Israel issues forced evacuation order for entire Dahiyeh area of Lebanon’s capital, home to hundreds of thousands.
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People sit on the back of a vehicle as they wait in traffic in Beirut after the Israeli army issued a forced evacuation order for the Lebanese capital’s southern suburbs [Claudia Greco/Reuters]
Far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has threatened to turn the southern suburbs of Lebanon’s capital into another Gaza Strip, as the Israeli military ordered hundreds of thousands of people to immediately leave their homes in Beirut.
In a video shared online on Thursday, Smotrich warned that the Dahiyeh area would soon look “like Khan Younis”, a city in southern Gaza that has been decimated in Israel’s genocidal war against Palestinians in the enclave.
On day 10 of the war engulfing the Middle East, UN agencies on Monday reported massive displacement across the region, along with surging food and fuel prices that risk increasing hunger and suffering for the most vulnerable.
In Lebanon alone, nearly 700,000 people including around 200,000 children have been forced from their homes, “adding to the tens of thousands already uprooted from previous escalations”, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said.
The development follows a weekend of escalating Israeli and U.S. strikes against Iran, counter-strikes by Iranian forces across Israel and explosions in several Gulf States, along with Israeli strikes targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Heavy toll
In its latest update, the UN relief coordination office, OCHA, said that 294 people had been killed in Lebanon and more than 1,000 injured in the first eight days of the war.
On Saturday, 7 March, 41 people were killed in a single operation by Israeli forces in the town of Nabi Sheet in eastern Lebanon that also left dozens wounded, OCHA said, citing the Lebanese authorities.
In addition to “intensified airstrikes across multiple governorates” of Lebanon, the office also noted that Israeli evacuation orders had been reissued for a third time since the war began, covering the entire areas south of the Litani River, and the second time for Beirut’s southern suburbs.
In a statement, the committee said: “The failure to observe international humanitarian law, including numerous international conventions to which the US is a State Party, as well as customary international law, can lead to the commission of war crimes.”
The committee added that it “further underscores the critical importance of advance coordination with cultural heritage professionals, deployment of cultural property protection lists, and engagement with relevant international bodies – including Unesco and The Blue Shield International (BSI) – to safeguard at-risk sites”.
The statement continued: “The destruction of cultural heritage is irreversible. It erases identity, history, and the shared memory of civilisations. No military or political objective justifies the willful or negligent destruction of humanity’s common inheritance. Such destruction is also one of the actions that can make returning to a state of peace more difficult.
Cultural heritage in ruins: How modern warfare has devastated the ancient cities of the Middle East
The New Arab revisits the ancient cities of the Middle East, highlighting the destruction caused by war, looting, and neglect to their cultural heritage
The Middle East is one of the most ancient regions on Earth. The world’s first manmade cities were built here; Damascus, Syria, Jericho, Palestine, and Byblos, Lebanon.
For thousands of years, its historical legacy was protected not only by the governments and rulers of the territory but also by common citizens. However, the last century has witnessed the devastating destruction and looting of many archaeological sites in the Middle East.
The invasion of Iraq led by the US and Britain in 2003, destroyed invaluable historical sites and in an apparent disregard for history and cultural heritage, the US and Britain even built military bases atop archaeological wonders.
The Islamic State group (IS/ISIS) composed of members from various nationalities, including Europeans and Chechens, also played a devastating role in the destruction of these ancient sites both in Iraq and Syria. Coupled with airstrikes led by the Syrian government, many of the world’s most significant archaeological sites have suffered irreparable damage.
Mark Altaweel, Professor of Near East Archaeology at UCL, explained to The New Arab that recent conflicts have had a distinct and devastating impact on cultural heritage, with the deliberate targeting of historical sites emerging as a defining feature. This period of warfare, he noted, “differs from past conflicts in its attempt at cultural destruction.”
Mark also highlighted that widespread looting has added to the devastation. IS, in particular, has conducted one of the most organised and large-scale looting campaigns seen in recent times, significantly harming the region’s archaeological heritage.
Although restoration of these sites is ongoing, some archaeological experts have warned that the process may actually taint the original integrity and significance of the sites.
Israel’s bombing of Iran’s oil infrastructure will have major long-term environmental repercussions, experts have warned, as monitors admitted they were struggling to keep track of the environmental disasters arising from the widening war.
