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Portland ICE protest scene with tear gas clouds and federal agents

Federal Judge Weighs Limits on Agents' Use of Force After Portland ICE Protests

By Jasmine Walker04 Feb, 2026

Purple-vested legal observers watching ICE deportation operations in New York

New York Deploys Purple-Vested Legal Observers to Monitor Trump Deportation Efforts

By Jasmine Walker04 Feb, 2026

Don Lemon speaking to reporters after federal civil rights charges related to protest coverage

Don Lemon Faces Federal Civil Rights Charges After Covering Anti-ICE Church Protest

By Jasmine Walker04 Feb, 2026

Historical protest scenes showing civil rights marchers and modern anti-ICE demonstrators

The Long American Tradition of Criminalizing Protest and Dissent

By Jasmine Walker04 Feb, 2026

Human Rights Watch annual report cover showing democratic recession and authoritarian rise

HRW Report: Trump Policies Fuel Worldwide Democratic Decline

By Jasmine Walker04 Feb, 2026

Federal courthouse with voter rights protest signs outside

Federal Judge Dismisses Justice Department Lawsuit Seeking Oregon’s Voter Rolls

By Jasmine Walker27 Jan, 2026