Reporter @StatusCoup covering corruption, workers’ struggles, corporate power, grassroots movements. Independent, on-the-ground accountability journalism.
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I just talked to a young guy outside of the polling place in Baraboo, Wisconsin, who told me he is voting Republican in part because he wants weed decriminalized.
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BREAKING WSJ:
The Trump admin's investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar is aimed at building a case to strip her of her U.S. citizenship and ultimately deport her, according to U.S. officials and other people familiar with the probe. wsj.com/politics/policy/ilha…
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#BREAKING A Judge just blocked the deportation of the Bronx ICE target:
A federal judge has blocked the deportation of Oscar Bergal, the man shot by an ICE officer during a targeted enforcement operation in the Bronx Thursday.
DHS describes Bergal as an illegal immigrant from the Dominican Republic with a grand larceny conviction and associations with the Trinitarios gang.
In an order issued Friday, Judge J. Paul Oetken ruled Bergal cannot be removed from the United States without another court order while his petition challenging his detention is pending.
The judge also restricted transfers—allowing him to be moved only to facilities within the Southern or Eastern Districts of New York, or the District of New Jersey, without further court approval.
DHS says Bergal was transferred to an detention outside of New York due to his criminal history and flight risk. The department says an ICE officer discharged his weapon during the operation, injuring Bergal. Officers rendered aid, and he was hospitalized.
The order does not direct his release. It remains in effect unless the judge assigned to the case changes or lifts it.
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Darializa Avila Chevalier, the Democratic nominee in New York’s 13th Congressional District, is violently shoved to the ground by the NYPD.
Avila Chevalier and protesters have gathered outside Allen Hospital after ICE shot a man in Marble Hill earlier today.
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NEW: Judge threatens to order Midway Blitz agents to hand over personal phones for review — after Bovino refuses
From @Suntimes: chicago.suntimes.com/bearing…
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Chevalier, seen doing the work here, will be a star in the 120th Congress. Bet on it.
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This afternoon in Marble Hill, a New Yorker was shot by an ICE agent in a residential neighborhood. Early reports indicate agents surrounded him and a 5-year-old child in his car before firing multiple rounds. We believe the child was physically unharmed.
This is an unconscionable and incredibly serious situation. I have called the President; when we speak I will demand that he ends all ICE enforcement actions in our city. I will not stand by while ICE agents terrorize our communities.
Our thoughts are with the injured New Yorker and his family tonight. We are praying for his recovery.
Get ICE out of our neighborhoods. Get ICE out of our hospitals. Get ICE off our streets. Get ICE away from our children.
Abolish ICE.
ICE shot someone in NYC. The person shot is currently in the hospital per local media.
At around 4pm today, there was a shooting involving federal law enforcement agents in the Marble Hill neighborhood of the Bronx. The NYPD was not involved in the incident and was not on scene at the time of the shooting. The individual who was shot is at a nearby hospital and is currently conscious and receiving medical attention.
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"We're talking about 18 year olds that just want to graduate. People that are being fed curdled milk & worms."
We're LIVE from NJ statehouse as anti-ICE protesters DEMAND Governor Mikie Sherrill stop stalling and act to shut down Delaney Hall ICE prison
Protesters are outside the New Jersey State House right now, calling on Gov. Mikie Sherrill to take more decisive action to shut down the Delaney Hall ICE prison camp where several detainees have died.
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Federal agents are arresting protesters near Lochiel, Arizona, who were protecting ancient cottonwood trees from being felled to make way for the border wall.
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SCOOP: ICE officers across the country were told this weekend to stop arresting non-criminals, agency sources tell @realDailyWire
Now, ICE may only arrest illegal immigrants with criminal convictions or charges for the time being, said the sources.
The change also ends so-called “collateral arrests,” sources said, meaning officers who find a criminal target alongside others in the country illegally may detain only the target.
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Congressman Greg Casar visited Wilber at Pearsall today and confirmed that the bullet remains lodged in his body, his wound is still bleeding, and he has not fully regained mobility on his left side.
He received an injection for pain only about an hour before the congressional visit.
During the press conference, the Congressman called for adequate medical care, a full investigation, and the release of the entire ICE dashcam footage.
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New: In late 2024, FBI investigators had enough evidence to launch a sweeping bribery probe that could ensnare top lawmakers, including Sen. Susan Collins. Then Trump was reelected and eviscerated the FBI and DOJ teams handling public corruption probes. propub.li/4yLLwaF
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Tom Tiffany says federal authorities will be in Wisconsin for election jsonline.com/story/news/poli… via @journalsentinel
This is a horrendous sign for oil prices. If Europe gets starved of Saudi oil for more than a month, we’ll probably see even more calls within the GOP to ban diesel exports.
Saudis Tell European Refiners They’ll Get No Crude Next Month
Saudi Aramco told at least two oil refining customers in Europe that they will be allocated no crude oil next month after the kingdom’s key pipeline to the Red Sea was attacked, people informed of the decision said.
European customers normally receive Saudi Arabian crude on so-called term contracts, ensuring a steady flow of supply every month. Those deliveries will not take place next month, the people said, asking not to be identified because the information isn’t public. The decision applies to all European buyers, they said. (Bloomberg)
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not a great way to start the morning "no crude for you"...
Saudis Tell European Refiners They’ll Get No Crude Next Month
Saudi Aramco told at least two oil refining customers in Europe that they will be allocated no crude oil next month after the kingdom’s key pipeline to the Red Sea was attacked, people informed of the decision said.
European customers normally receive Saudi Arabian crude on so-called term contracts, ensuring a steady flow of supply every month. Those deliveries will not take place next month, the people said, asking not to be identified because the information isn’t public. The decision applies to all European buyers, they said. (Bloomberg)
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Hakeem Jeffries has put the fix in — pass it on 👇
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“The worst place ever I’ve been in my life," Sakariye Abdi Mohamed, a Somali asylum seeker, told me over the phone from Guantanamo Bay last week.
According to Sakariye, guards say the order to keep Somalis at the facility comes straight from DC.
motherjones.com/politics/202…
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These are the real-world effects of Trump's ICE enforcement. Memphis is still reeling after ICE agents detained over 100 people and locked down a local nightclub demanding IDs before letting anyone leave. "This is kidnapping in plain sight." Status Coup's @JTCestkowski sits down with local advocacy group Vecindarios901 to break down what happened.
Video by Phillip Hawkins