Use of National Guard troops would greatly increase the number of immigrants targeted in one of Trump’s executive orders last month, which expanded the definition of who could be considered a criminal and therefore a potential target for deportation.
As the former presidential candidate continues to draw thousands in red states, officials pulled the plug on Monday speech in impoverished McDowell County, West Virginia
(REPORT) --- Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said he will not be "intimidated" from speaking in West Virginia's McDowell County, "one of the poorest areas in one of our poorest states," after officials pulled the plug on a Monday town hall event. "If anyone in West Virginia government thinks that I will be intimidated from going to
Morton County Sheriff’s Department officers together with the National Guard began firing less-than-lethal projectiles, pepper spray, and, reportedly, mace on a group of water protectors at Standing Rock during what was supposed to be a prayerful, peaceful walk to the drill pad where work is rumored to continue on the Dakota Access Pipeline.
(REPORT) --- Morton County Sheriff’s Department officers together with the National Guard began firing less-than-lethal projectiles, pepper spray, and, reportedly, mace on a group of water protectors at Standing Rock during what was supposed to be a prayerful, peaceful walk to the drill pad where work is rumored to continue on the
‘Our intentions are to protect water for the 18 million people downstream. And we’re not protesters, we’re protectors,’ a member of the Navajo Nation living at the encampment blocking pipeline construction tells MintPress News.
Amid near continuous harassment and frequent arrests by police, members of over 300 Native American tribes gathered on native land in North Dakota continue to block construction on the Dakota Access pipeline. “It’s a matter of minutes from when they’re called that they show up and you see constant harassment of people going
Mass arrests began as riot gear-clad police attempted to break up Native American opposition to the construction of the pipeline, which has been halted at one location but continues elsewhere.
North Dakota — It didn’t take long after the National Guard was activated in North Dakota for militarized law enforcement to descend upon the site of the Dakota Access Pipeline. Today,
Wisconsin’s governor said police had requested the assistance of the National Guard in case unrest continues over the police killing of a Black man.
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has activated the state's National Guard after unrest erupted in a predominantly Black neighborhood of Milwaukee in response to the police killing of Sylville K. Smith, 23, who was shot while trying to flee from an officer who had stopped his car Saturday. Crowds gathered after the shooting to protest another
A State of Emergency has been declared in Maryland as soldiers arrive in city to ‘restore order’ following day of clashes between police and those in the streets.
Baltimore police officers respond to demonstrators after the funeral of Freddie Gray, Monday, April 27, 2015, in Baltimore. An official State of Emergency is now in effect in Maryland and the state's National Guard has been dispatched to the city of Baltimore following a wave of violence that kicked off between police officers and
