📢 Power to the People News — November 21, 2025 | Updates and Actions You Can Take Today
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👁️🗨️ ICE frees blind migrant who was detained for days in isolation
A blind migrant from Ecuador was held in solitary confinement for days by immigration authorities despite his disability, prompting legal advocates to challenge the treatment he received. After intervention and advocacy on his behalf, he was released and reintegrated into the community with support services. The case highlights critical concerns over how immigration enforcement detainees with disabilities are treated, and the lack of transparency around isolation practices. — The Seattle Times
🚨 Trump Border Czar Plans NYC ICE Surge After Mamdani Reaches Out
The administration’s border czar announced an imminent expansion of federal immigration enforcement in New York City, targeting what officials label sanctuary jurisdictions and asserting the need to uphold national immigration laws. The announcement follows overtures to local elected officials yet emphasizes a looming surge despite resistance from city and state leaders. Advocates warn the move signals a broader strategy to intensify immigration operations in major metropolitan areas, raising concerns about civil-rights impacts on immigrant communities. — Bloomberg
📚 Trump admin sues to block California’s ICE mask ban
The administration filed legal action against California challenging statutes that ban federal agents from wearing masks during operations and mandate visible identification, arguing the laws impede federal enforcement and conflict with federal supremacy. The lawsuit frames the state’s mask and ID requirements as unconstitutional constraints on federal immigration operations and officer safety. The case exemplifies growing tensions between state legislation aimed at accountability and federal claims of operational necessity. — The Hill
🏡 NC Residents Stand Up Against ICE as Trump Admin Pivots Operations From Chicago
Communities in North Carolina mobilized rapidly to monitor and challenge mass immigration arrests after federal operations originally centered in Chicago shifted southwards under a new enforcement directive. Hundreds of residents, local officials and advocacy groups gathered to document actions and support targeted households while raising alarms about potential civil-rights violations and improper legal process. The enforcement shift is generating grassroots resistance and illustrating how federal-local enforcement clashes are playing out in new geographic regions in the United States. — Truthout
👶 They Dragged Her Out in Front of the Kids
Armed federal agents entered the Rayito de Sol Spanish-immersion preschool in Chicago, pursued a teacher into the facility in front of children and parents, and carried out an arrest that left the school community traumatized. Witnesses described scenes of children crying and fleeing classrooms, raising ethical and legal questions about enforcement actions on or near “sensitive locations” such as schools. The incident has become a flashpoint in debates over the boundaries of immigration enforcement and child welfare protections. — Mother Jones
📉 Appeals court pauses California law requiring companies to report climate-related financial risk
A U.S. appeals court halted the implementation of a California law that would have required large companies doing business in the state to every two years report how climate change could affect their finances. The court’s pause only covers the financial-risk disclosure law and not the separate carbon emissions reporting law, which remains in effect for now. Business groups argue the law infringes on free speech and imposes significant compliance burdens, while state regulators maintain it aims to enhance transparency and corporate accountability. — Associated Press
🌾 Belgian farmer sues French energy giant for damage caused by climate change
A Belgian farmer has filed a lawsuit against the French oil company TotalEnergies, claiming that its operations have contributed to climate-driven crop and fodder failures on his farm and seeking both financial compensation and a mandate to reduce fossil-fuel production. The case is backed by environmental groups and marks part of a rising tide of litigation aimed at holding corporations accountable for climate harm. While globally there are nearly 100 similar cases, none has yet forced a major company to pay for climate-related damage, but this suit could shift legal groundwork. — Seattle Times
🌊 Hydropower Is Getting Less Reliable as the World Needs More Energy
Hydropower production around the world has declined significantly due to drought and shifting climate patterns, prompting concerns about the reliability of once-solid hydroelectric infrastructure. Demand for power is growing fast, but hydro plants, the oldest source of clean energy, are struggling because of droughts, floods and other extreme weather linked to climate change. Analysts warn that merely increasing wind and solar won’t entirely compensate for reduced hydro output without major grid and storage upgrades. — The New York Times
✝️ Pope Leo XIV calls for urgent climate action and says God’s creation is ‘crying out’
In a message delivered during international climate talks, the Pope framed the climate crisis as a moral failing, urging world leaders to act—and warning that nature itself is “crying out” in floods, droughts and storms. He honored progress made since prior agreements but emphasized that political will, not ambition, remains the barrier to meaningful change. The statement underscores the growing role of faith communities in demanding climate justice and accountability. — Associated Press
🌾 South Korean growers sue state power utility, blaming climate change for crop damage
A group of South Korean farmers filed a landmark lawsuit against the national utility company, alleging that its heavy fossil-fuel usage has driven climate change that ruined their harvests. The plaintiffs link unpredictable weather, fungal outbreaks and harvest losses directly to the utility’s emissions, arguing for accountability and earlier coal-phase-out deadlines. The case opens new terrain in climate liability, especially within agriculture and manufacturing-heavy economies. — Associated Press
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