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A front page of the Guardian newspaper is entirely given over to the famine in Gaza. A large photo shows a mother holding her emaciated child’s body. The banner headline says, “We have faced hunger before, but never like this'

Tomorrow’s Guardian front page

Unreal visualizations of what the ICE deportation and detention machine has looked like under Trump from @maanvisingh.bsky.social @wcraft.bsky.social & Andrew Witherspoon www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

Deportation numbers have fluctuated, but the administration is increasingly seeking to send people to third-countries. More than 8,100 people were deported to countries other than their own.

And as arrests ramp up, detention facilities are increasingly overcrowded. The system is over the Congressionally-set capacity by more than 13,500 people.

Chart depicting dramatic increase in arrests of people without criminal records after May 2025.

One key finding: for the first time, people w/o criminal records are being arrested in higher numbers than those with convictions or pending charges:

How Trump has supercharged the immigration crackdown - in data Revealed: Guardian analysis provides a detailed picture of surging arrests and a detention system that’s stretched beyond capacity

Our analysis of detailed arrest and deportation data hows just how drastically the ICE immigration enforcement apparatus has transformed under Trump. With @wcraft.bsky.social
& Andrew Witherspoon.

Chart of the number of 3rd country deportations.

Deportation numbers haven't risen as drastically as arrests, but one pattern has emerged from the data: The Trump administration is trying to send more people to countries where they are not citizens. We found 8,100 people sent to third countries. The biggest group? Venezuelans deported to Mexcio

Chart of daily average detention numbers

Detention facilities are at record highs, with a daily average of nearly 60,000 people held across the country in June, far more than the number of beds that Congress has allocated for Ice detention

Chart showing 7 day rolling average number of arrests, no criminal record is the highest in June

Trump has drastically reshaped immigration enforcement over the last 6 months. Our analysis found that for the first time, people without criminal records are being arrested in higher numbers than any other group

www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

Israeli military used 500lb bomb in strike on Gaza cafe, fragments reveal Exclusive: Experts say use of heavy munition in Monday’s strike that killed dozens may constitute a war crime The Israeli military used a 500lb (230kg) bomb – a powerful and indiscriminate weapon that generates a massive blast wave and scatters shrapnel over a wide area – when it attacked a target in a crowded beachfront cafe in Gaza on Monday, evidence seen by the Guardian has revealed. Experts in international law said the use of such a munition despite the known presence of many unprotected civilians, including children, women and elderly people, was almost certainly unlawful and may constitute a war crime. Continue reading...

Israeli military used 500lb bomb in strike on Gaza cafe, fragments reveal

‘A second exile’: Nepal moves to expel refugees already deported by the US Dozens of Bhutanese refugees are facing deportation from Nepal, a country that once gave them shelter

“How can Nepal deport them back to the country that once expelled them?”

The US deported them to Bhutan, which refused to accept them. So they went to Nepal...which wants to deport them again, back to Bhutan.

🚨 Trump's border "invasion" declaration was just ruled unlawful

"nothing in the INA or the Constitution grants the President or his delegees the sweeping authority asserted in the Proclamation and implementing guidance."

DHS Terminates Haiti TPS, Encourages Haitians to Obtain Lawful Status Release Date: June 27, 2025 WASHINGTON – Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem today announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Haiti. The TPS designation for the country expires on Aug. 3, 2025, and the termination will be effective on Tuesday, September 2, 2025. At least 60 days before a TPS designation expires, the Secretary, after consultation with appropriate U.S. government agencies, is required to review the conditions in a country designated for TPS to determine whether the conditions supporting the designation continue to be met, and if so, how long to extend the designation. “This decision restores integrity in our immigration system and ensures that Temporary Protective Status is actually temporary,” said a DHS spokesperson. “The environmental situation in Haiti has improved enough that it is safe for Haitian citizens to return home. We encourage these individuals to take advantage of the Department’s resources in returning to Haiti, which can be arranged through the CBP Home app. Haitian nationals may pursue lawful status through other immigration benefit requests, if eligible.” After conferring with interagency partners, Secretary Noem determined that conditions in Haiti no longer meet the TPS statutory requirements. The Secretary’s decision was based on a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services review of the conditions in Haiti and in consultation with the Department of State. The Secretary determined that, overall, country conditions have improved to the point where Haitians can return home in safety. She further determined that permitting Haitian nationals to remain temporarily in the United States is contrary to the national interest of the United States. Haitian nationals returning home are encouraged to use the U.S. Customs and Border Protection CBP Home app to report their departure from the United States.

🚨NEW: The Trump admin moves to terminate Temporary Protected Status for HALF A MILLION Haitians, claiming despite all reality that Haiti is a safe country to return to — even though large portions of the country are ruled by vicious gangs and civil governance has collapsed.

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 8 CFR Part 281 [Docket No: ICEB-2025-0034] RIN: 1653-AA96 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Executive Office for Immigration Review 8 CFR Parts 1003 and1280 [Dir. Order No. 01-2025] RIN: 1125-AB36 Imposition and Collection of Civil Penalties for Certain Immigration-Related Violations AGENCIES: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”), Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”); Executive Office for Immigration Review (“EOIR”), Department of Justice (“DOJ”). ACTION: Interim final rule; request for comment. SUMMARY: This interim final rule (“IFR”) amends existing DHS and DOJ regulations. It provides exclusive DHS procedures for the issuance of civil monetary penalties under the Immigration and Nationality Act for aliens who fail to depart voluntarily during the voluntary departure period, willfully fail or refuse to depart after a final removal order and certain other proscribed activities, or are apprehended while improperly entering or attempting to enter the United States. The IFR also transfers the appeals process for these penalties from DOJ’s Board of Immigration Appeals to DHS.

