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• HSI considered undercover operations against voter registration groups — According to internal documents, Homeland Security Investigations considered deploying undercover agents to investigate voter registration organizations, with Pennsylvania and New Jersey as priority targets. The stated goal was for undercover agents to engage with organizations to "substantiate recruitment methods and activities related to illegal alien voter registration," gather evidence, disrupt activities, trace financial backing, and ultimately "initiate prosecutions and dismantle illicit facilitation networks." It remains unclear whether undercover operations were actually conducted.
• HSI investigated over 150 voter registration organizations — Homeland Security Investigations conducted investigations into over 150 organizations suspected of facilitating unlawful noncitizen voter registration. For the vast majority, HSI found no derogatory information. Twenty-six organizations remain under review, and two were flagged for further investigation in Pennsylvania: the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and Zumiez, a skateboard and clothing retailer. HSI also investigated Black Fork Strategies, a progressive Ohio voter engagement firm, in coordination with the FBI.
• DHS documents reveal election denier Heather Honey's role in noncitizen voting investigation — Internal Department of Homeland Security documents obtained by Popular Information reveal that election denier Heather Honey is playing a prominent role in DHS efforts to find evidence of noncitizen voting ahead of midterm elections. The documents detail DHS investigations into nonprofit voter registration organizations and outline plans for potential undercover operations targeting these groups. The revelation raises questions about whether election-fraud investigations are being driven by ideological commitments rather than evidence of actual violations.

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• DHS investigated left-wing groups after Alex Pretti's killing — The New York Times reported that the Department of Homeland Security quietly launched an investigation into several left-leaning political organizations in the wake of Alex Pretti's killing by federal immigration agents. The probe targeted many groups and individuals not connected to any criminal activity and involved expansive surveillance efforts, including infiltrating Signal group chats and obtaining financial records of organizations.
• Mayor Ginther ordered Columbus police to restrict Flock data sharing — Following an audit revealing 15,577 searches of Columbus's Flock network potentially related to immigration enforcement, Mayor Andrew Ginther issued an order directing Columbus police to stop statewide sharing of the city's Flock license plate data. Police had already restricted broader nationwide sharing. The order came after council members and residents questioned the use of the surveillance technology and its connection to federal immigration enforcement operations.
• Federal operation "Operation Puppet Master" targeted progressive organizations and anti-ICE activists — Court documents filed on Thursday reveal a federal operation called "Operation Puppet Master" that targeted progressive organizations, labor unions, and groups protesting the immigration crackdown in Minnesota. The Justice Department charged 15 defendants in June with crimes including conspiracy to impede federal officers, assault, threats, stalking, and destruction of government property. DHS officers entered meetings in churches, schools, and parks while working undercover, monitored activist chat groups, and used license plate numbers to identify people who attended gatherings. A DHS page titled "The Conspiracy" listed 18 organizations ranging from a Minneapolis bicycle repair collective to the AFL-CIO. At a January 31 meeting in Minneapolis, an undercover DHS officer listened as Sunrise Movement supporters discussed sit-ins, de-escalation, safety marshals, and police liaisons at events; the officer's report noted the group focused on peaceful protests.
• Columbus city council held six-hour hearing on Flock camera surveillance and immigration enforcement — Columbus residents and city officials spent approximately six hours on Monday debating the city's use of Flock Safety cameras. Council members questioned Columbus Police Chief Elaine Bryant and public safety officials about privacy, data sharing, and whether the city should continue using the technology. A recent audit found the Columbus Flock network had been searched 15,577 times for reasons potentially involving immigration enforcement, including searches by DHS, U.S. Border Patrol, and law enforcement participating in ICE's 287g program. Following the audit, Mayor Andrew Ginther ordered Columbus police to stop statewide sharing of Flock data.
• Flock Safety announced policy changes to address surveillance concerns — After months of backlash, Flock Safety announced new changes to its license plate reader policies. The company will reduce its standard data retention period from 30 days to 7 days, require law enforcement to use an auditing feature to identify abnormal searches, and require officers to connect searches to case codes from their records management systems. Flock will also give cities and police departments more control over the types of investigations outside agencies can conduct using the data, allowing jurisdictions to block outside searches tied to immigration enforcement. More than 50 agencies or jurisdictions have canceled, suspended, rejected, or deactivated Flock systems since the beginning of 2026.

