Voices, The Peoples News
February 25, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
ICE agents pepper-spray and tackle 80-year-old man
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYmEbqOwylo
An update on the DOJ’s lawsuit against NYC’s sanctuary protections: AG James files amicus brief defending NYC sanctuary city laws after federal challenge
https://www.amny.com/law/ag-james-amicus-brief-nyc-sanctuary-city-laws/
Justice Department Publishes List of Sanctuary Jurisdictions
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-publishes-list-sanctuary-jurisdictions
New Jersey U.S. Rep. introduces “Local Taxpayer Protection Act” to cut costs of controversial ICE warehouse in Roxbury: The bill proposes the creation of a DHS grant program to reimburse cities for the opening of new immigration detention facilities.
https://documentedny.com/2026/02/25/ice-detention-bill-democrats/
Immigrants detained in Minnesota released from detention without their documents: Lawyers are reporting that ICE is regularly taking away their clients’ work permits, Social Security cards, licenses and other key documentation.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/02/ice-detention-keeping-not-returning-immigration-documents-work-permits/
Key witness to Texas ICE shooting dies in car crash in San Antonio: Joshua Orta, the only known person to see agents shoot and kill Ruben Ray Martinez last year, died in a separate incident on Saturday, his attorneys confirmed
https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/san-antonio-ice-killing-witness-dies-21917913.php
Former ICE Instructor Says the Agency Cut Training Time Nearly in Half and Lied to Congress About It. “ICE is teaching cadets to violate the Constitution,” the whistleblower also claimed at a forum held by Capitol Hill Democrats
https://people.com/former-ice-instructor-says-agency-cut-training-time-nearly-in-half-11913327
Legal advocacy groups file federal lawsuit challenging “new form” of family separation: Four child plaintiffs allege that the Office of Refugee Resettlement is illegally separating immigrant children from their parents and family sponsors.
https://democracyforward.org/news/press-releases/federal-lawsuit-challenges-family-separation-of-immigrant-children/
Border Wall Being Built in Texas National Park Will Cause ‘Irreparable Damage’ to Wildlife, Expert Says. Border Wall Being Built in Texas National Park Will Cause ‘Irreparable Damage’ to Wildlife, Expert Says
https://www.greenmatters.com/pn/border-wall-being-built-in-texas-national-park-will-cause-irreparable-damage-to-wildlife-expert-says
Trump’s immigration crackdown is straining federal courts. Judges are raising the alarm
Federal judges around the country are scrambling to address a deluge of lawsuits from immigrants locked up under the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign
https://www.fltimes.com/news/nation/trumps-immigration-crackdown-is-straining-federal-courts-judges-are-raising-the-alarm/article_376db20a-3018-5d7d-a0fc-adc4b2eefdbb.html
Trump’s immigration crackdown forces federal judges to dismiss criminal cases, including one involving the Sinaloa cartel. Guillermo Zambrano faced at least 10 years in federal prison if convicted of working with Sinaloa cartel associates — but then ICE sought to deport him last June. Now he faces none.
https://www.newsbreakapp.com/n/197PXJ3H?s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NzE5ODg1MDU2OTQ=&pd=0H1Na41Y&hl=en_US
An IT worker was hired by Border Patrol to help with their systems. Agents arrested him instead. Border Patrol hired a Venezuelan asylum seeker and arrested him when he showed up for work, he says
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/border-patrol-arrest-worker-alligator-alcatraz-b2926862.html
Army veteran faces deportation after 50 years in U.S.: “Thank you for your service…should mean something”
https://www.phillytrib.com/news/across_america/army-veteran-faces-deportation-after-50-years-in-u-s-thank-you-for-your-service/article_be2494bc-ce72-4cf9-885d-549a6033a156.html
# Consumer Protection / Product Safety
Fate of CFPB employees hang in the balance as judges consider agency’s future. The Trump administration is seeking authority to lay off nearly all employees at the consumer watchdog.
