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Raw Story: ‘False!’ Kristi [Bimbo #2] Noem’s DHS furious at accusations of ‘racial targeting’

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The DHS official X account posted a screenshot of the article and stated, “Any claims that individuals have been ‘targeted’ by law enforcement because of their skin color are disgusting and categorically FALSE.”

The post continued, “These types of smears are designed to demonize and villainize our brave ICE law enforcement. DHS enforcement operations are highly targeted, and officers do their due diligence. We know who we are targeting ahead of time. If and when we do encounter individuals subject to arrest, our law enforcement is trained to ask a series of well-determined questions to determine status and removability.”

F*ck*ng liars!

Raw Story: ‘False!’ Kristi Noem’s DHS furious at accusations of ‘racial targeting’

https://www.rawstory.com/ice-raids-2672378535

Reason: Police Target Dozens of Reporters During L.A. Anti-ICE Protests

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Dozens of journalists have been assaulted and injured by federal and local law enforcement in Los Angeles during protests earlier this week against Donald Trump’s mass deportation program.

Press freedom groups are demanding that law enforcement stop targeting reporters covering the L.A. protests after on-air news broadcasts and cellphone video showed federal, state, and local police firing indiscriminately on crowds with pepper balls, rubber bullets, and other so-called less-than-lethal ammunition, while in other cases officers are seen firing on clearly identified members of the press.

A coalition of 28 groups including the Los Angeles Press Club, the Committee to Protect Journalists, and the American Civil Liberties Union, sent a letter to Department Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Monday “to express alarm” over the incidents and urge Noem to ensure that federal law enforcement officers uphold the First Amendment.

According to the groups, there were at least 24 documented instances of journalists being targeted by law enforcement while covering Los Angeles protests between June 6 and June 8.

“A number of reports suggest that federal officers have indiscriminately used force or deployed munitions such as tear gas or pepper balls that caused significant injuries to journalists,” the letter said. “In some cases, federal officers appear to have deliberately targeted journalists who were doing nothing more than their job covering the news.”

Police target dozens of reporters during L.A. anti-ICE protests
Dozens of journalists have been assaulted and injured by federal and local law enforcement in Los Angeles during protests earlier this week against Donald

https://reason.com/2025/06/12/police-target-dozens-of-reporters-during-l-a-anti-ice-protests

CNBC: Trump authorizes deploying 2,000 more National Guard troops to LA

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  • President Donald Trump has authorized the deployment of another 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles.
  • About 700 U.S. Marines were mobilized to support the California National Guard to protect federal personnel and property in Los Angeles.
  • Trump said that he would support arresting California Gov. Gavin Newsom for purported obstruction of federal immigration enforcement actions in LA.
  • Newsom and state Attorney General Rob Bonta sued Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for deploying National Guard troops to deal with protests in LA.
Trump authorizes deploying 2,000 more National Guard troops to LA
President Donald Trump is “unhinged right now,” said Gov. Gavin Newsom said, arguing that federalizing National Guard troops for the protests was illegal.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/09/trump-sued-national-guard-la-california-newsom.html

ABC 7 KABC: Trump deploys 2,000 National Guard members after Los Angeles immigration protests

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ICE vowed to continue making arrests and enforce immigration laws.

The Trump administration is deploying the California National Guard in response to protests in Los Angeles over immigration enforcement operations that have resulted in some clashes between demonstrators and authorities, the White House said in a statement.

President Donald Trump signed a memorandum “deploying 2,000 National Guardsmen to address the lawlessness” in California as demonstrations opposing Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations continue in the state, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement Saturday.

“In the wake of this violence, California’s feckless Democrat leaders have completely abdicated their responsibility to protect their citizens,” Leavitt said. “That is why President Trump has signed a Presidential Memorandum deploying 2,000 National Guardsmen to address the lawlessness that has been allowed to fester,” Leavitt said.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a post on X that the Defense Department is “mobilizing the National Guard IMMEDIATELY to support federal law enforcement in Los Angeles. And, if violence continues, active duty Marines at Camp Pendleton will also be mobilized – they are on high alert.”

