Voices, The Peoples News
August 7, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
Gruesome criminal history ‘rampant’ as probe exposes multiple immigration agents. The Ohio Immigration Alliance flags the cases of 25 federal immigration agents or contractors criminally charged or credibly. The cases reveal a pattern of domestic violence, sex offenses against children, abuses of authority and corruption among the federal agents responsible for carrying out the administration’s mass deportation campaign.
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/immigration-agent-crimes/
Massachusetts signs new law limiting ICE access to schools, hospitals and other sensitive locations: Gov. Maura Healey said in a signing ceremony for the Protect Act that the law also permits parents to pre-arrange guardianship for children in the event that they are detained or deported
https://www.mass.gov/news/governor-healey-signs-protect-act-to-keep-ice-out-of-courthouses-schools-and-hospitals
Work slowdown in Trump admin. immigration offices generating record backlog, while deportation orders hit new highs, agency data shows: The backlog for citizenship, green cards and work permits has hit 7.5 million, while the time applicants have waited for decisions has, on average, nearly doubled
https://www.wbaltv.com/article/trump-immigration-courts-deportation-orders-backlog/73322653
Immigration courts understaffed and overwhelmed, as Trump administration surges enforcement hiring. The Trump administration has fired dozens of immigration judges this year, making it much harder for courts to a chip away at a multi-million-case backlog.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2025/11/immigration-courts-understaffed-and-overwhelmed-as-trump-administration-surges-enforcement-hiring/
More than 50 military spouses, parents detained in Trump admin immigration crackdown, investigation finds:
Trump’s administration has detained dozens of parents and spouses of active-duty U.S. troops as it rolls back immigration protections for military families to pursue its mass deportation agenda. At least six family members of active-duty U.S. troops deported, and at least one person has self-deported.
https://apnews.com/article/military-families-immigration-trump-detained-deported-3337173bff1f06153738c217da52e846
11 Years Old. In Immigration Court. Alone. No Lawyer. More children than ever before are being forced to face immigration judges by themselves without legal representation, advocates say.
https://documentedny.com/2026/08/06/unaccompanied-minors-immigration-court-new-york/
The Chaos and Cruelty of ICE: Within the span of just six days, immigration enforcement agents fatally shot two more people. Their deaths are not an aberration, they’re an indictment: President Donald Trump’s mass deportation machine is deadly and wreaks havoc on American streets every day.
https://time.com/article/2026/08/06/the-chaos-and-cruelty-of-ice/
[Video] Lifelong Republican says ICE is “destroying families” after fianćee was taken at airport. A man from Texas who voted for President Donald Trump has criticized the Trump administration after his Venezuelan fiancee—while traveling to a furniture convention—was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in Houston late last month.
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-voter-ice-fiancee-detained-houston-airport-12293863
[Video] Mother of immigrant who died in ICE custody sends message to Trump: A Salvadoran man being held at a controversial immigration detention facility in Newark, New Jersey, has died, federal officials said Monday, marking the latest death of an immigrant in ICE custody. ICE says they provided comprehensive medical care.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/06/us/video/edwin-lopez-cornejo-ice-mother-message-trump-digvid
‘Noncompliance is intentional’: Judge slaps Trump admin with daily sanctions after DHS violates discovery obligations for months in lawsuit over ICE raids in Southern California
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/noncompliance-is-intentional-judge-slaps-trump-admin-with-daily-sanctions-after-dhs-violates-discovery-obligations-for-months-in-lawsuit-over-ice-raids-in-southern-california/
# Drugs / Trafficking / DEA / Gangs / Cartels / ATF
The U.S. government on Wednesday offered a $25 million reward for information leading to the capture of Juan Carlos González, or “Pelón,” scaling up pressure on a U.S. citizen who has emerged as the figurehead of Mexico’s most powerful cartel.
https://share.newsbreak.com/j89b7p70
# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water / FEMA / USAID
A group of scientists rappelled down a dangerous ravine on Robinson Crusoe Island to save the last wild tree of its species. The bank’s latest update says 29 seeds reached its laboratories, 25 appeared potentially viable under X-ray analysis, and all eight used in the first growing trial germinated. But seedlings alone do not equal recovery.
