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Mar 27, 2025 ICE detained foreign scholars and asylum seekers including Alireza Doroudi, Kseniia Petrova, and Sergei Tier 1 · Primary Civil Rights and Dissent
The detentions showed immigration enforcement reaching students, scientists, and asylum seekers in ways that threatened speech, study, and refuge.
Independently corroborated by2 independent news desks
Supporting reportingSurfacings — do not carry alone
Supporting reports
- ICE Detains Russian Asylum Seeker Sergei During Routine Check-in — On March 27, 2025, Sergei, a Russian asylum seeker who fled to the US after protesting the Ukraine war, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during a routine check-in at their San Francisco office.
- ICE Detains University of Alabama Doctoral Student — On Thursday, U.S.
- Russian Scientist Detained by ICE at Boston Airport — Kseniia Petrova, a Russian scientist working at Harvard Medical School, was detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at Boston Logan International Airport upon her return from France.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 10 – 2025-03-22–2025-03-28
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Mar 27, 2025 The Department of Energy prepared to cancel federally funded renewable energy and grid projects Corroborated Economic Structure
The planned cuts threatened public investment in energy transition infrastructure and shifted federal priorities away from long-term public goods.
Independently corroborated by4 independent news desks
Supporting reportingSurfacings — do not carry alone
Supporting reports
- Department of Energy "hit list" targets renewable energy projects — A "hit list" of clean energy projects, obtained by HEATED and Popular Information, reveals that the Department of Energy (DOE) plans to cancel several renewable energy initiatives.
Verified: Corroborated — 2+ independent news desks
Week 10 – 2025-03-22–2025-03-28
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Mar 24, 2025 Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spread dubious vaccine claims while serving as the nation’s top health official Corroborated Information, Memory and Manipulation
Official misinformation from a senior health official undermined trust in public health guidance and evidence-based policy.
Independently corroborated by2 independent news desks
Supporting reportingSurfacings — do not carry alone
Supporting reports
- Health Secretary RFK Jr Spreads Dubious Vaccine Information — Robert F.
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Verified: Corroborated — 2+ independent news desks
Week 10 – 2025-03-22–2025-03-28
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