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Person shot during encounter with ICE agents in NYC
By John Miller, Julianna Bragg and Mark Morales 08 October 2026 Members of law enforcement gather at the scene after a shooting reportedly involving US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in the Bronx borough of New York, October 8. David Dee Delgado/Reuters A man was shot during an encounter with federal immigration agents in the Bronx on Thursday afternoon, according to the New York Police Department. Just after 4 p.m., agents with ICE’s Enforcement and Remov


NEW POLL: Two-Thirds of Voters Back the U.S. Refugee Program
By The Refugee Advocacy Lab Majorities of Democrats (78%), Independents (66%), and Republicans (55%) say the U.S. should have a refugee program. Voters also oppose the administration's escalating immigration enforcement and overwhelmingly agree (76%) on a path to citizenship for immigrants. WASHINGTON, D.C. — New polling from Data for Progress, the Refugee Advocacy Lab, and Refugees International finds that voters across party lines still strongly support the U.S. refugee pro


Persecution of Transgender People in the United States
Special Report, October 2026 By Grace Harris Transgender rights supporters rally outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, DC, US, December 4, 2024. © 2024 Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo. Human Rights Watch In the United States (US), conservative backlash against 2SLGBTQ+ rights movements is producing violent, systemic persecution of transgender Americans. Transphobic ideology and political scapegoating have fueled efforts to deny transgender identities, exclude trans people fro


Anti-immigration group says Ottawans should brace themselves
By Kristy Nease October 6, 2026 Dominion Society 'advocating for ethnic cleansing when they call for remigration,' far-right researcher says. Credit: Dominion Society via CBC News For weeks, posters and stickers across Ottawa advertising the anti-immigration group Dominion Society of Canada — which is calling for mass deportations of millions of people — have been generating complaints of racism and white nationalism online, to police and to the city. But Ottawa police say th


Clandestine mass grave found in Mexico with 1,600 baby teeth
1,600 baby teeth: the clandestine mass grave in Michoacán that sent shockwaves even to the Senate By Nallely Sánchez (Infobae) September 24, 2026 It was starting in 2023 that approximately 80 children were reportedly cremated in a clandestine grave in the municipality of Zacapu, Michoacán. “It is highly likely that these children were victims of sexual exploitation, organ trafficking, or child pornography,” said Margarita López, a searching mother and founder of Buscando Cuer
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