing Tactics on America's Streets Act. The legislation aims to limit the
Legislators
U.S. Rep. Jason Crow, a Democrat from Centennial, has been denied entry to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Aurora, a move that violates federal law. The facility, operated by private prison firm GEO Group, is the only immigration detention center in Colorado. Despite federal law guaranteeing
Soldiers
Tensions are rising in the United States as the US military deploys 700 Marines to Los Angeles to help "restore order" amidst immigration-related protests. The extraordinary decision has been condemned by California's Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom, who had earlier been threatened with arrest by President Donald
Soldiers
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced fierce questioning from Democrats during a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense hearing on Tuesday, where he defended the deployment of Marines and the National Guard to Los Angeles. Hegseth insisted that the deployment was necessary to protect federal law enforcement agents, specifically Immigration and Customs
Soldiers
The city of Los Angeles continued to be gripped by escalating tensions between authorities and protesters, with President Donald Trump ordering the deployment of an additional 2,000 National Guard troops in response to immigration raids. California Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass have repeatedly criticized Trump&
Soldiers
President Trump publicly endorsed the arrest of California Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday, amid a war of words and a deployment of 700 Marines to Los Angeles to quell anti-ICE protests that turned violent over the weekend. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the deployment to help defend federal agents amid
Soldiers
President Donald Trump has taken to Truth Social to express his discontent with the anti-ICE riots in Los Angeles, calling for military intervention and warning of a "huge NATIONAL SECURITY RISK." The situation has sparked conversations about the Posse Comitatus Act, a federal law that limits the government&
