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The ACLU called Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s continued detention of Atlanta-area journalist Mario Guevara an act of retaliation for his reporting on immigration raids, according to a federal petition filed on Thursday. Guevara, a Salvadorian immigrant who has been in the United States for more than 20 years, was arrested on 14 June by a police officer in suburban Atlanta …

Scientists on Wednesday warned that abrupt and potentially irreversible changes are occurring in Antarctica. They said the changes, which are driven by climate change, could lead to “catastrophic consequences for generations.” The research was published in the journal Nature. It sought to describe the interlocking effects of global warming on the Antarctic, the frozen continent at the planet’s South Pole. The …

Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons said federal immigration authorities plan to “flood” Boston in response to Mayor Michelle Wu’s refusal to dismantle the city’s sanctuary protections, as ordered by the Trump administration. Speaking on “The Howie Carr Show” Wednesday, Lyons said his response to Wu’s stated intention to defy the federal order is that the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, …

Japanese American groups criticized the construction of a new immigrant detention center in Texas at a military base that was used during World War II to imprison people of Japanese descent. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center at Fort Bliss in El Paso, which opened this past weekend, will be able to hold as many as 5,000 detainees upon …

$50K bonuses, reduced age minimums and Superman: How ICE will fill its ranks  Politico $50,000 Signing Bonus, No Age Caps: The Blitz to Hire ICE Officers  The Wall Street Journal My Career Opportunities With ICE – by Bill Lueders  The Bulwark Tooele County Sheriff says ICE recruiting with 5-figure bonuses is giving him ‘pause’  KSL TV 5 ICE removed all age requirements to become …

‘We can no longer eat burgers or ice cream — all because of a tick bite’  The Times Why Is Martha’s Vineyard Going Vegan? It’s All About Tick Bites.  The New York Times Tick-borne disease spreads, causing meat, dairy allergies  The Hill One tick bite can change your life forever: The hidden toll of Alpha-gal syndrome  WTVC Tick bites on Martha’s Vineyard are forcing …

McCOOK, Neb. (KSNB) – Some McCook residents are uneasy after it was announced that federal detainees would be held at a facility in their town. Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen held a press conference Tuesday evening, announcing a partnership with the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency, and the use of the McCook (Work Ethic Camp WEC) to house people awaiting …

Rapid loss of Antarctic ice may be climate tipping point, scientists say  Reuters Antarctica’s changing threat landscape underscores the need for coordinated action  EurekAlert! Emerging evidence of abrupt changes in the Antarctic environment  Nature Tracking the climate-driven shift in Antarctic plankton from space  European Space Agency Antarctic climate shifts threaten ‘catastrophic’ impacts globally  WV News Source link

Infrared Instruments Could Spot Exotic Ice on Other Worlds  eos.org Source link

‘Cornhusker Clink’: DHS to open new ICE migrant detention facility in Nebraska  The Hill Nebraska announces plan for immigration detention center dubbed the ‘Cornhusker Clink’  CNN Gov. Pillen plans to use McCook facility as immigration detention center  KOLN | Nebraska Local News, Weather, Sports | Lincoln, NE Homeland security secretary Kristi Noem announces new Ice jail in Nebraska amid Trump crackdown – as …