Judge Wise finds that ICE coerced a 20-year-old Tongan man — admitted legally to the country three years ago — to sign a document accepting deportation, despite no criminal record or immigration proceedings against him. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Days before the death of Edwin Jeovanny Lopez Cornejo, ICE officials did not report the death of another man who’d been detained at Delaney Hall — because they had technically “released” him in the middle of a medical emergency, Rep. Rob Menendez (D-NJ) alleged. www.huffpost.com/entry/delane...
A Man Died After Being Detained By ICE — And They Didn't Report It, Congressman Says
Rep. Rob Menendez made a stunning allegation while addressing the recent death of another man who had been detained at Delaney Hall.
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A man named Edwin Jeovanny Lopez Cornejo died Saturday at Delaney Hall ICE jail in Newark, reports indicate – the second death at the facility since December. Radio Jornalera NJ interviewed his family this morning: www.facebook.com/RadioJornale... More: www.nj.com/essex/2026/0...
Another detainee has died at Delaney Hall, officials say
On Monday afternoon, U.S. Rep Rob Menendez said he was conducting "unplanned oversight" at the facility.
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Here's DOJ: Everything we told you previously about what happened at the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool was of course a conscious lie. But Trump made us do it. abcnews.visitlink.me/NnAlje
DOJ moves to dismiss Reflecting Pool case against Olympian, citing 'flawed' work by contractor
The Justice Department moved to dismiss the criminal case against Olympian David Hearn.
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The Trump administration has gone months without paying attorneys who represent unaccompanied immigrant children as part of a years-old, congressionally-funded effort. The latest in a series of temporary bridge contracts ends tomorrow, with no replacement in sight: www.huffpost.com/entry/unacco...
These Lawyers Make Sure Children Don’t Face Deportation Hearings Alone. Trump Hasn't Paid Them In Months.
“We know what happens when children go to court without an attorney,” a lawyer said. “One word: deportation.”
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Exclusive from me — Daniel Moraff, one of the political operatives behind Graham Platner's rise and fall, has been accused of sexual assault. Full story here:
Exclusive: Political operative behind Graham Platner's rise accused of sexual assault
A spokesperson for Daniel Moraff said: “Any suggestion that he committed a criminal offence is false and without foundation."
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I spoke with some legal experts about Pirro’s reflecting pool case against the canoeist. It’s a really, really tough road for prosecutors. They need to prove not only malicious intent, but the value of a peeling pool slab. “I think a DC jury is going to be mad.” www.huffpost.com/entry/jeanin...
Trump Is Prosecuting A Former Olympian For His Reflecting Pool Disaster. Legal Experts Predict What A Jury Will Say.
Prosecutors have to show not only that a former Olympian acted with malice, but that he destroyed property worth more than $1,000. Experts say it’s a tall order.
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“I’ve been here when people have been released, and then, two days later, they’re back in line, visiting their friend.” I wrote about Delaney Hall, and the mutual aid effort dedicated to families ripped apart by immigration enforcement: www.huffpost.com/entry/delane...
Their Chances Of Bringing Down Delaney Hall Are Slim. They're Fighting Like Hell Anyway.
Detainees at the East Coast’s largest ICE jail took a huge risk when they launched a strike. But allies on the outside were ready to join their fight.
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ICE considers Arturo Gonzalez an “agitator,” and his tactics make even some allies uncomfortable — but many followers call him a hero.
A 23-Year-Old 'ICE Chaser' Is Notorious Among Federal Agents. He Has No Plans To Stop.
ICE considers Arturo Gonzalez an “agitator,” and his tactics make even some allies uncomfortable — but many followers call him a hero.
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“I’ve been here when people have been released, and then, two days later, they’re back in line, visiting their friend.” I wrote about Delaney Hall, and the mutual aid effort dedicated to families ripped apart by immigration enforcement: www.huffpost.com/entry/delane...
Their Chances Of Bringing Down Delaney Hall Are Slim. They're Fighting Like Hell Anyway.
Detainees at the East Coast’s largest ICE jail took a huge risk when they launched a strike. But allies on the outside were ready to join their fight.
