Voices, The Peoples News
February 26, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
ICE chase ends in multi-vehicle crash involving 3 children, N.J. city says
https://www.nj.com/essex/2026/02/ice-chase-ends-in-multi-vehicle-crash-involving-3-children-nj-city-says.html
ICE Barbie’s Thugs Allegedly Threatened Kids with Tasers and Dogs to Give Up Right to Remain
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/ice-barbie-thugs-allegedly-threatened-181432360.html
Seized Art, Eavesdropping Guards: Parents Describe a Clampdown at Dilley Detention Center as Kids Shared Their Stories. Detainees told ProPublica that art supplies have been removed in room searches, immigrants have lost access to Gmail and staff hover within earshot during video calls. The Trump administration and private prison operator disputed detainees’ claims.
https://www.propublica.org/article/dilley-detention-center-kids-art-removal
Trump is hiring ‘deportation judges’ with six-figure bonuses, what migrants see on courtroom walls tells the real story
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/doj-deportation-judge-application-responses-b2927218.html
‘Extreme coercion, threats, and fear’: Trump admin trying to deport children in violation of court order
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/extreme-coercion-threats-and-fear-trump-admin-trying-to-deport-children-in-violation-of-court-order-as-plaintiffs-push-to-hold-kristi-noem-and-others-in-contempt-motion-says/amp/
Nebraska DACA recipient freed from ICE custody and deportation case due to program protections. In a twist, Joel Angel-Becerril had sought release on bond but was released altogether at the request of Homeland Security.
https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2026/02/24/nebraska-daca-recipient-freed-from-ice-custody-and-deportation-case-due-to-program-protections/
In a ruling spanning more than 30 pages, the judge found the policy violated federal immigration law and constitutional due process by limiting notice and restricting migrants’ ability to challenge removal. The decision could affect hundreds or potentially 1,000 cases nationwide.
https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/federal-court-blocks-trump-administration-fast-track-deportation-policy
Senior ICE Barbie Official Posts Totally False Information About Violent Arrest of Teen Girl
https://www.thedailybeast.com/senior-ice-barbie-official-posts-totally-false-information-about-violent-arrest-of-teen-girl/
ICE’s Cruelty Goes SO MUCH Deeper Than You May Think
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQ9imL5CM8U
ICE Barbie Targets Family of 5-Year-Old Boy That ICE Abducted. The Department of Homeland Security has moved to end asylum claims for Liam Conejo Ramos’s family. There have been mounting reports that asylum cases are being routinely dismissed by immigration judges, and lawful asylum-seekers are being taken into ICE custody for expedited removal.
https://newrepublic.com/post/206246/homeland-security-family-5-year-old-boy-ice-abducted-asylum
A Teen Who Went Public Begging for Her Father’s Release From ICE Custody Has Died of Cancer, She Was 17 Years Old and Her Father Was Still Detained When She Died: ‘Her Love Will Endure.’ Ofelia Torres, the daughter of Ruben Torres Maldonado, who was briefly detained by the Department of Homeland Security back in October, died on Friday, Feb. 13
https://people.com/teen-ofelia-torres-who-called-for-dads-release-ice-custody-dies-rare-cancer-11907216
Mostly Blind Refugee Found Dead After Border Patrol Allegedly Dropped Him Off Miles From Home
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/blind-refugee-border-patrol-dead-buffalo-b2927948.html
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
‘A band-aid on a serious wound’: More student-loan borrowers are at risk of Social Security and tax refund seizures once Trump’s pause lifts
https://www.businessinsider.com/student-loan-borrowers-default-social-security-tax-refunds-trump-pause-2026-2
Mike Johnson Stands and Applauds After Trump Says ‘Congressional Action Won’t Be Necessary’ on New Tariffs
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/mike-johnson-stands-applauds-trump-031851112.html
# Education / Schools / Children / Youth
Columbia Institute Leader Resigns Over Epstein Scandal. The head of Columbia University’s brain institute is resigning after newly released emails show he maintained a friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/nyregion/columbia-nobel-winner-epstein-resigns.html?rref=nyregion
The FBI Raided the Home and Office of the Superintendent of the Nation’s Second-Largest School District. The Warrants Are Sealed. No One Is Talking. And Here’s Every Lawsuit, Investigation, and Controversy Swirling Around LAUSD Right Now.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/25/fbi-raids-lausd-offices-superintendent-00798374
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants / Global
Trump’s Cruelty Is Strangling Cuba — Its Oil Reserves Could Be Empty by March. The Supreme Court struck down Trump’s threatened tariffs on countries that send oil to Cuba, but the crisis persists.
