Immigrants/Migrants

U.S. Reps. Jonathan Jackson (left) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (right) speak Tuesday, June 17, 2025, after being denied access to a South Loop ICE facility
Domestic News

Immigrant Rights Advocates Release New Guide for Congressional Oversight of ICE Detention

July 8, 2025 fwstaff
By ACLU et al. press release The American Civil Liberties Union, Detention Watch Network, and the National Immigrant Justice Center today released a new guide for members of Congress to conduct vital in-person oversight visits […]
Minnesota State Representative Melissa Hortman (killed) and Minnesota State Senator John Hoffman (wounded) - gunned down by Trump supporter
Domestic News

Political Arrests, Assassinations, Troops in the Streets Coming from Trump Regime

June 24, 2025 fwstaff
By David Sole The fascist character of the Trump regime is coming into sharper focus as mass protests sweep across the United States. The rhetoric and actions of the president are encouraging and unleashing targeted […]
Detroit No Kings Day No Kings No Nazis sign
Domestic News

“No Kings Day” Brings Out Thousands in Detroit

June 24, 2025 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff Saturday,  June 14, 2025 was coined “No Kings Day” in response to the domestic and foreign policies of the administration of President Donald Trump. An estimated two thousand demonstrations were held […]
David Huerta, head of SEIU California, was beaten and arrested by ICE agents
Domestic News

U.S. Labor must stand with the California SEIU!

June 18, 2025 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff It is not a coincidence that anti-union billionaire Elon Musk ended his feud with Donald Trump when David Huerta, president of the California Service Employees Union (SEIU) and SEIU – was […]
National Guard at Kent State U, May 4, 1970. Trump wants to bring back those days
Domestic News

Trump Budget Aims for Expanded Police State

June 3, 2025 fwstaff
By David Sole Most media coverage has directed public attention to the cuts in Medicaid and Medicare in Trump’s new budget proposal. This is certainly a serious concern to poor and working people across the […]
Haitians, formerly allowed in US because of natural disasters back home, may be deported by Trump’s Homeland Security Department
Domestic News

The Utter Cruelty and Inhumanity of Trump’s Immigration Policy Towards Haitians

June 2, 2025 fwstaff
By Charlie Hinton The United States government is threatening mass deportations of Haitians enrolled in two programs – Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and the Haitian Family Reunification Parole (HFRP) Program. Temporary Protected Status (TPS) allows […]
NYU withheld diploma from Logan Rozos for speaking out against Gaza genocide at graduation
International News

ONE TWO THREE VIETNAMS | THE FEAR OF LETTING FEAR GO | THEIR TIME, OUR TIME | 1925-2025 – A CENTURY OF GRADUATION RESISTANCE | YOU CAN’T PUT A PRICE ON CREATIVITY, BUT YOU CAN PUT A TARIFF ON IT

June 1, 2025 fwstaff
ONE TWO THREE VIETNAMS to Mohammed Khatib of Samidoun who made time to uplift us with his words on Mumia’s 71st Birthday even though he had just been released from illegal arrest a few hours […]
Congresswoman LaMonica McIver, being persecuted by Trump administration
Domestic News

Civil rights group condemns charges brought against Congresswoman McIver

May 21, 2025 fwstaff
By People’s Organization for Progress (POP) PO BOX 22505 NEWARK, NJ 07101 973 801-0001 www.njpop.org CONTACT: LAWRENCE HAMM FOR IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE The following statement was issue by Lawrence Hamm, Chairman, People’s Organization For Progress: […]
Oberlin and Wellington freedom fighters
Domestic News

“The message for ICE is to get out of our city!”

May 15, 2025 fwstaff
By Chris Fry May 8, Worcester, MA – Ferreria de Oliveira, a migrant from Brazil, screamed for help. Her two daughters, one of whom was carrying her own newborn baby, tried to reach their mother. […]
DRC Cobalt mining with women
International News

DRC-Rwanda Agreement Could Prove Disastrous for African Great Lakes

May 14, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe United States President Donald Trump, during a White House meeting on April 18 with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, made several comments about the detentions and deportations of migrants to a maximum-security […]