‘Antifa Trial’ Fallout, US Security Aid, Immigration Divestment, and More

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From day one, the Trump administration has made no secret about its intentions to target political opponents, whether they are run-of-the-mill Democrats, elected lawmakers, or left-wing activists.

In a new dispatch on the case of the Prairieland defendants, Inkstick reporter Tyler Hicks reports on the family of Daniel Sanchez Estrada, who was sentenced to 30 years in prison for moving anti-fascist magazines after an anti-ICE protest went awry last year.

Meanwhile, Tyler McBrien and Jon Nealon break down the growing trend of divestment among activists seeking to put a price tag on ICE’s increasingly harsh immigration enforcement and detention operations.

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“Does the Security Assistance the US Provides Really Work?” by Adults in a Room (July 27)

As the largest provider of security assistance in the world, the US dedicates an abundance of capital, equipment, training, and other resources to accomplish a range of economic and geopolitical goals abroad. Does it work?

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“In the United States, Islamophobia Has an Alarmingly Long History” by Moira Lavelle (July 28)

In the alarming new book Seasons of Fury, journalist Rozina Ali probes decades of anti-Muslim bigotry, state surveillance, and legislative oppression in the United States from well before the Sept. 11 attacks until the present day.

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“Are Your Investments Fueling For-Profit Immigrant Detention?” by Tyler McBrien and Jon Nealon (July 29)

With an executive branch unwilling to conduct oversight on its own agencies, a majority in Congress uninterested in criticizing the Trump administration in any way, and a judicial branch deferential to the president on issues of national security and immigration, there are very few avenues for legal action and other forms of accountability against private contractors. If you happen to be one of the millions of American adults invested in ICE, there is a tool — divestment — at your disposal.

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“A Prairieland Defendant’s Sister Speaks Out After ‘Antifa Trial’” by Tyler Hicks (July 30)

At the end of the controversial Prairieland trial, Daniel Sanchez Estrada was sentenced to three decades in prison for moving a box of zines and antifascist literature. His sister wants people to know the real Daniel.

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“Deep Dive: ICE Accused of Broad Racial Profiling in California” by Inkstick (July 31)

Attorneys for plaintiffs in Vasquez Perdomo v. Mullin have asked a federal court to block the Trump administration from continuing unjustified, racially discriminatory immigration stops across the Central District of California, pointing to a vastly expanded evidentiary record built from months of expedited discovery.

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