LAPD Deployed Drones to Spy on No Kings Protest Flight records show that Los Angeles police dispatched drones 32 times over last month’s No Kings rally.

LAPD Deployed Drones to Spy on Protest by @sambiddle.com
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Fields of dependency As the US-Israel war on Iran disrupts fertilizer supply, Africa’s reliance on imported inputs exposes the deeper political economy driving food insecurity.

As the US-Israel war on Iran disrupts fertilizer supply, Africa’s reliance on imported inputs exposes the deeper political economy driving food insecurity. africasacountry.com/2026/04/fiel...

Dem Leaders Aren’t Even Bothering to Rally Caucus Against Trump Domestic Spying Powers Grassroots opposition to renewing Section 702 of FISA is building, thanks in part to fears about AI used to sort Americans’ data.

Dem Leaders Aren’t Even Bothering to Rally Caucus Against Trump Domestic Spying Powers: Grassroots opposition to renewing Section 702 of FISA is building, thanks in part to fears about AI used to sort Americans’ data. theintercept.com/2026/04/14/d...

Armed Off-Duty Cop Tried to Incite Violence at a High School Anti-ICE Protest The armed and masked off-duty Phoenix, Arizona, cop said he wanted to get kids at a high school ICE protest arrested.

Armed Off-Duty Cop Tried to Incite Violence at a High School Anti-ICE Protest. “My plan is legitimately to just let them all assault me and you guys arrest them all,” the Phoenix cop told fellow police after the incident. By @noahhurowitz.bsky.social
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A Redditor Criticized ICE. Trump Is Trying to Unmask Them by Dragging the Company to a Secret Grand Jury. An ICE summons to get the user’s identity failed. Advocates worry the move to a grand jury signals an escalation of the war on dissent.

A Redditor Criticized ICE. Trump Is Trying to Unmask Them by Dragging the Company to a Secret Grand Jury. An ICE summons to get the user’s identity failed. Advocates worry the move to a grand jury signals an escalation of the war on dissent. theintercept.com/2026/04/10/r...

It's here. Letters to a Young Criminologist is now available.
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"THIS IS AN URGENT BOOK-DEEPLY RESEARCHED AND BOLDLY ARGUED." -Walter Johnson, author of The Broken Heart of America

BLUE POWER is out on Tuesday! Still time to preorder from @basicbooksgroup.bsky.social with discount code BLUE20: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/stuar...

Texas State hires students to watch over 900 campus cameras The Texas State University Police Department initiated a campus program, hiring students to monitor around 900 cameras on the San Marcos and Round Rock campuses. “Project Overwatch” will hire students to the UPD dispatch center to observe cameras for the full duration of their shift. Student workers will be on the lookout for incidents so...

Mass surveillance is increasing at universities. Texas State hires students to watch over 900 campus cameras

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‘Creepy surveillance’: why some cities are shutting down Flock cameras amid privacy concerns Some cities are cutting ties with firm that provides license plate reader cameras, others are signing new contracts and many are still looking for their footing

If your city or county uses Flock Cameras, organize to end the contract! ‘Creepy surveillance’: why some cities are shutting down Flock cameras amid privacy concerns

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Standing Witness to University Complicity in Criminal Wars of Aggression | Common Dreams ​Military-related research at universities like NC State helps the imperialist state find ways to more effectively kill people around the world who resist US domination.

Standing Witness to University Complicity in Criminal Wars of Aggression www.commondreams.org/opinion/us-u...

My latest blog post, “After Three Decades, Here’s What I Wish Someone Had Told Me” lnkd.in/eS_2gRr3 #Academia #Criminology #Criminologist #CriminalJustice #Mentoring

Opinion | How to Prepare for When ICE Shows Up on Campus Here’s what you should be doing right now.

How to Prepare for When ICE Shows Up on Campus www.chronicle.com/article/how-...

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Two Thirds of People Arrested by ICE in Minnesota Surge Had No Criminal Records, New Data Reveals The White House had said all the thousands of people arrested by ICE were “dangerous" criminals, but two thirds had no criminal record.

