Archive - THE MISSISSIPPI INDEPENDENT

Remembering Katrina, with an eye toward the future

Anyone of a certain age along the central Gulf Coast knows the fateful date Aug.

Aug 5 •

July 2025

Old times here are not forgotten, but the times, they are a-changin'

What does Mississippi’s storied Neshoba County Fair mean to the Delta voter?

Jul 30 •

Special legislative election will likely impact public schools

Mississippi Parents Campaign urges voters to head to the polls on August 5

Jul 28

Legality of ICE detainments increasingly murky -- though there is relevant case law

With ICE roundups now including legal immigrants, with the President threatening to denaturalize and deport U.S.

Jul 16

ACLU of Mississippi releases guide for potential ICE encounters

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Jul 16 •

Opinion: Black Women’s Equal Pay Day: “The check is long overdue”

Let’s be clear: Black Women’s Equal Pay Day is not just a date on the calendar—it’s a glaring receipt, marked by exhaustion, resilience and the deep…

Jul 10 •

Cassandra Welchlin

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…

Jul 8

Opinion: Renaming Gulf of Mexico straight out of colonialist playbook

To rename something is to claim it as one’s own.

Jul 3 •

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

Jul 2

June 2025

Detained under Trump’s immigration policies, Danish immigrant blames Biden

Detainee also said he still supports Trump

Jun 30 •

Christopher Harress

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…

Jun 27

Big Beautiful Bill: Devils in the details

Jun 25 •

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