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Immigration 1 of 21

DHS admits to Congress it deported 86 DACA recipients protected under U.S. law, claiming 241 of 261 detained had "criminal histories" but providing no details on charges.

DACA requires repeated background checks to renew

Source: Politico

February 26, 2026

Fighting Back 2 of 21

Denver Mayor Johnston bans federal immigration agents from all city property and orders police to arrest agents using excessive force, citing the two fatal Minnesota shootings.

DHS calls order "legally illiterate"

Source: Axios

February 26, 2026

Propaganda 3 of 21

White House rapid response staffer secretly runs 300,000-follower pro-Trump X account that called a racist AI video depicting the Obamas as apes "a masterpiece," Wired reports.

Amplified same White House feed he manages

Source: Wired

February 26, 2026

Courts 4 of 21

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to end Temporary Protected Status for Syrian nationals, accusing lower courts of "persistent disregard" for the court's prior rulings on TPS terminations.

Syria designated for TPS since 2012

Source: SCOTUSblog

February 26, 2026

Voting Rights 5 of 21

DOJ sues five more states for unredacted voter rolls with Social Security data, bringing total past two dozen, four of the five states voted for Trump.

West Virginia: "Bring it on!"

Source: Politico

February 26, 2026

Epstein Sex Crime Network 6 of 21

Justice Department exposed seven cooperating witnesses in Epstein file release by failing to redact jail records, only removing names after the New York Times confirmed their cooperation.

Also released unredacted nude images of minors

Source: The Seattle Times

February 26, 2026

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