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Authoritarian surveillance & harassment at polling sites are designed to keep Black and Brown voters home. Our communities refuse to be intimidated. Know your polling site, know your rights, & vote early on October 17:
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October 6, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Authoritarian surveillance & harassment at polling sites are designed to keep Black and Brown voters home. Our communities refuse to be intimidated. Know your polling site, know your rights, & vote early on October 17:
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Join Asian Law Caucus (ALC) & NAKASEC for a Know Your Rights At The Airport training.
Learn about your rights when responding to searches, questioning, and detention at airports based on immigration status. Learn best practices regarding how to protect yourself and your devices! buff.ly/0XAygrd
Learn about your rights when responding to searches, questioning, and detention at airports based on immigration status. Learn best practices regarding how to protect yourself and your devices! buff.ly/0XAygrd
October 5, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Join Asian Law Caucus (ALC) & NAKASEC for a Know Your Rights At The Airport training.
Learn about your rights when responding to searches, questioning, and detention at airports based on immigration status. Learn best practices regarding how to protect yourself and your devices! buff.ly/0XAygrd
Learn about your rights when responding to searches, questioning, and detention at airports based on immigration status. Learn best practices regarding how to protect yourself and your devices! buff.ly/0XAygrd
Don’t let voter intimidation deter your voice. Know your polling place, know your rights, and vote early: buff.ly/rGVTF5e
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October 4, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Don’t let voter intimidation deter your voice. Know your polling place, know your rights, and vote early: buff.ly/rGVTF5e
DHS is using unreliable data and illegal methods to flag naturalized citizens as potential “unlawful voters.” Make no mistake: This is about creating fear & manufacturing a pretext to target voters in Black and Brown communities.
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Homeland Security officers are illegally accessing state voter data, new whistleblower alleges
The searches likely resulted in "thousands of violations of state laws," Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) said.
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October 4, 2026 at 12:43 AM
DHS is using unreliable data and illegal methods to flag naturalized citizens as potential “unlawful voters.” Make no mistake: This is about creating fear & manufacturing a pretext to target voters in Black and Brown communities.
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"Activists are planning mass protests if the Trump administration tries to interfere with voting or ballot counting. And legal scholars are distributing white papers advising judges what they should do if the government tries to seize ballots."
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October 3, 2026 at 12:44 AM
"Activists are planning mass protests if the Trump administration tries to interfere with voting or ballot counting. And legal scholars are distributing white papers advising judges what they should do if the government tries to seize ballots."
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“They are looking for our thoughts... They want to see who I’m messaging. They want to see what WhatsApp groups I am part of.”
-Jalal Shehadeh on searches of pro-Palestine folks' phones at the border
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-Jalal Shehadeh on searches of pro-Palestine folks' phones at the border
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Border Agents Are Randomly Seizing Phones of US Citizens Who Support Palestine
Miami lawyer Jalal Shehadeh is the latest supporter of Palestinian rights to be hassled after returning from abroad.
truthout.org
October 2, 2026 at 4:05 PM
“They are looking for our thoughts... They want to see who I’m messaging. They want to see what WhatsApp groups I am part of.”
-Jalal Shehadeh on searches of pro-Palestine folks' phones at the border
truthout.org/articles/bor...
-Jalal Shehadeh on searches of pro-Palestine folks' phones at the border
truthout.org/articles/bor...
Join Citizens In Action for The Final Month: All Out for Midterms Democracy Defense, a conversation bringing together organizers and advocates working across election protection, immigrant advocacy, community organizing, law, and democracy defense. Register here -> buff.ly/gtDhjOf
October 2, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Join Citizens In Action for The Final Month: All Out for Midterms Democracy Defense, a conversation bringing together organizers and advocates working across election protection, immigrant advocacy, community organizing, law, and democracy defense. Register here -> buff.ly/gtDhjOf
Legal workers: do not wait for an election crisis to respond. Connect with We The Action’s Democracy Legal Defense Network to take on volunteer voting rights matters before and during voting cycles. Sign up today! buff.ly/gA3rgN5
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We The Action connects volunteer lawyers with nonprofit organizations. Together, they advocate for a more equitable, inclusive, and just society.
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October 2, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Legal workers: do not wait for an election crisis to respond. Connect with We The Action’s Democracy Legal Defense Network to take on volunteer voting rights matters before and during voting cycles. Sign up today! buff.ly/gA3rgN5
“Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil sued Columbia University on Monday, alleging it failed to address harassment against him and other members of a pro-Palestinian campus group and retaliated against them when they reported it.”
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Mahmoud Khalil lawsuit says Columbia University failed to protect pro-Palestinian activists
The university's “deliberate indifference” led to the doxing of multiple group members and Khalil’s detention by immigration agents, according to the civil rights lawsuit filed in federal court in…
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October 1, 2026 at 12:44 AM
“Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil sued Columbia University on Monday, alleging it failed to address harassment against him and other members of a pro-Palestinian campus group and retaliated against them when they reported it.”
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Join Asian Law Caucus (ALC) & NAKASEC for a Know Your Rights At The Airport training.