Even as Iranians filled the streets to mark the appointment of a new supreme leader, the Shahran oil depot north-east of Tehran and the Shahr-e fuel depot to its south continued to burn on Monday, two days after they were bombed by Israeli warplanes.
In the immediate aftermath of the attacks, Iran’s environmental agency and the Iranian Red Crescent Society had warned Tehran residents to stay at home, warning the toxic chemicals spread by airstrikes on five fossil fuel installations around the city could lead to acid rain and damage the skin and lungs.
On Monday, the head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said: “Damage to petroleum facilities in Iran risks contaminating food, water and air – hazards that can have severe health impacts especially on children, older people, and people with pre-existing medical conditions.”
The ongoing conflict in the Middle East has taken a devastating turn. Late on Saturday night, U.S. and Israeli forces launched missile strikes on Iran’s oil depots. Videos of the attack circulating online are being compared to Armageddon, with massive plumes of smoke and fire rising near public highways.
The strikes were so precise and devastating that the explosions also rocked the neighbouring city of Karaj. Footage shared on social media shows huge fireballs descending from the sky and engulfing parts of the targeted facilities.
The Iraq War, which began in 2003, had profound and multifaceted environmental consequences that extended far beyond its immediate geopolitical implications. The conflict led to widespread destruction of ecosystems, infrastructure, and natural resources, exacerbated by the use of heavy weaponry, military operations, and the collapse of governance systems. Oil spills, such as the deliberate release of crude oil into the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, contaminated water sources and disrupted aquatic life. Additionally, the burning of oil wells and refineries released toxic pollutants into the atmosphere, contributing to air quality degradation and long-term health risks for both humans and wildlife. The war also accelerated desertification, soil erosion, and the loss of biodiversity, as military activities and displacement disrupted fragile desert and wetland ecosystems. The environmental impact of the Iraq War underscores the often-overlooked ecological costs of armed conflict, highlighting the urgent need for sustainable recovery and international accountability in post-war reconstruction efforts.
Air Pollution
Increased levels of particulate matter, toxic chemicals, and heavy metals due to bombings, fires, and military operations. Persistent air quality issues reported in areas like Baghdad and Basra.
Water Contamination
Pollution of rivers (e.g., Tigris and Euphrates) and groundwater from oil spills, military waste, and untreated sewage. Access to clean water remains a critical issue for millions of Iraqis.
Soil Degradation
Contamination from depleted uranium (DU) munitions, heavy metals, and chemical pollutants. Agricultural productivity has declined in affected areas.
Deforestation and Habitat Loss
Destruction of vegetation and wildlife habitats due to military activities, urbanization, and infrastructure damage. Marshlands in southern Iraq have been particularly affected.
Oil Spills and Fires
Extensive oil spills from damaged pipelines and storage facilities, leading to long-term environmental damage. Oil fires during the war contributed to air pollution and climate change.
Waste Management Crisis
Accumulation of military and civilian waste, including unexploded ordnance, plastics, and hazardous materials. Limited waste management infrastructure exacerbates the problem.
Climate Change Contributions
Significant carbon emissions from military operations, fires, and reconstruction activities. Iraq remains vulnerable to climate change impacts, including droughts and desertification.
Health Impacts
Increased rates of respiratory diseases, cancer, and birth defects linked to environmental contamination. Long-term health effects persist, especially in conflict-affected areas.
Biodiversity Loss
Decline in native species due to habitat destruction, pollution, and hunting. Endangered species like the Mesopotamian fallow deer are at greater risk.
Long-Term Environmental Recovery
Slow and challenging recovery process due to ongoing instability, lack of resources, and limited international support. Environmental degradation continues to affect livelihoods and ecosystems.
Satellite imagery confirms damage to the US AN/FPS-132 early warning radar in Qatar after Iran’s reported precision strike under Operation True Promise 4. The $1.1-billion system formed the backbone of American missile defence in the Gulf, supporting THAAD, Patriot and regional surveillance operations
Why Trump’s War With Iran Is Costing Nearly $1 Billion A Day—At Least
ByAlison Durkee,Forbes Staff. Alison is a senior news reporter covering US politics and legal news.Follow Author
Mar 10, 2026, 01:15pm EDT
Topline
The first week of President Donald Trump’s military strikes in Iran have cost American taxpayers over $6 billion, according to Pentagon sources cited by The New York Times—as other sources place estimates even higher—and the ballooning cost of the war could approach $100 billion, depending on how long it stretches on.