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• DOJ official encouraged prosecutors to "go big" and "go loud" in prosecuting protesters — A top Justice Department official encouraged prosecutors to "go big" and "go loud" when pursuing criminal charges against people who protested against the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, according to reporting. The Minneapolis case is one of several the DOJ has brought across the U.S. leveling charges against wide swaths of protesters, including cases in Texas where prosecutors secured decades-long sentences for nine people protesting outside an ICE facility.

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• Individuals charged with felony destruction of Flock cameras — Prosecutors nationwide are charging individuals who damage or destroy Flock Safety cameras with felony criminal mischief or destruction of property, with damage claims running into thousands of dollars per camera. One man in Suffolk, Virginia, faces 25 felony charges—13 counts of destruction of property, 6 counts of petit larceny, and 6 counts of possessing burglary items—for allegedly damaging 13 Flock cameras. The charges represent a legal barrier to direct action against surveillance infrastructure.

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• ICE pepper-sprays New Jersey Senator Andy Kim at Delaney Hall detention center protest — During a protest outside Delaney Hall immigration detention center in Newark, New Jersey, in solidarity with detained immigrants on hunger strike, ICE officials pepper-sprayed New Jersey Senator Andy Kim, drawing national attention. The incident occurred as tensions escalated between protesters and a line of masked ICE officials guarding the facility. Following the incident, local and state officers deployed teargas, used batons and shields, and arrested dozens of protesters, many of whom sustained injuries from crowd-control weapons.
• Physicians for Human Rights report documents 412 verified incidents of crowd-control weapon misuse on ICE protesters, June 2025–May 2026 — Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) and the University of California Berkeley Human Rights Center released a report documenting 412 verified incidents of "misuse" of crowd-control weapons—teargas, rubber bullets, pepper spray, stun grenades, and water cannons—deployed by federal, state, and local law enforcement against protesters at ICE detention centers and immigration enforcement operations between June 2025 and May 2026. The report identified 203 injuries including blindings, traumatic brain injuries, lacerations, fractures, and contusions. DHS officials were responsible for 64% of documented misuse incidents. Researchers noted the true injury count is likely far greater due to difficulty documenting invisible injuries.
• Law enforcement misuses less-lethal weapons against ICE detention facility protesters — A report released this week identified 412 instances in which law enforcement officers have misused "less-lethal weapons," such as tear gas and rubber bullets, against protesters at Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities. The report, covering the period from June 2025 to May 2026, also found 203 instances of injuries resulting from this misuse. The widespread pattern of weapon misuse against protesters raises serious concerns about excessive force and violation of constitutional rights.

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• Major Jason Watson arrested at Capitol in uniform during protest against administration Iran policy — Major Jason Watson, a 17-year Air Force officer, stood on the Capitol steps in uniform on July 1, 2026, holding a sign reading "Impeach. Convict. Remove," and was arrested. DC criminal charges have been declined for prosecution, but an Air Force investigation remains open covering four articles of the Uniform Code of Military Justice: contempt toward officials, failure to obey an order, conduct unbecoming an officer, and conduct prejudicial to good order and discipline. Watson is restricted to Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling and placed under a written gag order prohibiting contact with the press or posting about his case.
• Active-duty Air Force officer publicly called for Trump and Vance impeachment — Active-duty Air Force Major Jason Watson stood on the Capitol steps in uniform holding a sign reading "Impeach Convict Remove" and publicly called for the impeachment, conviction, and removal of Trump and Vice President JD Vance. He is believed to be the first active-duty commissioned officer to do so publicly. The Air Force has opened an investigation that could end his career of more than twenty years; military rules sharply limit political activity in uniform. Watson stated he was willing to pay the price for his constitutional stand.

