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What You Need to Know if the National Guard Is Deployed to Your State by the Trump Regime — Movement Law Lab
Learn your rights when the National Guard is deployed to your city. This guide explains the law, including the Posse Comitatus Act and the Insurrection Act, and provides critical information on…
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Armed federal agents in Chicago. National Guard deployments in Portland and Memphis. These are not public safety measures, they are intimidation tactics.
Lawyers & communities, you need to know your rights. Here’s a resource on how you can prepare: www.movementlawlab.org/nationalguard
Lawyers & communities, you need to know your rights. Here’s a resource on how you can prepare: www.movementlawlab.org/nationalguard
The US and El Salvador entered into an unprecedented agreement to transfer individuals across borders into the notoriously brutal CECOT prison in blatant violation of international human rights obligations. The recent details reveal even more egregious details.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
November 28, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The US and El Salvador entered into an unprecedented agreement to transfer individuals across borders into the notoriously brutal CECOT prison in blatant violation of international human rights obligations. The recent details reveal even more egregious details.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
1/ Miguel had all the legal documentation. ICE detained him for 5 weeks. All while lining the pockets of private prison company, GEO Group.
November 27, 2025 at 8:27 PM
1/ Miguel had all the legal documentation. ICE detained him for 5 weeks. All while lining the pockets of private prison company, GEO Group.
“If this country has a future, it’s in the streets, the courts, the movements and the continued exercise of free speech and freedom of assembly against this administration.”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A year on from Trump’s victory, resistance is everywhere | Rebecca Solnit
Americans have shown a tremendous amount and variety of opposition – more than some may realize
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:26 PM
“If this country has a future, it’s in the streets, the courts, the movements and the continued exercise of free speech and freedom of assembly against this administration.”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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There's a long history of People's Tribunals & community members in the cities where the regime has sent troops and where ICE/Border Patrol are running wild can organize their own: www.nlg.org/wp-content/u... - they can be used as organizing tools & as a way to force local pols to take action.
www.nlg.org
November 25, 2025 at 2:57 PM
There's a long history of People's Tribunals & community members in the cities where the regime has sent troops and where ICE/Border Patrol are running wild can organize their own: www.nlg.org/wp-content/u... - they can be used as organizing tools & as a way to force local pols to take action.
This #BlackFriday groups are using their economic power to boycott companies who are undermining democracy and collaborating with the Trump regime. #WeAintBuyingIt
Real power is being able to cut them off from their revenue stream.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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What is the latest Black Friday boycott – and will it work?
While others scramble for deals on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, activists hope to leverage shopping behavior for societal change
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
This #BlackFriday groups are using their economic power to boycott companies who are undermining democracy and collaborating with the Trump regime. #WeAintBuyingIt
“It’s about ensuring more broadly that law enforcement, whether it be local police or National Guard, respect our constitutional rights, even when we are using our constitutional rights in ways that offend them.”
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
November 22, 2025 at 7:01 PM
“It’s about ensuring more broadly that law enforcement, whether it be local police or National Guard, respect our constitutional rights, even when we are using our constitutional rights in ways that offend them.”
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
“The Pentagon is further entrenching military policing in Americans’ daily lives via a National Guard ‘rapid response force’ and actively attacking international vessels without congressional authorization..."
Groups Warn Billions More for Pentagon Would Supercharge Trump Authoritarianism | Common Dreams
"A military sending armed soldiers into US cities to fight 'the enemy within' at a president's behest is not one to embolden with more funding."
www.commondreams.org
November 21, 2025 at 10:24 PM
“The Pentagon is further entrenching military policing in Americans’ daily lives via a National Guard ‘rapid response force’ and actively attacking international vessels without congressional authorization..."
The Black Voters Matter Project and many other groups are spearheading the #WeAintBuyingIt campaign” starting Black Friday to boycott some of the companies capitulating with authoritarianism. This is what economic defiance can look like.
www.usatoday.com/videos/news/...
www.usatoday.com/videos/news/...
November 21, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The Black Voters Matter Project and many other groups are spearheading the #WeAintBuyingIt campaign” starting Black Friday to boycott some of the companies capitulating with authoritarianism. This is what economic defiance can look like.
www.usatoday.com/videos/news/...
www.usatoday.com/videos/news/...
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"a question remains for every elected official and candidate in the state: Have the last five days proven that snatching people up on their way to work and school makes us safer? Or have they shown us exactly what these kinds of operations are meant to deliver: fear and chaos, not public safety."
This particular caravan of federal agents may have left, for now, but we still have work to do to create a state where everyone can live freely, with dignity and without fear. Join us tomorrow at 6 PM in Charlotte and Raleigh. Stay posted for next steps at defendandrecruit.org/nc
November 21, 2025 at 2:42 AM
"a question remains for every elected official and candidate in the state: Have the last five days proven that snatching people up on their way to work and school makes us safer? Or have they shown us exactly what these kinds of operations are meant to deliver: fear and chaos, not public safety."
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“It looks like these officers believe transparency itself is obstructive to their operations, which is a pretty good indicator that their operations are in need of obstruction … The First Amendment is intended to obstruct government abuses.”
