2026.02.15

ICE

Ex-watchdogs warn rush to give power to local police in immigration crackdown risks ‘threat to civil rights’
Critics say Trump administration’s rapidly expanding system is open to abuse and risks alienating communities from local police
José Olivares in New York
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/15/local-police-immigration-partnership-287g-civil-rights

In Minneapolis, Native American patrols keep watch – and see history repeating: ‘We are still being chased’
The American Indian Movement was established in Minneapolis more than 50 years ago in response to police brutality. After ICE agents flooded the city this winter, neighborhoods reprised citizen patrols
Maanvi Singh, with photographs by Jaida Grey Eagle
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/15/minneapolis-native-american-patrols-ice

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The problem with doorbell cams: Nancy Guthrie case and Ring Super Bowl ad reawaken surveillance fears
Many people bought the devices thinking they would do little more than protect their delivery packages
Sanya Mansoor
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/14/doorbell-cameras-ring-nancy-guthrie-super-bowl

California’s billionaires pour cash into elections as big tech seeks new allies
As Gavin Newsom departs, ultra-wealthy flex wealth and influence to fight regulation and keep the boom going
Dara Kerr
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/15/california-billionaires-state-elections ( Read more... )