https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-cruelty-is-strangling-cuba-its-oil-reserves-could-be-empty-by-march/
# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
50 Years Ago, America Built a Nuclear ‘Tomb’ To Contain Radioactive Soil. It Now Threatens to Leak. Officially known as the “Runit Dome,” the structure was built by the United States in the late 1970s on Runit Island, part of the Marshall Islands. It contains radioactive waste left behind from Cold War nuclear weapons testing. The U.S. detonated 67 nuclear bombs between 1946 and 1958, turning parts of the region into heavily contaminated zones.
https://www.greenmatters.com/pn/50-years-ago-america-built-a-nuclear-tomb-to-contain-radioactive-soil-it-now-threatens-to-leak
# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA / USDA
Trump mercilessly mocked after ‘bragging’ about kicking people off of food stamps. “Trump didn’t ‘lift’ anyone off food stamps, he kicked them off. He’s forcing millions to go hungry,” Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) posted on X.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-sotu-2675328907/
Trump Claims He ‘Lifted’ 2.4 Million Off Food Stamps – Triggers Instant Backlash Online
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BaGeUQudjbA
USDA to offload HQ building as it prepares to consolidate space and relocate staff. The department plans to move employees around the country by the end of the year.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/02/usda-offload-hq-building-it-prepares-consolidate-space-and-relocate-staff/411692/
# General News / Boat Strikes
Four People on Florida Speedboat Killed in Shootout With Cuban Troops. “This is going to be a shitshow,” one social media user said of the deadly encounter, which occurred amid high tensions with the Trump administration. The Cuban Interior Ministry has said in a statement that it reserves the right to ‘protect its territorial waters.’
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/25/cuban-border-agents-fire-upon-florida-tagged-speedboat-killing-four
Rubio promises US will ‘act accordingly’ to four people killed on boat in Cuban waters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8c6EICWv_4
# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Inside Epstein’s Very Own “Oval Office”: Power, Peacocking, and Printer Toner. Epstein and his coterie had a self-aggrandizing nickname for a private office inside his Manhattan lair.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/02/epstein-files-oval-office-trump-white-house/
NPR just uncovered something really messed up: the Justice Department quietly kept dozens of Epstein related pages about trump OUT of the public database. Democrats on the House Oversight Committee said the withholding is a potential crime.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/investigation-reveals-doj-withheld-epstein-files-mentioning-trump
Clintons to face questions from lawmakers this week over Epstein ties
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/26/clintons-testify-epstein-files-house
DOJ email called Epstein death a ‘murder,’ newly released files show. New doubts surrounding the circumstances of Epstein’s death have come up in the last month, after a draft version of a press release announcing the incident appeared to be dated Aug. 9, one day before he was found dead. Officials said it was a typo and the draft was never released.
https://san.com/media-miss/doj-email-called-epstein-death-a-murder-newly-released-files-show/?lid=ctzlqwvm9dzn&utm_source=Straight%2BArrow%2BNews&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Your%20Unbiased%20Updates%20Newsletter:%20February%2026,%202026
Justice Department says it’s reviewing whether any Epstein-related records were mistakenly withheld
https://apnews.com/article/epstein-justice-department-trump-793e47b09863f5a55e54040c891291d8
Epstein files mention a woman’s claim against Trump, but key FBI memos about her account are missing
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/doj-not-released-epstein-files-related-woman-made-allegation-trump-rcna260672
# Gov / Politics
Top Dems Reportedly Working to Sabotage Bill to Stop Trump War With Iran. Rep. Ro Khanna said the Democrats trying to kill the bill were beholden to “powerful interests that are itching to have regime change in Iran.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/dems-sabotage-iran-war-powers-resolution
Democrats demand special counsel investigation of Bondi, accusing her of perjury
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5753607-bondi-perjury-trump-evidence/
Trump vows, ‘We will always protect Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid,’ but his signature tax cuts shortened their life span
https://fortune.com/2026/02/24/trump-social-security-medicare-medicaid-tax-cut-obbba-insolvent/
Rep. Summer Lee says she’ll introduce articles of impeachment against Bondi
https://www.tag24.com/news/politics/politicians/congresswoman-summer-lee-to-introduce-articles-of-impeachment-against-pam-bondi-3473993
GOP hits point of no return on ‘dangerous bill’ some Republicans refuse to push through
https://www.rawstory.com/gop-health-care-2675338566/
Democrats Ask Pam Bondi If Trump Is Under Active Investigation Related To Epstein
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/epstein-files-trump-accuser-pam-bondi_n_699f9e60e4b01b76c0e3a69d
# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Democrats Demand Answers for Federal Prison Staffing Shortage After Corrections Officers Flee for ICE Jobs. Citing a ProPublica investigation that found that workers at federal lockups had been lured away to ICE, lawmakers asked how the Federal Bureau of Prisons plans to address the agency’s “unsafe conditions” and “pervasive” shortages of critical staff.
