Their tactics to force construction of data centers even against significant opposition from local communities have become increasingly forceful and hostile.
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How a Small Town in Iowa Freed Local Workers From ICE Detention
Isabel's husband was detained by ICE. Then she received a call from the Eastern Iowa Community Bond Project, part of a wave of new groups that bail out detained immigrants. They wanted to help.
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Portland far-right rally: police charge counterprotesters with batons drawn
Police in riot gear use stun grenades and pepper spray on leftwing groups protesting against Patriot Prayer marchers.
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Defending Land and Environmental Rights Has Become An Increasingly Deadly Endeavor
A new Global Witness report says that 2017 was the deadliest year for land and environmental defenders, with a total of 207 defenders killed worldwide.
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Trump Is Taking U.S. Down the Path to Tyranny
The Constitution was designed to prevent tyranny through a system of checks and balances, but in President Trump's America, those safeguards are failing.
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A Year Later, the Fascists of Charlottesville Are Back for More — This Time Outside the White House
Just because white supremacist rallies cannot and will not be banned by the state does not mean they should proceed without opposition.
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Threatened With Mass Expulsion, Italy's Roma Face An Uncertain Future
In a move echoing Donald Trump’s attacks on immigrants to the U.S., Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini has announced plans to deport all Roma who are in the country illegally.
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Brazilian Mom in Immigrant Family Separation Lawsuit Hopes Ruling Spares Other Parents Pain
"I joined this case to recover my son and so that what happened to me wouldn’t happen to other mothers."
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Fate of 2,300 Separated Children Still Unclear Despite Trump's Executive Order
NGOs say bringing parents and children back together is an enormous puzzle with no clear system from the administration.
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"These Are Prisons for Babies": Forcibly Separated From Parents, Youngest Kids Sent to So-Called "Tender Age" Detention
Those who have visited the facilites describe "play rooms of crying preschool-age children in crisis."
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ICE’s Military-Style Raid Leaves Immigrant Communities Terrorized
The size and brutality of this particular raid in Ohio, along with the use of military tactics, have shocked even the most seasoned immigrants’ rights activists.
