Voices, The Peoples News
February 22, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
Amid Mass ICE Arrests, Trump Pardon Recipient Juan Orlando Hernández Given Special Treatment.
Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, was tried and convicted in the U.S. in 2024 and sentenced to 45 years in prison. On Dec. 1, Trump pardoned the former president
https://orlandoadvocate.com/amid-mass-ice-arrests-trump-pardon-recipient-juan-orlando-hernandez-given-special-treatment/
Trump admin throws cold water on ICE masks ban as shutdown talks stall
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_eff9e643-82b6-48c1-bac2-83f31017a140.html
Federal judge: Masked ICE agents violate Fourth Amendment
https://www.legalnewsline.com/west-virginia-record/federal-judge-masked-ice-agents-violate-fourth-amendment/article_03a403a8-dd12-44ec-af10-bccece89eb27.html
Nearly 200,000 legal refugees could face arrest under new Trump order. ICE can now detain legal refugees for ‘failing to adjust’ as judge slams ‘nonsensical’ move
https://www.oregonlive.com/nation/2026/02/nearly-200000-legal-refugees-could-face-arrest-under-new-trump-order.html
ICE and CBP, spent over $144 million on weapons, ammunition, and tactical gear during the first year of President Trump’s second term (Jan 2025 – Jan 2026). The report, “Armed for Violence,” characterizes this as a “massive surge” in both lethal and “less-lethal” equipment procurement.
https://www.latintimes.com/dhs-spent-over-144-million-weapons-ammunition-accessories-2025-report-claims-594871
ICE Confirms Deaths of Detainees in Florida and Indiana Facilities On The Same Day. Authorities said both men were found unresponsive and that the causes of death remain under investigation
https://www.latintimes.com/ice-confirms-deaths-detainees-florida-indiana-facilities-same-day-594857
Deaths at Adult Detention Centers: AILA provides a list of press releases issued by ICE since December 2015 announcing deaths in adult immigration detention. Current law requires ICE to publish initial information of an in-custody death within 30 days of the death and any subsequent reporting to be completed and released within 60 days
https://www.aila.org/library/deaths-at-adult-detention-centers
A judge says ICE blocked thousands from lawyers in Minnesota — and ordered the agency to stop rapid transfers
https://www.aol.com/articles/ice-blocked-detainees-access-lawyers-015724442.html
Cuban dad dies in ICE detention from ‘spontaneous use of force’ after medical event. His death is the first homicide in ICE custody in recent history, experts said. It comes after the deadliest year in ICE detention in decades.
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/02/20/texas-ice-detention-death-use-of-force-camp-east-montana/
‘Bonus Per Detainee?’ UK Tourist Detained by ICE for 6 Weeks Claims, Warns ‘Don’t Go To US Till Trump’s Incharge’: A 65-year-old British tourist, Karen Newton, was detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for six weeks despite having a valid visa.
https://www.timesnownews.com/world/uk-tourist-detained-by-ice-for-six-weeks-despite-valid-visa-trump-article-153669085
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.
https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2026/02/11/543133/texas-trump-immigration-pregnant-migrants-shelter/
She was an orphan adopted from Iran by a US veteran. The Trump administration wants to deport to Iran, a country notoriously dangerous for Christians and now on the brink of war with the United States. She is one of thousands adopted from abroad who were never granted citizenship because of a fracture at the intersection of adoption and immigration law.
https://apnews.com/article/iran-adoptee-deportation-4a68978053c29bfd6df152392ab73211
Loophole in Illinois Sanctuary Laws Lets ICE Hold Immigrants in County Jails. Illinois is a sanctuary state — but 17 of the state’s counties still have contracts to detain immigrants for ICE.
https://truthout.org/articles/loophole-in-illinois-sanctuary-laws-lets-ice-hold-immigrants-in-county-jails/
Calls for Accountability Mount in ICE Shooting of Ruben Ray Martinez Last March. Texas shooting appears to be the first known instance of a US citizen being killed during Trump’s immigration crackdown. “It shouldn’t take 11 months and a FOIA lawsuit to learn that the government killed someone,” said a watchdog.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/22/dhs-agent-killed-us-citizen-in-march-last-year-records-reveal
Journalists Jailed by ICE Are Revealing the Horrors of Incarceration. The Trump administration’s attacks on journalists have a side effect: further exposing the violence of prisons.
