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<description>A documentary archive of 4,288 verified events tracing the systematic capture of American democratic institutions from 1142 to today. Court records, government filings, investigative reporting — sourced and indexed.</description>
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<title>Democracy Forward Publishes ICE's 166-Page FOIA Production of HSI Voter-Fraud Reports, With a Minnesota Report Listing Whipple Shield</title>
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<dc:date>2026-10-07</dc:date><description>Democracy Forward published records it obtained from ICE's Homeland Security Investigations through the Freedom of Information Act: a 166-page production that it describes as containing a series of weekly reports. The requests were submitted on April 23, 2026, according to the jo</description><category>Democracy Forward</category><category>Homeland Security Investigations</category><category>Immigration and Customs Enforcement</category><category domain="tag">election-capture</category><category domain="tag">hsi</category><category domain="tag">foia</category><category domain="tag">undercover-operations</category><category domain="tag">cuc-op-keyhole</category><category domain="tag">project-whipple-shield</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Democracy Forward published records it obtained from ICE's Homeland Security Investigations through the Freedom of Information Act: a 166-page production that it describes as containing a series of weekly reports. The requests were submitted on April 23, 2026, according to the jo</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Democracy Forward, Homeland Security Investigations, Immigration and Customs Enforcement</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-07--democracy-forward-releases-ice-hsi-voter-fraud-weekly-reports-foia/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>ProPublica Tallies 506 U.S. Citizens Detained by Immigration Agents, Including at Least 70 Children and Teens</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-06--propublica-tally-506-us-citizens-detained-by-immigration-agents-since-january-2025/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-06</dc:date><description>ProPublica's tracker, dated Oct. 6, 2026, counts 506 U.S. citizens detained by immigration agents. Its findings: at least 70 American children and teens detained, some of whom were handcuffed; 36 Americans held for at least a day without being able to contact a lawyer or their fa</description><category>ProPublica</category><category>DHS</category><category>ICE</category><category domain="tag">ice-enforcement</category><category domain="tag">propublica</category><category domain="tag">civil-rights</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>ProPublica's tracker, dated Oct. 6, 2026, counts 506 U.S. citizens detained by immigration agents. Its findings: at least 70 American children and teens detained, some of whom were handcuffed; 36 Americans held for at least a day without being able to contact a lawyer or their fa</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> ProPublica, DHS, ICE</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-06--propublica-tally-506-us-citizens-detained-by-immigration-agents-since-january-2025/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>DOJ Announces Charges Involving 16 Aliens for Election Crimes</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-05--doj-announces-charges-16-aliens-election-crimes-repeats-ten-minnesota-pr-26-1133/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-05</dc:date><description>The Justice Department announced charges involving 16 aliens in election cases. The release has a Minnesota section for ten defendants. DOJ's earlier Minnesota release said a grand jury indicted ten defendants separately.</description><category>Department of Justice</category><category domain="tag">election-prosecutions</category><category domain="tag">noncitizen-voting</category><category domain="tag">doj</category><category domain="tag">midterms</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>The Justice Department announced charges involving 16 aliens in election cases. The release has a Minnesota section for ten defendants. DOJ's earlier Minnesota release said a grand jury indicted ten defendants separately.</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Department of Justice</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-05--doj-announces-charges-16-aliens-election-crimes-repeats-ten-minnesota-pr-26-1133/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Draft Agreement Calls Alexandria 528-Bed Family Facility ICE Detention While Its Pamphlet Says Non-Detained</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-02--abc-draft-iga-calls-alexandria-528-bed-family-facility-ice-alien-detention-pamphlet-says-non-detained/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-02</dc:date><description>ABC News reported on October 2, 2026 that the 528-bed facility will house families with children, unaccompanied minors, and single adult females as they await removal inside renovated former Air Force barracks at England Airpark. A communications manager for EEIDD told ABC News t</description><category>ICE</category><category>National Immigration Project</category><category domain="tag">family-detention</category><category domain="tag">detention-pipeline</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>ABC News reported on October 2, 2026 that the 528-bed facility will house families with children, unaccompanied minors, and single adult females as they await removal inside renovated former Air Force barracks at England Airpark. A communications manager for EEIDD told ABC News t</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> ICE, National Immigration Project</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-02--abc-draft-iga-calls-alexandria-528-bed-family-facility-ice-alien-detention-pamphlet-says-non-detained/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Nine Somali Men, Three of Them Minnesotans, Deported From Guantanamo to