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• Eight Prairieland detention center protesters sentenced to 30–100 years in prison on terrorism charges — U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor sentenced eight of nine protesters prosecuted following a July 4, 2025, protest against ICE at the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas, to sentences ranging from thirty to one hundred years in prison. The protesters, some of whom did not know each other and one of whom was not present at the protest, were charged as members of an antifa cell engaged in terrorism. All nine were convicted in March 2026 in what observers characterized as a test of the administration's power to use broad antiterrorism laws against protesters.
• Federal judges sentenced anti-ICE protesters to 30–100 years in prison — Federal judges sentenced a group of anti-ICE protesters convicted for their roles in a 2025 Texas demonstration to prison terms ranging from 30 to 100 years. One person received 30 years despite not being present at the protest. Another received 100 years after conviction for attempted murder and other charges following a police officer being shot and injured. The case marks the first to incorporate Trump's presidential declaration labeling "antifa" as a domestic terrorist organization.
• Anti-ICE Protesters Receive Harsh Sentences — Federal judges sentenced anti-ICE protesters in Texas to prison terms ranging from 30 to 100 years. The sentences are based on their involvement in a 2025 protest and are notably harsher than those given to Jan. 6 insurrectionists. The case is the first to apply Trump's declaration labeling "antifa" as a domestic terrorist organization.
• Eight Texas anti-ICE protesters sentenced to 50–100 years; ninth defendant to 30 years for possessing leftist materials — Eight activists who protested at the Prairieland ICE detention facility in Alvarado, Texas, on July 4, 2025, were sentenced on June 24, 2026, to between 50 and 100 years in prison on terrorism and other charges. A ninth defendant, Daniel Sanchez-Estrada, received 30 years for moving boxes of leftist zines and materials after a phone call from his imprisoned wife. Federal judges Mark Pittman (Trump appointee) and George W. Bush appointee Reed O'Connor stacked sentences across multiple convictions. First Amendment advocates and legal experts have condemned the sentences as unusually punitive and a chilling attack on protest and ideological expression.
• Nine Texas anti-ICE protesters sentenced to 50–100 years for terrorism charges following Fourth of July 2025 detention center protest — Nine activists were convicted of terrorism charges and sentenced to 50–100 years in prison following a July 4, 2025 protest at the Prairieland immigrant detention center in Alvarado, Texas. The group arrived to conduct a noise demonstration with fireworks; some vandalized property and slashed tires. When police arrived, activist Benjamin Song fired an AR-15, wounding officer Lt. Thomas Gross in the shoulder. Song received 100 years; five others received 50 years; one received 70 years; one received 30 years. The sentences far exceed those given for January 6 Capitol attackers and were widely characterized as a test of the Trump administration's crackdown on dissent.

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• Man arrested near Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool on obscenity charge — Christian Miles, a Washington DC resident and former Navy submariner, was arrested near the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool on Monday for violating federal obscenity law (Code of Federal Regulations section 2.34(a)(2)) by berating Oklahoma state troopers guarding the site. Miles, who documents police activity around the city, was charged with disorderly conduct for using obscene language while protesting the security crackdown. He told the Guardian he plans to contest the charge. The arrest occurred amid Trump administration claims that vandals, not contractor negligence, caused deterioration of the $14.2 million pool renovation.

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• Federal Judge Orders ICE to Release Salah Sarsour — A federal judge ordered ICE to release Salah Sarsour, president of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee, after finding he was targeted for his speech supporting Palestinian rights. Sarsour, a legal permanent resident, was detained for 80 days. The judge ruled that lawful residents have the same constitutional rights as citizens, rejecting the government's foreign policy justification for his detention.

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• DOJ Charges 15 People in Minnesota and Frames Them as “Antifa-Tied” — On Tuesday, federal prosecutors announced an eight-count indictment against 15 members and associates of Direct Action Minnesota, alleging "Antifa ties." Charges include conspiracy to impede a federal officer and destruction of government property. The Justice Department's framing of the group as "Antifa-tied" has raised concerns about criminalizing constitutionally protected dissent. Civil rights advocates argue that the case risks treating protest activity and political association as evidence of guilt, potentially infringing on First Amendment rights.

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• Fifteen anti-ICE protesters indicted for conspiracy in Minneapolis — Fifteen anti-ICE protesters in Minneapolis were indicted on conspiracy charges. Federal investigators infiltrated Signal encrypted chat groups used by the protesters to coordinate their activities, raising concerns about surveillance of protected protest activity and the use of undercover infiltration tactics.

