More ICE centers

By Tim Henderson

Despite immigration detention numbers receding from recent highs and even as conservative judges are opting to release more detainees by rejecting President Donald Trump’s mass detention policy, tools for detainees to seek release or appeal cases are disappearing. A proposed federal rule will make it harder to appeal immigration cases nationally. And a U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling stops immigrants from requesting release on legal grounds in Louisiana and two other states if they entered the country illegally, no matter how long they’ve been here.

By Madhri Yehiya, Verite

After speaking with several workers on-the-ground during last year’s Carnival season, a labor rights and economic empowerment organization heard that the workers who get the routes in pristine condition after parades do not receive adequate personal protection equipment or food and water to get them through cleanup shifts that last several hours.

By Olivia Cohen and Cassandra Stephenson

Young farmers who are just entering the ag world are facing hurdles that previous generations didn’t have to clear. Consolidation is squeezing out smaller family farms and finding land is difficult and expensive. Inflation, erratic weather and tariffs implemented by the Trump Administration put extra pressure on farmers in 2025, particularly those that raise commodity crops typically exported to China.