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The New Orleans police is currently constrained from partaking in almost all immigration enforcement activities by a federal consent decree. But in January, a judge granted a request to wind down this monitoring.
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New Orleans May Hand Its Police Live Facial Recognition Tech. Critics Warn It'll Help ICE. - Bolts
The cameras are mounted across downtown New Orleans: hanging from balconies on Bourbon Street, bolted to the exterior walls of bars and four-star h...
JUST IN: Democrats have defended two legislative seats today in special elections. They easily prevailed in an election for Rhode Island's state Senate, and narrowly prevailed in an election for Delaware's state House.
In Virginia, people leaving prison automatically regained the right to vote under the previous governor. But Governor Youngkin ended that policy and now decides who gets to cast a ballot.
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The Virginians Who Canโ€™t Vote Because of Glenn Youngkin - Bolts
George Hawkins had a long to-do list when he left the Greensville Correctional Center on May 3, a free man for the first time in his adult life: st...
โ€œThis guy has clearly stated what his values are, and weโ€™re going to completely ignore that and put the Democratic enforcement on him?โ€ says a Virginia Democrat who opposes her partyโ€™s decision to endorse a โ€œpro-Trump, pro-ICEโ€ sheriff.
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Democrats in Southeast Virginia Endorse "Pro-Trump, Pro-ICE" Sheriff - Bolts
The Democratic Party in Chesapeake, Virginiaโ€™s second-largest city, has embraced and endorsed the local sheriff who proclaimed his office โ€œpro-...
Oklahoma voters have expanded the stateโ€™s Medicaid program and lowered some criminal penalties. Next year, they'll choose whether to raise the minimum wage. But the GOP has now cracked down on citizen initiatives.
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Republicans Add New Barriers to Oklahoma's Dizzyingly Fast Process for Citizen Initiatives - Bolts
A new Oklahoma law adds to a string of GOP-run states that have undercut direct democracy by piling on onerous new regulations and raising the thre...
A federal court has tossed out a redistricting lawsuit brought by two tribes in North Dakota, declaring that only the DOJ can sue over violations of the Voting Rights Act's Section 2, a devastating blow to the ability of tribes to seek legal recourse.
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โ€œA Law Without a Way to Enforce Itโ€ - Bolts
In North Dakota as elsewhere, Native voters face a triple threat: judges targeting the VRA, Trump officials hostile to discrimination laws, and a f...
A group in San Diego is patrolling neighborhoods to identify potential ICE presence. They keep watch for vehicles that may belong to federal agencies, and use livestreams, radios, and social media to keep communities informed.
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How Volunteer Patrols Are Working to Protect San Diego Immigrant Communities From ICE - Bolts
In the early-morning twilight on a cool Friday in April, a half dozen people gathered in a small parking lot in the San Diego neighborhood of City ...
Uniรณn del Barrio first started its community patrol program more than thirty years ago in response to police harassment of Latinos. The group reactivated its community patrols recently in response to increased federal immigration enforcement in San Diego.
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How Volunteer Patrols Are Working to Protect San Diego Immigrant Communities From ICE - Bolts
In the early-morning twilight on a cool Friday in April, a half dozen people gathered in a small parking lot in the San Diego neighborhood of City ...
JUST IN: Democrat John Ewing has defeated Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert, a Republican who was running for a fourth term. Ewing, who currently serves as Douglas County's treasurer and will be Omaha's first Black mayor, leads Stothert 56 to 44 percent with most ballots counted.