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• Officer placed on administrative leave after fatal shooting — Following the fatal shooting of 1-year-old Kohen Kartier Wiley during a shoplifting response in Senatobia, Mississippi, the officer involved has been placed on administrative leave. The officer's identity has not been publicly disclosed, and the investigation by the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is ongoing. The lack of transparency and delay in releasing evidence has led to public outcry and demands for accountability.
• Police shooting during shoplifting response kills infant — On June 14, 2026, in Senatobia, Mississippi, a police officer fired into a vehicle during a response to a shoplifting call at a Walmart, resulting in the death of 1-year-old Kohen Kartier Wiley and critically injuring another adult in the vehicle. The officer involved has not been publicly identified, and no charges have been announced. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is reviewing body camera footage, dash camera footage, and Walmart surveillance video, but has not released any evidence pending the investigation's conclusion.
• Senatobia police officer shoots and kills one-year-old Kohen Wiley in vehicle outside Walmart — On 14 June, a Senatobia police officer fired into the passenger side of a vehicle in which one-year-old Kohen Kartier Wiley sat on his mother's lap, killing the child and injuring the driver. Police claimed officers were responding to a reported diaper theft and that the vehicle drove toward officers. The mother and witnesses dispute the police account. Body-camera and security-camera footage has not been released pending investigation by the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation.
• Mississippi police officer placed on administrative leave after shooting kills one-year-old in Walmart parking lot — A Senatobia, Mississippi police officer fired at a vehicle during a response to an alleged shoplifting complaint at a Walmart on Sunday, killing one-year-old Kohen Wiley inside the car. The officer was placed on administrative leave. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating; authorities claim the vehicle was driving toward an officer, but witnesses dispute this. Protests erupted in Senatobia, and law enforcement deployed teargas on demonstrators. The family, represented by civil rights attorney Ben Crump, is demanding release of body camera and surveillance footage.
• Tear gas deployed at protest demanding answers for infant's death — On June 17, 2026, law enforcement deployed tear gas against protesters in Senatobia, Mississippi, who gathered to demand answers following the police shooting that killed 1-year-old Kohen Kartier Wiley. The protest took place outside the Walmart where the incident occurred, with more than 200 people participating. The community is calling for the release of body camera footage and the identification of the officer involved in the shooting.

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• Federal indictment unsealed against eight pro-Palestinian activists for alleged intimidation campaign — Federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment against eight pro-Palestinian activists accused of conspiring to run a criminal intimidation campaign against University of Michigan officials to force divestment from Israel-linked companies. The indictment describes vandalism, fake corpses placed on a board member's lawn, spray-painted anti-Israel messages at the president's home, and use of social media to broadcast threats. Six defendants made initial appearances in federal court in Detroit on Wednesday; one was arrested in Wisconsin and one remained at large.

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• DOJ filed criminal conspiracy charges against 15 Minneapolis anti-ICE protesters — The Department of Justice filed charges against 15 Minneapolis protesters, alleging a "conspiracy" to "impede" US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. The 94-page indictment alleges a vast conspiracy to organize against ICE but contains no allegations of injuries to specific ICE officers and no charges of serious violence. The case centers on Direct Action Minnesota, a loose coalition of organizers, and alleges connections between the defendants and major organizations including AFL-CIO, SEIU, DSA, and SURJ, none of which have been charged.

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• ICE officers pepper-spray U.S. Senator Andy Kim during Delaney Hall protest — During a skirmish outside Delaney Hall detention center on Monday, ICE officers pepper-sprayed U.S. Senator Andy Kim (D-New Jersey) as he attempted to visit the facility. The incident gained national attention and highlighted the use of force by ICE officers against elected officials and protesters. Throughout the week of demonstrations, ICE officers deployed pepper spray, stun guns, and physical force against protesters and made arrests.
• Federal agents pepper-spray Senator Andy Kim and protesters at Delaney Hall — During protests in support of Delaney Hall detainees, federal agents clashed repeatedly with supporters gathered outside the facility, pepper-spraying Senator Andy Kim (D-NJ) and others. MAGA activists counter-protested at the site. Mayor Ras Baraka established a curfew near the facility. Governor Mikie Sherrill deployed New Jersey state troopers after White House advisor Tom Homan threatened to send "tactical units" to New Jersey if the situation continued; state troopers arrested dozens of protesters.

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• Border czar threatened force-feeding of hunger strikers — On Fox News, border czar Tom Homan stated the administration would seek a court order to force-feed detainees at Delaney Hall if doctors determined them to be in danger. The threat was made despite DHS's simultaneous denial that any hunger strike exists.

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• Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel drops trespassing charges against Gaza protest student after media exposure — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel dismissed trespassing charges against Josiah Walker that stemmed from a May 2024 incident at a University of Michigan Gaza encampment raid. The lawsuit alleges the charges relied on a falsified trespassing report and that Nessel was encouraged to prosecute by U-M leadership with pro-Israel bias. Nessel also declined to file a resisting arrest charge after Walker was tackled and arrested at a September 2024 campus festival. The dismissal followed Guardian reporting exposing Nessel's connections to U-M leadership and defense attorney calls for a hearing into potential bias.
• University of Michigan student files federal lawsuit alleging surveillance, false prosecution, and constitutional violations tied to Gaza protest activities — Josiah Walker, a University of Michigan student and leader in Students Allied For Freedom and Equality, filed a federal lawsuit against the university and private investigators alleging a coordinated campaign of undercover surveillance, falsified police reports, illegal stalking, assault, property seizure, and malicious prosecution in 2024–2025. The suit claims the university hired dozens of undercover investigators to surveil pro-Palestinian students, that police manipulated documents to obtain warrants for email and Google Drive access, and that Walker was falsely arrested and imprisoned on trespassing charges. Walker alleges violations of First Amendment free speech rights, Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment privacy and due process protections, and seeks monetary and punitive damages.