NEW: The Trump admin finalized an emergency regulation, which goes into effect tomorrow, authorizing DHS to impose civil monetary penalties for immigration law violations with far less due process.

The rule could lead to DHS imposing exorbitant fines on millions of people — fines they can't afford.

‘We’re seeing the best of LA’: as Ice raids haunt the city, Angelenos show up for each other With the largest undocumented population of any US city, much of LA locks in with fundraisers, mutual aid networks and grocery deliveries

“In this moment, while we’re seeing the worst of our federal administration, we are seeing the best here in the city of Los Angeles."

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Families arrested in LA Ice raids held in basements with little food or water, lawyers say Agents confiscated belongings and rushed deportees to California’s high desert or Texas, saying local facilities had not prepared for influx * LA protests – live updates As federal agents rushed to arrest immigrants across Los Angeles, they confined detainees – including families with small children – in a stuffy office basement for days without sufficient food and water, according to immigration lawyers. One family with three children were held inside a Los Angeles-area administrative building for 48 hours after being arrested on Thursday immediately after an immigration court hearing, according to lawyers from the Immigrant Defenders Law Center (ImmDef), which is providing non-profit legal services in the region. Continue reading...

Families arrested in LA Ice raids held in basements with little food or water, lawyers say

'They are grabbing people.' L.A. and Orange County car wash workers targeted by federal immigration raids Five car washes in Los Angeles and Orange counties have been targeted for federal immigration raids in recent days, according to CLEAN Carwash Worker Center, a labor advocacy nonprofit. At least 26 pe...

at least five car washes in L.A. and Orange counties have been targeted by federal immigration agents in recent days, w/ more reports rolling in this afternoon. ~26 people were taken at these locations—some in unmarked vehicles. the vast majority were workers. story: www.latimes.com/business/sto...

How ICE's presence in Los Angeles affects LAUSD students as summer begins A series of immigration enforcement actions and the resulting protests are reshaping the end of the school year in the Los Angeles Unified School District.

A series of local immigration enforcement actions and the resulting protests are reshaping the end of the school year in the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Fears of ICE raids upend life in L.A. County, from schools to Home Depot parking lots Continued federal immigration enforcement actions have disrupted lives across greater Los Angeles, including a middle school graduation where teachers and families were left hunkering down in fear.

Fears of ICE raids upend life in L.A. County, from schools to Home Depot parking lots

The White House Marching Orders That Sparked the L.A. Migrant Crackdown After deportations fell short of President Trump’s campaign promises, federal agents summoned to a meeting in Washington were told to “just go out there and arrest illegal aliens.”

Really good WSJ article on ICE escalations over recent weeks including Miller's visit to ICE national HQ where he demanded Home Depot raids. www.wsj.com/us-news/prot...

Families arrested in LA Ice raids held in basements with little food or water, lawyers say Agents confiscated belongings and rushed deportees to California’s high desert or Texas, saying local facilities had not prepared for influx

There's officers from ICE and Customs and Border Patrol here in LA. The latter are usually restricted to 100mi of the US border... but lawyers suspect the agency is now counting the entire coastline as a border. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

One family, who has since been transferred to a detention center in Texas, told lawyers that their kids were only given a pack of chips, some animal crackers and a mini-carton of milk to sustain them for a full day. At first there was no water, and then just one bottle for the family of 5 to share.

I've been in LA in the aftermath the raids for @us.theguardian.com. Lawyers and families have largely been unable to communicate with people who were arrested. Immigrants who have been in touch report harsh conditions. Agents confiscated medications and provided minimal food...

Families arrested in LA Ice raids held in basements with little food or water, lawyers say Agents confiscated belongings and rushed deportees to California’s high desert or Texas, saying local facilities had not prepared for influx

As the government rushes to arrest immigrants in LA, people are being held in harrowing conditions. One family with three children was held in the basement of an administrative building for 2 days without a full meal or enough water, their lawyers said. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

ICE raids in Los Angeles are a declaration of war ICE sent the city a message when its agents showed up in full force, and that message was responded to in kind by the people of Los Angeles

ICE raids in Los Angeles are a declaration of war, & Angelenos are primed for battle, @tinavasquez.bsky.social writes in an op-ed. Immigration & Customs Enforcement sent the city a message when its agents showed up in full force, & that message was responded to in kind by the people of LA.

Moldy food, used underwear: inside the US prisons where Trump is jailing immigrants As Trump dramatically expands detention, immigrants are moved to notorious penitentiaries where they report horrific conditions

ICE is increasingly using Bureau of Prisons (BoP) facilities to incarcerate immigrants facing deportation. @samtlevin.bsky.social spoke to several people about their experience in these prisons – where detainees face squalid conditions and mistreatment.

"Salazar’s case demonstrates that 'if your only tool is a hammer everything looks like a nail,' said his attorney, Travis Collins."

The Last Hospitals in Gaza In the ruins of a health-care system, many medical facilities have become graveyards. Doctors continue to deliver lifesaving care—but they risk their own lives in the process.

Israeli forces have now dropped more explosives in Gaza than fell on London, Dresden, and Hamburg during the Second World War. The region’s hospitals have not been spared; most are no longer functional. Clayton Dalton writes about the devastation.

UPDATE: Remember this case, where a federal judge savaged the Trump administration's "evidence" that a woman was in Tren de Aragua?

Well, last week the Trump administration arrested her and her husband for the THIRD TIME — and now they say they'll use the Alien Enemies Act on them!

Trump is jailing immigrant families again. A mother, father and teen tell of ‘anguish on a daily basis’

The Trump administration has restarted the practice known as “family detention” – locking up children along with their parents. Those detained include families who had recently crossed into the US. Among the youngest detainees was a one-year-old child.