Melissa's Musings(My opinionated view of life)

Trump Demanded El Mencho’s Head. Mexico Suffers the Violence. "The spasm of violence came amid a heavy-handed pressure campaign by the Trump administration, which for the past year has explicitly blamed Sheinbaum’s government for allowing traffickers to flood the U.S. with fentanyl and other drugs. President Donald Trump has previously insinuated that the government of Mexico is captured by trafficking networks, and  threatened unilateral military action  to stop the flow of drugs."

A city blanketed in fear: Accountability Commission hears shocking testimony about ICE | Capitol News Illinois JB Pritzker’s Accountability Commission hears stories about fear and intimidation that led to disruption of schools and a negative impact on businesses and health care. The commission focused on four areas, including health, education, public safety and economic vitality. The commission will prepare a report of its findings that’s due in April.

ICE says Cuban detainee’s death from use of force "Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials this week reported that the death of a 55-year-old Cuban man at a detention facility in El Paso was the result of the staff’s “spontaneous use of force” to “prevent him from harming himself.” Officials quietly updated the cause of death after previously declaring last month that the man died of “medical distress.” The finding comes weeks after the local medical examiner ruled Geraldo Lunas Campos’ death a  homicide , the first such ruling for an ICE detainee’s death linked to staff in at least 15 years, according to experts. Lunas Campos became “unresponsive while being physically restrained by law enforcement,” his autopsy found, dying of asphyxia, meaning he couldn’t breathe because of pressure on his neck and chest." (More details at above link.)

Kristi Noem Repeatedly Claimed ICE Deported a Cannibal. It Was “Completely Made Up.” Law enforcement sources told The Intercept that Noem’s tale about a cannibal was a fabrication. (Read the entire story at the above link.)

The hidden ICE blueprint that should horrify every American | Opinion An internal Department of Homeland Security document shows how ICE plans to cram thousands of detained human beings inside a Georgia warehouse. (Read story at above highlighted link.)

Federal judge accuses White House of ‘terror’ against immigrants in US | Trump administration | The Guardian The Supreme Court ruled Friday that President Trump overstepped his authority when he ordered tariffs on imports from nearly every country in the world, using a 1970s emergency statute. (More at the above link.)

Police Investigate ICE Arrest of a Man Who Suffered Severe Head Injuries - The New York Times "The police in St. Paul, Minn., are investigating an arrest last month during the immigration crackdown. The man has said he was beaten by agents. ICE asserted that he ran into a wall." Read the entire story at the above link.

Cook County’s top prosecutor outlines plan to crack down on law-breaking ICE agents - Chicago Sun-Times Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke unveiled new guidance Thursday for prosecuting the alleged crimes of federal immigration agents, after denouncing a plan put forth by Mayor Brandon Johnson and facing mounting pressure to do more to address the feds’ at times aggressive and violent tactics. (Read more at above highlighted link.)

ICE jailed people illegally 4,400 times, hundreds of judges rule: Report

DHS pressures platforms for identities of anti-ICE users "The Department of Homeland Security is pressuring tech companies to disclose the identities behind social media accounts that criticize or track Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, say officials and tech employees familiar with the requests. Over the past several months, Google, Reddit, Discord, and Meta have received hundreds of administrative subpoenas, the  New York Times  reports. The subpoenas, which do not require a judge's approval, have asked for names, email addresses, phone numbers, and other details tied to anonymous accounts that either post critical commentary about ICE or share information about agents' locations. Efforts to resist have begun."