Protesters line highway in Florida Everglades to oppose ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

Protesters line highway in Florida Everglades to oppose ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

A coalition of groups, ranging from environmental activists to Native Americans advocating for their ancestral homelands, converged outside an airstrip in the Florida Everglades Saturday to protest the imminent construction of an immigrant detention center. Hundreds of protesters lined part of US Highway 41 that slices through the marshy Everglades — also known as Tamiami … Read more

Turkish student at Tufts University returns to Boston after release from Louisiana detention center

Turkish student at Tufts University returns to Boston after release from Louisiana detention center

A Tufts University student from Turkey, Rumeysa Ozturk, returned to Boston on Saturday after spending over six weeks in Louisiana immigration detention center amid US President Donald Trump’s campaign to deport pro-Palestinian campus activists. Ozturk was arrested by the authorities after co-writing an opinion piece, wherein she criticized her school’s response to Israel’s war in … Read more

Musk-led DOGE to cut staff at homeland security, including US Secret Service: Report

Musk-led DOGE to cut staff at homeland security, including US Secret Service: Report

US President Donald Trump’s adviser billionaire Elon Musk, who is leading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), is all set to take aim at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including the US Secret Service for major cuts to personnel across the agencies, CNN reported. The United States’ Department of Homeland Security is bracing for … Read more