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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Gregory Bovino with his security team while a group of citizens opposed to the country's immigration policies protested him in Minnesota on January 21, 2026.

CBP Commissioner Gregory Bovino faces protest in Minnesota

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I Have A Great Idea For Retraining ICE Agents

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Albert Burneko

Protesters take cover behind overturned trash containers as a line of federal agents forms a barricade across a downtown street during clashes following the fatal shooting of a demonstrator earlier in the day, on January 24, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Federal Agents Kill Again; Gunmen Still At Large

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Tom Ley

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The Sports Highlight Of The Day Is This ICE Goon Eating Shit

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Samer Kalaf

ICE agents stand at the scene where ICE agents fatally shot a woman earlier in the day in Minneapolis.

ICE shooting kills woman in US state of Minnesota

ICE Is Modeling Its Brutality After The IDF

Police tape surrounds a vehicle suspected to be involved in a shooting by an ICE agent during federal law enforcement operations on January 07, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. According to federal officials, the agent, “fearing for his life” killed a woman during a confrontation in south Minneapolis.

ICE Minneapolis fatal shooting

ICE Agent Kills Woman, DHS Tells Obvious, Insane Lies About It

Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Doug Martin (22) after a week 11 NFL game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Kansas City Chiefs on November 20, 2016 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, MO. The Buccaneers won 19-17.

NFL: NOV 20 Buccaneers at Chiefs

Doug Martin’s Family Says He Was Experiencing Mental Health Crisis Before Dying In Police Custody

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - SEPTEMBER 13: Terence Crawford walks to the ring prior to the Undisputed &amp; Ring Magazine Super Middleweight Championship against Canelo Alvarez (not pictured) at Allegiant Stadium on September 13, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/TKO Worldwide LLC via Getty Images)

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Omaha Cops Draw Guns On Local Hero Terence Crawford [UPDATE]

The Diplomatic Security Service (DSS), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), and Metro Transit Police Department (MTPD) agents walk on patrol near Nationals Park on August 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. An increased presence of law enforcement has been seen throughout the nation's capital since U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to deploy federal officers and the U.S. National Guard.

Trump Increases Federal Law Enforcement Presence, Deploys National Guard In Nation’s Capital

Notes From The D.C. Clampdown

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Barry Petchesky

A small group of demonstrators protests outside the entrance of Dodger Stadium on the night of the team's June 19 game.

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The Dodgers Can’t Sit This Moment Out

Robert Pastore

New York correctional officers and sergeants continue their strike for a second week outside of the Coxsackie Correctional Facility on February 28, 2025 in Coxsackie, Greene, New York.

New York Prison Guards Strike Over Proclaimed Unsafe Working Conditions

What The Corrections Officer Strike Means To Incarcerated People Like Me

A Miami-Dade police officer grabs Tyreek Hill from behind during his detainment

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Body Cam Footage Shows Miami-Dade Police Unnecessarily Escalating Tyreek Hill’s Traffic Stop

Peyton Ham, a 16-year-old from Leonardtown, Md, stands next to his grandfather, Keith Raley, while doing tree clearing work. Two days after this photo was taken Ham was shot and killed by a Maryland State Police trooper.

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U.S. Court Of Appeals Rules Against Cop Who Killed Peyton Ham

Maryland State Police troopers bowing their heads on stage during a graduation ceremony in 2019.

Lt. Governor Boyd K. Rutherford will speak at the graduation ceremony for the Maryland State Police 149th Trooper Candidate Class in Reisterstown, MD.

How Qualified Immunity Protects Cops Who Kill

Federal Appeals Court Questions Handling Of Case Against Cop Who Killed Peyton Ham


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LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY - MAY 17: Louisville police badge is seen during the second round of PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club on May 17, 2024 in Louisville, Kentucky.

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Louisville Police Have Very Little To Say

Scottie Scheffler arrives to the course during the second round of PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club on May 17, 2024 in Louisville, Kentucky.

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This Is So Stupid

Officer’s Pants Tragically Struck Down In Confrontation With Scottie Scheffler

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Don’t Worry, Scottie Scheffler Will Make His Tee Time. He Just Had To Get Arrested Real Quick

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Tom Scocca

An NYPD officer in riot gear looms over a student protestor on the ground and appears to be gripping her arm.

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Going Off Script

A line of police at City College during pro-Gaza demonstrations

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Interviews

A City College Student Journalist Shares What He Saw During The NYPD Crackdown

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Patrick Redford

Counter protesters attack pro-Palestinian protesters at a pro-Palestinian encampment set up on the campus of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) as clashes erupt, in Los Angeles on May 1, 2024. Clashes broke out on May 1, 2024 around pro-Palestinian demonstrations at the University of California, Los Angeles, as universities around the United States struggle to contain similar protests on dozens of campuses. (Photo by ETIENNE LAURENT / AFP)

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UCLA Chooses Violence Over Divestment

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The Outside Agitators On Campus Were The Police

The Gaza Solidarity Encampment at Columbia University.

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The Crackdown Explains The Protest

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When The Night You Didn’t Die Never Ends

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Cop Empties Clip On Suburban Street After Hearing Acorn Strike His Car

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Lauren Theisen

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The TSA Has Thwarted My Anti-Groping Strategy