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  Despite declining news coverage, Alligator Alcatraz remains open and operating as usual in the Florida Everglades. This privately run ICE detention facility in South Florida has become infamous for its horrific treatment of immigrants. Multiple reports―including firsthand accounts from detainees―describe inhumane conditions such as no water for baths, maggots in food, and lack of access to necessary medical care. 1 Congress must act and shut this site down immediately.  Send a message to your members of Congress and demand they shut down Alligator Alcatraz now. SEND A MESSAGE According to NPR, 2025 has been the deadliest year in almost 20 years for people in ICE custody, with 20 people dying so far. 2  No deaths have been reported in Alligator Alcatraz, but six have occurred at other Florida state-run facilities. 3 A new report from NBC6 Investigates found that, despite assertions from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that everyone detained at Alligator Alcatraz had “final ord...

  Deportations: It's not where it starts, it's where it ends. Joyce Vance Mar 18   Just ahead of the hearing scheduled for 5 p.m. Eastern in the case we discussed last night, the Justice Department asked Judge James Boasberg to vacate the order setting the hearing. The government didn’t want to have to show up. Their reason? They   wrote  they weren’t in violation of the two temporary restraining orders (TROs) he issued over the weekend, the first for the five named plaintiffs in the case and the second for the remainder of the group subject to deportation. DOJ also told the Judge that “the government is not prepared to disclose any further national security or operational security details.” In my experience, that’s not how it works. If a judge is considering whether a party, especially the government, is in contempt of an order, the judge gets whatever information they need. Otherwise, contempt. But that’s not how the government played it today. When Judge Boasberg...

    08 September 22 Live on the homepage now! Reader Supported News SIMPLY IGNORING FUNDING KILLS AN HONEST ORGANIZATION: People will pay a number of big corporations for “services”, but they see an information watchdog as an unwelcome expense. Even as they come to learn on a daily basis. If you only support the corrupt institutions then only the corrupt institutions will remain. The September funding-drive needs attention. Marc Ash • Founder, Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation!   FOCUS: Greta Thunberg and Others | Burning Forests for Energy Isn't 'Renewable' - Now the EU Must Admit It Greta Thunberg and Others, Guardian UK Excerpt: "Next week the future of many of the world's forests will be decided when members of the European parliament vote on a revised EU renewable energy directive." The EU’s classification of wood fuels is accelerating the climate crisis. Next week, a key vote can change that N ext week the future of many of the world’s...