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2026/02/fate-cfpb-employees-hang-balance-judges-consider-agencys-future/411662/
CFPB: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/the-bureau/
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Trump admin. weighs executive order requiring banks to collect citizenship information: Under consideration by the Treasury Department, the order could compel banks to ask new and existing customers for documentation, like passports.
https://www.axios.com/2026/02/24/trump-banks-immigrants-citizenship-requirements
After Supreme Court rebuke, Democrats call for government to refund billions in Trump tariff money
https://www.edgemedianetwork.com/story/163516/after-supreme-court-rebuke-democrats-call-for-government-to-refund-billions-in
# Employment / Labor / Unions
Over a quarter million federal jobs reduced in 2025 from nearly two dozen agencies
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/nearly-two-dozen-largest-federal-222400488.html
# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
‘There’s gonna be more’: Expert shares where more Trump dirt may be found in Epstein files
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-epstein-2675328243/
‘The courts will catch up to them’: McCaskill on Trump-related files missing from DOJ release. NPR and MS NOW report the the DOJ withheld dozens of pages of FBI interviews from its Epstein files release, including interviews with a woman known to have accused President Trump of sexually abusing her when she was a minor.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chH_JqQE3Wg
I gave Andrew a naked massage at Buckingham Palace, the £75 bill paid by the Royal Family’s Coutts bank cheque
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15585907/Andrew-naked-massage-Buckingham-Palace-Royal-Family-Coutts-bank.html
Transcript: Trump Epstein Scandal Takes Damning Turn as Dem Drops Bomb
As new revelations in the Jeffrey Epstein saga threaten the president, a legal expert decodes what we just learned—and lays out a roadmap to what will happen now.
https://newrepublic.com/article/207010/transcript-trump-epstein-scandal-takes-damning-turn-dem-drops-bomb
’13-14 yr old girl was forced to…’: DoJ drops Epstein bombshell with explosive claims on Trump, Musk. The Justice Department has released the final tranche of Jeffrey Epstein files, dumping more than 300 million pages of records, emails, images, and videos into the public domain after months of delay. Among the newly surfaced material is a 2013 email referencing Elon Musk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMpBL1nLQlk
Top Democrat on House Oversight Committee: ‘Possible cover-up’ over missing Epstein documents
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-epstein-files-missing-robert-garcia-11578586
“I’ll Name Them Right Here!” Massie Blasts DOJ Over Epstein Files, Publicly Lists Who Should Face Charges. Massie read the names into the record, and dared DOJ to move. “Congress created the Department of Justice. Congress funds the Department of Justice, and Congress oversees the Department of Justice. When will we see justice?” Massie, a Kentucky Republican, stated in comments shared by his office.
https://www.inquisitr.com/ill-name-them-right-here-massie-blasts-doj-over-epstein-files-publicly-lists-who-should-face-charges
MS NOW’s Lisa Rubin Explains ‘How We Know’ Missing Epstein Pages Are FBI Memos Of Victim’s Trump Allegations. A woman who came forward in July 2019 to accuse Jeffrey Epstein of assaulting and raping her several times in the 1980s, beginning when she was just 13, is also a Trump accuser featured in the Epstein files.
https://www.ms.now/news/epstein-files-trump-allegation
Jeffrey Epstein’s Brother Hangs Up During Interview After Being Asked If Cares About The Victims
https://www.the-independent.com/bulletin/news/epstein-brother-piers-morgan-interview-b2926478.html
# Gov / Politics
‘Crazy’: Trump blasts Dem policies, SCOTUS tariff ruling in wide-ranging State of Union
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_0f2b0444-ed47-4f09-9fe8-4e24a2391a3a.html
Leader Jeffries on eve of State of the Union: ‘Donald Trump’s presidency has been a complete and total failure’
https://thepoliticalradar.com/2026/02/24/leader-jeffries-on-eve-of-state-of-the-union-donald-trumps-presidency-has-been-a-complete-and-total-failure/
“No Shame Anymore,” Barack Obama Says — Breaks Silence After Trump Shares Controversial Video on Truth Social. The episode reflects a loss of decorum and respect for public office. “There doesn’t seem to be any shame about this among people who used to feel like you had to have some sort of decorum,” he said.
https://san.com/cc/obama-condemns-video-trump-posted-showing-him-michelle-obama-as-apes/
Gorsuch lays groundwork for Supreme Court plan to derail Dem president no matter what
https://www.alternet.org/send/gorsuch-supreme-court/
Trump’s social media meltdown reaches a new low, targeting a beloved former first lady with an outrageous claim
https://attackofthefanboy.com/politics/trumps-social-media-meltdown-reaches-a-new-low-targeting-a-beloved-former-first-lady-with-an-outrageous-claim/
Why is Trump’s administration arguing drugging women isn’t harmful? Rosalie Markezich’s boyfriend used her personal information to order abortion pills from California and have them delivered through the U.S. mail. He then pressured and coerced her into taking the drugs, killing her unborn child. Recently, the Trump administration told a federal court that what happened to her doesn’t constitute “immediate harm.”
