Friday, July 17, 2026

An ICE detention center employee shot a woman Thursday night after a protest outside an ICE facility in Aurora, Colorado, according to an Aurora Police Department statement. The facility is operated by the private prison firm GEO Group. In eight days, three immigrant workers have died at the hands of ICE.

Hawaii's Supreme Court accused the Roberts bench of enabling "naked racism" and bending the Constitution to "whatever the Court needs it to be" in a ruling that threw out a conviction.

As Canadian wildfires choke U.S. skies, a climate advocate told Common Dreams: "Climate change isn’t a tragedy, it’s a crime. The fossil fuel industry are arsonists at a global scale." President Trump threatened retaliation against Canada for the smoke, while Republicans ignore experts' warnings that climate change is supercharging the fires.

Zeteo documents the growth of authoritarianism in Trump's second term, including his prime-time election-fraud speech. Trump's nominated attorney general Todd Blanche faces criticism from Epstein survivor Jess Michaels for prioritizing Trump's defense over justice for trafficking victims.