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Rep. María Elvira Salazar wants to make peace with her Republican colleagues over her more moderate approach to immigration policy.
But MAGA-aligned lawmakers are dismissing her efforts.
Salazar has been promoting her
"Dignity Act", a bill she introduced with Democratic Rep. Veronica Escobar,
which would give some immigrants with no criminal background a path to obtain legal status, not citizenship.
It would apply to about 10 to 12 million immigrants…

MAGA-Aligned Lawmakers Target a Republican Colleague for Her Immigration Bill
“The bill needs to be scrapped entirely,” Rep. Brandon Gill said about the Dignity Act, a proposal from Rep. María Elvira Salazar that would allow some immigrants to get legal status.

CNN: ICE launches immigration enforcement campaign in Maine
https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/minnesota-immigration-protests-01-21-2…

January 21, 2026 - Trump’s immigration in Minnesota and Maine
An immigration enforcement campaign is underway in Maine, while Minnesota and Twin Cities officials face subpoenas as the feds probe whether they obstructed immigration enforcement efforts that have drawn strong backlash.

"Humans burn themselves—and survive burns—with a frequency likely much greater than any other animal. Most animals avoid fire completely, while in contrast, humans live alongside fire and most humans will experience minor burns throughout their lives."
Exposure to burn injuries played key role in shaping human evolution, study suggests

Exposure to burn injuries played key role in shaping human evolution, study suggests
Humans' exposure to high temperature burn injuries may have played an important role in our evolutionary development, shaping how our bodies heal, fight infection, and sometimes fail under extreme injury, according to new research.

Games fascists play - The malicious duplicity is a warning to us all.
Hundreds ordered deported in absentia at S.F. immigration court
https://missionlocal.org/2026/03/san-francisco-immigration-court-in-absentia-deportations/

Hundreds ordered deported in absentia at S.F. immigration court
Former judges and attorneys question whether immigrants had adequate notice as hundreds failed to appear for hearings in court

Games fascists play - The malicious duplicity is a warning to us all.
Hundreds ordered deported in absentia at S.F. immigration court
https://missionlocal.org/2026/03/san-francisco-immigration-court-in-absentia-deportations/

Hundreds ordered deported in absentia at S.F. immigration court
Former judges and attorneys question whether immigrants had adequate notice as hundreds failed to appear for hearings in court

15 injured, police officer killed as explosions rock western Ukraine's Lviv in terrorist attack: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/22/injured-police-officer-killed-as.html

Russia injures at least 15 in missile and drone attacks across Odesa, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/21/russia-injures-at-least-in.html

Federal immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to ❌forcibly enter people’s homes without a judge’s warrant,
according to an internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press,
⚠️ marking a sharp reversal of longstanding guidance meant to respect constitutional limits on government searches.
The memo authorizes ICE officers to use force to enter a residence based solely on a narrow administrative warrant to arrest someone
with…

Memo tells ICE officers they can enter homes without a warrant
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant. This change reverses previous guidance and raises concerns about constitutional protections against illegal searches. The memo, signed by ICE’s acting director, states that administrative warrants are sufficient for forced entry if there’s a final order of removal. This policy could face legal cha…

A US army sergeant with 27 years of military service
– including deployment to Afghanistan
– said that federal immigration agents recently arrested his wife during an appointment at an immigration office in El Paso, Texas.
Sgt First Class Jose Serrano said that his wife, Deisy Rivera Ortega,
a Salvadorian, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers under the command of the Trump administration despite receiving legal protection in 2019 that bar…

Newly released records show
a U.S. citizen was shot and killed in Texas
by a federal immigration agent last year
during a late-night traffic encounter
that was not publicly disclosed by the Department of Homeland Security.
The death of #Ruben #Ray

Records reveal a federal immigration agent fatally shot a Texas man last year
A U.S. citizen was shot and killed by a federal immigration officer during a late-night traffic stop nearly a year ago in a Texas beach town crowded with young people celebrating spring break. The death of 23-year-old Ruben Ray Martinez occurred in March on South Padre Island and was reported by local media outlets at the time. But authorities did not publicly disclose that the shooting involved a team from Homeland Security Investigations conducting an immigration enforcement operation in conj…