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NEW: The DOJ's efforts to obtain trans kids' medical records are a test of just how much power Trump can wield against anyone it views as an opponent. I spoke with one trans teen and one doctor whose records were subpoenaed -- they said it felt like intimidation. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
The DOJ Requested His Teen Daughter's Medical Records. They Won't Stop There.
“The goal is to make every provider wonder whether or not they’re going to be next,” one LGBTQ+ health expert said.
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RE: fatal ICE shooting in Maine: Sen. King says DHS' Mullin told him that the shooting victim “weaponized” his vehicle. (This claim is often false.) But ICE's official statement says only “The vehicle attempted to flee the scene and, fearing for public safety, an officer discharged his weapon.”
An ICE officer fatally shot a man Monday morning in Maine — the second fatal ICE shooting in less than a week. www.huffpost.com/entry/maine-... via @mattshuham.bsky.social
ICE Fatally Shoots A Second Man In Less Than A Week
The Maine Attorney General’s Office said it was investigating “a fatal use of deadly force” involving federal law enforcement.
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New: “After speaking with these three men that were in the vehicle with Lorenzo, I have no doubt that what these ICE agents are saying is completely false,” attorney Hugo Balderas-Ibarra said in a video posted to Instagram. Details: www.huffpost.com/entry/witnes...
Witness Disputing Trump Admin’s Account Of Fatal Shooting Recalls ICE Agent’s Taunting Words
Witnesses inside ICE custody relayed their accounts of the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, an attorney who spoke with them said.
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They Witnessed ICE Fatally Shooting A Man — Now They’re Reportedly Being Pressured To ‘Self-Deport’
DHS has a track record of lying about the people ICE officers shoot.
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#LorenzoSalgadoAraujo ICE/DHS have a long history of lying about the people they shoot (as we reported months ago, see below). An ICE agent *currently* faces criminal charges for doing exactly that in Minnesota. www.huffpost.com/entry/marima... www.huffpost.com/entry/shooti...
#LorenzoSalgadoAraujo ICE/DHS have a long history of lying about the people they shoot (as we reported months ago, see below). An ICE agent *currently* faces criminal charges for doing exactly that in Minnesota. www.huffpost.com/entry/marima... www.huffpost.com/entry/shooti...
A Disturbing Pattern Has Emerged In Trump's Second Term — And It's Playing Out With Renee Good
“How else do you justify shooting a stay-at-home mom with stuffed animals in her car?” the attorney for one woman who survived a federal agent’s gunfire told HuffPost.
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Ahead of July 4, I wanted to know: What would an immigration "revolution" look like? I asked people who would know: a former ICE detainee, a retired immigration judge, a pastor who accompanies people to court, a day laborer organizer, and more. Read what they said: www.huffpost.com/entry/july-4...
This Is How The 'Immigration Revolution' Starts
HuffPost spoke with a former ICE detainee, an organizer for day laborers, a retired immigration judge and others about what an immigration revolution would look like.
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I read JD Vance's recent book and consumed his press tour to dissect the ways he lies about (and in service of) Trump's immigration agenda: www.huffpost.com/entry/jd-van...
JD Vance Cannot Defend Trump's Cruelty — So He'll Lie About It Instead
The vice president isn't defending the worst parts of Trump's agenda. He's just creating a new reality.
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NEW: Texas passed a law to clarify when women should receive life-saving care. She almost died anyway. “I’m, in that moment, trying to plan for my death,” Lynn Callaway told me.
A Texas Woman Was Actively Miscarrying. She Nearly Died After 2 ERs Turned Her Away.
Like so many women denied miscarriage care since the fall of Roe v. Wade, Lynn Callaway developed an infection, according to a new lawsuit — leaving her at death’s door with no one to turn to for help...
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Ahead of July 4, I wanted to know: What would an immigration revolution look like? Reflections from: - a former ICE detainee (Leqaa Kordia) - a retired immigration judge - a day laborer organizer - a pastor who accompanies people to immigration court - & more: www.huffpost.com/entry/july-4...
This Is How The 'Immigration Revolution' Starts
HuffPost spoke with a former ICE detainee, an organizer for day laborers, a retired immigration judge and others about what an immigration revolution would look like.
