Border czar reveals why ICE wants electric shock gloves for officers IN FULL The Independent UK · Aug 14
Jeff Merkley Wants To Save Big Government From Donald Trump The Oregon senator's "For Our Republic Act" would check many of the president's abuses while preserving the powerful federal state he commands. Reason · Aug 14
People detained at Mississippi ICE facility say they were sickened by gas leak and denied medical care Facility also had no air conditioning for two days amid extreme heat, according to one of the people detained The Guardian - US · Aug 14
Donald Trump’s spying on leftwing groups recalls J Edgar Hoover’s Cointelpro The FBI from the 1950s to the 1970s tried to infiltrate and discredit leftist organizations. Trump seems to be repeating that sordid practice The Guardian - US · Aug 14
Cocoa Sees Some Support from Weak Dollar September ICE NY cocoa (CCU26 ) is up +104 (+1.84%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26 ) is up +4 (+0.10%). Cocoa prices are seeing some support today -0.3% decline in the dollar index, which is bullish for commodities in general. However, cocoa prices are consolidating just mildly above... Barchart · Aug 14
Coffee Prices See Support from Slow Brazil Harvest September arabica coffee (KCU26 ) is up +3.75 (+1.13%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU26 ) is down -63 (-1.72%). Coffee prices have support from the slow pace of Brazil's coffee harvest. Safras & Mercado reported today that the Brazil 2026/27 coffee harvest was 90% completed as of August 12,... Barchart · Aug 14
Trump’s border czar defends ICE’s new electric gloves as alternative to lethal force ‘It’s another device to help someone be compliant when they’re not,’ border czar Tom Homan said of the gloves The Independent UK · Aug 14
DHS Spent $464 Million on Planes for 'Urgent' Deportations That Are Now Mostly Sitting Idle DHS has continued using its existing ICE Air charter network, which has operated about 25,800 domestic and international flights since President Donald Trump returned to office Latin Times · Aug 14
ICE Deportations of Asian and Pacific Islander Immigrants Have Increased Ninefold in Trump's Second Term Research from The Deportation Data Project found that arrests and detentions increased roughly sixfold, while removals rose ninefold Latin Times · Aug 14
Army soldier’s wife returns home after being removed from deportation flight Maisa Lopes Eliaser had spent more than a month in federal ICE custody The Independent UK · Aug 14
U.S. Investigated Left-Leaning Groups During Minnesota Immigration Crackdown, Documents Reveal Undercover agents also reportedly attended meetings in churches, libraries and parks, recorded participants' names and license plates and entered Signal chats where activists discussed political views Latin Times · Aug 14
ICE Cuffs US Citizen on Delta Jet Bridge After Airline Delayed Boarding for 'Technical Issue' A US citizen was wrongly handcuffed by ICE agents on an Atlanta jet bridge after Delta delayed his boarding for a technical issue, sparking major questions about airline cooperation. International Business Times UK · Aug 14
Sixth Circuit Reverses Pretrial Release for Antifa Member Accused of ICE-Related Threats Some excerpts from the long (>16K word) opinions in Wednesday's U.S. v. Wagner, written by Sixth Circuit Judge Whitney Hermandorfer,… The post Sixth Circuit Reverses Pretrial Release for Antifa Member Accused of ICE-Related Threats appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Aug 14
ICE Is Using Airline Passenger Data to Make Airport Arrests, but an Expired I-94 May Not Tell the Whole Story Immigration and Customs Enforcement is not simply walking through airports and choosing passengers at random. A formal data-sharing system allows the agency to know who plans to fly, and potentially where and when to find them. Latin Times · Aug 14
The Guardian - UK · Aug 14 First Thing: Court files show how federal agents spied on anti-ICE protesters Undercover agents infiltrated meetings, private chats and local events. Plus Wile E Coyote returns to the big screen
We Got This Covered · Aug 14 LA teachers now hunt for ICE agents near schools. It’s labeled ‘beautiful,’ but not everyone is happy: ‘Just alerting the community’ Teachers protecting a terrified community.
The Guardian - US · Aug 14 Is Florida ready for a democratic socialist? Oliver Larkin, a 34-year-old DSA candidate, is running for Congress in a newly drawn district in Florida. On Tuesday, voters will decide between him and a ‘DeSantis Democrat’
International Business Times UK · Aug 14 ICE Protest Surveillance Widens as DHS Subpoenas Union and Climate Group Records Without Any Crime DHS subpoenaed years of financial records from unions and a climate group over anti-ICE protests in Minnesota, sweeping in members and donors never accused of any crime.
Bangkok Post · Aug 14 'Shock' gloves for US immigration agents fuel potential abuse fears WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - Plans to equip US immigration enforcement agents with gloves capable of delivering debilitating electric shocks have fueled concerns over potential abuses by a force that critics say is already over-zealous and under-trained.
International Business Times UK · Aug 13 California Judge Frees Illegal Migrant on Pretrial Release One Day Before He Murders 68-Year-Old Retiree A California judge's decision to release an illegal migrant on pretrial terms led to a tragic murder, sparking federal criticism and highlighting tensions over local judicial practices.
The Guardian - US · Aug 13 US conducted ‘mass spying campaign’ against leftwing groups and anti-ICE protesters, records reveal DHS sent undercover agents to meetings and infiltrated chats of groups opposing Trump’s immigration crackdown
The Independent UK · Aug 13 Judge orders Massachusetts sheriff to hand ICE detainee records to ACLU A Massachusetts court has ordered the Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office to release anonymized health records of immigrant detainees
The Independent UK · Aug 13 White House border czar defends ICE electric shock gloves as tools to avoid deadly force White House border czar Tom Homan is defending Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s plan to give officers gloves that deliver painful electric shocks
Fortune · Aug 13 The electric shock gloves ICE is spending up to $20 million on are already being given to police officers in Omaha public schools The Omaha Police Department was awarded more than $65,000 for 40 pairs of the gloves in May 2025.
The Independent UK · Aug 13 Virginia prosecutor is reviewing video of ICE agent pointing a gun at a woman in parking lot An ICE agent accused a Virginia woman of trying to run them over — which she says did not happen