Voices, The Peoples News
March 13, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
Young adults bear the brunt of immigration enforcement. Immigration enforcement appears to hurt test scores, and not just for immigrant students
https://www.chalkbeat.org/2025/11/10/immigration-enforcement-could-hurt-student-test-scores-study-finds/
Federal judge finds “compelling and troubling” evidence that ICE detained Minnesotans based on race and ethnicity: The ruling states that Latino and Somali residents were regularly stopped and asked for identification “without reasonable suspicion.”
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/03/10/judge-denies-temporary-halt-alleged-racially-biased-ice-enforcement-tactics
Trump admin. appoints 42 new immigration judges, many with enforcement backgrounds: New York, California and New Jersey were among the states who will have new so-called “deportation judges” joining their immigration courts.
https://documentedny.com/2026/03/13/trump-immiration-judges-enforcement/
How $154.62 in Gift Card Fraud Led to a Man’s Death in ICE Detention. Chaofeng Ge was found dead in ICE custody last year, hanging in a shower stall with his hands and feet bound behind his back. His family wants answers.
https://documentedny.com/2026/03/13/chaofeng-ge-ice-detention-death-pennsylvania/
White South African ‘Refugees’ Choose to Head Home Instead of Living Under Trump. Instead of embracing his invitation to America, growing numbers of those same expatriates are buying one-way tickets home—disillusioned by the violence, fear, and brutality in Trump’s United States.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/white-south-african-refugees-choose-to-head-home-instead-of-living-under-trump/
Egyptian Family of Six Says ICE Immigration Facility In Texas Is ‘Slowly Killing Us On The Inside, Begs for Freedom. The family, including the mother and her five children, detail in letters what they describe as neglectful medical care, inedible food and a disregard for their religious accommodations. They’ve been imprisoned at the nation’s only family detention center for more than nine months and are believed to be the longest held there.’
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/03/11/el-gamal-texas-egyptian-family-dilley-health-care-food-ice-detention-letters-children/
Gov. Healey Demands Release of 14-Year-Old Girl Arrested by ICE in a Church Parking Lot and Transferred Out of Massachusett
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaFFToY902E
14-year-old girl detained by federal agents is released on judge’s orders
https://www.wbur.org/news/2026/03/12/ice-detention-teen-marlborough-release-new-york
# Employment / Labor / Unions
US states where American workers can be microchipped by their employers revealed – as Washington bans practice. A US state is banning forced microchipping as fears about the future of chipping in the workplace grow. Several states have explicitly banned microchipping – but the practice has become more common, with some US workers choosing to get chipped.
https://www.the-sun.com/news/16075986/us-states-microchip-implants-employers-full-list-washington/
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Iran strikes four ships in Hormuz strait, warns oil could surge to $200 per barrel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJuLK1RLr5s
Donald Trump Tells Stranded Ship Captains to Sail ‘Full Steam Ahead’—But Hundreds of Tankers Are Refusing to Move Through Hormuz ‘Kill Zone’
https://www.inquisitr.com/donald-trump-tells-stranded-ship-to-sail
# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
EPA says it will slash workload after IG flags slashed workforce as overburdened. The environmental agency is struggling to handle its grants work after cutting its workforce last year.
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2026/03/epa-says-it-will-slash-workload-after-ig-flags-slashed-workforce-overburdened/412100/?oref=ge-author-river
24 AGs question funding of orgs refusing to remove climate agenda from judges manuals
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_7cfc99a9-5ebd-4262-9397-b9de918bc9ee.html
# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Newly released DOJ files reveal Epstein told a victim ‘this is the mother of my child’, and one photo in the tranche is hard to ignore. An Epstein victim provided details in an FBI interview released by the Justice Department.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/bombshell-claim-on-epsteins-secret-child-exposed-in-files/
# Gov / Politics
From Imprisonment and Torture in Iran to Endless Detention in the U.S: Trump wants Iran’s citizens to rise up –while trying to deport asylum-seekers who have stood up to the regime in the past.
https://documentedny.com/2026/03/13/from-imprisonment-and-torture-in-iran-to-endless-detention-in-the-u-s/
Justice Department official says she personally observed ‘incompetence’ in Maricopa elections. Maricopa County, Arizona recently started turning over election records to the FBI pursuant to a grand jury subpoena. Video taken at the time is not comforting to those concerned with ballot integrity.
