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Afghan Man Freed After Viral Arrest and Over 100 Days in ICE Custody
After a video of his arrest by masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents went viral in June, Afghan Sayed Naser was released on September 26 following 106 days of detention. On July 17, Naser’s attorney Brian McGoldrick filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus requesting his immediate release. McGoldrick argued that “attempts […]
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A Repeat of DC Magic as Portland Antifa Thugs Retreat
President Trump’s deployment of federal agents to Portland’s ICE facility leads to significant retreat of Antifa protesters after over 100 days of nightly demonstrations.
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Defending the Summary Execution of Suspected Drug Smugglers, Trump Declares an ‘Armed Conflict’
This week, President Donald Trump sought to justify his new policy of summarily executing suspected drug smugglers by declaring that his targets are “unlawful combatants” in an “armed conflict” with the United States. But that terminology, which Trump deployed in a notice to Congress, does not change the reality that he has authorized the military […]
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Short Circuit: An Inexhaustive Weekly Compendium of Rulings from the Federal Courts of Appeal
Please enjoy the latest edition of Short Circuit, a weekly feature written by a bunch of people at the Institute for Justice. New case! Armed, masked ICE agents in Alabama have twice arrested Florida-born U.S. citizen Leo Venegas at work, each time barging onto active construction sites and violently detaining Latinos (while leaving everyone else alone) […]
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Hackers Celebrate as Microsoft Ditches Windows 10
The company will stop supporting the OS on October 14. Advocacy groups warn this will leave up to 400 million computers vulnerable to hacks or in the dump.
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We’re Thinking About College Rankings All Wrong
The annual list from U.S. News and World Report is helpful for affluent families and those with the resources to compete for a spot at elite universities. What about everyone else?
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