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Before ICE shooting, immigration agents repeatedly used deadly force

ICE officers breaking a car window to remove a woman from her vehicle on January 13, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

‘Why is this happening to us?’ Daily number of kids in ICE detention jumps 6x under Trump

Texas State Troopers surrounded by protesters as they denounce detention of 5-year-old, Liam Ramos, at an immigration processing facility in Texas. One person holding a 'free the child, free all' sign put it up facing the troopers.

A vineyard manager’s deportation shattered an Oregon town. Now his daughter is carrying on his legacy

Two photos side by side. The left-hand photo is a selfie of Alondra Sotelo Garcia and her dad Moises Sotelo. The right-hand photo is a cropped image of Moises smiling for a posed picture.

Research shows evictions are a public health problem. Can eviction prevention be a solution?

Close-up of a person reading an eviction notice letter.

How the Supreme Court ruled differently in immigration and criminal justice cases

United States Supreme Courts building illuminated at night in Washington DC with steps and plaza in foreground.

A new study proves that criminalizing homelessness doesn’t reduce homelessness

Unhoused people have set up a tent community at Riverside Park in Grants Pass, Oregon.

Behind the masks: Who are the people rounding up immigrants in California?

Nighttime view of a line of federal immigration agents in riot gear and face shields facing the camera near Glass House Farms facility in Camarillo, with police spotlights in background.

Gun violence in this Midwestern city isn’t abating. Its leaders halted programs that could help.

Roderick Parker, in white, Director of Big Hearts Community Projects at the 1,000 person march against gun violence in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on May 25th, 2025.

Homeless San Diegans are bicycling toward independence

A group of participants in full biking gear posing for a photograph with their bicycles.

Are these 'eco-cities’ the future of sustainable design?

Aerial photo taken on July 31, 2021 shows a vegetation buffer belt at the Huangtaihu Lake water conservation scenic spot in Qian'an City of north China's Hebei Province, as an example of "sponge city construction." Following the principle of precipitation reserving, permeating and clarifying in natural ways, the local authority set out to build a city that "breathes."