https://thehill.com/opinion/criminal-justice/5750704-why-is-trumps-administration-arguing-drugging-women-isnt-harmful/
# Gov / Politics / Global
As war looms, indicted al-Qaeda chief has been under Iranian regime’s protection for years. Nukes, missiles, terrorist proxies — and al-Qaeda? The Iranian regime’s seemingly unlikely partnership with the jihadist group has been largely unremarked upon in the lead up to possible war.
https://justthenews.com/government/security/war-looms-indicted-al-qaeda-chief-has-been-under-iranian-regime-protection-many
Two Commonwealth countries have backed plans for Andrew to be removed from Line of Succession, “The bottom line is no one is above the law.” Ousting a member of the Royal Family from the line of succession requires approval from the U.K. government, but from all 14 Commonwealth countries that King Charles serves as head of state.
https://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/royals/countries-back-andrew-mountbatten-windsor-removed-from-succession/
Mexican President Sheinbaum Weighs Legal Action Over Elon Musk Posts Claiming She ‘Only Says What Her Cartel Bosses Tell Her’
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mexico-president-considers-suing-elon-musk_n_699ecbcce4b0967090fda6d7
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
Georgia prosecutor Fani Willis plotted Trump case closely with Biden DOJ, J6 Democrats, memos show. Just the News and America First Legal win access to 8,000 pages of documents after extensive open records litigation. The memos include revelations on how Joe Biden waived Trump’s executive privilege specifically to aid Georgia prosecutors.
https://justthenews.com/accountability/political-ethics/wedfani-files-georgia-prosecutor-coordinated-trump-case-closely
Former federal prosecutors urge Pam Bondi to allow independent investigations into the fatal shootings of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti
https://prosecutorsalliance.org/release-letter-doj-mn-investigations/
Grand jury refuses to indict 6 Congressional Democrats, rebuking DOJ: “We know you are under enormous stress and pressure right now, Americans trust their military, but that trust is at risk. This administration is pitting our uniformed military and intelligence community professionals against American citizens like us. You all swore an oath to protect and defend this constitution,” the lawmakers said in the video.
https://www.borderreport.com/news/grand-jury-refuses-to-indict-6-congressional-democrats-rebuking-doj/
# Medical / Science / Research / Nursing / Biologicals / Pharmaceutical
“Utterly Disgusting:” Elon Musk Slams The New York Times for Framing Pedophilia as a Disorder, Not a Crime
https://www.aol.com/articles/utterly-disgusting-elon-musk-slams-160415746.html
Nurses union strikes deal with NewYork-Presbyterian, ending historic strike: Ninety-three percent of the bargaining unit voted to ratify a three-year contract that includes raises, stronger language on job security and safeguards against AI
https://www.nysna.org/press/after-41-days-historic-nurse-strike-ends
# Military / Department of Defense [DOD]
Trump’s top general is quietly sounding the alarm about a hidden factor that could make an Iran war catastrophic. A military intervention will be costly.
https://wegotthiscovered.com/news/trumps-top-general-is-quietly-sounding-the-alarm-about-a-hidden-factor-that-could-make-an-iran-war-catastrophic/
Straight Talk On State Of U.S. Airlift Capabilities From General Who Ran Air Mobility Command
https://www.twz.com/air/straight-talk-on-state-of-u-s-airlift-capabilities-from-general-who-ran-air-mobility-command
# Planetary / Solar Activity
A Plume of Lithium Taints Earth’s Atmosphere. Scientists Just Linked It to Returning SpaceX Rockets. Space junk returning to the Earth is introducing metal pollution to the pristine upper atmosphere as it burns up on re-entry, a new study has found.
https://www.sciencealert.com/lithium-plume-in-our-atmosphere-traced-back-to-returning-spacex-rocket
# Water / Lakes / Oceans / Rivers
Researchers sound alarm on ‘irreversible’ crisis in world’s water supply: ‘Already bankrupt.’ The report warns humanity is edging into what researchers call “water bankruptcy.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/researchers-sound-alarm-irreversible-crisis-040500700.html
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