Voices, The Peoples News
February 13, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
Tracking the Historic Rise of Habeas Cases Filed by Detained Immigrants. Immigrants filed more habeas cases in the first 13 months of the second Trump administration than in the past three administrations combined, including his first.
https://projects.propublica.org/habeas-tracker/
ICE gets caught in a horrifying scandal as one of their background checkers gets arrested in a sex trafficking bust, proving that the true criminals work for Trump. This one’s going to be hard for MAGA to spin…
https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/federal-worker-who-does-background-checks-on-ice-agents-arrested-in-sex-trafficking-sting
Exposure of shocking conditions at immigrant prisons add to Trump’s burden as public loses patience
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BPJT63Y7oM
There are several ongoing lawsuits and legal challenges regarding the conditions and access to counsel in U.S. immigration detention facilities under the current President Donald Trump administration.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/west-wing-playbook-remaking-government/2026/02/12/the-trump-appointed-judges-ruling-against-ice-detentions-00779110
How ICE Went Rogue. A Brief Analysis of the Legal Authorities Governing ICE and CBP Operations — and How They’re Being Undermined and Violated by Policy and Practice
https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/fact-sheet/ice-cbp-legal-analysis/
Most WA federal rulings found immigrant detentions flouted due process. In 2025, Washington federal courts granted petitions challenging detention more than half the time
https://www.investigatewest.org/rulings-found-immigrant-detentions-flouted-due-process/
Into the Black Hole: Navigating the Center of Trump’s Deportation Force in Louisiana. One legal advocate reflects on how she researched the opaque immigration landscape in Louisiana, connected with detained people, and designed a blueprint for immigration work amid the Trump administration’s deportation crackdown.
https://www.aclu.org/news/immigrants-rights/into-the-black-hole-navigating-the-center-of-trumps-deportation-force-in-louisiana
The Trump Administration’s ICE and CBP Have Become a Threat to Americans: Congress Must Ensure That DHS Follows the Law and Adopts Commonsense Reforms. The Trump administration’s Department of Homeland Security is out of control, endangering the well-being and lives of Americans. DHS must follow the law and fulfill its role to enhance—not compromise—the security of Americans and the homeland.
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/the-trump-administrations-ice-and-cbp-have-become-a-threat-to-americans-congress-must-ensure-that-dhs-follows-the-law-and-adopts-commonsense-reforms/
[Warning: graphic] Bodycam footage released showing moments before Border Patrol agent shot Chicago woman, who survived: An agent shot Marimar Martinez, a 31-year-old teacher, five times after their vehicles collided in October.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDN2LZ7WcDM
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan working on sanctuary city crackdown legislation. Jordan went on to describe the difficulties of apprehending criminal immigrants when local law enforcement in so-called “sanctuary cities” opt to release them onto the streets instead of flagging them for immigration enforcement.
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/frijordan-teases-sanctuary-city-crackdown-bill
Judge releases four illegal immigrants convicted of murder, child sex crimes from ICE custody. Below are the criminal illegal aliens Judge deGravelles released back into American communities:
https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/02/11/lawless-abomination-activist-judge-orders-release-4-criminal-illegal-aliens
US Customs and Border Protection supervisor arrested, charged with harboring illegal immigrant. According to the criminal complaint, law enforcement learned that an illegal alien was residing at Wilkinson’s residence without legal authorization. The complaint further alleges that Wilkinson was aware of her unlawful immigration status yet maintained a romantic relationship with her.
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdtx/pr/customs-and-border-protection-supervisor-arrested-harboring-illegal-alien
On Senate Floor, Murray Calls Out Abuses by ICE and CBP: “Americans are demanding accountability, and we will settle for nothing less.”