Immigration agents claim routine reporting violates federal law
Officers who can’t handle public scrutiny should get a job that doesn’t involve publicly abducting people.
freedom.press
November 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
“It looks like these officers believe transparency itself is obstructive to their operations, which is a pretty good indicator that their operations are in need of obstruction … The First Amendment is intended to obstruct government abuses.”
Trump’s NSPM-7 labels political opponents as domestic terrorists. This is another authoritarian tactic to crackdown on protected 1st amendment rights, crucial in a free democracy. .
theintercept.com/2025/11/04/t...
theintercept.com/2025/11/04/t...
Are You on Trump’s List of Domestic Terrorists? There’s No Way to Know.
The Trump administration is using NSPM-7 to compile the names of alleged domestic terror groups. It won’t tell us who’s on the list.
theintercept.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Trump’s NSPM-7 labels political opponents as domestic terrorists. This is another authoritarian tactic to crackdown on protected 1st amendment rights, crucial in a free democracy. .
theintercept.com/2025/11/04/t...
theintercept.com/2025/11/04/t...
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“Many of us are really scared, but we’re still showing up.”
Nov. 16 was “the day the most immigrants were arrested in a single day” in North Carolina's history. As immigration raids are expected to escalate, locals are mobilizing to protect their neighbors @tinavasquez.bsky.social reports.
Nov. 16 was “the day the most immigrants were arrested in a single day” in North Carolina's history. As immigration raids are expected to escalate, locals are mobilizing to protect their neighbors @tinavasquez.bsky.social reports.
North Carolina immigration raids expected to escalate
As the impacts of the raids quickly ripple outward from Charlotte, North Carolinians are mobilizing to stem enforcement operations in their communities
prismreports.org
November 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
“Many of us are really scared, but we’re still showing up.”
Nov. 16 was “the day the most immigrants were arrested in a single day” in North Carolina's history. As immigration raids are expected to escalate, locals are mobilizing to protect their neighbors @tinavasquez.bsky.social reports.
Nov. 16 was “the day the most immigrants were arrested in a single day” in North Carolina's history. As immigration raids are expected to escalate, locals are mobilizing to protect their neighbors @tinavasquez.bsky.social reports.
“Newly released documents provide more details about ICE's plan to use bounty hunters and private investigators to find the location of undocumented immigrants.”
www.404media.co/ice-plans-to...
www.404media.co/ice-plans-to...
ICE Plans to Spend $180 Million on Bounty Hunters to Stalk Immigrants
Newly released documents provide more details about ICE's plan to use bounty hunters and private investigators to find the location of undocumented immigrants.
www.404media.co
November 19, 2025 at 8:14 PM
“Newly released documents provide more details about ICE's plan to use bounty hunters and private investigators to find the location of undocumented immigrants.”
www.404media.co/ice-plans-to...
www.404media.co/ice-plans-to...
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I’m very proud of this collaboration—it’s yet another way Chicagoans came together and organized to defend our city.
Several Chicago newsrooms spent two months collecting and analyzing evidence of ICE & Border Patrol's use of tear gas and pepper spray in Chicago.
They found that agents deployed chemical agents nearly 50 times. Most uses occurred after a judge ordered federal agents to restrict their use.
They found that agents deployed chemical agents nearly 50 times. Most uses occurred after a judge ordered federal agents to restrict their use.
Feds Used Chemical Agents Dozens of Times in Chicago
An investigation by reporters from six newsrooms found that agents used chemical irritants nearly 50 times during Operation Midway Blitz.
southsideweekly.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I’m very proud of this collaboration—it’s yet another way Chicagoans came together and organized to defend our city.
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For the second time in less than a month, a Department of Homeland Security officer shot at a person in DC during a traffic stop.
So far there have been no consequences for the officers involved in either incident. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
So far there have been no consequences for the officers involved in either incident. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Federal agent shoots at car during D.C. chase, police say
The shooting marks the second time in the past month that a Homeland Security agent has shot at a car while patrolling with D.C. police.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:22 PM
For the second time in less than a month, a Department of Homeland Security officer shot at a person in DC during a traffic stop.
So far there have been no consequences for the officers involved in either incident. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
So far there have been no consequences for the officers involved in either incident. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
“…In Chicago, agents used tear gas in residential areas ‘multiple times without audible warnings,’ court documents said, surprising families with the painful chemical irritant.”
newrepublic.com/post/202723/...
newrepublic.com/post/202723/...
Border Patrol Told Fellow Agent to Tear Gas Protesters “For Fun”
Agents also mocked protesters whom they tear-gassed.
newrepublic.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:04 PM
“…In Chicago, agents used tear gas in residential areas ‘multiple times without audible warnings,’ court documents said, surprising families with the painful chemical irritant.”
newrepublic.com/post/202723/...
newrepublic.com/post/202723/...
Authoritarianism is here: “referees” fired, loyalists installed, DOJ weaponized, military deployed. Trump won't back.
The legal world: this is our moment to collective power & defend democracy alongside social movements. We must work in partnership & be prepared to defend them.
