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The Trump administration is ensuring there is almost no way out of immigration detention other than death or deportation.
Read our latest blog to learn more ⬇️
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Read our latest blog to learn more ⬇️
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ICE is detaining indiscriminately. And releasing almost no one.
Immigrants in detention and their loved ones and legal representatives are facing desperation and sheer exhaustion. Through a series of legal, policy and bureaucratic machinations, the Trump administr...
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🚨 It looks like Plaid Cymru have won the Caerphilly by-election
beating Reform into second and Labour’s vote collapsing!
High turn-out (50%) as the Welsh voters turn up to keep Reform U.K. out, it would seem.
beating Reform into second and Labour’s vote collapsing!
High turn-out (50%) as the Welsh voters turn up to keep Reform U.K. out, it would seem.
a flag with a red dragon on it is flying in the wind
ALT: a flag with a red dragon on it is flying in the wind
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Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.
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For decades, India’s elections have been the envy of the democratic world.
But @milanv.bsky.social writes for @thediplomat.com that its electoral system has been tarnished by controversy, weakened institutions, skewed finance rules, and weaponized investigations.
But @milanv.bsky.social writes for @thediplomat.com that its electoral system has been tarnished by controversy, weakened institutions, skewed finance rules, and weaponized investigations.
In India, the Battle for Free and Fair Elections Begins Long Before Election Day
There is a need to fix errors in electoral rolls, ensure an independent Election Commission, transparency in political funding, and guardrails against the weaponization of investigative agencies.
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