https://www.earth.com/news/scientists-rappelled-dangerous-ravine-on-robinson-crusoe-island-save-dendroseris-tree/
# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA
Texas Customers Sue Popeyes for $1.5M, Alleging They Found a ‘Condom-Like Foreign Object’ in Chicken. The customers claimed that when they presented the issue to the store’s employees, they “humiliated” them. They alleged that Howard bit into a piece of chicken and “immediately discovered what appeared to be a condom-like foreign object embedded within the chicken.”
https://people.com/popeyes-sued-for-usd1-5m-over-alleged-foreign-object-in-chicken-12035656
Rep. Shontel Brown says Iran war Has “crushed farmers,” says USDA can’t help if it “ignores the problem”
https://share.newsbreak.com/j87jv1lm
# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
New Mexico Truth Commission: Minors groomed, abused at Epstein Ranch. An interim report published by New Mexico state lawmakers highlights preliminary evidence of sex abuse, grooming and sex trafficking, including of minors, at convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch in Santa Fe County.
https://sourcenm.com/2026/08/05/new-mexico-epstein-commission-releases-report-on-investigation-so-far/
Interim Report: New Mexico Survivors’ Truth Commission
Investigation of Jeffrey Epstein at Zorro Ranch
https://www.nmlegis.gov/handouts/HISC%20080526%20Item%201%20Interim%20Report.pdf
New Mexico sues DOJ over Epstein Zorro ranch files. New Mexico is suing the Justice Department for access to unredacted files tied to Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch investigation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvoXs0o_DWQ
Investigations into Epstein’s mysterious New Mexico ranch add pressure on the Justice Department
https://www.kwwl.com/news/social/investigations-into-epstein-s-mysterious-new-mexico-ranch-add-pressure-on-the-justice-department/article_ca47d685-408e-501a-ad1c-69d33f647590.html
New Mexico’s Epstein commission releases initial report. New Mexico’s Epstein truth commission believes at least five women and girls were sexually abused at Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch and at least 30 more people may have been abused in New Mexico.
https://www.kob.com/new-mexico/new-mexicos-epstein-commission-releases-initial-report/
New Mexico Truth Commission: DOJ, US attorneys won’t help with Epstein investigation. Commission releases interim findings on Epstein Ranch investigation
https://www.thecentersquare.com/new_mexico/article_2fbfe55c-2174-4ec3-80eb-4622ac34d58a.html
New Mexico Sues DOJ For Blocking Access to Unredacted Epstein Investigative Files in Zorro Ranch Criminal Probe. State says federal refusal to share unredacted records is hampering its renewed criminal investigation into abuse, trafficking, and other sex-related crimes in New Mexico
https://nmdoj.gov/press-release/new-mexico-sues-doj-for-blocking-access-to-unredacted-epstein-investigative-files-in-zorro-ranch-criminal-probe/
Wall Street Giants Are Facing a Reckoning After a New Report Links Their Silence to Epstein’s Ability To Fund His Operations
https://www.themarysue.com/wall-street-giants-are-facing-a-reckoning-after-a-new-report-links-their-silence-to-epsteins-ability-to-fund-his-operations/
# Gov / Politics / US
Mitch McConnell released from rehabilitation center. U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said he’s been discharged from the rehabilitation center he’s been in since he fell in his home in June. “On the advice of my doctors, I’ll maintain an intensive regimen of physical therapy from home during the state work period,” McConnell said in a Thursday statement. “And I’ll continue to engage with my staff and colleagues on important Senate business.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/06/mitch-mcconnell-health-rehab-recovery
Trump signs executive orders targeting birthright citizenship and birth tourism. Executive orders come after supreme court rejected president’s first bid to restrict guarantee enshrined in US constitution
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/06/trump-birthright-citizenship-executive-orders
Democrat AGs planned to sue Trump nearly 7 months before he was reelected. Nearly two dozen state attorneys general banded together as early as April 2024 to plot litigation against President Donald Trump long before he was reelected, according to a confidential document obtained by The Center Square.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_77dccea0-57e7-42f3-9db3-f913885a1cab.html
Senators hold Fauci in contempt, advance to U.S. Attorney. U.S. Senators advanced, in an 8-5 vote on Thursday, a contempt of Congress resolution that would refer Anthony Fauci to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington, D.C.
