Worst of the Worst Update

Maybe a trip to Doral wasn’t a great idea?

Extraordinary Rendition: Immigration Edition

We tortured some folks.

A U.S. Border Patrol agent and CBP representative discuss U.S. Customs and Border Protection pedestrian border barrier requirements near Lukeville, Arizona, May 7. USACE is supporting the Department of Homeland Security's request to build pedestrian fencing, construct and improve roads, and install lighting within the Yuma and Tucson, Arizona, U.S. Border Patrol sectors following the Feb. 15 national emergency declaration on the southern border of the United States. The Department of Defense has the authority under Section 284 of Title 10, U.S. Code, to construct roads and fences and to install lighting to block drug-smuggling corridors across international boundaries of the United States in support of counter-narcotics activities of federal law enforcement agencies. A U.S. Border Patrol agent and CBP representative discuss U.S. Customs and Border Protection pedestrian border barrier requirements near Lukeville, Arizona, May 7. USACE is supporting the Department of Homeland Security's request to build pedestrian fencing, construct and improve roads, and install lighting within the Yuma and Tucson, Arizona, U.S. Border Patrol sectors following the Feb. 15 national emergency declaration on the southern border of the United States. The Department of Defense has the authority under Section 284 of Title 10, U.S. Code, to construct roads and fences and to install lighting to block drug-smuggling corridors across international boundaries of the United States in support of counter-narcotics activities of federal law enforcement agencies.

10,000 Losses (and Counting)

The Trump administration has been repeatedly rebuked by the courts, to little avail.

More Immigrant Detention Cruelty

Deportation uber alles.

Shooting Ourselves in the Foot on Immigration

Xenophobia’s cruel wages.

Inside an ICE Detention Camp

A report on a concentration of detainees.

On “Heritage Americans”

Are some of us more American than others?

Americans Are Self-Deporting

More Americans are living abroad than ever. Probably.

Federal agents ram a man's vehicle and demand identification at Park Avenue and 35th Street in Minneapolis on January 12, 2026. The Latino man says he was let go once they realized he was a US citizen. While doing so, a crowd as well as more officers continued to arrive before releasing tear gas and pepper spraying members of the media and their cameras. Federal agents ram a man's vehicle and demand identification at Park Avenue and 35th Street in Minneapolis on January 12, 2026. The Latino man says he was let go once they realized he was a US citizen. While doing so, a crowd as well as more officers continued to arrive before releasing tear gas and pepper spraying members of the media and their cameras.

Take off the Masks

There is no reason for ICE operatives to wear masks save they don’t want to be held accountable.

A Headline for the Trump Era

Combining two items that will be hallmarks of his second term.

President Donald Trump addresses members of the media in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, Tuesday, January 20, 2026. President Donald Trump addresses members of the media in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, Tuesday, January 20, 2026.

Trump Reverses Course in Minnesota

TACO Tuesday?

Bovino Out of Minneapolis

And maybe out entirely.

Bovino Needs to Read the First Amendment

Gestapo is as Gestapo does.

Being a Tough Guy Ain’t as Easy as it Looks!

The movies always make it seem so simple!

This is Fascism

Just the latest example.

Federal agents ram a man's vehicle and demand identification at Park Avenue and 35th Street in Minneapolis on January 12, 2026. The Latino man says he was let go once they realized he was a US citizen. While doing so, a crowd as well as more officers continued to arrive before releasing tear gas and pepper spraying members of the media and their cameras. Federal agents ram a man's vehicle and demand identification at Park Avenue and 35th Street in Minneapolis on January 12, 2026. The Latino man says he was let go once they realized he was a US citizen. While doing so, a crowd as well as more officers continued to arrive before releasing tear gas and pepper spraying members of the media and their cameras.

Mess in Minnesota

Going from bad to worse.

Expanding ICE

Anti-Immigrant Ideology from DHS

Not just the illegal kind. Just anti-immigrant.

President Donald Trump signs a mineral agreement during a bilateral meeting with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in the Cabinet Room, Monday, October 20, 2025. President Donald Trump signs a mineral agreement during a bilateral meeting with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in the Cabinet Room, Monday, October 20, 2025.

Trump Uses Vetoes for Political Retaliation

The vindictive pettiness continues.

The Ugly Ignorance and Illusions of Miller’s Xenophobia

Miller continues to invite comparisons to the ugliest ideology of the 20th century.

The Trump Economy

Plus more white nationalism from the administration.

More Grotesqueries from the Trump Administration

Reveling in cruelty.

Cruelty to Meet Quotas

The administration continues to show its ideological stripes.

Indefensible Acts

Cruelty in service of nativist purity.