The U.S.-Israel attack on Iran risks deepening global economic problems and pushing Gulf states toward crisis. QatarEnergy’s halt of LNG production underscores the scale of the risks this war entails.
In short order, the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran has expanded across the region, with Gulf states bearing the brunt of Tehran’s retaliatory campaign aimed at dispersing the costs of the war and pressuring Washington to halt its offensive. This has included targeting energy infrastructure, shipping routes and aviation networks, threatening not only regional stability but the economic and reputational capital that Gulf states have painstakingly built over decades.
A Critical Moment
The war came at a moment of global economic fragility. The second Trump administration had already injected significant uncertainty into the international economic system through erratic tariff policies and a coercive, unilateral foreign policy posture that has unnerved both allies and adversaries. The global economy continues to grapple with persistent inflation, elevated interest rates, and supply chain disruptions stemming from the Red Sea crisis triggered by Houthi attacks linked to the Gaza genocide. Now both of the world’s most critical maritime chokepoints—Bab el-Mandeb and the Strait of Hormuz—are under threat.
As many as 73 commodities spiked in a single week: some by over 60% as Hormuz disruptions choked the naphtha feedstock flows that Asian steam crackers depend on for 60–80% of their supply,” Ajay Joshi, a chemical sector expert, and founder of an eponymous advisory firm for chemical companies, told The Indian Express.
He added that India is among the most exposed. “Structurally import-dependent on West Asia for crude oil (50%+), LNG (50–55%), ethylene glycol, polymers, methanol, and fertilisers, India faces a compounding cost shock, worsened by the Rupee already at Rs 92 to the US Dollar. The market has not fully priced a prolonged disruption to shipping routes along the Strait of Hormuz,” Joshi added.
Iran’s military forces and regional resistance groups have launched a series of retaliatory military strikes against the United States and the Israeli regime, according to reports by state broadcaster Press TV.
The operations, conducted on Sunday, were reportedly led by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) and the Iranian Army as part of “Operation True Promise 4.” This military action follows what Tehran describes as an unprovoked act of aggression by a US-Israeli coalition against the Islamic Republic.
Since the onset of the escalation, Iranian forces have reportedly executed 27 waves of missile and drone strikes. These attacks used advanced weaponry to target Israeli military facilities in the occupied territories, alongside American occupation bases and assets positioned throughout the West Asia region.
Ships that have ‘gone dark’ and have travelled through the Strait of Hormuz:
‘Shadow Fleet’ have crossed the most
Shadow fleet tankers dominate current crossings of the Strait of Hormuz, according to Lloyd’s List Intelligence.
They found that, of the 13 large oil and gas carriers that crossed between 2-9 March, eight were classified as part of the so-called shadow fleet.
A tanker is classed as a shadow fleet if it is carrying sanctioned oil cargo from Iran, Russia or Venezuela.
………The IRGC has warned that any US, Israeli or European vessel detected in the strait “will certainly be struck”.
There has been a huge surge in GPS jamming in the region. Hundreds of ships jump around the map and then cluster in very small areas.
GPS ship jamming is when signals are being interrupted, causing ships to send incorrect locations.
It’s impossible to know exactly who is behind the jamming but analysts say it’s likely to be both from Iran and others.
While Iran is widely suspected of trying to disrupt shipping in the region, analysts say the surge in GPS jamming could also be linked to others, including vessels seeking to mask their movements or respond defensively to threats, making it difficult to attribute the interference to a single source.
Urban Skies Transformed: The Advent of Megawatt-Scale Airborne Wind Power
In a world where urban density and the relentless pursuit of decarbonization increasingly collide, the recent flight of the SAWES S2000 airborne wind turbine marks a pivotal moment for renewable energy. Developed by Linyi Yunchuan in collaboration with Tsinghua University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, this megawatt-class, grid-connected platform is not just a feat of engineering—it’s a harbinger of how cities might soon harvest the wind above their skylines.
