#useofforce — Public Fediverse posts

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: New ‘anomaly detector’ flags outlier counties in police uses of lethal force. “A new data-driven dashboard produced by the Cline Center for Advanced Social Research at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign uses predictive modeling to pinpoint U.S. counties that have unusually high or low numbers of police use of lethal force incidents relative […]

#Trump border czar, #TomHoman, has warned that there will be more “bloodshed” unless #Democrats “shut their mouths.”

Following the back-to-back fatal #shootings [ #murders ] of a Colombian native in Maine & a Mexican man in Houston by #ICE, the Trump admin has tried to shift the blame onto Democratic leaders who have been educating #immigrants on their #rights.

#law #immigration #Sturmabteilung #ExtraJudicialKillings #UseOfForce #CivilRights #MafiaState #WhiteSupremacy
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/tom-homan-ice-shootings-democrat-b3015843.html

Lawyers of #Chicago woman shot by #FederalAgents say documents show how #DHS #lies about investigations

#BorderPatrol commander Greg #Bovino praised a federal agent who shot a Chicago woman during an #immigration crackdown last year, acc/to evidence released Wednesday by attorneys who accused the #Trump admin of mishandling the investigation & spreading lies about the #shooting.

#MarimarMartinez #law #CivilRights #UseOfForce #fascism #tyranny #ICE #CBP #Sturmabteilung
https://apnews.com/article/immigration-chicago-shooting-crackdown-border-f05c446c37bf0cd7e7e2ad1dcfa104b1

The #Trump admin promptly sued #Illinois, saying the #law violated the #Constitution’s #SupremacyClause, which generally prohibits #states from enacting measures at odds with #FederalLaw. Whether to allow lawsuits against #federal agents for violating the federal #Constitution, the admin’s complaint said, “is a policy choice for Congress.” [ridiculous]

Professor Amar said aspects of the IL #StateLaW might be problematic, but that its core idea is sound.

#UseOfForce #StatesRights #CivilRights

His central point for present purposes was that #state #legislatures can authorize lawsuits against #federal officials for violating the #Constitution. If that is right, such #StateLaws would close an odd gap in #FederalLaw that—broadly speaking—allows such suits against state & local officials, like police officers, but not against #federal ones, like #ICE agents.

#Trump #StateSponsoredTerrorism #law #UseOfForce #Constitution #StatesRights #CivilRights #authoritarianism #autocracy #ICE #CBP

#US #state lawmakers push to allow lawsuits against #ICE agents

Several #Democratic led #states are pursuing laws to enable people to sue #FederalAgents deployed to their communities for #CivilRights abuses, a push that has gained steam amid protests over tactics used by ICE during #Trump's #immigration “crackdown” in #Minneapolis & elsewhere.

#law #RightToProtest #UseOfForce #PoliceBrutality #CBP #Sturmabteilung #authoritarianism #tyranny #StateSponsoredTerrorism
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-state-lawmakers-push-allow-lawsuits-against-ice-agents-2026-01-28/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement

The #Trump admin says it is focused on protecting unaccompanied #immigrant #children. It imposed strict new background checks on those seeking custody of young migrants & cut ties with a chain of youth shelters accused of subjecting children in its care to pervasive sexual abuse.

#law #immigration #ChildEndangerment #ChildAbuse #StateSponsoredAbduction #UseOfForce #PoliceBrutality #CivilRights #HumanRights #ICE #CBP

I know how most of you feel about WaPo, but I go by the journalists’ records of journalistic integrity. It’s hard to get a job as an investigative reporter. Also this is an exclusive … so, #GiftArticle

#Trump admin #jails #immigrant #teens in facility known for #ChildAbuse

#law #immigration #ChildEndangerment #ChildSexCrimes #SexualAssault #rape #StateSponsoredAbduction #UseOfForce #PoliceBrutality #CivilRights #HumanRights #HumanitarianLaw #ICE #CBP #WhiteSupremacy
https://wapo.st/4sLbPMe