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"The staff of a program that helps millions of poor families keep the electricity on, in part so that babies don’t die from extreme heat or cold, have all been fired. The federal office that oversees the enforcement of child support payments has been hollowed out."

In federal court in Vermont today, lawyers will challenge the ICE detention of Rümeysa Öztürk, a Turkish grad student & former Fulbright scholar charged with no crime, targeted b/c of an op-ed in a campus paper. You've probably seen the jarring video of her arrest. Here's more:

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Ayman Soliman is beloved by NICU families he served as a hospital chaplain. Outraged to see him painted as a terrorist, the families have been a vocal part of the campaign demanding his release from ICE detention

Wrote about Ayman Soliman, a children’s hospital chaplain now in ICE custody after losing his asylum. His story shows the long legacy of post-9/11 laws, and his case is a test of Trump’s ability to merge the sweeping powers of immigration and counterterrorism www.propublica.org/article/ayma...

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