Earlier, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said the federal government was moving to “take over the California National Guard,” calling the move “purposefully inflammatory” and saying it will “only escalate tensions.”

Newsom said local California authorities don’t need the help.

“LA authorities are able to access law enforcement assistance at a moment’s notice,” he said. “We are in close coordination with the city and county, and there is currently no unmet need.”

Trump deploys 2,000 National Guard members after Los Angeles immigration protests

https://abc7.com/post/protests-erupt-immigration-customs-enforcement-raids-los-angeles-california/16690197

Independent: Outrage after California fourth grader is detained by ICE agents during immigration hearing

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Parents and teachers in southern California are urgently asking for help to find a fourth grader who is being “held captive” by immigration authorities in Texas.

Torrance Elementary School student Martir Garcia Lara attended an immigration court appointment with his father in Houston on May 29 “when suddenly they were detained and separated from each other,” according to a message from the school’s Parent Teacher Association.

The boy and his father are reportedly in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody.

“He’s alone and he’s not able to return home,” PTA president Jasmin King told KTLA.

“We have not received any information on why they were detained,” she said. “All we know is that Martir is just a fourth grader who’s by himself, without his dad, without a parent, and just in a place that he probably doesn’t know, so we can only imagine what he might be feeling.”

A fourth-grader! What a catch!

Homan’s bully boys must be really proud of themselves today!

Outrage after California fourth grader is detained by ICE during immigration hearing
Martir Garcia Lara was ordered into custody in Houston as federal agents target courthouses nationwide

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/california-ice-arrest-elementary-school-b2763614.html

Alternet: Busted: Major investigation catches Trump administration in a massive lie

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The Trump administration knew that the vast majority of the 238 Venezuelan immigrants it sent to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador in mid-March had not been convicted of crimes in the United States before it labeled them as terrorists and deported them, according to U.S. Department of Homeland Security data that has not been previously reported.’

President Donald Trump and his aides have branded the Venezuelans as “rapists,” “savages,” “monsters” and “the worst of the worst.” When multiple news organizations disputed those assertions with reporting that showed many of the deportees did not have criminal records, the administration doubled down. It said that its assessment of the deportees was based on a thorough vetting process that included looking at crimes committed both inside and outside the United States. But the government’s own data, which was obtained by ProPublica, The Texas Tribune and a team of journalists from Venezuela, showed that officials knew that only 32 of the deportees had been convicted of U.S. crimes and that most were nonviolent offenses, such as retail theft or traffic violations.

The data indicates that the government knew that only six of the immigrants were convicted of violent crimes: four for assault, one for kidnapping and one for a weapons offense. And it shows that officials were aware that more than half, or 130, of the deportees were not labeled as having any criminal convictions or pending charges; they were labeled as only having violated immigration laws.

As for foreign offenses, our own review of court and police records from around the United States and in Latin American countries where the deportees had lived found evidence of arrests or convictions for 20 of the 238 men. Of those, 11 involved violent crimes such as armed robbery, assault or murder, including one man who the Chilean government had asked the U.S. to extradite to face kidnapping and drug charges there. Another four had been accused of illegal gun possession.

Busted: Major investigation catches Trump administration in a massive lie

https://www.alternet.org/venezuelan-deportees

Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Two-Year-Old U.S. Citizen’s Deportation Sparks Hearing: ‘Unconstitutional’

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A federal judge has ordered a hearing on the alleged unlawful deportation of a 2-year-old U.S. citizen. District Judge Terry Doughty expressed concerns about the circumstances of the child’s removal and the government’s alleged failure to protect her rights. Doughty noted that the child’s mother intended to take them back to Honduras, providing a handwritten note as proof.

Doughty said, “VML is ostensibly a two-year-old United States citizen. On April 24, 2025, this Court received a Petition contending that VML was being deported, alongside her illegal-immigrant mother, to Honduras.”

