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North Dakota’s Governor Declared a State of Emergency to Deal With Peaceful Oil Pipeline Protesters. We Call It a State of Emergency for Civil Rights.

When Native American tribes joined forces to peacefully protest an oil pipeline, the governor called out the National Guard.
Local Police Using and Abusing DNA and Other Biometric Technologies

Going nuclear on surveillance: collecting a DNA sample from a juvenile for riding a bike without lights.
Border Patrol Chief Must End Biased Policing to Restore Trust in Communities

A border resident describes what it's like to drive through Border Patrol checkpoints and be racially profiled.
The San Francisco 49ers’ Colin Kaepernick Kneeled So That We May All Stand Taller

Colin Kaepernick’s kneeling protest was his right, and it was right.

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DOJ dropped private prisons. DHS should do the same.

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DOJ dropped private prisons. DHS should do the same.

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