“This is the Trump administration desperate to meet the goals that it’s set to carry out its mass deportation agenda. But he’s having trouble reaching those numbers, because he doesn’t have the manpower and the infrastructure to actually rip away people who have years and years of life in our communities and are deeply entwined.” https://www.texasobserver.org/local-state-police-ice-287g-task-force/
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One Community Response Team officer swerved into a motorcyclist, killing him. Another needlessly stopped a pedestrian, then shoved him into a car window. A third hit a man and then kicked his head.
https://www.propublica.org/article/eric-adams-nypd-community-response-team-police-nyc-misconduct-transparency?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
ProPublicaHow Eric Adams Has Backed a Secretive NYPD Unit Ridden With Abuses
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“What we are witnessing is the deliberate abduction of individuals as they are being uprooted from their lives. #Trump’s deportation machine knows no bounds, leaving a trail of devastation in its wake.” https://www.texasobserver.org/ice-raids-abbys-bakery-valley-los-fresnos/
The Texas Observer · ICE Raids on Beloved Bakery Reverberate Through Rio Grande ValleyHomeland Security Investigations arrests at Abby's Bakery shake up a small town in politically shifting Cameron County.
When exercising this newfound authority as part of Trump's taskforce, local officers must seek guidance from an #ICE supervisor—but are allowed to do so “as soon as is practicable” ... after exercising the authority.
https://www.texasobserver.org/local-state-police-ice-287g-task-force/
The Texas Observer · Local and State Police Are Joining Trump's 'Deportation Force'Texas law enforcement agencies and others around the nation are reviving a long-dead "task force" program that led to racial profiling in the past.
“Prosecuting people for migration is big business.”
Our top story: Over the past four years, the Texas Legislature has allocated more than $11 billion to fund the sprawling tentacles of the Operation Lone Star. https://www.texasobserver.org/abbott-operation-lone-star-contractors-bonanza/
The Texas Observer · Abbott’s Border Disaster Has Created a No-Bid Bonanza for Private ContractorsThere is now a powerful, well-heeled constituency that has built up around Operation Lone Star.
New from Justin Miller: This state of disaster has been continuously renewed, even as border apprehensions have fallen precipitously. Now four years old, the Texas Legislature has allocated more than $11 billion in funding.
https://www.texasobserver.org/abbott-operation-lone-star-contractors-bonanza/
The Texas Observer · Abbott’s Border Disaster Has Created a No-Bid Bonanza for Private ContractorsThere is now a powerful, well-heeled constituency that has built up around Operation Lone Star.
“This is the #Trump administration desperate to meet the goals that it’s set to carry out its mass deportation agenda. But he’s having trouble reaching those numbers, because he doesn’t have the manpower and the infrastructure to actually rip away people who have years and years of life in our communities and are deeply entwined.”
https://www.texasobserver.org/local-state-police-ice-287g-task-force/
“This is the administration trying to ramp up agreements with local law enforcement agencies to be a force multiplier for mass deportation.”
New from Francesca D'Annunzio: Police are signing 'task force' agreements with #ICE in order to ramp up the displacement of the undocumented. https://www.texasobserver.org/local-state-police-ice-287g-task-force/
Missouri GOP’s Effort to Take Over St. Louis Police Hearkens Back to Civil War
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City officials say the state’s plan to wrest back control of the police department is an attempt by white conservatives to weaken Black political influence. It’s part of a broader pattern of Missouri Republicans trying to override the will of voters.
ProPublicaMissouri GOP’s Effort to Take Over St. Louis Police Hearkens Back to Civil War
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Police have arrested a Tajik man living in New York for conspiring to provide financial support to ISIS. Read more from @CBSNews
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#ISIS #Terrorism #MiddleEast #Turkey #Police #NewYork
“On my first trip, I asked how I would know what a human bone looks like. They told me I would know. On the second day, I found a femur. After four months, I learned to spot chalky white remains from 50 to 100 feet away.” https://www.texasobserver.org/death-in-the-desert/
Featured story: “The closet is a very dangerous place for people who use drugs. It’s where stadiums full of people die every year.” https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-war-on-drug-users-austin-overdose-disaster/
The Texas Observer · How Texas’ War on Drug Users Fueled an Austin Overdose DisasterA mass casualty event last spring lays bare the state’s backward approach to the ongoing crisis spurred by fentanyl and other super-potent substances.
“How many elderly people were marked as natural deaths whose deaths were not natural at all?”
From 2021: Lise Olsen explores America's ”cold case crisis” as seen through the lens of Texas police. See more from Lise and her upcoming book in the March/April 2025 issue of our magazine. https://www.texasobserver.org/undetected/
The Texas Observer · Homicide Cases in Texas Are Going Unsolved, Leaving Serial Killers Free to Murder AgainToo few police departments are effectively deploying their resources to stop them.
The leader of the “Zizian” group tied to a Vermont border agent murder and several other killings across the country has been arrested in Maryland, police say. Read more from @AssociatedPress
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#Zizians #Murder #BorderPatrol #Police #Maryland #Vermont
AP News · Police say they've arrested apparent Zizian group leader
Earlier: Derek Maltz formerly worked at PenLink, a Nebraska-based tech firm that has sold software that can track phone locations without a warrant to agencies like #ICE and Texas DPS.
https://www.texasobserver.org/dea-derek-maltz-border-911-penlink/
The Texas Observer · New DEA Chief’s Background Includes Surveillance Tech and Border MisinformationDerek Maltz formerly worked at PenLink, a Nebraska-based tech firm that has sold software that can track phone locations without a warrant to agencies like ICE and Texas DPS.
Featured story: Over 72 hours, Austin police reported more than 70 overdose calls. Records from Travis County, which includes most of Austin, and neighboring Williamson County indicate that as many as 12 may have died. The culprit: a bad batch of crack cocaine. https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-war-on-drug-users-austin-overdose-disaster/
The Texas Observer · How Texas’ War on Drug Users Fueled an Austin Overdose DisasterA mass casualty event last spring lays bare the state’s backward approach to the ongoing crisis spurred by fentanyl and other super-potent substances.
As more is learned about the ten victims of a mass shooting in Sweden this week, criticism of the Orebro police is growing. @BBCNews has more
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#Sweden #Police #GunViolence #Guns #Europe #Shooting
flip.itSyrians and Bosnian among victims of gunman's attack on Swedish schoolDetails of those killed have emerged from embassies in Stockholm, as police describe the scene of the attack.
New from Francesca D'Annunzio: Trump's pick for top drug enforcer, Derek Maltz, formerly worked at PenLink, a Nebraska-based tech firm that has sold software that can track phone locations without a warrant to agencies like #ICE and Texas DPS.
https://www.texasobserver.org/dea-derek-maltz-border-911-penlink/
TONIGHT at 6pm: Join the Texas Observer in conversation with author Jessica Pishko for a FREE event at Alienated Majesty Books.
We'll discuss Pishko's timely and vital book about extremist sheriffs and the influence they hold in the United States.
How does this protect your immigrant neighbors who are being raided by ICE? Does this rally help a transgender person maintain access to their gender-affirming medications?
Partly inspired by today's 50501 protests, I wrote some thoughts about how and where I think we should be using our energy in 2025: https://www.patreon.com/posts/stop-marching-on-121443258
(Edit: It's a free post, no membership required)