The Carceral Report Newsletter: Action Alert, Story round-up, and our song of the week
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Dear readers.
Happy Saturday and welcome to our new subscribers!
In this week’s newsletter, we have our song of the week, an Action Alert, and a round-up of our stories.
Thanks for reading!
Elizabeth
Our anti-fascist song of the week is Chumbuwumba’s cutting, play-on-repeat, “The Day the Nazi Died.”
Action Alert: This week, I wrote about a Palestinian-American child from Florida, Mohammad Ibrahim, who is being held hostage in Israel’s torture camps. In the early morning hours on February 16, 25-30 Israeli soldiers raided his family’s home in the West Bank, took him from his bed, and handcuffed and blindfolded him. His family has not seen him since.
In September, he spoke with an attorney from Defense for Children International - Palestine (DCIP) while held captive in an Israeli torture camp and said he is barely fed and only allowed outside for 40 minutes a day.
Please take action to call on the Trump administration to demand his immediate release.
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I’d also like to thank our friends at Truthout for republishing several of TCR’s stories – I am so grateful for their support!
Now onto this week’s news:
Yesterday, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it will “monitor polling sites” in Passaic County, New Jersey, and five California counties — Kern Riverside, Fresno, Orange, and Los Angeles.
State Sen. Julia Salazar Calls for Prosecutions of ICE Officers Who Assault New Yorkers
“If an ICE officer assaults a New Yorker, that officer must be arrested and prosecuted by state and local authorities,” she wrote in a statement posted on X.
US Attorney’s Office Threatens Lawmakers Who Say Federal Agents Can Be Prosecuted Under State Laws
On Thursday, Deputy Attorney General (and former Trump attorney) Todd Blanche posted on X: “California politicians want to arrest federal agents for enforcing federal law. We just sent them a letter: Stand down or face prosecution. No one threatens our agents. No one will stop us from Making America Safe Again.”
Thank you to Truthout for republishing this story.
“Let’s call this what it is: a pipeline that will funnel information on American law enforcement directly into the hands of anarchists, domestic terrorists, and cartel members,” Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem posted on X.
Palestinian-American Child Hostage Tells of Horrific Conditions Inside Israeli Torture Camp
Mohammad Ibrahim, a U.S. citizen, says he’s barely fed, only permitted outside for 40 minutes a day, and kept in an overcrowded room.
Cuomo’s Social Media Manager Posted Video of Himself Posing As Mamdani Canvasser
A video of primary loser Andrew Cuomo’s social media manager posing as a Zohran Mamdani canvasser is making the rounds on X. Some say the stunt may violate the law.
Federal Agents in Chicago Used an Unmarked Van with New Jersey License Plates to Abduct a US Citizen
In response to a records request for any contracts, memorandums, and agreements between the Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) and DHS, MVC said, “no documents responsive to this request are made, maintained, recorded, or on file with the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission.”
History Professor Mark Bray, author of “Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook,” says he relocated his family to Europe after receiving death threats.
Thank you to our friends at Truthout for republishing this story.
That’s it for this week — thank you for reading!
Elizabeth