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Into the Black Hole: Navigating the Center of Trump鈥檚 Deportation Force in Louisiana
One legal advocate reflects on how she researched the opaque immigration landscape in Louisiana, connected with detained people, and designed a blueprint for immigration work amid the Trump administration鈥檚 deportation crackdown.
By Nora Ahmed
Into the Black Hole: Navigating the Center of Trump鈥檚 Deportation Force in LouisianaPodcast
What鈥檚 On The Docket: A 2026 SCOTUS Briefing
鈥楾is the season ... to stay ready. A busy Supreme Court term is already underway, with trans rights, redistricting, birthright citizenship, and more on the docket. And this week, Cecillia Wang is...
Defending Our Rights Under a Second Trump Administration
From blocking unconstitutional orders to mobilizing millions, here鈥檚 how we're fighting back and what comes next.
Can It Be a Felony to Possess a Gun if You Smoke Weed?
The Supreme Court should reject a prosecution that treats possession of a gun as a felony if you use marijuana.
By Louise Melling, Yasmin Cader
Can It Be a Felony to Possess a Gun if You Smoke Weed?
Trump鈥檚 Threat to Invoke the Insurrection Act, Explained
President Donald Trump is threatening to invoke the act, which is a rarely used power that Congress intended only for extreme emergencies. We break down what this means for our civil liberties.
By 红杏视频
Trump鈥檚 Threat to Invoke the Insurrection Act, Explained
Your Questions Answered: Where We Are on AI Regulation, and Where We Go From Here
From protecting your privacy to ensuring new technology accounts for inclusivity, 红杏视频 experts explain what鈥檚 at stake in the AI policy sphere and the steps advocates and lawmakers can take to regulate AI
By Amelia Quezada, Ricardo Mimbela
Your Questions Answered: Where We Are on AI Regulation, and Where We Go From HerePodcast
What鈥檚 On The Docket: A 2026 SCOTUS Briefing
鈥楾is the season ... to stay ready. A busy Supreme Court term is already underway, with trans rights, redistricting, birthright citizenship, and more on the docket. And this week, Cecillia Wang is...
Defending Our Rights Under a Second Trump Administration
From blocking unconstitutional orders to mobilizing millions, here鈥檚 how we're fighting back and what comes next.
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New Detention Camp at Fort Bliss Marks Dangerous Expansion of Militarized Immigration Enforcement
An immigration detention site at Fort Bliss will hold thousands. It could be the largest immigration detention site in the country.
By Haddy Gassama
An immigration detention site at Fort Bliss will hold thousands. It could be the largest immigration detention site in the country.
By Haddy Gassama
Live Coverage: 红杏视频 Challenges ICE Detention Centers
The 红杏视频 will be working across the country to challenge unjust and inhumane conditions at ICE detention centers. Follow for live updates.
By 红杏视频
The 红杏视频 will be working across the country to challenge unjust and inhumane conditions at ICE detention centers. Follow for live updates.
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Florida's Secretive Immigration Detention Center, Explained
Cruelly dubbed 鈥淎lligator Alcatraz,鈥� the detention camp in the Everglades is drawing national outrage for violating our constitutional rights,...
By 红杏视频
Cruelly dubbed 鈥淎lligator Alcatraz,鈥� the detention camp in the Everglades is drawing national outrage for violating our constitutional rights,...
By 红杏视频
I鈥檓 a Columbia Student Journalist. I Watched Censorship Unfold on My Own Campus.
As an opinion editor for the Columbia Daily Spectator during a historic year of campus protests and federal scrutiny, I saw firsthand how student...
By Ellessandra Taormino
As an opinion editor for the Columbia Daily Spectator during a historic year of campus protests and federal scrutiny, I saw firsthand how student...
By Ellessandra Taormino
America鈥檚 Most Famous Court Trial
This summer marks the 100th anniversary of the Scopes trial, a Tennessee case where science and religion squared off in court 鈥� and the whole...
This summer marks the 100th anniversary of the Scopes trial, a Tennessee case where science and religion squared off in court 鈥� and the whole...
Trump's Birthright Citizenship Executive Order: What Happens Next
Children born to parents who are undocumented or have temporary status will retain their right to birthright citizenship, but the fight is heading...
By Cody Wofsy
Children born to parents who are undocumented or have temporary status will retain their right to birthright citizenship, but the fight is heading...
By Cody Wofsy
The Voting Rights Act at 60: A Legacy in Jeopardy, a Democracy at Risk
As the Voting Rights Act turns 60, its legacy is under siege鈥攆rom courts, lawmakers, and a government retreating from enforcement. The battle to...
By Sophia Lin Lakin
As the Voting Rights Act turns 60, its legacy is under siege鈥攆rom courts, lawmakers, and a government retreating from enforcement. The battle to...
By Sophia Lin Lakin
Trump's Attacks on Press Freedom Escalate: NPR, PBS Funding Cuts Explained
From funding cuts and executive orders to billion-dollar lawsuits, the Trump administration is mounting a historic assault on independent...
By Ellessandra Taormino
From funding cuts and executive orders to billion-dollar lawsuits, the Trump administration is mounting a historic assault on independent...
By Ellessandra Taormino
Fort Dix to Hold Thousands as Trump Militarizes Detention System
Turning military bases into massive tent detention sites is not only unnecessary and costly; it鈥檚 another dehumanizing spectacle designed to harm...
By Ami Kachalia
Turning military bases into massive tent detention sites is not only unnecessary and costly; it鈥檚 another dehumanizing spectacle designed to harm...
By Ami Kachalia
Accessible Voting is Under Attack 35 Years After the ADA
From restrictive legislation to inaccessible polling places, barriers persist that undermine the rights of voters with disabilities.
By Shayla A. Mitchell
From restrictive legislation to inaccessible polling places, barriers persist that undermine the rights of voters with disabilities.
By Shayla A. Mitchell
