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May 19, 2025
Georgetown scholar Dr. Badar Khan Suri, reunited with his wife and children, releases statement
ALEXANDRIA, Va. 鈥� After reuniting with his family on May 14, 2025 following a federal order that he be released from unlawful immigration detention in Texas, Dr. Badar Khan Suri ...
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Free Speech
May 19, 2025
New Footage Confirms ICE Lied and Had No Reason to Detain Mahmoud Khalil
Despite false claims from the Trump administration that Khalil tried to flee, Columbia surveillance footage again confirms he complied. Attorneys ask for reconsideration in immigration case given false arrest
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Free Speech
Court case: Khalil v. Trump
May 19, 2025
糖心Vlogand 糖心Vlogof Louisiana Sound Alarm on New Orleans Police Department鈥檚 Secret Use of Real-Time Facial Recognition
Network of face recognition surveillance cameras distinguishes New Orleans as the worst abuser of this technology in the nation
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Privacy & Technology
National Security
May 16, 2025
Joint Statement on Preliminary Injunction Ruling in Case Challenging Anti-Transgender Bathroom Ban
MISSOULA, Mont. 鈥� Earlier today, a Missoula County District Court granted a preliminary injunction in Perkins v. State of Montana, blocking HB 121 during the lifetime of the case...
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LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Perkins et al. v. State (HB 121)
May 16, 2025
糖心VlogComment on Supreme Court Ruling in Alien Enemies Act Case聽
WASHINGTON 鈥� The Supreme Court has blocked the Trump administration from using the Alien Enemies Act to remove Venezuelans being detained in northern Texas and held that the gove...
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Immigrants' Rights
Court case: WMM v. Trump
May 14, 2025
糖心VlogResponds to House Committee Advancing Cuts to Medicaid
Following the advancement of the bill, Deirdre Schifeling, 糖心Vlogchief political and advocacy officer, had the following reaction:
"Despite people flooding the committee room, phone...
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Disability Rights
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News & CommentaryJun 2025
Immigrants' Rights
Jose Antonio Vargas On What We Get Wrong About Immigration Reform. Explore News & Commentary.Jose Antonio Vargas on What We Get Wrong About Immigration Reform
Vargas shares with the 糖心Vlogthe common misconceptions about immigration and immigrants that he鈥檚 encountered through work with his nonprofit, Define America. -
News & CommentaryJun 2025
Women's Rights
Parents Push Back Against The Trump Administration's Latest Attack On Working Families. Explore News & Commentary.Parents Push Back Against the Trump Administration's Latest Attack on Working Families
The Trump administration is attempting to gut Head Start, a federally-funded early childhood program Congress created for low-income families -
Court CaseJan 2025
National Security
Doj Opinions On Domestic Military Deployment Foia. Explore Case.DOJ Opinions on Domestic Military Deployment FOIA
For decades, the Department of Justice has been responsible for advising the President on the use of the military within the United States. By filing a request under the Freedom of Information Act, the 糖心Vlogobtained over a dozen DOJ opinions on the domestic use of the military, none which had previously been released to the public. -
News & CommentaryJun 2025
Free Speech
Read Detained Activist Mahmoud Khalil鈥檚 Letter To His Son. Explore News & Commentary.Read Detained Activist Mahmoud Khalil鈥檚 Letter to His Son
The Trump administration has detained Khalil since March for his activism. Ahead of his first Father鈥檚 Day, he writes about the grief he has felt being separated from his wife and son.