Learn about your rights when responding to searches, questioning, and detention at airports based on immigration status. Learn best practices regarding how to protect yourself and your devices! buff.ly/0XAygrd
Learn about your rights when responding to searches, questioning, and detention at airports based on immigration status. Learn best practices regarding how to protect yourself and your devices! buff.ly/0XAygrd
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Know Your Rights At The Airport. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Join us for a Know Your Rights At The Airport training presented by the Asian Law Caucus (ALC) and NAKASEC. This training will provide information regarding travelers' rights when responding to…
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September 30, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Join Asian Law Caucus (ALC) & NAKASEC for a Know Your Rights At The Airport training.
Learn about your rights when responding to searches, questioning, and detention at airports based on immigration status. Learn best practices regarding how to protect yourself and your devices! buff.ly/0XAygrd
Learn about your rights when responding to searches, questioning, and detention at airports based on immigration status. Learn best practices regarding how to protect yourself and your devices! buff.ly/0XAygrd
Trump’s pressuring on the DOJ to invent sprawling "conspiracies" against political rivals shows us how authoritarian power operates. They’re trying to normalize state retaliation and pressure institutional guardrails until they completely collapse.
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September 30, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Trump’s pressuring on the DOJ to invent sprawling "conspiracies" against political rivals shows us how authoritarian power operates. They’re trying to normalize state retaliation and pressure institutional guardrails until they completely collapse.
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We can’t just fight for the democracy we had prior to now: We have to fight for it so we can build long-term power. Follow @Democracy Rising Collaborative for community infrastructure, civic leadership cultivation, & grassroots democratic resilience resources. Get involved now! buff.ly/EFooiPB
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September 29, 2026 at 12:38 AM
We can’t just fight for the democracy we had prior to now: We have to fight for it so we can build long-term power. Follow @Democracy Rising Collaborative for community infrastructure, civic leadership cultivation, & grassroots democratic resilience resources. Get involved now! buff.ly/EFooiPB
Join Citizens In Action for The Final Month: All Out for Midterms Democracy Defense, a conversation bringing together organizers and advocates working across election protection, immigrant advocacy, community organizing, law, and democracy defense. Register here -> buff.ly/gtDhjOf
Home | Citizens In Action
Citizens In Action is meant to educate the Latino and Asian communities on voting rights and voting resources.
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September 28, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Join Citizens In Action for The Final Month: All Out for Midterms Democracy Defense, a conversation bringing together organizers and advocates working across election protection, immigrant advocacy, community organizing, law, and democracy defense. Register here -> buff.ly/gtDhjOf
ICE showing up at the polls is a deliberate attempt to terrorize voters of color into staying home and prevent them from exercising their right to vote. Communities are organizing to stand guard and protect access to the ballot. Our communities will not let fear win.
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Voting Rights Groups Are Preparing to Confront ICE at the Polls
Trusted figures such as firefighters and clergy will protect Black, Latino, and Asian precincts that could be targets.
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September 27, 2026 at 12:43 AM
ICE showing up at the polls is a deliberate attempt to terrorize voters of color into staying home and prevent them from exercising their right to vote. Communities are organizing to stand guard and protect access to the ballot. Our communities will not let fear win.
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Proactive defense requires cross-movement coordination. Now is the time to join the Elections Safeguards Response Network (ESRN) to access monthly partner briefings, crisis-response strategy, & shared movement resources. Get involved today! esrn.net
ESRN
A non–partisan coalition Safeguarding our elections and our freedoms. Our partners A growing coalition of non-partisan national, state, and local-based organizations working in litigation, advocacy,…
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September 26, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Proactive defense requires cross-movement coordination. Now is the time to join the Elections Safeguards Response Network (ESRN) to access monthly partner briefings, crisis-response strategy, & shared movement resources. Get involved today! esrn.net
Local election officials are facing unprecedented threats and harassment nationwide. Attorneys need to step up to provide pro bono defense and support through the Election Official Legal Defense Network. Take action here -> eoldn.org
Homepage - Election Official Legal Defense Network
Connecting Election Officials with Pro Bono Attorneys For Election Officials Request Legal Help For Attorneys & Law Firms Sign Up to Volunteer For Election Officials Request LegalHelp CommsHelp “Any…
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September 25, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Local election officials are facing unprecedented threats and harassment nationwide. Attorneys need to step up to provide pro bono defense and support through the Election Official Legal Defense Network. Take action here -> eoldn.org
Authoritarian rule seeks to turn people into disposable subjects outside the protection of law. The gov is building detention sites isolated from the community to evade oversight. In response, lawyers must flank grassroots organizers trying to dismantle the detention machine.
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September 24, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Authoritarian rule seeks to turn people into disposable subjects outside the protection of law. The gov is building detention sites isolated from the community to evade oversight. In response, lawyers must flank grassroots organizers trying to dismantle the detention machine.
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What happens if habeas is—de facto—unavailable? That's the question facing detainees at Adams County detention center, where there's a backlog of 800+ cases.