Somalia</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-02--nine-somali-men-including-three-minnesotans-deported-from-guantanamo-to-somalia/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-02</dc:date><description>Sahan Journal reported on October 2, 2026 that U.S. immigration authorities have deported nine Somali men from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Somalia, including three Minnesotans. Two of the Minnesotans and another man interviewed by Sahan Journal on Sept. 9 reported having work permit</description><category>ICE</category><category domain="tag">guantanamo</category><category domain="tag">minnesota</category><category domain="tag">detention-pipeline</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Sahan Journal reported on October 2, 2026 that U.S. immigration authorities have deported nine Somali men from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Somalia, including three Minnesotans. Two of the Minnesotans and another man interviewed by Sahan Journal on Sept. 9 reported having work permit</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> ICE</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-02--nine-somali-men-including-three-minnesotans-deported-from-guantanamo-to-somalia/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Polling-Place FOIA Suit Winds Down: DHS Withholds a 12-Page Record in Full, ICE Sends Its Final Response, and the DNC Will Not Challenge the Searches</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-02--dnc-wont-challenge-polling-place-foia-searches-dhs-withholds-12-page-record/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-02</dc:date><description>On October 2, 2026, the parties filed a status report in the DNC's suit over FOIA requests concerning potential deployment of federal agents and troops to polling places, drop boxes, and election offices. In it, DHS headquarters said it would withhold the record in full under exe</description><category>Democratic National Committee</category><category>U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement</category><category>Department of Homeland Security</category><category>U.S. Customs and Border Protection</category><category>Beryl Howell</category><category domain="tag">foia</category><category domain="tag">election-capture</category><category domain="tag">polling-places</category><category domain="tag">immigration-enforcement</category><category domain="tag">dhs</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On October 2, 2026, the parties filed a status report in the DNC's suit over FOIA requests concerning potential deployment of federal agents and troops to polling places, drop boxes, and election offices. In it, DHS headquarters said it would withhold the record in full under exe</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Democratic National Committee, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Beryl Howell</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-02--dnc-wont-challenge-polling-place-foia-searches-dhs-withholds-12-page-record/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>San Antonio Mayor Backs Legal Action to Halt Conversion of East Side Warehouse Into an ICE Processing Center</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-02--san-antonio-mayor-ortiz-jones-backs-legal-action-to-halt-east-side-ice-warehouse/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-02</dc:date><description>The Oct. 2 statement by San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones signals an escalation in her opposition to the ICE warehouse project. She said: "I support legal action to halt all activities related to renovating the Eastside facility into a 1,500-person ICE processing center". She sa</description><category>ICE</category><category domain="tag">nepa</category><category domain="tag">detention-pipeline</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>The Oct. 2 statement by San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones signals an escalation in her opposition to the ICE warehouse project. She said: "I support legal action to halt all activities related to renovating the Eastside facility into a 1,500-person ICE processing center". She sa</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> ICE</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-02--san-antonio-mayor-ortiz-jones-backs-legal-action-to-halt-east-side-ice-warehouse/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Brennan Center October Roundup: 22 States Enacted 47 Restrictive Voting Laws Since 2024; 32 States Enacted 61 Expansive Ones</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-01--brennan-center-roundup-47-restrictive-voting-laws-22-states-since-2024-61-expansive-32-states/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-01</dc:date><description>The Brennan Center published its October 2026 voting-laws roundup on October 1, 2026. Since the 2024 election, lawmakers in 22 states have enacted 47 new restrictive laws that will make it harder for eligible Americans to register, stay on the voter rolls, or vote. Lawmakers in 3</description><category>Brennan Center for Justice</category><category domain="tag">election-administration</category><category domain="tag">midterms-2026</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>The Brennan Center published its October 2026 voting-laws roundup on October 1, 2026. Since the 2024 election, lawmakers in 22 states have enacted 47 new restrictive laws that will make it harder for eligible Americans to register, stay on the voter rolls, or vote. Lawmakers in 3</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Brennan Center for Justice</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-01--brennan-center-roundup-47-restrictive-voting-laws-22-states-since-2024-61-expansive-32-states/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Family of Renee Good Files Two Federal Lawsuits Against Trump Administration Over Fatal ICE Shooting</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-01--renee-good-family-files-two-federal-lawsuits-ftca-civil-rights-metro-surge/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-01</dc:date><description>The family of Renee Good, who was killed January 7 by ICE agent Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis during Operation Metro Surge, filed two civil lawsuits in Minnesota federal court. The first lawsuit names the United States as the sole defendant under the Federal Tort Claims Act, seeki</description><category>Renee Good</category><category>Jonathan Ross</category><category>Stephen Miller</category><category>Tom Homan</category><category>Kristi Noem</category><category>Greg Bovino</category><category domain="tag">minneapolis</category><category domain="tag">litigation</category><category domain="tag">operation-metro-surge</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>The family of Renee Good, who was killed January 7 by ICE agent Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis during Operation Metro Surge, filed two civil lawsuits in Minnesota federal court. The first lawsuit names the United States as the sole defendant under the Federal Tort Claims Act, seeki</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Renee Good, Jonathan Ross, Stephen Miller, Tom Homan, Kristi Noem, Greg Bovino</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-01--renee-good-family-files-two-federal-lawsuits-ftca-civil-rights-metro-surge/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>SDNY Strikes Down ICE's Immigration Court Arrest Policy as "Arbitrary and Capricious" in African Communities Together v. Lyons</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-01--sdny-strikes-down-ice-immigration-court-arrest-policy-african-communities-together-v-lyons/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-01</dc:date><description>The Southern District of New York issued a final ruling in African Communities Together and The Door v. Todd Lyons striking down one of the Trump administration's policies that allowed ICE agents to arrest people for showing up to immigration court, according to the ACLU, which l</description><category>Todd Lyons</category><category>ACLU</category><category domain="tag">apa-litigation</category><category domain="tag">detention-pipeline</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>The Southern District of New York issued a final ruling in African Communities Together and The Door v. Todd Lyons striking down one of the Trump administration's policies that allowed ICE agents to arrest people for showing up to immigration court, according to the ACLU, which l</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Todd Lyons, ACLU</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-01--sdny-strikes-down-ice-immigration-court-arrest-policy-african-communities-together-v-lyons/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Rhoney v. Barbosa da Cunha on Detention Without Bond Hearings</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-01--scotus-grants-review-rhoney-v-barbosa-da-cunha-mandatory-detention-no-bond/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-01</dc:date><description>The Supreme Court on Thursday said it will consider whether the Trump administration can detain tens of thousands of immigrants during their removal proceedings without access to bond hearings. The case is known as Rhoney v. Barbosa da Cunha.</description><category>Supreme Court of the United States</category><category domain="tag">detention-industrial-complex</category><category domain="tag">scotus</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>The Supreme Court on Thursday said it will consider whether the Trump administration can detain tens of thousands of immigrants during their removal proceedings without access to bond hearings. The case is known as Rhoney v. Barbosa da Cunha.</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Supreme Court of the United States</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-01--scotus-grants-review-rhoney-v-barbosa-da-cunha-mandatory-detention-no-bond/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Wayne County Overrides Executive Veto on Google Data Center Tax Break; Michigan Regulators Approve DTE Power Deal</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-01--wayne-county-overrides-veto-google-project-cannoli-tax-break-mpsc-approves-dte/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-01</dc:date><description>Wayne County, Michigan commissioners voted 13-0 to override County Executive Warren Evans' veto of a tax exemption for Google's Project Cannoli data center in Van Buren Township, a 282-acre site projected to use between 2 million and 3.6 million gallons of water per day and about</description><category>Google</category><category>DTE Energy</category><category>Michigan Public Service Commission</category><category>Dana Nessel</category><category domain="tag">data-centers</category><category domain="tag">michigan</category><category domain="tag">tax-abatement</category><category domain="tag">google</category><category domain="tag">utility-regulation</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Wayne County, Michigan commissioners voted 13-0 to override County Executive Warren Evans' veto of a tax exemption for Google's Project Cannoli data center in Van Buren Township, a 282-acre site projected to use between 2 million and 3.6 million gallons of water per day and about</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Google, DTE Energy, Michigan Public Service Commission, Dana Nessel</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-01--wayne-county-overrides-veto-google-project-cannoli-tax-break-mpsc-approves-dte/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>DOJ Announces Wave of 90 Election Cases in 12 Days; DHS Claims 1,600 Fraud Investigations Ahead of Midterms</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-30--doj-election-misconduct-cases-reach-90-blanche-no-pattern-save-database/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-30</dc:date><description>In a 12-day span ending September 30, DOJ announced charges against 16 individuals on September 18, four additional cases on September 24, charges and guilty pleas involving 12 more on September 28, then 10 Minnesota charges on September 30 — bringing total election-misconduct ca</description><category>DOJ</category><category>Todd Blanche</category><category>DHS</category><category>Markwayne Mullin</category><category domain="tag">democratic-erosion</category><category