📢 Power to the People News — October 13, 2025 | Updates and Actions You Can Take Today
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🕵️ Senators Warn Trump Administration Is Developing Secret Watchlist of Americans
Senators have raised alarms about a covert plan to compile a national watchlist of U.S. citizens without due process protections. They argue such surveillance tools could be abused to target dissent and silence activism. The proposal reflects a disturbing shift toward surveillance-based control over civil liberties. — Truthout
⚖️ Trump Calls For Chicago Mayor, Illinois Governor To Be Jailed Amid Resistance To Troop Deployment
Donald Trump called for Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker to be jailed after they resisted his plan to deploy federal troops to the city. Both leaders condemned the move as an authoritarian overreach that would endanger civilians and escalate tensions. Trump’s remarks mark a new escalation in his confrontation with state officials who refuse to comply with his use of military force on U.S. soil. — HuffPost
📜 U.S. Supreme Court Revives Voting Rights Debate
The Court is taking up a pivotal case on the Voting Rights Act, potentially rolling back protections designed to combat racial discrimination in voting. Activists warn that a weakened VRA would open doors to new suppression tactics hidden behind neutral rules. The decision could redefine who has access to the ballot. — The Guardian
🧬 MAGA Mobs Spin Conspiracies About Lab-Grown Meat
Right-wing extremists are spreading wild claims that lab-grown meat is part of a globalist control scheme, framing scientific progress as an assault on freedom. The misinformation has fueled online outrage and disinformation campaigns against sustainable food innovation. It’s another example of how conspiracy culture undermines environmental solutions. — Mother Jones
🤰 ICE Is Putting Pregnant Immigrants and Their Children at Risk
Pregnant immigrants and their children in ICE custody are being denied adequate medical care, nutrition, and safety precautions. Reports show delays in prenatal care, forced transfers, and punitive treatment that endanger both mother and child. These conditions reflect systemic disregard within immigration enforcement for vulnerable populations. — Truthout
🇺🇸 United States Citizen Detained, Held in ICE Building Hours Before Release, Lawyer Says
A U.S. citizen claims he was unlawfully detained inside an ICE facility for hours before agents released him—despite legal status. The incident raises fears of mistaken identity, overreach, and lack of accountability in detention protocols. His attorney says it’s symptomatic of ICE’s expanding authority without oversight. — HuffPost
🚨 ICE Deportations Surge Under Trump: Inside NYC’s New Strategy
ICE is ramping up deportations in New York City, deploying aggressive enforcement techniques across public spaces and transit lines. Immigrants describe checkpoints, surprise raids, and escalating fear in communities that once felt relatively protected. The strategy signals a shift toward urban targeting under Trump’s second term. — Slate
🎙️ Why These Journalists Are Suing ICE
In a new podcast episode, journalists explain how ICE has targeted media professionals—seizing equipment, threatening suppression, and obstructing coverage of raids. They argue the administration is weaponizing surveillance and gag orders to silence independent reporting. Their lawsuit poses one of the clearest tests of press freedom in the ICE era. — Slate
🌍 ICE’s “Third Country Deportation” to Eswatini Creates Legal Black Hole
ICE is pushing to deport immigrants to Eswatini, a country many have never visited—bypassing traditional asylum protections. The method puts people in a legal limbo where neither U.S. oversight nor host-country safeguards apply. This tactic reveals how Trump’s enforcement agenda is inventing new zones of impunity. — Mother Jones
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