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/elections/justice-department-official-says-she-personally-observed-incompetence
Joe Rogan Doesn’t Hold Back As He Calls Out Donald Trump For “Betraying” Americans – White House Responds. Hours after Joe Rogan’s rant, the White House issued a response. Anna Kelly defended Trump’s actions and said they responded to the need to keep America’s people safe.
https://www.totalprosports.com/mma/joe-rogan-calls-out-donald-trump-betraying-americans/
Trump just got played into making a serious blunder. “Donald Trump is being drawn into the kind of proxy war with Russia that his predecessors have been trying to avoid since the Bay of Pigs,” The Swamp reported
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-putin-iran/
Economist Raises Concerns About Unnoticed Corruption in Trump Administration
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-pentagon-2676062096/
‘Pete Hegseth Needs to Be Fired—Immediately’ After Slaughter of 150 Iranian School Children. Sens. Chris Van Hollen and Elizabeth Warren make the case for the urgent ouster of President Donald Trump’s Defense Secretary.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/pete-hegseth-fired
250+ Groups Have Single Message: ‘Not One More Penny’ for ‘Foolish, Destructive’ Iran War. “Every penny wasted on bombing children and families in Iran would be better spent on healthcare and affordable housing in America.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/pentagon-iran
‘Take the nuclear codes off him’: In a display of insensitivity, Trump dehumanizes the victims of the Iran bombing
https://www.themarysue.com/take-the-nuclear-codes-off-him-in-a-shocking-display-of-insensitivity-trump-dehumanizes-the-victims-of-the-iran-bombing/
# Gov / Politics / Global
Iran Says It’s Ready to Destroy the Global Economy. “Get ready for the oil barrel to be at $200.”
https://futurism.com/science-energy/iran-destroy-global-economy
Iran’s New Supreme Leader Delivers First Written Message. Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, allegedly released his first statement Thursday vowing to use the “lever” of closing the Strait of Hormuz to international energy shipping
https://nypost.com/2026/03/12/world-news/irans-new-impotent-supreme-leader-releases-first-statement-after-reports-emerge-he-is-in-coma-had-leg-amputated/
North Korea warns of consequences as U.S.–Iran tensions grow. North Korea has escalated its rhetoric against the United States in response to intensified U.S. military actions in the Middle East, specifically targeting Iran. Pyongyang issued a strong statement warning of consequences, following reports of U.S. and Israeli strikes and a growing U.S. military presence in the region
https://www.aol.com/articles/north-korea-warns-terrible-consequences-141600184.html
# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Colorado community reels from “worst nightmare” as 11-year-old accused of killing 5-year-old brother
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YUfolHleTY
The West Bloomfield Police Department urged residents to avoid the area, citing an “active situation”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/03/12/active-shooter-michigan-temple-israel-synagogue/89120022007/
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
Brawl over Pete Hegseth’s ‘blacklisting’ of company for resisting involvement in ‘mass surveillance of Americans’ is already heating up in court
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/brawl-over-pete-hegseths-blacklisting-of-company-for-resisting-involvement-in-mass-surveillance-of-americans-is-already-heating-up-in-court/
# Military / Department of Defense [DOD]
Fake AI videos on the Iran war are spreading like wildfire
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/03/ai-war-video-deepfake-x-israel-uae-iran/
FBI joins search for retired Air Force general, UFO expert missing for 2 weeks. McCasland, 68, was last seen at his home on Quail Run Court in Albuquerque on Feb. 27. He reportedly left on foot around 11 a.m., and his cellphone was found inside the home.