The S2000’s maiden voyage reached an altitude of 6,500 feet, delivering 385 kWh in a mere half hour and demonstrating a robust 3 MW nameplate capacity. Twelve lightweight turbines, suspended beneath an inflatable aerostat hull, form the heart of this airborne system. The entire installation, remarkably, is containerized and can be deployed within five hours—a logistical revolution for a sector where wind farms traditionally require years of planning and construction.
Some people connected to Epstein died of old age, taking their story to the grave. Others died in mystrrious circumstances. This article lists 22 people who died connected to Epstein, plus Epstein himself:
The late sex offender’s very last cellmate, Efrain “Stone” Reyes, died at 51 of COVID in November 2020, weeks after talking with federal investigators probing his cellmate’s death. Reyes was transferred out of Epstein’s cell one day before his death.
Joe Recarey, the Palm Beach Police detective who led the Epstein investigation and urged officials for justice, died at 50 on May 25, 2018, following a short illness.
The attorneys who helped Epstein win the West Palm Beach case also passed away. Kenneth Starr died in September 2022 at 76 after surgical complications. Roy Black died at 80 last month at home.
Marvin Minsky, the MIT artificial intelligence pioneer listed in Giuffre’s Epstein accusations, died of a fatal cerebral hemorrhage in January 2016 at 88.
NYPD detective and Epstein book author John Connolly passed away in January 2022 at 78.
Various associates of the disgraced financier died over the years.
Jean-Luc Brunel, the head of a French modeling agency awaiting trial for allegedly trafficking girls to Epstein, was found hanged inside a Paris prison cell in February 2022.
Movie producer Steve Bing jumped from the 27th floor of his L.A. apartment building in June 2020 and died at 55 after talking to the FBI about Epstein.
Thomas Bowers, a head of the Deutsche Bank wealth management division, which moved money for the late sex offender, was found hanged inside his California home in November 2019.
Forty years ago, Epstein began working as a trusted financial advisor to tycoon Les Wexner, the founder of L Brands.
Epstein’s predecessor at L Brands, Arthur Shapiro, 43, was gunned down in March 1985, weeks before he was set to be questioned by the IRS about illegal tax shelters.
Following Shapiro’s death, the disgraced mogul took over managing Wexner’s finances.
FBI documents mention the lawyer’s unsolved murder and Epstein’s potential link to prime suspect Berry L. Kessler.
Kessler died at age 84 in 2005 while inside a Georgia federal prison. He was convicted ten years earlier of planning two different murder-for-hire plots unrelated to Shapiro.
“There were a lot of people entrapped and entangled through Epstein’s web, and many of those people are gone now – dead,” private investigator Ed Opperman told the Enquirer. “They are all connected through a money trail.”
A gorgeous supermodel fell from her swank downtown apartment to her death yesterday in an apparent suicide, officials said.
Records in UK destroyed:
Historian claims UK destroyed Epstein-royal files
Historian Andrew Lownie alleges that key records linking Jeffrey Epstein to the British royal family were destroyed by UK authorities, heightening public mistrust. The scandal, centred on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, has developed into a political and national security debate, with calls for his removal from the royal line of succession. Meanwhile, Princess Eugenie has stepped down from a major charity role amid scrutiny, and investigative journalists continue to identify figures allegedly shielded within Epstein’s network.
Unraveling the Past: Mount Sinai Investigates Alleged Connection Between Dr. Eva Andersson-Dubin and Jeffrey Epstein
Mount Sinai Hospital, a prestigious medical institution, is currently conducting a thorough investigation into the past relationship between one of its renowned physicians, Dr. Eva Andersson-Dubin, and the late financier Jeffrey Epstein.
The tabloid tracked down what it claimed were classified ads placed by the Dubins in the Göteborgs-Posten, “repeatedly in the early 2000s” seeking nannies or au pairs to come to New York. The paper contacted some of the women who, as teens, answered those ads. Two spoke, but identified themselves only by their first names: Hanna and Susanne. Both said the Dubins introduced them to Epstein, both were housed in the Manhattan building where Epstein kept his trafficked girls and where his lawyer and accountant had offices.
Hanna told the paper that Epstein visited frequently during her time with the Andersson-Dubin family, often with a few 20-year-old, tall, slim, attractive (and mostly silent) women in tow. “I remember that he always had different young girls with him as company,” she said. “And I understood from the staff that it was always like that.”
