2026.02.15

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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

More News

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

Maxwell’s clemency pitch: can Epstein accomplice talk her way out of prison?
Experts question convicted sex trafficker’s motivations as she claims she can reveal ‘truth’ in exchange for freedom
Victoria Bekiempis in New York
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/15/ghislaine-maxwell-epstein-clemency

Trump gets the Monroe doctrine wrong. He should take a page from Bad Bunny
Ted Widmer
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/feb/15/trump-bad-bunny-monroe-doctrine

The key to defeating Trump? Mass non-cooperation
Mark Engler and Paul Engler
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/15/defeat-trump-mass-non-cooperation

Progressive Texas organizers hail shock win as far-right Republicans left reeling
Elation as anti-extremists fight back against influence of billionaire megadonors through grassroots organizing
Tyler Hicks in Texas
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/15/texas-organizers-republicans

Alleged cat burglar arrested after priceless Egyptian artefacts taken in Queensland museum heist
Man charged after 2,600-year-old cat sculpture, mummy mask and necklace stolen from Caboolture museum
Ben Smee
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/15/alleged-cat-burglar-arrested-after-priceless-egyptian-artefacts-taken-in-queensland-museum-heist

Tom Gauld on the modern romance novel – cartoon
Tom Gauld
https://www.theguardian.com/books/picture/2026/feb/15/tom-gauld-on-the-modern-romance-novel-cartoon

How to make the perfect chicken massaman – recipe
Thai cuisine’s most delicious curry is also its most complex. Thankfully, our resident perfectionist is here to help you master your massaman
Felicity Cloake
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2026/feb/15/perfect-massaman-recipe-felicity-cloake