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• Complaint filed — Demster v. Blanche (W.D. Tenn.) — Four Memphis residents filed a complaint in federal court alleging that agents of the Memphis Safe Task Force — a multi-agency unit established by presidential memorandum in September 2025 to conduct immigration enforcement and crime-reduction operations — systematically retaliated against them for documenting and recording Task Force activity in public. The complaint alleges retaliation including verbal threats, physical intimidation, traffic stops, surveillance, and at least one arrest and 27-hour detention, claiming violations of the First Amendment. Plaintiffs also challenge Tennessee's "Halo Law" as unconstitutionally burdening their right to observe and record government activity. They seek declaratory judgments, a permanent injunction against further retaliation, and expungement of surveillance records.

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• Southern Poverty Law Center indicted on fraud and money laundering charges — The Southern Poverty Law Center, an Alabama-based non-profit focused on dismantling white supremacy, was indicted on May 7, 2026, on charges of conspiracy to launder money and commit fraud. The DOJ alleged the SPLC defrauded donors by using funds to pay informants inside white supremacist groups. The SPLC pleaded not guilty. Legal experts characterized the indictment as weak, noting that paying informants to dismantle extremist organizations is a standard law enforcement tactic.
• Southern Poverty Law Center pleads not guilty to federal fraud and money laundering charges — The Southern Poverty Law Center entered a not guilty plea on Thursday to an 11-count federal indictment alleging fraud and money laundering conspiracy. Prosecutors claim SPLC funneled over $3 million to confidential sources within extremist groups between 2014 and 2023, and lied to donors and banks about the use of funds. SPLC leadership denies the charges, stating the informant program successfully prevented threats and attacks. Legal experts have characterized the case as weak.

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• May Day 2026 actions planned with "No School. No Work. No Shopping" demand — May Day 2026 is scheduled for May 1, 2026, with actions centered on the demand for a country that prioritizes workers over billionaires. Many participants are planning to refuse business as usual through a "No School. No Work. No Shopping" action. May Day actions are growing with more events being added regularly, positioning the day as a focal point for labor and anti-oligarchy mobilization.
• May Day Strong coalition announces nationwide Workers Over Billionaires day of action — May Day Strong, a coalition including 50501, No Kings, Indivisible, the NEA, National Nurses United, and dozens of other organizations, announced a nationwide "Workers Over Billionaires" day of action for May 1, 2026. The action calls for marches, rallies, and, for those able, a refusal of business as usual through No School, No Work, No Shopping. An event map is live, and the NEA has released a toolkit with planning guidance, downloadable materials, and messaging. Actions are planned in hundreds of cities.
• May Day Strong nationwide action: Workers Over Billionaires — On Friday, May 1, more than 3,500 May Day Strong actions are planned across the country under the banner "Workers Over Billionaires." The coalition's demands include taxing the rich, ending ICE operations and private armies serving authoritarian power, and expanding democracy. Participants are encouraged to engage in No Work, No School, No Shopping, with multiple forms of participation available including rallies, marches, teach-ins, labor actions, and social-media amplification. The NEA, Indivisible, and other organizations have released organizing toolkits and resources.
• May Day Strong nationwide coalition organized labor and community actions — May Day Strong, a nationwide coalition of over 500 labor and community organizations including 50501, No Kings, Indivisible, the NEA, and National Nurses United, organized rallies, marches, teach-ins, labor actions, and community events taking place in more than 3,000 locations across the country on May 1, 2026. The coalition called for "No Work, No School, No Shopping" as part of the action day, framed around workers' rights and opposition to billionaire wealth concentration.
• May Day Strong organizes nationwide day of action for May 1, 2026 — The 50501 Movement announces May Day Strong, a coordinated nationwide day of action scheduled for May 1, 2026, centered on the demand "Workers Over Billionaires." The campaign includes rallies, marches, walkouts, and community actions across multiple cities, with the National Education Association mobilizing educators in hundreds of cities and the Chicago Teachers Union passing a resolution supporting May 1 as a Day of Civic Action. A national organizing call is scheduled for April 9, 2026, and a map of local events is available at maydaystrong.org.
• May Day Rallies Protest Iran War's Economic Impact — May Day rallies have erupted worldwide as workers protest the economic toll of the Iran war. The protests highlight global discontent with the economic consequences of military conflicts.