Two Thirds of People Arrested by ICE in Minnesota Surge Had No Criminal Records, New Data Reveals
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ICE at Airports Trains Us to Accept Being Terrorized in Our Daily Lives I had an ultimately harmless encounter with ICE at an airport TSA checkpoint. It was a preview of a new, more sophisticated way to terrorize people.

ICE at Airports Trains Us to Accept Being Terrorized in Our Daily Lives
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(PDF) Do the Conditions inside the United States Federal Bureau of Prisons Facilities Violate the Nelson Mandela Rules on detention? PDF | This article examines how the United States Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) violates specific provisions of the United Nations Standard Minimum... | Find, read and cite all the research you nee...

My latest blog post, "How U.S. Federal Prisons Fail International Human Rights Standards,” jeffreyianross.com/how-u-s-fede... #corrections #FBOP #humanrights #incarceration #mandelarules #prisons tinyurl.com/3r7tcynr

'ICE Has Been Lying for a Year' About Being Allowed to Make Courthouse Arrests | Common Dreams US congressional candidate Brad Lander demands a congressional investigation and civil rights actions for hundreds illegally abducted at immigration courts. DOJ admits relying on ICE lie to defend arr...

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Core findings: Police are exercising powers beyond or ahead of lawful authority: Police – specifically, the Met – have been using powers unlawfully: both before they’ve passed through Parliamentary routes (cumulative disruption powers) and after they’ve been successfully appealed (‘more than minor’ threshold for serious disruption). These developments demonstrate an unaccountable police force emboldened by recent political gains.

One of the core findings of our "How Repression Became Routine" report is that the police – specifically, the Met – are exercising powers beyond or ahead of lawful authority. This is yet another example

How to Keep ICE Agents Out of Your Phone at the Airport If you’re traveling through an airport, follow these digital security practices to keep CBP or ICE from getting into your phone.

How to Keep ICE Agents Out of Your Phone at the Airport
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Senegal’s theater of morality As debt mounts and police violence on campuses goes unanswered, Senegal’s government is targeting its queer citizens.

As debt mounts and police violence on campuses goes unanswered, Senegal’s government is targeting its queer citizens. africasacountry.com/2026/03/sene...

Abused and neglected youths granted immigration protections are being detained and deported Last year, ICE detained 265 and deported 132 young people with Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, according to a letter DHS sent to Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto.

Abused and neglected youths granted immigration protections are being detained and deported

Last year, ICE detained 265 and deported 132 young people with Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, according to a letter DHS sent to Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto.
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Good news. Next month, Routledge will publish LETTERS TO A YOUNG CRIMINOLOGIST. And the paperback edition has been reduced to $34.99 ziply.pk/jqunv5

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Islamophobic Think Tank Helped Prosectors Write Terror Indictment Against ICE Protesters The far-right Center for Security Policy, led by anti-Muslim activist Frank Gaffney, is best known for pedaling conspiracy theories.

Islamophobic Think Tank Helped Prosectors Write Terror Indictment Against ICE Protesters
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Columbia Flouted Its Own Policies and Let ICE Into University Buildings Columbia policy for at least a year is to deny entry without a warrant — but school security keeps letting ICE agents in.

Columbia University Flouted Its Own Policies and Let ICE Into University Buildings theintercept.com/2026/03/08/c...

‘Abject cruelty’: review of 911 calls from Texas ICE detention facility reveals disturbing conditions Overcrowding, medical neglect and malnutrition are regular features of Camp East Montana in El Paso

Review of 911 Calls from Texas ICE Detention Facility Reveals Disturbing Conditions
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Federal Agents Are Intimidating Legal Observers at Their Homes: “They Know Where You Live.” Immigration authorities in Minnesota have identified legal observers by name and address, and in some cases showed up at their homes.

Federal Agents Are Intimidating Legal Observers at Their Homes: “They Know Where You Live.” Immigration authorities in Minnesota have identified legal observers by name and address, and in some cases showed up at their homes. theintercept.com/2026/03/05/i...

Police Reform: An Obituary The fight against police brutality and impunity is a global struggle. This book argues that police reform efforts around the world should be extirpated and replaced with locally developed and led non-...

My Book "Police Reform: An Obituary" is now available for pre-order and will be released on March 10th, 2026! Please ask your university library to order a copy.

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