https://truthout.org/articles/journalists-jailed-by-ice-are-revealing-the-horrors-of-incarceration/
# Chemicals / Herbicides / Pesticides / Bugs
Trump’s New Executive Order Invoking The Defense Production Act Draws Attention. President Donald Trump dropped a political grenade late Wednesday, signing an executive order aimed at ramping up domestic production of glyphosate and elemental phosphorus — and the backlash was immediate.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-invokes-defense-law-phosphorus-221040747.html
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Trump says he’s raising global tariffs to 15% from 10%
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/president-trump-increases-global-tariffs-to-15-after-supreme-court-decision
Tariff ruling live coverage: Trump attacks Supreme Court: The Supreme Court scrambled the US trade landscape Friday when it struck down the centerpiece of President Trump’s second-term tariff program, ruling 6-3 that his sweeping blanket tariffs are illegal.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/live/tariff-ruling-live-coverage-trump-attacks-supreme-court-imposes-10-global-tariff-then-raises-it-to-15-184403258.html
JPMorgan Chase for the first time confirms it closed Trump’s accounts after Jan. 6th Capitol attack
https://apnews.com/article/trump-jpmorgan-dimon-debanking-2e0db127f360e5dbe1d3cc975dd73703
Minneapolis Fed President Says White House Is Trying To Compromise The Central Bank’s Independence.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/19/senior-fed-official-blasts-hassetts-call-to-punish-central-bank-researchers-00788778
‘The man needs his meds!’ Internet lights up over new Trump plan to impose ‘illegal taxes’
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2675291349/
Democrats Call for Refunds for Americans After the Supreme Court Strikes Down Tariffs
“Any refunds must end up in the pockets of the Americans who were illegally cheated out of their money,” said Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
https://truthout.org/articles/democrats-call-for-refunds-for-americans-after-scotus-strikes-down-tariffs/
# Education / Schools / Children / Youth
A judge ordered the U.S. to bring back a college student deported “by mistake” — and DHS is pushing back
https://www.wbur.org/news/2026/02/13/federal-judge-orders-u-s-to-bring-babson-student-back-after-deportation-error
The U.S. spent $30 billion to ditch textbooks for laptops and tablets: The result is the first generation less cognitively capable than their parents.Billions poured into digital classrooms have coincided with declining student performance and raised questions about technology’s role in learning
https://vocal.media/education/the-u-s-spent-30-billion-to-ditch-textbooks-for-laptops-and-tablets-the-result-is-the-first-generation-less-cognitively-capable-than-their-parents
# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
EPA Repeals Regulations for Mercury and Toxic Air Pollutants From Power Plants. Advocates warn of more toxic pollution, asthma attacks, and premature deaths, especially in communities living near coal plants
https://www.edf.org/media/epa-dismantles-protections-mercury-and-air-toxics-power-plants
# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
The criminal activities outlined in the Epstein files may “reasonably meet the legal threshold of crimes against humanity,” according to a new report from experts appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5743461-epstein-files-allegations-crimes-against-humanity-un/
“I Can Handle Whatever Disrespect Pam Bondi Throws at Me. But I Won’t Stand for the Way She Dismissed the Epstein Survivors During Her Hearing,” : Rep. Pramila
https://www.newsbreakapp.com/n/1938O05e?s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NzE3Mjk1MTcwNjM=&pd=0H1Na41Y&hl=en_US
Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged co-conspirators cough up $35 million despite denying all wrongdoing
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/epstein-estate-agrees-to-a-35-million-settlement-in-victim-class-action/
Ghislaine Maxwell fights release of more Epstein documents, calling disclosure law unconstitutional. Maxwell’s lawyers say a law Congress passed in December to force the release of millions of Epstein-related documents violates the Constitution’s separation of powers doctrine.
https://apnews.com/article/jeffrey-epstein-ghislaine-maxwell-b9890fa6fa230fa649c8a847c76d97da
I lived with Epstein on Zorro Ranch where it’s feared ‘girls were killed and buried’ – why they’ll never find bodies: A man who lived on Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch as a teenager fears the financier could have gotten away with burying girls on the property, following a disturbing email claim in recent document dumps.