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• Georgia attorney general announces new indictment against Cop City protesters amid gubernatorial campaign — Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr announced felony charges against three Cop City protesters (Katie Marie Kloth, Tyler John Norman, Hannah Kass) in Cobb County for alleged property damage and arson on May 12, 2022. The charges were filed weeks before the statute of limitations expired, four years after the alleged conduct. The defendants are already named in a separate 2023 RICO indictment in Fulton County that a judge dismissed in December; the state has appealed. Critics allege Carr timed the new indictment to boost his struggling gubernatorial campaign ahead of the May 19 primary.

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• Trump attributes assassination attempt to No Kings protest movement — President Trump, in a CBS News '60 Minutes' interview on Sunday, blamed the "No Kings" protest movement for an assassination attempt against him. Cole Tomas Allen, a California educator, was charged by the Department of Justice on Monday for attempting to assassinate Trump outside the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday. Law enforcement indicated Allen had attended a No Kings protest and left a note expressing anger at the administration. Trump stated: "The reason you have people like that is you have people doing No Kings."
• Trump blamed No Kings protests for assassination attempt — In a CBS News "60 Minutes" interview on Sunday, President Trump attributed the latest assassination attempt against him to No Kings protests. However, according to Popular Information, No Kings rallies have been among the most peaceful protest movements in history, making Trump's attribution factually inaccurate and potentially inflammatory toward a nonviolent movement.

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• More than 200 demonstrations held against ICE detention expansion — More than 200 demonstrations took place on Saturday, April 26, targeting the Trump administration's expansion of warehouse-style ICE detention facilities. Communities gathered outside proposed and converted detention sites, including a roughly 261,000-square-foot warehouse near Detroit Metro Airport and a proposed 640,000-square-foot facility in San Antonio. The protests were part of broader organizing leading into May Day Strong, a nationwide coalition calling for rallies, marches, teach-ins, labor actions, and refusal of business as usual.
• More than 200 demonstrations held nationwide against ICE warehouse detention expansion — On Saturday, April 26, more than 200 demonstrations occurred across at least 33 states organized by coalitions including Disappeared in America, Detention Watch Network, Indivisible, MoveOn, and Public Citizen to protest the Trump administration's expansion of warehouse-style ICE detention facilities. Hundreds gathered in Romulus, Michigan to march to a 261,000-square-foot warehouse near Detroit Metro Airport; over 100 gathered in San Antonio against a proposed 640,000-square-foot facility. The actions targeted the conversion of cargo warehouses into detention centers.

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• 71 veterans and military family members arrested in Capitol building protest against Iran war — On Monday, April 20, 71 veterans and military family members were arrested inside the Cannon House Office Building rotunda after entering to protest U.S. military action in Iran. They carried red tulips for Iranian civilians killed in the conflict, held banners reading "End the War on Iran," conducted a flag-folding ceremony for American service members, and demanded a meeting with the Speaker. When ordered to leave, they refused and were zip-tied and escorted out by Capitol Police. The action followed a House vote on a war-powers resolution that failed 213–214 four days earlier.
• Veterans and military families arrested in Capitol rotunda during anti-war protest — On April 20, more than 60 veterans and military family members were arrested inside the Cannon House Office Building rotunda after entering peacefully to protest U.S. military action in Iran. The group, organized by 50501 Veterans, Common Defense, About Face, Veterans For Peace, Military Families Speak Out, and the Center on Conscience & War, carried red tulips for Iranian casualties and held a flag-folding ceremony for American service members. They unfurled banners reading "End the War on Iran," demanded a meeting with House Speaker Mike Johnson, and refused to leave when ordered. A total of 71 people were arrested. The action followed Congress's failure to pass war-powers resolutions on April 16 (House) and April 15 (Senate) that would have required presidential authorization for continued military operations.

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• AIDS activists and former USAID employees disrupt Vought budget hearing; six arrested — During Russell Vought's testimony before the House Budget Committee on April 15, AIDS activists and former USAID employees interrupted the proceedings twice, chanting "PEPFAR saves lives – spend the money" and holding signs condemning the funding cuts. The protesters were removed from the hearing room, but their chants continued from the corridor, forcing a pause in proceedings. Six people were arrested. This was Vought's first appearance for questions from House lawmakers in 15 months as OMB director.