Susanne recalled that Epstein “gave a very mysterious impression.” She said he spoke enough Swedish to say, “Hey, how are you?” and seemed friendlier than Glenn Dubin, who called her “Swedish Girl” and never learned her name. “I thought, God, what a nice man. He lives here in this luxurious house, why isn’t Eva with him?” But then she visited Epstein’s mansion with the Dubin children and followed them into a room filled with pictures of naked girls. After that, she said, “I thought he was creepy.”
Both girls said they were brought to New York as tourists without au pair visas and their salaries were paid in cash. At the Epstein building where they were housed, Hanna said she met girls her age – good-looking girls he “helped,” she said, using air quotes. “There were many girls my age who in various ways might have earned money by performing various services. They got a slap on the backside. It was like no big deal.”
“Everything came to an abrupt end when another Swedish girl came to the family,” Expressen reported. According to Hanna, the girl – who was younger than the others – had answered the classified ad and was flown to New York, but then sent to Jeffrey Epstein’s island. The girl “thought she would be some kind of assistant and it turned out that the assistant job was not at all what she had thought,” Hanna told Expressen, adding that the girl seemed traumatized. “I’ve thought about it a lot because I didn’t ask more about what was happening.”
After that, things changed. Eva turfed Hanna out.
“Eva then told me one day, ‘We don’t need you anymore. You can’t keep working.’ Then they more or less threw me out on the street. Back then, it was convenient that there was no au pair organization or visa. So, you can’t keep on hiring people legally.”
The Dubins have denied knowledge of Epstein’s crimes, and speaking to Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter through a PR agent, denied that they ever employed a 15-year-old Swedish girl or transported such a person from Sweden. Expressen reported it has “been in contact with more nannies than those quoted in the text. They do not want or dare not tell about their experiences.”
Jeffrey Epstein is seen in this image released by the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 19, 2025 as part of a new trove of documents from its investigations into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. U.S. Justice Department/Handout via REUTERS
Jeffrey Epstein was the target of a sprawling federal investigation into alleged money laundering, drug smuggling and sex trafficking operation by a specialized unit shut down last year by the Trump administration.
The Federal Drug Enforcement Administration opened the investigation into Epstein and a dozen other individuals in 2015, according to five sources close to the case, as part of a longstanding probe into organized crime, although none of the targets were charged with any crimes and it’s not clear how long the case remained open, reported Bloomberg.
“It began after an informant told authorities that Epstein was involved in the illicit funding and distribution of so-called club drugs, including ecstasy, ketamine and methamphetamines,” Bloomberg reported, based on the sources who asked not to be named so they could discuss sensitive law enforcement matters.
The girl also appeared to be drugged or disoriented, and didn’t know how she had gotten from the island back to New York. She claimed Maxwell had taken her passport, another aide had seized her phone, and that she had “been threatened.”
“Was she in fear?” the lawyer asked.
“Yes.”
“You could tell?”
“Yes. She was shaking uncontrollably.”
For years, that image has haunted me and probably anyone else who read through those pages.
Who was this girl? How did she get home? Is she okay now?
At the time, the Dubins issued a statement through their lawyer denying the account. They’ve never been subpoenaed over it. The question didn’t even come up at Maxwell’s 2021 trial where Eva Andersson-Dubin appeared as a character witness. She testified that she didn’t remember meeting a witness who had described group massage orgies. On cross-examination, a prosecutor asked if she had any memory problems. “It’s very hard for me to remember anything far back and sometimes I can’t remember things from last month,” she said. “My family notices it. I notice it. It’s been an issue.”
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1980’s, Epstein and children:
Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuses began by 1985, targeted 13-year-old, lawsuit claims
One accuser told the FBI Andrew watched her being tortured as a schoolgirl at Frogmore Cottage in Windsor. The accuser claimed she was strapped to a table and “tortured with electrical shocks” by Maxwell, while a group of men watched. The former prince has denied any wrongdoing.
In separate claims, the alleged victim said she was between six and eight years old when she was “drugged at night and driven by my father, [redacted], to pedophile ring ‘parties’.”
There are yet darker claims about cannibalism and satanic rituals – something that does not feature explicitly in the files. And for now, Maxwell is keeping her council, citing her fifth amendment right unless she is granted clemency. She is currently serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking.
But her silence could be all the more understandable given the fate of Epstein and the mysterious string of deaths.