https://www.the-sun.com/news/15974772/epstein-zorro-ranch-girls-killed-buried-investigation/
# Gov / Politics
Groups file brief in support of ending post-Election Day ballot counting: Leading Election Integrity Groups file joint Amicus Brief urging Supreme Court to strike down laws allowing states to count ballots received after election day
https://honestelections.org/leading-election-integrity-groups-file-joint-amicus-brief-urging-supreme-court-to-strike-down-laws-allowing-states-to-count-ballots-received-after-election-day/
“Eight Decades to Build, Less Than a Year to Break,” Sen. Mark Kelly Warns — Says U.S. Alliances ‘Practically Destroyed’ Under Trump
https://www.newsbreak.com/better-america-333211895/4504786335066-eight-decades-to-build-less-than-a-year-to-break-sen-mark-kelly-warns-says-u-s-alliances-practically-destroyed-under-trump
Trump just ‘upset all 9’ Supreme Court Justices — and it’s sure to backfire: GOP insider
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-supreme-court-2675291484/
Rubio tells Europe US wants renewed alliance – but on Trump’s terms. Secretary of state calls the US ‘a child of Europe’ and urges continent to back a new world order
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/14/marco-rubio-us-child-of-europe-trump-munich
“They Are Looking to Withdraw the US From the Entire World So That We Enter an Age of Authoritarians Who Can Carve It Up,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Insists. Ocasio-Cortez framed her remarks around what she described as a “new era” marked by rising authoritarian influence both domestically and internationally.
https://www.newsbreak.com/better-america-333211895/4504769748940-they-are-looking-to-withdraw-the-us-from-the-entire-world-so-that-we-enter-an-age-of-authoritarians-who-can-carve-it-up-rep-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-insists
She Witnessed Mao’s Red Guards. Now She Sees Them in America: Xi Van Fleet is an author, speaker, and survivor of Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution who has gained national attention for warning that the ideological tactics used in China during the 1960s are now being implemented in America.
https://www.iheart.com/content/2023-11-15-glenn-beck-blog-survivor-of-maos-china-warns-america-is-falling-for-the-same-tricks/
US Attacks in Venezuela and Greenland Lay Groundwork for Billionaire Fiefdoms
Trump’s foreign interventions may pave the way for techno-fascist city-states to seize sovereignty.
https://truthout.org/articles/us-attacks-in-venezuela-and-greenland-lay-groundwork-for-billionaire-fiefdoms/
As Trump Threatens Iran, We’re On the Brink of a Generational Catastrophe. A US war with Iran would be illegal, immoral, and dangerous. We can still stop it.
https://truthout.org/articles/as-trump-threatens-iran-were-on-the-brink-of-a-generational-catastrophe/
# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Texas law enforcement agency under fire after people raise alarm over woman’s mugshot: ‘Very disturbed’: A law enforcement agency in Texas has come under scrutiny after it posted a mugshot of a woman with a gloved hand gripping her jaw, raising concerns that she had been potentially mistreated in custody
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/fant-jomecia-mugshot-houston-texas-b2925041.html
# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Trump is targeting the press, from funding cuts and executive orders to billion-dollar lawsuits, the Trump administration is mounting a historic assault on independent journalism and press freedom.
https://www.aclu.org/news/free-speech/trumps-attacks-on-press-freedom-escalate-npr-pbs-funding-cuts-explained
# Security / DHS / Surveillance / Cybersecurity / Spyware / Secret Service
Secret Service to get tailored suits at taxpayer expense after Kristi Noem disliked how protective detail was dressed
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/secret-service-suits-kristi-noem-b2924824.html
# Transportation / Trucking
“We’ve Also Set Up a Sting Operation — They’re Going Out and Basically Stopping Our Eighteen-Wheelers, Our Big Rigs,” U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy Says While Announcing Multi-State Sting Operations Targeting Commercial Truck Drivers — “And in Those Stops, Verifying Their Licenses, but Also That They Are Proficient in the English Language”
https://www.newsbreak.com/altitude-post-361905032/4505626244374-we-ve-also-set-up-a-sting-operation-they-re-going-out-and-basically-stopping-our-eighteen-wheelers-our-big-rigs-u-s-transportation-secretary-sean-duffy-says-while-announcing-multi-state-sting-operations-targeting-commercial-truck-drivers-and-in
Illinois official got more than $300K from trucking industry while his agency gave illegal licenses. The Chicago Way: Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, a Democrat who is reportedly considering a run for Chicago mayor, is facing scrutiny over his role in improperly issuing CDL licenses after a series of high profile big rig crashes across the country.
https://justthenews.com/government/local/illinois-official-got-300k-donations-trucking-industry-while-agency-issued-illegal
# Travel / Tourism / TSA
Trump International Airport proposal clears Florida chambers. The Senate has agreed to the House version of legislation preempting major commercial airport names to the state and naming Palm Beach International Airport for President Donald Trump
https://floridapolitics.com/archives/781073-legislature-approves-donald-trump-airport-renaming/
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