In 1942, as the government was forcibly relocating and incarcerating Japanese Americans on the West Coast, a nativist group hoped to revoke the citizenship of Japanese Americans born in the United States.
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Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
The governor’s bill would require any state agency charged with incarcerating people to follow the standards outlined in the federal law.
From corrective eye surgery to confining plasma for nuclear fusion research and from entertainment to quickening checkout at supermarkets, lasers are now part of our everyday lives.
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Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
Certain signs, such as the recent decree by the municipal authorities of Damascus confining the sale of alcohol to Christian neighborhoods, are ominous.
The data reveals that ICE is detaining people at a record level.
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Ignacio Calderon,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
Immigration agents are also detaining children, like 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, who was picked up in Minnesota, held at an ICE facility in Texas and released following a judge's order.
Another investigation was initiated the following year by the commission after Givens was accused of presiding over two criminal cases after she’d been recused, jailing a man in one case and revoking bond from another.
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Jane Harper,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
When Iranians elected a reformist president, Mohammed Khatami, in 1997, Khamenei hamstrung him by jailing cabinet ministers and shuttering friendly newspapers.
The officers are not seen physically restraining her, but appear to form a barrier between the crowd and ICE agents.
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Kenny Choi,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
On Sunday, a video appearing to show immigration agents restraining a crying woman in front of her child at San Francisco International Airport circulated on social media platforms.
Surveillance footage showed Angel-Martinez, Castillo and Pineda getting out of their vehicle wearing masks and holding guns, according to court documents.
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Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Apr. 2026
The Huskies were also dominated on the glass, with South Carolina holding a 47-32 advantage.
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