However, the judge questioned the identities of those advocating for the child and found that the government could not verify the mother’s claim.

Doughty stated that U.S. citizens cannot be deported, raising significant implications for parental rights and the rights of citizen children. He scheduled a hearing to clarify the situation and examine the legality of V.M.L.’s deportation.

Doughty said, “Of course, ‘It is illegal and unconstitutional to deport, detain for deportation, or recommend deportation of a U.S. citizen.’”

Doughty added, “The Government contends that this is all okay because the mother wishes that the child be deported with her. But the Court doesn’t know that.”

Two-Year-Old U.S. Citizen’s Deportation Sparks Hearing: ‘Unconstitutional’
A federal judge has ordered a hearing on the alleged unlawful deportation of a 2-year-old U.S. citizen. District Judge Terry Doughty expressed concerns about the circumstances of the child’s removal and the government’s alleged failure to protect her rights. Doughty noted that the child’s mother intended to take them back to Honduras, providing a handwrittenContinue reading “Two-Year-Old U.S. Citizen’s Deportation Sparks Hearing:…

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/two-year-old-u-s-citizen-s-deportation-sparks-hearing-unconstitutional/ar-AA1F1eQh

Raleigh News & Observer: Trump Suffers Blow as Judge Rebukes ‘Invasion’ Claim

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U.S. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez, Jr. recently ruled that President Donald Trump’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act (AEA) to detain and deport Venezuelan immigrants is unlawful. Rodriguez determined that the government’s actions exceed the statute’s scope and contradict its plain meaning. The ruling is the first to state that the AEA cannot apply to alleged gang members.

Trump Suffers Blow as Judge Rebukes ‘Invasion’ Claim
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/trump-suffers-blow-as-judge-rebukes-invasion-claim/ss-AA1F0BmB

ABC News: Families separated by ‘zero-tolerance’ policy at risk of separation again, ACLU says

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Under a 2023 settlement, the government agreed to provide some services.

Hundreds of parents and children separated under the “zero-tolerance” border policy during President Donald Trump’s first term — who were later reunited and protected by a 2023 settlement — are at risk of being separated again due to a lapse in legal services, lawyers argue.

Under the 2023 court-approved settlement agreement, reached as a result of a class-action lawsuit filed in 2018, the federal government agreed to provide certain services to an estimated 5,000 people — families and children separated under the 2017-2018 “zero tolerance” policy — including behavioral health services and immigration legal services.

However, the ACLU says a recent decision made by the Trump administration to gut and then abruptly terminate a contract with the Acacia Center for Justice violates that agreement, leaving hundreds of migrants in legal limbo. The nonprofit organization is the main contractor that oversees services provided to separated families, such as helping them apply for parole and other benefits they’re “mandated” to receive at the government’s expense, the American Civil Liberties Union argues.

Families separated by Trump’s ‘zero-tolerance’ policy at risk due to lapse in legal services, ACLU argues
Under a 2023 settlement agreement, the federal government agreed to provide behavioral health and legal services.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/families-separated-trumps-zero-tolerance-policy-risk-due/story?id=121892150

MSNBC: Supreme Court says Trump needs to give more notice in Alien Enemies Act deportations

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The court previously granted Texas detainees emergency relief, over dissent from Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas.

The Supreme Court on Friday extended its block on the Trump administration’s ability to immediately deport a group of migrants in Texas under the Alien Enemies Act.

The court had already blocked such deportations in a previous order and, in Friday’s ruling, said more notice before carrying out deportations is needed, sending the case back to the lower court for further litigation. The court did not decide the underlying question of Trump’s use of the wartime act to carry out deportations.

Supreme Court says Trump needs to give more notice in Alien Enemies Act deportations
The court previously granted Texas detainees emergency relief, over dissent from Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas.

https://www.msnbc.com/deadline-white-house/deadline-legal-blog/supreme-court-alien-enemies-act-deportations-trump-rcna202101