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Trump has put U.S. national security up ‘for sale,’ critics say

As a critical Trump-Xi meeting approaches, former national security officials say the president has made trade concessions that aid him politically but may not be in the best interests of the American people. — MSNBC

In Mississippi, Democrats Hope New Maps Lead to Statehouse Wins

A federal court says Republican legislators diluted Black voter strength. New maps may help Democrats break the G.O.P. supermajority in Jackson on Nov. 4. — New York Times

Six Broadview protesters indicted, including congressional candidate Katherine ‘Kat’ Abughazaleh

🚨 Six activists including Illinois House candidate Kat Abughazaleh and Cook County Board candidate Catherine Sharp face federal conspiracy charges for allegedly blocking an ICE vehicle during September protests outside the Broadview detention facility, with each facing up to six years in prison. The indictments have drawn widespread criticism from Democratic officials who call the charges a politically motivated attack on First Amendment rights and an abuse of power by the Trump administration. — The New York Times

Judge says ICE can open its newest branded immigrant detention center

🏛️ A federal judge denied activists’ request to block the opening of Nebraska’s “Cornhusker Clink,” an ICE-branded immigrant detention center being converted from a state work camp, allowing it to open as soon as this weekend. The facility joins other facilities that the Trump administration and Republican allies have branded with nicknames like “Alligator Alcatraz” in Florida and the “Louisiana Lockup,” a former slave plantation praised by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem. — MSNBC

DHS flyer recruits for ICE using ‘Halo’ theme

🎮 The Department of Homeland Security released a recruitment flyer using imagery from the Halo video game showing characters on a Warthog with text reading “Destroy the flood” to recruit ICE agents, prompting criticism from Halo’s co-creators who called the comparison of immigrants to parasitic aliens “absolutely abhorrent” and “despicable.” The ad came just days after Microsoft announced a remake of the original Halo game, and follows a pattern of DHS using video game properties like Pokémon for immigration enforcement recruitment. — The Hill

Opinion | ICE lowered its standards and is still struggling to hire officers

📉 Despite receiving $30 billion in funding and eliminating age requirements to recruit 10,000 new enforcement officers by the end of 2025, ICE is struggling to meet its hiring goals with reports showing one-third of recruits failing basic physical fitness tests and half failing open-book immigration law exams. The agency has resorted to aggressive television advertising campaigns targeting local police officers and making 59-year-old actor Dean Cain an honorary ICE officer, while experts predict the actual hiring numbers will fall far short of the stated goal due to burnout, low pay compared to local departments, and the agency’s negative public image. — MSNBC

The Soccer Mom Who Strikes Fear Into the Heart of ICE

🚗 Angelica Vargas, a mental health professional and soccer mom from Downey, California, has become an ICE chaser with hundreds of thousands of TikTok followers, pursuing federal immigration vehicles in her Mercedes and posting time-lapse videos to expose their tactics while offering catharsis to fearful immigrant communities. Emboldened after successfully extracting her sister from an ICE raid at Home Depot, Vargas now coordinates with other activists through social media to track raids and confront agents, raising over $122,000 through crowdfunding to support her work documenting enforcement actions. — The Nation

Democrats launch efforts to hold ICE agents accountable

📊 Democratic officials at federal and state levels are launching initiatives to document alleged ICE misconduct, including New York Attorney General Letitia James opening a portal for New Yorkers to report violations and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker establishing an accountability commission to create a formal public record. House Democrats are also creating a misconduct tracker to systematically document abuse and civil rights violations by ICE agents, amid viral videos showing agents inflicting violence against both undocumented immigrants and U.S. citizens during the Trump administration’s enforcement crackdown. — MSNBC

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