https://www.propublica.org/article/bop-prison-staffing-shortages-ice-democrats-william-marshall
FBI subpoenaed Kash Patel and Susie Wiles phone records in federal Trump FBI investigation
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/25/fbi-kash-patel-trump-mar-a-lago-documents
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
Did Clarence Thomas Commit a Crime That Could Get Him 5 Years in a Virginia State Penitentiary? Clarence Thomas Broke the Law. Why Is He Not Being Prosecuted? The debate about whether Supreme Court justices are bound by ethics rules drew attention away from the fact that Clarence Thomas’s conduct violated federal laws.
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/clarence-thomas-supreme-court-gifts-felony/
# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
VP Vance announces US halting some Medicaid payments to Minnesota amid fraud scandal. The move comes after President Donald Trump tapped Vance to lead his administration’s nationwide response to public welfare fraud, highlighting recent high-profile revelations of large-scale public fraud in Minneapolis.
https://justthenews.com/government/white-house/vp-vance-announces-us-halting-some-medicaid-payments-minnesota-amid-fraud
# Medical / Science / Research / Nursing / Biologicals / Pharmaceutical
RFK Jr. Fired Every Vaccine Expert on the Advisory Panel and Replaced Them With Skeptics. The CDC Then Dropped 7 Childhood Vaccines From the Recommended List. Now 15 States Are Suing. Here’s What Got Cut.
https://www.statnews.com/2025/06/09/rfk-jr-fires-every-member-of-cdc-vaccine-expert-panel-acip/
# Military / Department of Defense [DOD]
US Defense Secrets Sold to Russians for Millions in Crypto
https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/defense-contractor-employee-jailed-for.html
Hegseth Demands Anthropic Let Military Use AI However It Wants—Even for Autonomous Killer Drones and Spying On Americans. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said the company that owns the AI assistant Claude would be punished unless it drops all ethical guidelines
https://www.commondreams.org/news/hegseth-jawbones-anthropic
Pentagon appeals order blocking Sen. Mark Kelly’s punishment for call to resist unlawful orders
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2026/02/25/pentagon-appeals-order-blocking-sen-mark-kellys-punishment-call-resist-unlawful-orders.html
# Transportation / Trucking
New Photo Verification Requirement Could Prevent Over a Million Drivers From Legally Operating Their Vehicles
https://thehill.com/homenews/5738300-texans-must-prove-legal-status-to-register-vehicles-after-new-dmv-rule/
Texas adds new ID restrictions on vehicle registrations and renewals. The restrictions, which went into effect on Nov. 18, could upend the ability of many undocumented residents to legally own vehicles.
https://www.texastribune.org/2025/11/25/texas-dmv-id-restriction-registration-renewal-immigration/
# Water / Lakes / Oceans / Rivers
Researchers reveal massive underwater ‘graveyard’ linked to US officials: ‘These … have unforeseen, long-term consequences.’ As Earth.com put it, this area has become a “graveyard” for then-legal industrial waste from the 1930s-1970s. In this study, researchers spotted 27,000 barrel-shaped objects on the seafloor among the over 300,000 that were estimated to have been dumped.
https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/industrial-dump-site-los-angeles-researchers-discovery/#:~:text=As%20Earth.com%20put%20it,estimated%20to%20have%20been%20dumped.
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