https://time.com/article/2026/08/06/fauci-contempt-of-congress-vote-senate-what-next/
A furious wind just ripped through MAGA — now Trump’s going it alone. As has been noted here for months, voters are furious over the state of the nation, and that goes for both Left and Right
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/trump-michigan/
Trump told donors ‘We need to elect JD’ for president in 2028:
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/trump-tells-donors-we-need-to-elect-jd-in-2028-presidential-election-report/4020095
Will Republicans get away with silencing Missouri voters? epublicans Now Trying to Trick Voters Into Limiting Their Own Power. Missouri Republicans are pushing a devious ballot measure this primary election.
https://newrepublic.com/post/213889/missouri-republicans-amendment-4-ballot-trick-voters-limit-power
Five ways Trump could interfere in the midterms. For the past year and a half, President Donald Trump has tried to take direct control of U.S. elections. He hasn’t succeeded, largely because the U.S. Constitution gives the president zero lawful authority over how states run elections.
https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/jul/26/trump-undermine-us-midterms
A Texas county is quietly planning to swap voting maps between its primary and November elections. In what could signal an alarming new precedent, a Texas county revealed it plans to move some local candidates to new districts under a revised map drafted between the primary and general elections.
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/a-texas-county-is-quietly-planning-to-swap-voting-maps-between-its-primary-and-november-election/
‘There Is a Reckoning Coming’: Shontel Brown Warns of Accountability Fight Over Trump Administration Policies. I have repeatedly pressed this administration for transparency, only to be met with silence from the White House or obstruction from the Republican majority.
https://www.cleveland.com/letters/2025/03/shontel-brown-some-of-us-in-congress-do-seek-accountability.html
Markey Says Giving Trump More “Usable” Nuclear Weapons “Would Be Like Giving Matches to an Arsonist” as Pentagon Rewrites Nuclear Strategy After New START’s Expiration
https://share.newsbreak.com/j87lrw6b
Sen. Cruz responds after retired Republican judge calls Paxton “Texas’ most corrupt politician” while endorsing Talarico, asks “Didn’t this jackass endorse Colin Allred & Kamala Harris too?”
https://wacojournal.com/texas-sen-cruz-responds-after-former-republican-judge-calls-paxton-texas-most-corrupt-politician-while-endorsing-talarico-asks-didnt-this-jackass-endorse-colin/
Sen. Gallego Says Military Families “Risking Everything for Their Country” Are Being Detained by the Same Government They Serve as AP Says Over 50 Military Spouses and Parents Detained Under Trump
https://share.newsbreak.com/j87fl1qu
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
‘As wrong as it sounds’: Fired immigration judge sues to get her job back, alleges Trump admin discriminated against her because she was previously an ‘immigrants’ rights’ lawyer
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/as-wrong-as-it-sounds-fired-immigration-judge-sues-to-get-her-job-back-alleges-trump-admin-discriminated-against-her-because-she-was-previously-an-immigrants-rights-lawyer/
# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
Trump Ally in Congress Discloses Investment in Private Defense Firm — And Yes, It Has Government Contracts
https://insidedefense.com/document/lawmakers-letter-dod-ig-trump-family-defense-contracts
# NASA / Space
Gov. Greg Abbott announces $16.8 billion SpaceX chip manufacturing plant in Texas: Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Thursday that SpaceX will build a vertically integrated semiconductor fabrication plant in Grimes County, with the first phase of the Terafab project carrying a capital investment of more than $16.8 billion and creating 3,000 jobs.
https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-announces-spacex-expansion-in-grimes-county
# Other Interestimg Stuff
What looked like nothing more than red water oxidizing on a glacier turned into evidence of living microbes linked to a long-dead ocean. What looked like nothing more than red water oxidizing on a glacier turned into evidence of living microbes linked to a long-dead ocean
https://www.earth.com/news/red-water-oxidizing-evidence-of-living-organisms-linked-ocean-that-disappeared/
# Security / DHS / Communication / Surveillance / AI / Data Centers / Secret Service
Flock Is Losing Dozens of Contracts as Controversy Grows. At least 54 cities across the US have voted to cancel, non-renew, or reject Flock’s automatic license plate reader (ALPRs) since the start of the year
https://futurism.com/future-society/flock-dozens-contracts-alprs-controversy-cancellation
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