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Tag: North America

North America

Anti-war protesters arrested at presidential debate

Fifteen anti-war protesters were arrested on disorderly conduct charges outside the presidential debate at Long Island’s Hofstra University Oct. 15. A skirmish broke out between protesters and mounted police at the gates when police refused to allow anti-war Iraq veterans… Read moreAnti-war protesters arrested at presidential debate

North America

3rd Infantry Division to patrol US streets

A little-noted news story about the transfer of Iraq-hardened combat troops for active duty at home in the immediate prelude to the elections has been seized upon by Amy Goodman‘s Democracy Now! Oct. 2 and—with considerably greater paranoia—Naomi Wolf on… Read more3rd Infantry Division to patrol US streets

North America

More coast-to-coast ICE “fugitive” raids

In a three-week enforcement operation that ended Sept. 27, ICE fugitive operations teams arrested 1,157 immigrants in California: 436 in the San Francisco area, 420 in the Los Angeles area and 301 in the San Diego area. The operation targeted… Read moreMore coast-to-coast ICE “fugitive” raids

North America

Texas donut company pleads guilty in immigration case

On Sept. 5, Shipley Do-Nut Flour and Supply Company Inc. pleaded guilty through its president, Lawrence Shipley III, to conspiring to harbor unauthorized immigrants. The Houston-based company agreed to pay a $1,334,000 forfeiture to the government, federal prosecutors said. Sentencing… Read moreTexas donut company pleads guilty in immigration case

North America

Hawaii: farmworkers released in plea deal

Seven agricultural workers arrested in a July 7 ICE raid at an apartment building in Waipahu, Hawai’i, have pleaded guilty to criminal charges for using false identity documents to gain employment and have agreed to cooperate in a continuing investigation…. Read moreHawaii: farmworkers released in plea deal

North America

ICE construction raid in Hawaii

On Sept. 22, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested 21 workers at the Honua Kai construction site in Kaanapali, on the island of Maui in Hawai’i. Twelve of the workers were from Mexico, eight were from Brazil and… Read moreICE construction raid in Hawaii

North America

Specious terror cases in New Jersey, Toronto

Jury selection began under unusual security measures Sept. 29 in the federal trial of five men accused of planning an attack on Fort Dix, NJ, where reservists are trained for duty in Afghanistan and Iraq. The men—all foreign-born Muslims in… Read moreSpecious terror cases in New Jersey, Toronto

North America

Ramadan chemical attack on Ohio mosque

On Friday, Sept. 26, a “chemical irritant” was sprayed through a window of the Islamic Society of Greater Dayton mosque, where 300 worshipers were gathered for a Ramadan prayer service. The spray targeted the room where babies and children were… Read moreRamadan chemical attack on Ohio mosque

North America

Hurricane Katrina as America’s Nakba: does anyone care?

Our September issue featured the story “Big Oil & the Big Easy: Catastrophe and Counterinsurgency in New Orleans” by Frank Morales of The Shadow, outlining military “anti-terrorism” measures to protect Gulf Coast oil infrastructure and arguing that “the federal response… Read moreHurricane Katrina as America’s Nakba: does anyone care?

North America

ICE “fugitive” raids in Colorado

From Sept. 12 to 16, agents from ICE Fugitive Operations Teams arrested 59 immigrants in 14 Colorado cities. Only 30 of the 59 people arrested had failed to comply with deportation orders; the other 29 were people without legal immigration… Read moreICE “fugitive” raids in Colorado

North America

ICE “fugitive” raids in Chicago area

From Sept. 12 to 15, agents from four ICE Fugitive Operations Teams arrested 144 people in Chicago and nearby areas in an operation targeting people who have failed to comply with deportation orders. (ICE calls such people “fugitives” or “absconders.”)… Read moreICE “fugitive” raids in Chicago area

North America

ICE raids Chicago neighborhood —again

On Sept. 18, ICE agents raided several homes and apartment buildings in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood in an operation targeting people who allegedly produce and sell fake identity documents. ICE agents executed search warrants simultaneously at five locations in the… Read moreICE raids Chicago neighborhood —again

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