In Ohio, Haitians' American dream shatters as ICE prepares to deport them In Springfield, Haitians who lost Temporary Protected Status are being summoned to ICE check-ins, fitted with ankle monitors, and pressured to accept $2,600 to self-deport, the plans first reported in July now playing out on the ground. Posted on Aug 12, 2026 | The Guardian
Trump administration plans to give ICE officers electric-shock gloves DHS plans to spend $10-20 million equipping ICE agents with "G.L.O.V.E." devices capable of delivering electric shocks, drawing criticism from the ACLU and congressional Democrats as an unnecessary and dangerous new tool. Posted on Aug 12, 2026 | Al Jazeera
Trump Sued for Truth Social Scheme to Manipulate Markets The Intercept and the Freedom of the Press Foundation sue Trump over "Trump API," which sells Wall Street firms paid early access to his Truth Social posts for $60,000-$100,000 a month. Posted on Aug 12, 2026 | The New Republic
Human rights groups sue Trump administration over International Criminal Court sanctions Four rights organizations, including Human Rights Watch and the Center for Constitutional Rights, argue Trump's sanctions on ICC judges and prosecutors illegally obstruct their work seeking justice for war crimes and human rights abuses. Posted on Aug 11, 2026 | The Washington Post
Judge again bars Trump administration from implementing order that sought to limit mail voting A federal judge ruled once more against Trump's executive order attempting to build a federal voter list and insert the administration directly into state mail-voting rules ahead of the midterms. Posted on Aug 11, 2026 | Washington Post
Troops have been patrolling D.C. for a year. Experts are worried about elections. A year into an open-ended National Guard deployment declared over a "crime emergency," legal experts and former military officials warn the normalized troop presence raises concerns for how the 2026 midterms and 2028 election play out. Posted on Aug 11, 2026 | NPR
Trump declines to rule out declaring a national security emergency to control the 2026 election Pressed by a far-right host on whether he would invoke emergency powers to seize control of the midterms if the SAVE Act stalls in the Senate, Trump said "stranger things have happened." Posted on Aug 11, 2026 | CNN
As ICE Detention Expands, Deaths Reach a 22-Year High A JAMA-sourced analysis finds the fatality rate in ICE custody at its highest in 22 years as the detained population has grown roughly 70% under Trump, even as the agency scales back what it discloses about detainee deaths. Posted on Aug 10, 2026 | Time
State Department says it has revoked more than 175,000 visas under Trump The State Department says it has revoked more than 175,000 visas since Trump returned to office, a pace outstripping all of 2025, citing law-enforcement encounters and immigration violations. Posted on Aug 10, 2026 | Washington Post
ICE will release body camera video only when seen in the agency's 'best interests,' policy says ICE says it will finish equipping officers with body cameras by the end of September, but its policy leaves release of any footage, including from shootings, to the agency's own discretion: video will be released only when officials determine it is 'in the agency's best interests.' The rollout follows President Trump's January 2025 rescission of an earlier body-camera mandate and comes amid pressure from recent fatal ICE shootings, including in Texas and Minnesota. Posted on Aug 7, 2026 | Click2Houston