Trump said the US military would “respond” after Iran reportedly took down an Army Apache helicopter on Tuesday, raising fears of yet more escalation amid collapsing ceasefire talks.
On Monday, the U.S. denied entry to Omar Artan, a referee from Somalia who was set to be the first Somali to officiate at a World Cup. Artan was subjected to an 11-hour interview by border officials before being denied entry, placed in a holding cell, and sent on a flight to Istanbul.
“The hunger strike and the petition signed by 150 detained immigrants are the latest examples of people risking their own well-being just to have their voices heard,” said Esmeralda Santos. “Their testimonies make clear that these facilities cannot be reformed, they must be shut down.”
On Saturday, an Iraqi striker, Aymen Hussein, was detained and questioned by U.S. immigration officials at Chicago’s O’Hare airport for seven hours. The Iraqi team’s photographer was denied entry into the U.S.
Under regulations set by FIFA, each team receives 8% of the tickets for their matches to distribute or sell to their fans. But the Iranian team has found itself unable to issue even a single ticket to its supporters.
Iran’s soccer federation says that its ability to issue tickets for the World Cup has been revoked, just days before the start of the tournament — an announcement that comes as Trump’s draconian border policies have posed hurdles for tournament participants from around the globe.
Elon Musk is “creating a situation where he becomes deeply reliant on state contracts” as the U.S. government then becomes reliant on Musk. “It’s not about demolishing the government,” Slobodian says of DOGE, it’s about making Musk's products “an indispensable part of the infrastructure.”
Last week, California Reps. Judy Chu, Jimmy Gomez, and Pete Aguilar visited Adelanto ICE jail as people detained there entered the second week of their hunger strike. Three of the hunger strikers who met with them and spoke of inhumane conditions inside the jail have now been moved to solitary.
GEO Group staff entered a unit “in riot gear holding pepper spray, tear gas canisters and zip ties,” and removed two of the people who had met with congressional staff the day before. And on Wednesday, they removed the third person, according to other detainees.
Since the start of Trump’s second term, four people have died while in Adelanto, and a fifth person died shortly after being transferred from the facility. At least 13 people have died in Adelanto since it opened in 2011, making it “one of the deadliest” immigration jails in the U.S.