Is ICE building a DNA database of political protesters? : NPR

"What you worry about is an officer making a decision in the field that a person committed a crime when they might not have. Maybe they were doing something protected under the First Amendment," Kerr says. "The officer says, 'I think you crossed the line, I'm going to arrest you.' It turns out the officer was wrong, but the DNA test has been conducted, and the information has been entered into the database. What then?"…

https://www.npr.org/2026/03/18/nx-s1-5739257/ice-officers-dna-protesters-database 

 

Anti-ICE protesters accused of being part of antifa found guilty of support for terrorism in Texas

Case was seen as major test of the first amendment and whether the US could use broad anti-terrorism statute to prosecute leftwing protesters…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/13/texas-terrorism-trial

 

 

DoJ cases against protesters keep collapsing as officers’ lies are exposed in court

String of embarrassing defeats for prosecutors as experts condemn DoJ effort to cast people as 'violent perpetrators'…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/21/doj-protesters-federal-agents-cases

 

X-rays after Iran protests expose extent of catastrophic injuries

Exclusive: Expert analysis of images from one hospital suggests severe trauma to the face, chest and genitals was caused by metal birdshot and high-calibre bullets…

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/feb/17/x-rays-injuries-iran-protesters-hospital-birdshot-bullets

 

They should not know a moment’s peace

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/sl-CZr9HSP0

 

ICE has expanded its mass surveillance efforts. Online activists are fighting back. - POLITICO

Protesters are using social media and encrypted messaging apps to track ICE vehicles and agents, while hackers have targeted ICE's surveillance arsenal…

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/29/ice-tracking-tools-protesters-00755703 

 

Several protesters arrested after ICE raid thwarted in New York City

Similar recent actions by federal authorities elsewhere, including in Charlotte and Chicago, have been met with resistance by citizens opposed to the administration's escalating program of detentions and deportations…

https://www.teguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/01/new-york-city-ice-raid

 

Gen Z protesters are uniting under an unlikely symbol : NPR

The flag comes from a long-running Japanese anime and manga series called One Piece, about a rag-tag band of pirates dubbed "the straw hats," who are led by a cheerful character named Monkey D. Luffy and are fighting an oppressive world government...

https://www.npr.org/2025/10/05/nx-s1-5560980/gen-z-protesters-one-piece-pirate-flag 

 

Body slamming, teargas and pepper balls: viral videos show Ice using extreme force in Chicago

One protester, named A'keisha who declined to share her last name, said that it seemed like Ice agents wanted to hurt protesters. 

"What was unique on the first day is that it didn't feel like Ice had planned to use their legal tools to remove us," she said. "They have the right, right to say, 'Y'all gotta leave, arrest them.' But they didn't. They chose instead to be violent and, like, push us and throw us to the ground and drag us." … 

 Another protester, Reverand David Black of the First Presbyterian church of Chicago, said that he was pelted with about seven or eight "pepper exploding pellets" that hit his head, face, torso, arms and legs, while in a position of prayer.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/04/ice-chicago-extreme-force-protesters-journalists 

11 New York Officials Arrested Trying to Access ICE Detention Cells

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/L47XJ0cPjr0

 

Marco Rubio's authoritarian crusade that would make McCarthy himself blush

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZorWziJN2zQ

 

Michigan AG drops all charges against seven pro-Palestinian protesters

"This was a case of selective prosecution and rooted in bias, not in public safety issues," Makled added. "We're hoping this sends a message to other institutions locally and nationally that protest is not a crime, and dissent is not disorder."…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/05/michigan-dana-nessel-pro-palestinian-protesters

 

Trolling Anti-Abortion Protestors in front of SCOTUS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpFIJVnhK1Q

 

Clashes over abortion clinic safety intensify after Trump’s pardons: ‘I knew that threats would increase.’ - POLITICO

Democratic lawmakers have introduced bills in Illinois, Michigan, New York and elsewhere to restrict demonstrations outside of clinics, increase criminal penalties for people who harass doctors and patients, or allocate more funds for abortion providers to buy security cameras, bulletproof glass and other protections… 

The moves come in response to President Donald Trump pardoning abortion protesters convicted of federal crimes and reducing enforcement of a decades-old law that prohibits interference with anyone seeking reproductive health services….

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/19/abortion-clinic-safety-trump-pardons-00234319

 

Trump finds another group of politically allied criminals to pardon

Historically, the idea behind presidential pardons was to allow a chief executive to right a wrong or to protect the innocent. 

For Trump, however, pardons are effectively party favors to be handed out to people he likes, agrees with and/or sees as political allies.…

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-finds-another-group-politically-allied-criminals-pardon-rcna189113 

 

Trump pardons anti-abortion protesters ahead of March for Life

President Trump issued pardons Thursday for nearly two dozen anti-abortion activists who had been convicted of blockading abortion clinic entrances…

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5103978-trump-pardons-anti-abortion-protesters-ahead-of-march-for-life/ 

 

Columbus Black leaders organize counterprotest after neo-Nazi march in their city

"At the end of the day, this is about fearmongering and hate-mongering. These groups are designed to make the average nonwhite American feel unsafe in their everyday lives."

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/columbus-black-leaders-organize-counterprotest-neo-nazi-march-city-rcna180933

Scalise preps vote on terrorism bill decried as a gift for Trump

The bill, also known as H.R. 9495, was introduced by Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., and would provide tax relief to Americans held hostage abroad. It would also give the U.S. Treasury unilateral authority to strip tax-exempt status from nonprofits deemed "terrorist supporting organizations." That's a frightening prospect given Trump's previous attempt to designate antifascist protesters as "terrorists," his classification of pro-Palestinian protesters as "pro-Hamas radicals," his open desire to quell dissent with violence, and his frequent classification of those who disagree with him as the "enemy from within."…

https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/nonprofits-bill-trump-house-republicans-terrorism-rcna180696

Protesters wave Nazi flags at 'The Diary of Anne Frank' production in Michigan

"We are disgusted by the far-right extremists who praised Hitler and waved Nazi flags outside of an American Legion hosting the play 'The Diary of Anne Frank,' and we stand with American Legion 141 and" Howell Township for showing "who know that hate doesn't belong in their community," according to a statement by the Michigan Anti-Defamation League...

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/protesters-wave-nazi-flags-diary-anne-frank-production-michigan-rcna179774

At UMichigan, Pro-Palestinian Protesters Shut Down Student Government - The New York Times

At the University of Michigan, many student activities are usually funded or subsidized by the Central Student Government, known as C.S.G., an elected undergraduate and graduate council that decides how to dole out roughly $1.3 million annually to about 400 groups. But last spring, pro-Palestinian activists, running under the Shut It Down party, won control over the student government. They immediately moved to withhold funding for all activities, until the university committed to divest from companies that profit from Israel's war in Gaza...

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/27/us/umich-gaza-protests-student-government.html