The legal world: this is our moment to collective power & defend democracy alongside social movements. We must work in partnership & be prepared to defend them.
Ring the Alarm Bells: Authoritarianism Isn’t Coming, It’s Here Now
Trump’s authoritarian playbook has 10 rules. He’s following every single one of them.
newrepublic.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Authoritarianism is here: “referees” fired, loyalists installed, DOJ weaponized, military deployed. Trump won't back.
The legal world: this is our moment to collective power & defend democracy alongside social movements. We must work in partnership & be prepared to defend them.
The legal world: this is our moment to collective power & defend democracy alongside social movements. We must work in partnership & be prepared to defend them.
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COP30 is taking place against a backdrop of rising far-right authoritarianism, climate denial, and genocide in Gaza, which are all testing the "rules-based system" underpinning the U.N. climate framework.
November 17, 2025 at 3:35 PM
COP30 is taking place against a backdrop of rising far-right authoritarianism, climate denial, and genocide in Gaza, which are all testing the "rules-based system" underpinning the U.N. climate framework.
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“Short bursts indicate an ICE sighting. Long whistles indicate agents making arrests. If you hear the whistle and you’re undocumented, said [Whitney Hu, a community activist and organizer with South Brooklyn Mutual Aid], ‘you hide. And if you’re somebody who’s not, you go to the street.’”
As ICE Street Raids Ramp Up, New Yorkers Stock Up On Whistles
Taking a cue from Chicago, community groups have distributed thousands of whistles in recent weeks — a grassroots system people in other cities have adopted to help neighbors sound the alarm.
www.thecity.nyc
November 17, 2025 at 1:44 PM
“Short bursts indicate an ICE sighting. Long whistles indicate agents making arrests. If you hear the whistle and you’re undocumented, said [Whitney Hu, a community activist and organizer with South Brooklyn Mutual Aid], ‘you hide. And if you’re somebody who’s not, you go to the street.’”
From Pakistan to Poland, the legal sector has resisted authoritarianism. US legal professionals need to take note.
Learn more here: newrepublic.com/article/2026...
Learn more here: newrepublic.com/article/2026...
The Legal Professionals Planning to March Against Trump
Recent history has shown that attorneys and jurists can play a big role in bringing their nations back from the brink of autocracy. That day is coming for us as well.
newrepublic.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:26 PM
From Pakistan to Poland, the legal sector has resisted authoritarianism. US legal professionals need to take note.
Learn more here: newrepublic.com/article/2026...
Learn more here: newrepublic.com/article/2026...
In Chicago, neighbors patrol alley ways and buying out street vendor carts to protect them from ICE. They are part of an emerging ecosystem of resistance.
The legal world must run towards the crises too. Prepared to work alongside organizers and use the law to defend them.
The legal world must run towards the crises too. Prepared to work alongside organizers and use the law to defend them.
In Chicago, We Run Toward Danger Together
"Faced with unrelenting state violence, Chicagoans have refused to be cowed," says Mariame Kaba.
organizingmythoughts.org
November 15, 2025 at 8:24 PM
In Chicago, neighbors patrol alley ways and buying out street vendor carts to protect them from ICE. They are part of an emerging ecosystem of resistance.
The legal world must run towards the crises too. Prepared to work alongside organizers and use the law to defend them.
The legal world must run towards the crises too. Prepared to work alongside organizers and use the law to defend them.
“As United Nations climate talks rolled on Wednesday at the elaborate new venues built for the [climate] summit, many of the activists eager to shape the talks took to the water.” #COP30
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A flotilla kicks off the People's Summit for activists at UN climate talks
As United Nation climate talks get underway in Belem, a different kind of conference is kicking off: the People’s Summit, a gathering of activists, organizers, environmentalists and Indigenous groups…
apnews.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:33 PM
“As United Nations climate talks rolled on Wednesday at the elaborate new venues built for the [climate] summit, many of the activists eager to shape the talks took to the water.” #COP30
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apnews.com/article/unit...
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People held at the Core Civic-run ICE jail in Kern County, California are denied medical care, access to their attorneys, and, for disabled detainees, the most basic accommodations, according to a class action lawsuit filed by the ACLU and others. www.thecarceralreport.com/p/people-at-...
November 14, 2025 at 3:48 PM
People held at the Core Civic-run ICE jail in Kern County, California are denied medical care, access to their attorneys, and, for disabled detainees, the most basic accommodations, according to a class action lawsuit filed by the ACLU and others. www.thecarceralreport.com/p/people-at-...
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Sick of horrors they're seeing by ICE, retired Chicago journalists unleash
Letter from Chicago broadcast veterans: Federal immigration agents have traumatized us and eroded our rights
The fact that some federal immigration forces may be leaving soon is cold comfort given the damage they’ve done.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Sick of horrors they're seeing by ICE, retired Chicago journalists unleash
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"Our government is embarking on a totally unprovoked military assault and regime change operations in Latin America."
November 14, 2025 at 2:30 PM
"Our government is embarking on a totally unprovoked military assault and regime change operations in Latin America."