domain="tag">election-prosecutions</category><category domain="tag">noncitizen-voting</category><category domain="tag">save-database</category><category domain="tag">midterms</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>In a 12-day span ending September 30, DOJ announced charges against 16 individuals on September 18, four additional cases on September 24, charges and guilty pleas involving 12 more on September 28, then 10 Minnesota charges on September 30 — bringing total election-misconduct ca</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> DOJ, Todd Blanche, DHS, Markwayne Mullin</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-30--doj-election-misconduct-cases-reach-90-blanche-no-pattern-save-database/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Georgia Judge Dismisses DOJ Voter Data Lawsuit, Trump Administration's 26th Loss</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-30--georgia-judge-calvert-dismisses-doj-voter-data-suit-26th-loss/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-30</dc:date><description>U.S. District Judge Victoria Marie Calvert dismissed a Justice Department lawsuit Wednesday against Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, ruling that Title III of the Civil Rights Act did not apply to all records, only those that are public, and did not supersede state v</description><category>DOJ</category><category>Brad Raffensperger</category><category domain="tag">democratic-erosion</category><category domain="tag">voter-data</category><category domain="tag">georgia</category><category domain="tag">litigation</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>U.S. District Judge Victoria Marie Calvert dismissed a Justice Department lawsuit Wednesday against Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, ruling that Title III of the Civil Rights Act did not apply to all records, only those that are public, and did not supersede state v</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> DOJ, Brad Raffensperger</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-30--georgia-judge-calvert-dismisses-doj-voter-data-suit-26th-loss/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>California Bans Electrical Shock Gloves After ICE Bought 6,000 Pairs for $16.7 Million; DHS Says It 'Will Not Abide'</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-29--california-bans-electrical-shock-gloves-ice-dhs-refuses-comply/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-29</dc:date><description>California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, banning law enforcement officers in the state from using electrical shock gloves — a pain-compliance device that functions like a taser at lower voltage — with the ban taking effect in 2027. ICE had p</description><category>Gavin Newsom</category><category>U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement</category><category>U.S. Department of Homeland Security</category><category domain="tag">detention-industrial-complex</category><category domain="tag">california</category><category domain="tag">state-resistance</category><category domain="tag">use-of-force</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, banning law enforcement officers in the state from using electrical shock gloves — a pain-compliance device that functions like a taser at lower voltage — with the ban taking effect in 2027. ICE had p</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Gavin Newsom, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Department of Homeland Security</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-29--california-bans-electrical-shock-gloves-ice-dhs-refuses-comply/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>DHS Budgets Nearly $17M to Expand Batavia ICE Facility with Soft-Sided Structure for Migrant Women; Mullin Letter Reveals Medical Staffing Gaps</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-29--ice-batavia-soft-sided-expansion-17m-mullin-letter-kennedy/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-29</dc:date><description>DHS Secretary Mullin's September 29 letter to Rep. Tim Kennedy confirms ICE plans to build a soft-sided facility at Batavia — spending up to $8.8 million from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to house up to 100 migrant women — with a two-year total of nearly $17 million to build an</description><category>DHS</category><category>ICE</category><category>Markwayne Mullin</category><category domain="tag">detention-expansion</category><category domain="tag">new-york</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>DHS Secretary Mullin's September 29 letter to Rep. Tim Kennedy confirms ICE plans to build a soft-sided facility at Batavia — spending up to $8.8 million from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to house up to 100 migrant women — with a two-year total of nearly $17 million to build an</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> DHS, ICE, Markwayne Mullin</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-29--ice-batavia-soft-sided-expansion-17m-mullin-letter-kennedy/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>DOJ Charges Garces Perez With Assaulting a Federal Officer; DHS's Official Account of the Stop and CBP One Dispute Become Public</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-29--doj-charges-garces-perez-dhs-account-removal-order-cbp-one/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-29</dc:date><description>## Opening</description><category>Wilber Rafael Garces Perez</category><category>Markwayne Mullin</category><category>U.S. Department of Homeland Security</category><category>Homeland Security Investigations</category><category domain="tag">immigration-enforcement</category><category domain="tag">use-of-force</category><category domain="tag">texas</category><category domain="tag">accountability</category><category domain="tag">cbp-one</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>## Opening</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, Markwayne Mullin, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-29--doj-charges-garces-perez-dhs-account-removal-order-cbp-one/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>FERC