"The government can just take you and detain you and put you in custody without any recourse."
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"The government can just take you and detain you and put you in custody without any recourse."
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ICE detainees denounce conditions in Natchez facility - Mississippi Today
The Workers Circle, a New York-based national social justice organization, coordinated a news conference. with immigration detainees at Adams County Detention Center and family members.
mississippitoday.org
September 21, 2026 at 10:09 PM
What happens if habeas is—de facto—unavailable? That's the question facing detainees at Adams County detention center, where there's a backlog of 800+ cases.
"The government can just take you and detain you and put you in custody without any recourse."
mississippitoday.org/2026/09/21/i...
"The government can just take you and detain you and put you in custody without any recourse."
mississippitoday.org/2026/09/21/i...
Dig deep into @justsecurity.org’s new piece on how cities can resist authoritarian overreach through litigation, local policy, and collective action. This is a useful resource for lawyers, organizers & local officials preparing to defend their communities.
www.justsecurity.org/149219/citie...
www.justsecurity.org/149219/citie...
Cities as Nodes of Resistance
State constitutions and laws give cities substantial authority to run their own affairs and resist federal overreach.
www.justsecurity.org
September 23, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Dig deep into @justsecurity.org’s new piece on how cities can resist authoritarian overreach through litigation, local policy, and collective action. This is a useful resource for lawyers, organizers & local officials preparing to defend their communities.
www.justsecurity.org/149219/citie...
www.justsecurity.org/149219/citie...
ICE agents are the violence in our neighborhoods. buff.ly/Of5zSNq
Calls for investigation after video shows ICE officers using batons on protesters
Residents in Frederick, Maryland, shaken after clashes as activists decry violence from officers as ‘unconscionable’
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September 22, 2026 at 12:42 AM
ICE agents are the violence in our neighborhoods. buff.ly/Of5zSNq
The federal weaponization of felony assault charges against protesters is meant to chill dissent. In trial, the government’s cases are exposing just how weak they are, and more & more judges and juries are realizing it. Lawyers are exposing the government’s cases and winning.
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AP analysis: Justice Department went after protesters for felony assault, but juries and judges were unconvinced
The Associated Press' analysis focused on arrests made during protests last summer and fall in LA, Chicago, Portland and Washington, D.C. — cities with significant protests where President Donald…
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September 22, 2026 at 12:41 AM
The federal weaponization of felony assault charges against protesters is meant to chill dissent. In trial, the government’s cases are exposing just how weak they are, and more & more judges and juries are realizing it. Lawyers are exposing the government’s cases and winning.
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Protecting democratic processes starts long before Election Day. Lawyers: plug into @Democracy 2025 to coordinate proactive litigation, rapid legal response, and organizing power alongside a 700+ partner network. Get involved at -> democracy2025.org
Democracy 2025 | The united legal frontline in the fight for our democracy
A project of Democracy Forward, Democracy 2025 is the infrastructure to support the entire pro-democracy community.
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September 22, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Protecting democratic processes starts long before Election Day. Lawyers: plug into @Democracy 2025 to coordinate proactive litigation, rapid legal response, and organizing power alongside a 700+ partner network. Get involved at -> democracy2025.org
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NEW: @apnews.com confirms that ICE has begun electronically "disappearing" people in the agency's custody who have final orders of removal.
As of last week, anyone jailed by ICE with a final order of removal will NOT appear in the ICE Online Detainee Locator System, making them effectively vanish.
As of last week, anyone jailed by ICE with a final order of removal will NOT appear in the ICE Online Detainee Locator System, making them effectively vanish.
September 21, 2026 at 4:57 PM
NEW: @apnews.com confirms that ICE has begun electronically "disappearing" people in the agency's custody who have final orders of removal.
As of last week, anyone jailed by ICE with a final order of removal will NOT appear in the ICE Online Detainee Locator System, making them effectively vanish.
As of last week, anyone jailed by ICE with a final order of removal will NOT appear in the ICE Online Detainee Locator System, making them effectively vanish.
Authoritarian systems rely on local law enforcement to do the federal government's bidding. Arresting community members for protesting police-ICE collaboration reveals how municipal resources are weaponized to silence dissent and shield federal raids.
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5 people arrested during anti-ICE protest in Atlantic City, NJ
Police said they arrested five people during an anti-ICE organization in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026.
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September 19, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Authoritarian systems rely on local law enforcement to do the federal government's bidding. Arresting community members for protesting police-ICE collaboration reveals how municipal resources are weaponized to silence dissent and shield federal raids.
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Although state and local officials run elections, the federal government sometimes sends various types of observers to monitor the electoral process. Our new guide breaks down why and what they’re allowed to do: www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
Roles and Rules for the Federal Election Monitor Programs
Although state and local officials run elections, the federal government sometimes sends various types of observers to monitor the electoral process.
www.brennancenter.org
September 17, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Although state and local officials run elections, the federal government sometimes sends various types of observers to monitor the electoral process. Our new guide breaks down why and what they’re allowed to do: www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...