The article highlights the distressing situation faced by immigrant families, including young children, who were detained in cramped conditions in Los Angeles without adequate food and water following raids by authorities. Lawyers from the Immigrant Defenders Law Center revealed that one family with three children, the youngest being three years old, was kept in an administrative building for 48 hours and given minimal food and water. This comes as the US plans to deploy marines in response to protests against immigration raids, despite objections from the state’s governor.
In another development, a federal judge ruled that the Trump administration cannot continue to detain Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil on claims of being a threat to foreign policy. Khalil, a Columbia University graduate, has been held since March in Louisiana, although the administration could still detain him on other grounds.
Additionally, Israeli forces reportedly killed at least 60 Palestinians in Gaza as they sought food aid from a distribution scheme. The article also covers other significant news, including the crash of an Air India flight, resignations in the Democratic National Committee, and tensions between China and Japan in the Pacific.
Moreover, labor activists in India’s sugar cane industry raised concerns about female workers being coerced into hysterectomies due to period pain or pregnancy affecting their wages. The article also discusses the Trump administration’s rollback of regulations on power plant pollution limits, drawing warnings from experts. Lastly, it explores the unexpected queer appeal of the Fast and Furious movie franchise.