https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/news/minority/on-senate-floor-murray-calls-out-abuses-by-ice-and-cbp-americans-are-demanding-accountability-and-we-will-settle-for-nothing-less
“I Don’t Care if Stephen Miller Wants ICE to Be Able to Beat Up, Shoot, or Detain Citizens. In America, We Believe in Our Constitution. We Believe in Law and Order,” Sen. Patty Insists — “If You Don’t Like That? Go to Russia… We Have to Stop This Outrageous Tyranny”
https://www.newsbreakapp.com/n/18qW9iih?s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NzA5ODM1NDI1MTA=&pd=0H1Na41Y&hl=en_US
Texas now building icebreakers for border security operations in the Arctic: New icebreakers are being built for the U.S. Coast Guard in Galveston and Port Arthur to support President Donald Trump’s planned border security operations in the Arctic.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/texas/article_44aab0ab-dffd-44ce-a4f8-1fb22c305631.html
Trump admin hammered by judge for effort to deport student solely because of Israel views. “The administration did not even bother to present a pretext for its actions – it arrested her, jailed her in horrific conditions and sought to expel her solely because she expressed views shared by millions of Americans about one of the most important issues of our time,” Stern said
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/02/10/judge-blocks-turkish-student-deportation/88611820007/
ICE Agents Pepper-Spray 76-Year-Old Vietnam Vet Three Times. ICE also took the veteran into custody and seized his phone. An immigration attorney, Jennifer Scarborough, has pointed out how this is not the extent of ICE’s misconduct. According to her, they have also been “stealing people’s documents as another form of cruelty.”
https://www.inquisitr.com/ice-agents-pepper-spray-76-year-old-vietnam-vet-thrice
Class Action Claims Hundreds Of People, Including U.S. Citizens, Were Zip-Tied at Gunpoint in October Idaho Raid. According to the lawsuit, more than 200 officers in armored vehicles and helicopters entered La Catedral racetrack in Wilder with guns drawn, using flash-bang grenades and rubber bullets
https://www.latintimes.com/class-action-claims-hundreds-people-including-us-citizens-were-zip-tied-gunpoint-october-594575
Trump administration is sending pregnant migrant girls to South Texas shelter flagged as medically inadequate
Government sources and advocates for the children worry the goal is to concentrate them in Texas, where abortion is banned. Some were as young as 13, and at least half of those taken in so far became pregnant as a result of rape, sources said. Their pregnancies are considered high risk by definition, particularly for the youngest girls.
https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2026/02/11/543133/texas-trump-immigration-pregnant-migrants-shelter/
# Employment / Labor / Unions
Trump’s immigration curbs will help take 2.4 million people out of the workforce, but he’s betting AI can pick up the slack
https://fortune.com/2026/02/11/trump-shrinking-workforce-ai-productivity-cbo/
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
TVA to keep two coal-fired power plants operating indefinitely. Two coal-fired power plants in Tennessee that had been scheduled for closure in 2026 and 2028 will be kept open for the “foreseeable future” after a unanimous vote by the board of the Tennessee Valley Authority
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_0d32fd6c-dae5-4633-af7d-eb621bd0b53a.html
US government hit with setback after secret actions are revealed: ‘Dangerously slanted. A U.S. federal court has ruled that an advisory group convened by the Department of Energy broke federal law. The ruling adds new uncertainty to a controversial policy process that critics say was shaped by secrecy rather than open scientific review.
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/doe-advisory-climate-working-group-violated-law-endangerment-finding/
In Gift to Big Oil, Trump Halts EPA Fight Against ‘Most Terrible Environmental Threat in Human History.’ Repealing the EPA’s endangerment finding “isn’t about saving taxpayers’ money, it’s about saving an industry that has already been exposed as a permanent danger to American families,” said the head of 350.org.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-guts-endangerment
# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
Donald Trump ‘betraying’ families as he prepares ‘morally bankrupt’ announcement: The administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, called the move “the largest act of deregulation in the history of the United States.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/donald-trump-betraying-families-as-he-prepares-morally-bankrupt-announcement/ar-AA1WdfG5
Under GOP Pressure, Federal Agency Pulls Climate Change Chapter From Official Manual for U.S. Judges. The climate science chapter has now been deleted, so they’ll be on their own with climate-related cases. This document was intended to help advise judges as they grapple with related cases.
