Minka
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Retired college English professor. Grandmother to 10. Lover of nature, books, and quilting. Person of faith. Believer in democracy.
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Romulus, Michigan
"Romulus Mayor Robert A. McCraight said he was telling lawmakers 'at all levels' that a detention center is not permitted and will be opposed by the city..."
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"Romulus Mayor Robert A. McCraight said he was telling lawmakers 'at all levels' that a detention center is not permitted and will be opposed by the city..."
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ICE purchases facility in Romulus, agency spokesperson says
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has purchased a facility in Romulus, Michigan, a spokesperson for the federal agency told CBS News Detroit on Sunday afternoon.
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February 16, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Romulus, Michigan
"Romulus Mayor Robert A. McCraight said he was telling lawmakers 'at all levels' that a detention center is not permitted and will be opposed by the city..."
www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news...
"Romulus Mayor Robert A. McCraight said he was telling lawmakers 'at all levels' that a detention center is not permitted and will be opposed by the city..."
www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news...
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Just to put this in context:
Estimates suggest that it would cost $9 to $11 billion dollars annually to effectively provide housing for those experiencing homelessness in the U.S.
The same is estimated to feed the hungry in the U.S.
ICE is spending $38 billion on cages.
Estimates suggest that it would cost $9 to $11 billion dollars annually to effectively provide housing for those experiencing homelessness in the U.S.
The same is estimated to feed the hungry in the U.S.
ICE is spending $38 billion on cages.
February 16, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Just to put this in context:
Estimates suggest that it would cost $9 to $11 billion dollars annually to effectively provide housing for those experiencing homelessness in the U.S.
The same is estimated to feed the hungry in the U.S.
ICE is spending $38 billion on cages.
Estimates suggest that it would cost $9 to $11 billion dollars annually to effectively provide housing for those experiencing homelessness in the U.S.
The same is estimated to feed the hungry in the U.S.
ICE is spending $38 billion on cages.
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"The Baltimore County Council will convene an emergency session Tuesday to consider legislation to ban private persons, corporations, property owners or third-party contractors from gaining permits to operate detention centers in the county...."
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County executive addresses rumors of ICE office opening in Hunt Valley
The Baltimore County Council will convene an emergency session on Tuesday to consider legislation about the purchase, similar to a move that Howard County made to prevent a private detention center in...
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February 16, 2026 at 6:43 PM
"The Baltimore County Council will convene an emergency session Tuesday to consider legislation to ban private persons, corporations, property owners or third-party contractors from gaining permits to operate detention centers in the county...."
www.wbaltv.com/article/balt...
www.wbaltv.com/article/balt...
😥🙏🏼 RIP, Robert Duvall. Thank you for the truth with which you portrayed your roles.
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Robert Duvall, Oscar Winner and Star of “The Godfather” and “Apocalypse Now”, Dies at 95 (People)
Duvall's acting career spanned seven decadesNEED TO KNOWRobert Duvall, an Oscar-winning actor who starred in The Godfathe...
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February 16, 2026 at 6:38 PM
😥🙏🏼 RIP, Robert Duvall. Thank you for the truth with which you portrayed your roles.
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We should not fund a Department of Homeland Security that terrorizes children and forces them to spend their dying days trying to see their father one last time.
February 16, 2026 at 6:00 PM
We should not fund a Department of Homeland Security that terrorizes children and forces them to spend their dying days trying to see their father one last time.
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Ossoff: "Among today's false prophets are the election deniers who indulge this president's obsession with overturning the 2020 election. Hear me when I say this -- they tell a lie so absurd, and therefore so debasing, that the act of telling it proves the teller's total and humiliating submission."
February 16, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Ossoff: "Among today's false prophets are the election deniers who indulge this president's obsession with overturning the 2020 election. Hear me when I say this -- they tell a lie so absurd, and therefore so debasing, that the act of telling it proves the teller's total and humiliating submission."
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"Official ICE policy says 'ICE should not detain, arrest, or take into custody for an administrative violation of the immigration laws individuals known to be pregnant, postpartum, or nursing” except in exceptional circumstances.
reproductiverights.org/news/pregnan...
reproductiverights.org/news/pregnan...
February 16, 2026 at 6:04 PM
"Official ICE policy says 'ICE should not detain, arrest, or take into custody for an administrative violation of the immigration laws individuals known to be pregnant, postpartum, or nursing” except in exceptional circumstances.
reproductiverights.org/news/pregnan...
reproductiverights.org/news/pregnan...
Their immorality and malevolence always backfires.
February 16, 2026 at 6:39 AM
Their immorality and malevolence always backfires.
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Cartoonist: Jonathan Brown
January 9, 2026 at 9:27 AM
Cartoonist: Jonathan Brown
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“She’s not from here.”
February 15, 2026 at 11:55 PM
“She’s not from here.”
