Administration
Santa Ana, California, experienced a surge of panicked calls to emergency services in June as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers conducted raids. Recordings obtained by ProPublica captured residents’ fear as masked men ambushed people and forced them into unmarked cars, with some calls describing the events as kidnappings. Reporting Highlights Aggression: Under President Donald […]
The United Nations special rapporteur for Palestine, Francesca Albanese, sent letters to numerous American companies in the spring of 2025, warning them of potential inclusion in a UN report for contributing to human rights violations in Gaza and the West Bank. These letters, marked “confidential,” targeted firms like Alphabet, Amazon, Caterpillar, Chevron, Hewlett Packard, IBM, […]
The U.S. Department of Justice has dropped its appeal of a federal judge’s ruling that blocked President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon. Attorneys for Oregon, California, and the City of Portland have indicated they also support dismissing the case. A panel of judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for […]
The Human Rights Watch released its World Report 2026, detailing human rights practices in over 100 countries, including a critical assessment of the United States during President Donald Trump’s second term. The report highlights a concerning trend toward authoritarianism and impunity for human rights abuses within the country. In the 36th edition of the report, […]
The Trump administration has taken steps to dismantle programs designed to address systemic racism and economic exclusion, impacting minority- and women-owned businesses. These actions target initiatives intended to level the playing field for historically disadvantaged entrepreneurs. Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program The Justice Department under the Trump administration filed to end the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise […]
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