https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/us-judicial-body-removes-climate-research-paper-after-complaints-from-republicans-164829295.html
# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA / USDA
“We’ve Lost Over Half of All the Cattle Operations That Were in Business Just Over a Generation Ago,” CEO Bill Bullard Breaks Down the Massive Collapse of America’s Cattle Operations Over the Past 40 Years — “That’s an Alarming Rate of Loss in an Industry That Is So Vital to America Producing a Very Important Protein Staple”
https://www.newsbreakapp.com/n/18oB3nFz?s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NzA5MjkzMTUyODU=&pd=0H1Na41Y&hl=en_US
# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Epstein survivor: Bondi ‘really dehumanized us’
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5735141-epstein-survivor-bondi-doj-house-testimony/
The complicated puzzle that is the Epstein files: revelations from the latest document dump
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zuqx4WodcrA
Jeffrey Epstein’s FedEx account active for years after his death, mysterious packages collected as late as 2024: Investigative outlet The Ditch says it gained access to Jeffrey Epstein’s FedEx account, uncovering shipping records that show activity years after his death in 2019. The records also include an address book listing nearly 100 contacts, among them a former senior Israeli military officer now described as a “strategic consultant” on diplomatic matters.
https://countercurrents.org/2026/02/jeffrey-epsteins-fedex-account-active-years-after-death-linked-to-israeli-military-consultant/
‘The Daily Show’: Jordan Klepper Wonders Why They’re Called the Epstein Files When Trump’s Name Appears ‘More Than a Million Times.’ “There’s not even that many references to Hamlet in the play ‘Hamlet.'”
https://mashable.com/video/daily-show-trump-epstein-files-mentions
Emirati oligarch named in Epstein files loses CEO, chairman posts at DP World. DP World appoints new chairman and group CEO following departure of Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem over ties to sex offender.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/13/logistics-giant-dp-world-replaces-chief-named-in-epstein-files
# General News / Gaza
Israel Destroyed Gaza’s Hospitals. Now It’s Banning Doctors Without Borders. Israel says it will start enforcing its ban on 37 aid groups in Gaza in March, putting more Palestinian lives at risk.
https://truthout.org/articles/israel-destroyed-gazas-hospitals-now-its-banning-doctors-without-borders/
# Gov / Politics
Democrats in the U.S. Senate tanked the Homeland Security full-year funding bill in a last-ditch vote Thursday, all but guaranteeing a partial government shutdown starting Saturday.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/democrats-tank-dhs-bill-again-203600093.html
Senate departs Washington for the week without DHS funding bill
https://www.axios.com/2026/02/12/shutdown-homeland-security-senate-negotiations
“Not Ready for Prime Time.” A Federal Tool to Check Voter Citizenship Keeps Making Mistakes. The Department of Homeland Security pushed out the revamped tool while it was still adding data. That led to widespread misidentification, particularly for citizens born outside the U.S.
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/02/13/save-voter-citizenship-tool-mistakes-confusion/
Cornyn files Defeat Sharia Law in America Act, another Texas-led effort. U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, filed a bill to ban Sharia law in the U.S., another act in a Texas-led effort addressing Islamic ideology. The caucus was launched in December “to counter the alarming rise of Sharia Law in the United States. Sharia is a dominating force that is not compatible with the U.S. Constitution,” they said. 33 members of Congress from 18 states have joined
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_247157fb-a47e-41d2-86ad-48e91aacec5a.html
“Because They Got Married and Changed Their Names, They Have to Go Down to a Clerk and Prove They’re Citizens?” Rep. Katherine Clark Raises Concerns That GOP Voter ID Measure Could Disadvantage Women. “They’re Trying to Say This Is a Voter ID Bill? That’s Not What’s Happening Here”
https://www.newsbreakapp.com/n/18p8waRn?s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NzA5Mjg3NjgyMzk=&pd=0H1Na41Y&hl=en_US
‘The cover-up is crumbling.’: Rep. Becca Balint debunks Trump’s claims of having kicked Epstein out of Mar-a-lago
https://eng.pressbee.net/show4518555.html?title=the-cover-up-is-crumbling-rep-becca-balint-debunks-trump-s-claims
Republicans warn Trump planning something ‘spectacular’ to ‘break’ the midterms. “This is the first instance in which I could begin to believe that something truly spectacular is going to happen in which our 2026 midterm elections are not administered like past elections have been,” Stephen Richer
https://www.alternet.org/trump-break-midterms/
Congressional Black Caucus and civil rights leaders unite to counter Trump administration’s agenda
https://apnews.com/article/trump-dei-congressional-black-caucus-civil-rights-e89732d6221e1befbf16878f6ff27ae0
Epstein ‘secret camera’ footage emerges including haunting moment young woman kneels next to paedo at his desk. Sky News has found an email exchange from 2014 showing that convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein asked a member of staff to install hidden video cameras at his home in Palm Beach, Florida.
