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ICE continues to defy court order -- Committee to Protect Journalists
The nonprofit Committee to Protect Journalists announced on July 8, 2025, that ICE continues to defy a court order to release Spanish-language reporter…
Opinion: Renaming Gulf of Mexico straight out of colonialist playbook
To rename something is to claim it as one’s own.
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Victoria Richard
ICE refuses to release Spanish language reporter
Detention of Mario Guevara despite court order seen as assault on free press and judicial oversight

June 2025

Detained under Trump’s immigration policies, Danish immigrant blames Biden—and still supports Trump
It was President Donald Trump’s hardline immigration enforcement policies that put Danish national Kasper Eriksen in detention. But from behind bars in…
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Christopher Harress
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New Orleans resident of 47 years and suburban Jackson man detained in Mississippi amid nationwide ICE crackdown on Iranian nationals
Federal immigration agents claim Iranian immigrants targeted in ICE arrests have terrorist ties, but friends and family members counter that a…
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Big Beautiful Bill: Devils in the details
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Marsh Nabors
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Teaching the Holocaust just got harder in Mississippi
A new state law forbids education increasing ‘awareness’ of issues relating to race. How are educators supposed to teach history?
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Margaret McMullan
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Mississippi² nonprofit to host racial healing event on July 4 weekend
The organization Mississippi² will host an Independence Day weekend gathering at Jackson’s Fondren Presbyterian Church to promote racial “reflection…
Opinion: The importance of free summer programs for children
The joy of summer makes you think of long days, backyard cookouts and carefree vacations.
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Kelcy Higgins
Spanish language journalist added to list of questionable ICE detentions
The Committee to Project Journalists, which until the current administration was known primarily for its journalist advocacy in war zones and repressive…
Using power and commerce to gut health care
What Title IV of the “One Big Beautiful Bill” means for Mississippi
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Greta Kemp Martin
Curious how lawmakers crafted state's contentious new budget?
2025 special session was fast-tracked, and not everyone was happy about that
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Marsh Nabors
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