Gaby Del Valle

President Trump’s mass deportation efforts have seen people across the country snatched by masked men in civilian clothing, some of whom don’t initially identify themselves as law enforcement. A new bill seeks to ban immigration officers from wearing non-medical face coverings during arrests and require them to clearly display their agency’s name or acronym, and their own names or badge numbers.

Palantir has received more than $113 million in federal funds since Trump took office and is reportedly discussing potential contracts with the Social Security Administration and the IRS. The ubiquity of Palantir’s tech within federal agencies may help Trump achieve his goal of creating a master database allowing administration officials to access data on nearly anyone in the US.

Khalil, a Columbia student, was arrested by ICE in March over his involvement in pro-Palestine activism despite being a permanent resident. Citing a Cold War-era law, administration officials claimed Khalil’s presence in the country is detrimental to the US’s foreign policy interest.