https://news.sky.com/video/surveillance-videos-show-epstein-in-his-palm-beach-home-office-13506882
“Europe Is Gone,” — President Trump Insists — “Europe Isn’t Even Recognizable Anymore… Between Immigration and Environmental Things Like the Windmills, They Are Taking Over”
https://www.newsbreak.com/altitude-post-361905032/4490664749553-europe-is-gone-president-trump-insists-europe-isn-t-even-recognizable-anymore-between-immigration-and-environmental-things-like-the-windmills-they-are-taking-over
‘The United States is now a hostile and potentially predatory nation’, says conservative historian
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-united-states-is-now-a-hostile-and-potentially-predatory-nation-says-conservative-historian/vi-AA1Wezgs?cvid=698ea69ec5444871b8f305c01b2c5065
Citizenship voting requirement in SAVE America Act has no basis in the Constitution – and ignores precedent that only states decide who gets to vote
https://theconversation.com/citizenship-voting-requirement-in-save-america-act-has-no-basis-in-the-constitution-and-ignores-precedent-that-only-states-decide-who-gets-to-vote-275658
Rand Paul Plays Alex Pretti Killing During Senate Hearing: ‘Not Even a Hint’ of Aggression ‘On His Part’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGn67Cp0Wmw
Pam Bondi stresses there is ‘no evidence’ of Trump committing a crime, Ted Lieu has paperwork to prove her wrong
https://www.newsbreakapp.com/n/18pqEbiT?s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NzA5NDE4NzYwOTA=&pd=0H1Na41Y&hl=en_US
Secret Jared Kushner ‘gossip’ rocks Trump’s inner circle as spies intercept high-stakes phone call
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15555527/Secret-Jared-Kushner-gossip-rocks-Trumps-inner-circle-spies-intercept-high-stakes-phone-call.html
‘Everyone is scared’: Professor reveals devil’s bargain made with Trump
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-billionaires-2675264978/
# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
‘Turn his murder into entertainment’: Corrections officers spend 3 full minutes recording the murder of an inmate on their phones while doing nothing to help, lawsuit says
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/corrections-officers-spend-3-full-minutes-recording-the-murder-of-an-inmate-on-their-phones-while-doing-nothing-to-help-lawsuit-says/ar-AA1WeuQe?ocid=BingNewsBrowse
# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
This Minneapolis postal worker wears her uniform to protect herself from ICE: Bianca Sonnenberg witnessed the aftermath of a deadly ICE operation while delivering mail in her South Minneapolis neighborhood.
https://nationaltoday.com/us/mn/minneapolis/news/2026/02/12/minneapolis-postal-worker-describes-chaos-during-ice-crackdown/
Who counts as a journalist? Arrests, access fights put press freedom on trial: Disputes over who qualifies as a journalist directly affect which reporters can access government buildings, cover officials and claim constitutional protections when arrested or charged.
https://san.com/cc/who-counts-as-a-journalist-arrests-access-fights-put-press-freedom-on-trial/
# Other Interestimg Stuff / Archaeology
During repairs in a French church, construction crews uncovered a hidden staircase leading to the densely packed graves of adults and children. An excursion down a forgotten staircase in a 12th century French church resulted not only in a lost burial vault, but in a trip back in time to the sixth century.
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/archaeology/a69967343/forgotten-staircase-400-year-old-burial-vault-discovery/
# Water / Lakes / Oceans / Rivers
Salty, Oily Drinking Water Left Sores in Their Mouths. Oklahoma Refused to Find Out Why.
https://www.propublica.org/article/oklahoma-oil-polluted-drinking-water-boarman-family
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