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ICE Has Stopped Paying Contractors for Detainee Medical Treatment

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This story was originally published by Popular Information, a substack publication to which you can subscribe here. During the second Trump administration, the population of migrants held at US Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities has exploded—from below 40,000 in January 2025 to over 73,000 today. Under the law, ICE is required to provide necessary medical care for this population. While ICE employs […]

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Trump’s Venezuela Move Could Deliver a Big Win for This MAGA Billionaire

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This story was originally published by Popular Information, a substack publication to which you can subscribe here. In a Saturday morning military raid ordered by President Trump, US forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. After Maduro was apprehended and transported to New York to face criminal charges, Trump announced that the United States would “run” Venezuela for the indefinite […]

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ICE’s Spending on Weaponry Is Up More Than 700 Percent Over Last Year

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This story was originally published by Popular Information, a substack publication to which you can subscribe here. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has sharply increased its spending on weapons in 2025, according to an analysis of federal government contracting data by Popular Information. Records from the Federal Procurement Data System reveal that ICE has increased spending on “small arms, ordnance, […]

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Trump’s Argentina Bailout Enriches One Well-Connected US Billionaire

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This story was originally published by Popular Information, a substack publication to which you can subscribe here. Last week, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced a $20 billion package to rescue the Argentinian economy. The risky taxpayer-financed deal, which involves trading US dollars for Argentine pesos, has little upside for ordinary Americans. Argentina is not a significant US trading partner, and its […]

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Did That Weird Birthday Letter to Jeffrey Epstein Sound Like the Work of Donald Trump?

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This story was originally published by Popular Information, a substack publication to which you can subscribe here. This past Thursday, the Wall Street Journal published a bombshell report about President Trump’s relationship with convicted child sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein. According to the Journal, the materials collected as part of the Department of Justice’s investigation into Epstein included a 2003 birthday message […]

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Trump Promised No New Business Deals With Foreign Governments. He Lied.

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This story was originally published by Popular Information, a substack publication to which you can subscribe here. On January 10, 2025, President Trump released an “ethics agreement” detailing how he would handle his personal business interests while in the White House. It is remarkably weak and does not require Trump to divest any of his holdings. Unlike a similar […]

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US Citizen Wrongly Detained by the Border Patrol Says Government’s Account Is False

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This story was originally published by Popular Information, a substack publication to which you can subscribe here. On April 8, Jose Hermosillo, a 19-year-old U.S. citizen, was wrongfully incarcerated by immigration authorities in Arizona, who claimed he was an undocumented immigrant. He was held for 10 days at Florence Correctional Center, a privately run immigration detention facility, before being released on […]

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