https://ktla.com/news/nationworld/fbi-missing-ufo-expert-general-mccasland/
Pentagon given 180-day deadline to remove Anthropic AI products from military systems
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5778840-pentagon-anthropic-ai-dod-hegseth/
Manhunt Underway After Masked Men Steal Drones From US Army Base
https://www.inquisitr.com/masked-raiders-steal-four-us-army-drones-from-military-base
‘Doomsday’ plane again spotted flying low over California — as Iran tensions rocket. These planes, operated by the 1st Airborne Command Control Squadron out of Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, are frequently used in training scenarios
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/doomsday-plane-california-22062997.php
Donald Trump demands the GOP oust one of its own in a shocking move driven by his latest vendetta
https://www.themarysue.com/donald-trump-demands-the-gop-oust-one-of-its-own-in-a-shocking-move-driven-by-his-latest-vendetta/
Fact Check: Democrats requested probe into complaints military commanders used Christian rhetoric to justify Iran war: Rating: Mostly True
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/fact-check-democrats-requested-probe-100000605.html
Trump promised US Navy protection for ships in Strait of Hormuz, but Iran is blowing up vessels and the Navy is nowhere to be found
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/trump-promised-us-navy-protection-for-ships-in-strait-of-hormuz-but-iran-is-blowing-up-vessels-and-the-navy-is-nowhere-to-be-found/
# Military / Global
Iran’s new supreme leader vows revenge on U.S., Israel
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/12/iran-mojtaba-khamenei-first-message-trump-israel
Iran’s new supreme leader tells Gulf Arab states to ‘shut down’ US bases
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/iran-supreme-leader-mojtaba-khamanei-us-bases-gulf-must-close-or-be-attacked
Israel, Hezbollah exchange rocket fire, ‘a new front’ in the conflict is declared
https://themedialine.org/headlines/hezbollah-opens-new-front-fires-rockets-and-drones-into-israel/
France unleashes a terrifying armada into the Middle East, but still refuses to join the US in attacking Iran
https://wegotthiscovered.com/news/france-unleashes-a-terrifying-armada-into-the-middle-east-but-still-refuses-to-join-the-us-in-attacking-iran/
Israeli planes spray herbicides on Syrian farmers’ fields: From Gaza to Lebanon to Syria: Israeli Army’s Chemical Spraying Expands, Scorching Border Farmland in Quneitra to Expand Buffer Zone
https://just-international.org/articles/from-gaza-to-lebanon-to-syria-israeli-armys-chemical-spraying-expands-scorching-border-farmland-in-quneitra-to-expand-buffer-zone/
Ships identify themselves as Chinese around Strait of Hormuz during Iran war to avoid attacks
https://apnews.com/article/ships-iran-war-attacks-china-hormuz-6f86d32df52abc738f9cdf5bc825cc20
# NASA / NORAD / Space
Astronomers witness ‘dramatic’ collision of two planets — and they think it’s a replay of how our moon was created
https://nationaltoday.com/us/ks/washington-ks/news/2026/03/12/astronomers-witness-rare-planetary-collision-offering-clues-on-moons-formation/
# Sports
Women shouldn’t have to share locker rooms with men. They shouldn’t have to compete against male athletes. But across America, that’s exactly what’s happening.
https://womenssportspolicy.org/access-to-female-athletes-locker-rooms-should-be-restricted-to-female-athletes-january-28-2023/
# Technology / AI / Robotics
A.I. Is Forcing You, the Employee, to Work Harder Than Ever. Why? For all the stories you hear about it making us more productive, there’s this — the reality of things.
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-forcing-employees-work-harder#:~:text=%E2%80%9CWorkers%20often%20use%20the%20time,creep%2C%E2%80%9D%20told%20the%20WSJ.
# Water / Lakes / Oceans / Rivers
Early warning indicator hidden within the Gulf Stream could signal the collapse of key Atlantic currents, study finds. Models show that as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation gets weaker, the Gulf Stream will drift northwards. There are signs that this is already happening, and a more abrupt shift could warn of more severe climate impacts
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2518268-shift-in-the-gulf-stream-could-signal-ocean-current-collapse/
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