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Must-read from @nhbaptiste.bsky.social and @brandibuchman.bsky.social: huffpost.com/entry/supreme-court-overturn-temporary-protected-status-syrian-hatian_n_6a3eaa39e4b07281419e0b94
Supreme Court Hands Trump A Major Win — Prompting Warnings Of ‘Violent, Needless Deaths’
Without legal status, hundreds of thousands of people are facing chaos, confusion and the threat of violence.
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Trump just asked SCOTUS to bless his "mandatory detention" policy – asserting the authority to detain millions of people. "Judges have delivered more than 9,300 rulings against the administration’s unprecedented policy," Politico notes– but appeals courts are split. www.politico.com/news/2026/06...
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to OK its unprecedented immigration detention policy
The Justice Department asked the justices to resolve a division among federal appeals courts.
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Trump claims the right to jail millions of noncitizens without bond hearings — even if they’ve lived in the United States without incident for years, and are otherwise following legal procedures. With appeals courts split, the Supreme Court will likely weigh in: www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Ahead of July 4, I wanted to know: What would an immigration "revolution" look like? I asked people who would know: a former ICE detainee, a retired immigration judge, a pastor who accompanies people to court, a day laborer organizer, and more. Read what they said: www.huffpost.com/entry/july-4...
This Is How The 'Immigration Revolution' Starts
HuffPost spoke with a former ICE detainee, an organizer for day laborers, a retired immigration judge and others about what an immigration revolution would look like.
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ICE agents have arrived unannounced in recent days at the offices of nonprofit groups that provide legal representation to unaccompanied migrant children, the groups said. www.huffpost.com/entry/nonpro...
ICE Officers Arrive Unannounced At Nonprofits Repping Migrant Kids
The groups called the visits from federal law enforcement an “intimidation tactic.”
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NEW: I spoke with a dozen physicians & abortion workers who are seeing "abnormally high" false positive pregnancy test results from the world's most popular pregnancy test brand — leading some patients to travel hundreds of miles for care they don't need.
Doctors Sound The Alarm On The World's Most Popular Pregnancy Test Brand
HuffPost spoke with a dozen physicians and abortion care workers who are seeing "abnormally high" false positive pregnancy test results from Clearblue — leading some patients to travel hundreds of mil...
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New for @ms.now: Ben Bergquam is Proud Boys associate who calls anti-ICE protesters “cockroaches." ICE keeps letting him film raids for his anti-immigrant propaganda Altho he depicts immigrants as criminals, nearly everyone in his orbit has criminal histories themselves www.ms.now/news/ice-mag...
ICE brings this far-right streamer on immigration raids as he pumps out MAGA propaganda
Ben Bergquam, a host on Real America’s Voice News, frequently embeds with ICE agents and celebrates on camera as they remove people from their homes.
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"Dozens of women continue the relay of the labor and hunger strike saying, 'We are mothers, daughters, sisters. We are people and we demand justice.'"
NEW: Women inside Delaney Hall have issued new demands over repression, violence, and forced transfer against hunger and labor strikers. They carry on earlier demands while calling for investigation: "Women report that they have made multiple complaints of sexual abuse against a female officer."
>> Jackson also called to “tighten up” access to abortion pill... [and said] he would be open to criminalizing doctors for performing abortions outside of the state’s six-week ban... he said in March that he would support a total abortion ban if it landed on his desk as governor.
Leaked audio shows Rick Jackson agreeing that women should "prove" rape to access abortion. The billionaire GOP candidate agreed that “two wrongs don’t make a right” re: abortion exceptions for rape survivors.
New with @brandibuchman.bsky.social: Andrew Paul Johnson, a Jan. 6 rioter serving life in prison for child molestation, wants federal compensation. “Its truly a blessing to hear Mr. Trump has not forgot his people,” he told me via a prison emessaging service. www.huffpost.com/entry/jan-6-...
He’s Serving Life In Prison For Child Molestation. He Thinks The Trump Admin Should Pay Him.
Jan. 6 rioters are betting that Trump will still have their backs — and there’s an easy way he could pay them.
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An emotional moment outside Delaney Hall as a man is released from the largest immigration jail on the East coast: