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theguardian.com/us-news/2025/j

Immigration agents told a teenage US citizen: ‘You’ve got no rights.’ He secretly recorded his brutal arrest

Video footage of the incident captured by Laynez-Ambrosio, an 18-year-old US citizen, appears to show a group of officers in tactical gear working together to violently detain the three men*, two of whom are undocumented. They appear to use a stun gun on one man, put another in a chokehold and can be heard telling Laynez-Ambrosio: “You’ve got no rights here. You’re a migo, brother.” Afterward, agents can be heard bragging and making light of the arrests, calling the stun gun use “funny” and quipping: “You can smell that … $30,000 bonus.”

The Guardian · Immigration agents told a teenage US citizen: ‘You’ve got no rights.’ He secretly recorded his brutal arrestBy Clare Considine

On March 15, President Donald Trump’s administration sent more than 230 Venezuelan immigrants to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Without providing evidence, Trump has called the men “some of the most violent savages on the face of the Earth.”

Last week, the men were released as suddenly as they'd been taken away. Now, the truth of all their stories — one by one — will begin to be told. projects.propublica.org/venezu #Trump #Immigration #ElSalvador #Venezuela

ProPublicaThe Men Trump Deported to a Salvadoran PrisonOn March 15, President Donald Trump’s administration sent more than 230 Venezuelan immigrants to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Last week, the men were released as suddenly as they’d been taken away. These are their stories.
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U.S. District Judge Lindsay C. Jenkins for the Northern District of #Illinois Eastern Division said the #Trump admin “lacks #standing” to invalidate the #state, #city
& county laws that limit cooperation w/ #federal #immigration enforcement, adding in her ruling that “contrary to the United States’s arguments, the #Sanctuary Policies here do not comparably regulate [Immigration & Customs Enforcement] operations or meddle with the contractual rights of private individuals working with #ICE.”
#law

Judge dismisses #Trump #DOJ lawsuit against Illinois, #Chicago over ‘#SanctuaryCity’ policies

U.S. District Court Judge Lindsay C. Jenkins for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division said the Trump admin “lacks #standing” to invalidate the #state, #city & #county laws that limit cooperation with #federal #immigration enforcement.

#law #Constitution #AbuseOfPower
washingtonpost.com/politics/20

The Washington Post · Judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit against Illinois, Chicago over ‘sanctuary city’ policiesBy Brianna Tucker