Former Prime Minister Thorbjørn Jagland was reportedly hospitalised on Tuesday, February 24, just a few days after he was charged with serious corruption offences, linked to his association with the paedophile. Jagland was charged with “gross corruption” after newly released documents appeared to reveal a transactional relationship between the ex-PM and Epstein, between 2011 and 2018. Some Norwegian newspaper outlets have reported that he was hospitalised because of a suicide attempt, but his spokesperson denied this, citing instead stress.
Prophet Bob Hartley gives a “talk about a series of dreams about the Hope Healing Journey and the Yellow House.” YouTube
Heartbreaking allegations of sexual abuse at Bethel Church, a charismatic megachurch in Redding, California, has recently come to light. Bob Hartley, previously one of the core “prophets” at the International House of Prayer at Kansas City (IHOP-KC), used his spiritual authority to abuse young women, both at Bethel and IHOP-KC. A few weeks after the initial allegations came to light, new allegations surfaced alleging that one of the pastors sexually assaulted an intern who was also working as a nanny for his children.
When the church’s leadership learned of the assault, not only did they cover it up but they turned it into a feel-good story about God’s mercy and reconciliation, told in Danny Silk’s 2019 book Unpunishable. Instances of this kind of abuse in religious communities are relatively common, with experts often pointing to the presence of a contributing factor such as an independent governance structure, the elevated standing of clergy, or the desire to protect the institution above individual victims. With churches and parachurch organizations associated with the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR), we frequently find a perfect storm of all three, as is the case with Bethel.
according to researchers Holly Pivec and Doug Geivett, who have spent over two decades studying this movement from inside Christian scholarship, it represents a radical departure from historic Christianity that is reshaping churches, politics, and millions of lives worldwide.
I sat down with Holly and Doug on a recent episode of Cults, Culture & Coercion to discuss their latest book, Reckless Christianity: The Destructive New Teachings and Practices of Bill Johnson, Bethel Church, and the Global Movement of Apostles and Prophets. I’ve written about the New Apostolic Reformation in The Cult of Trump and interviewed researchers like André Gagné and Frederick Clarkson on these topics. Holly and Doug bring an essential angle: they are committed Christians sounding the alarm from within the faith, grounded in biblical scholarship and philosophy.
Attempted suicides, fights, pain: 911 calls reveal misery at ICE’s largest detention facility
The emergency calls from a Texas immigration detention center included repeated suicide attempts by detainees, seizures, injuries from fights and a pregnant woman in pain. Data from more than a hundred 911 calls, interviews with detainees and court filings offer a portrait of overcrowding, medical neglect, malnutrition and emotional distress. (AP Video/Allen G. Breed, Michael Biesecker)
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — The calls to 911 poured in from staff at Camp East Montana in Texas, the nation’s largest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility, at a rate of nearly one a day for five months, each its own tale of pain and despair.
A man sobs after being assaulted by another detainee. Another bangs his head against the wall after expressing suicidal thoughts. A pregnant woman complained of severe back pain and also had coronavirus.
“Every day felt like a week. Every week felt like a month. Every month felt like a year,” said Owen Ramsingh, a former property manager in Columbia, Missouri, who spent several weeks in the camp before his deportation in February to the Netherlands. “Camp East Montana was 1,000% worse than a prison.”
A series of hardened tents at the Camp East Montana immigrant detention center loom large in the desert at a U.S. Army base on the outskirts of El Paso, Texas, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)
Fueled by billions of dollars in new funding, ICE operations across the nation have roiled communities, separated families and created a culture of fear in pursuit of President Donald Trump’s vow to rid the country of unauthorized migrants.
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Slave labour in camps:
There’s Slave Labor in ICE Detention. Why Aren’t We Talking About It?
Immigrants in U.S. detention are forced to scrub, cook, and clean for pennies, punished with solitary confinement if they resist.
ICE calls it a “voluntary work program” but inside of ICE detention, there’s nothing voluntary about it. At best, detainees are paid a single dollar a day. At worst, they’re forced to clean and labor without pay, punished with solitary confinement if they refuse.
Court filings from Georgia to Washington confirm it: threats, coercion, and deprivation are how private prison corporations keep their facilities running. That’s not a work program. That’s modern-day slavery.
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