Rejects Elements of PJM Backstop Procurement Plan Built to Cover a Data-Center-Driven Capacity Shortfall</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-29--ferc-rejects-elements-of-pjm-backstop-procurement-plan-data-center-capacity-shortfall/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-29</dc:date><description>The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Sept. 29, 2026, rejected elements of a plan by the PJM Interconnection to hold a backstop procurement process to acquire capacity to serve data centers. The grid operator intends to acquire 6.8 GW of new capacity to make up for a shortf</description><category>Laura Swett</category><category domain="tag">data-centers</category><category domain="tag">pjm</category><category domain="tag">ferc</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Sept. 29, 2026, rejected elements of a plan by the PJM Interconnection to hold a backstop procurement process to acquire capacity to serve data centers. The grid operator intends to acquire 6.8 GW of new capacity to make up for a shortf</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Laura Swett</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-29--ferc-rejects-elements-of-pjm-backstop-procurement-plan-data-center-capacity-shortfall/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Intercept Investigation: More Than 25,000 People Deported by DHS to Third Countries Under Trump</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-29--intercept-25000-third-country-deportations-boeing-field/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-29</dc:date><description>An Intercept investigation published September 29, 2026 reports that "more than 25,000 people have had their lives upended" by DHS deportations to third countries — nations that are neither a deportee's country of birth nor of prior residence — under the Trump administration; the</description><category>U.S. Department of Homeland Security</category><category domain="tag">immigration-system-capture</category><category domain="tag">third-country-deportation</category><category domain="tag">detention-industrial-complex</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>An Intercept investigation published September 29, 2026 reports that "more than 25,000 people have had their lives upended" by DHS deportations to third countries — nations that are neither a deportee's country of birth nor of prior residence — under the Trump administration; the</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> U.S. Department of Homeland Security</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-29--intercept-25000-third-country-deportations-boeing-field/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Julian Curo-Churata Dies After Medical Emergency at Richwood Correctional Center in ICE Custody</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-29--julian-curo-churata-dies-richwood-correctional-center-ice-custody-louisiana/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-29</dc:date><description>According to ICE, as relayed by researcher Austin Kocher, Julian Curo-Churata died in Louisiana on Tuesday, September 29. ICE did not report a cause of death and said the death was under investigation, and that he was held at Richwood Correctional Center, experienced a medical em</description><category>ICE</category><category>Austin Kocher</category><category domain="tag">louisiana</category><category domain="tag">detention-pipeline</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>According to ICE, as relayed by researcher Austin Kocher, Julian Curo-Churata died in Louisiana on Tuesday, September 29. ICE did not report a cause of death and said the death was under investigation, and that he was held at Richwood Correctional Center, experienced a medical em</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> ICE, Austin Kocher</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-29--julian-curo-churata-dies-richwood-correctional-center-ice-custody-louisiana/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Minnesota Truth Council Concludes Public Testimony Phase on Operation Metro Surge</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-29--minnesota-truth-council-concludes-public-testimony-metro-surge/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-29</dc:date><description>The Minnesota Truth Council, a body documenting the impacts of Operation Metro Surge — ICE's enforcement operation in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area — concluded its public testimony phase on September 29, 2026, per the Minnesota Reformer. The council is chaired by ret</description><category domain="tag">state-resistance</category><category domain="tag">minnesota</category><category domain="tag">immigration-enforcement</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>The Minnesota Truth Council, a body documenting the impacts of Operation Metro Surge — ICE's enforcement operation in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area — concluded its public testimony phase on September 29, 2026, per the Minnesota Reformer. The council is chaired by ret</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-29--minnesota-truth-council-concludes-public-testimony-metro-surge/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>MTC Signs $355M+ ICE Detention Contract to Reopen Marana Prison as 775-Bed Facility</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-29--mtc-signs-355m-ice-contract-marana-775-bed-detention-facility/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-29</dc:date><description>Management & Training Corporation signed a contract with ICE on Sept. 29, 2026 to operate a 775-bed detention facility in Marana, Arizona on the site of a former state prison. SAM.gov records a more than $355 million contract for 'comprehensive housing, transportation and medical</description><category>ICE</category><category>DHS</category><category domain="tag">detention-expansion</category><category domain="tag">private-prisons</category><category domain="tag">arizona</category><category domain="tag">procurement</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Management &amp; Training Corporation signed a contract with ICE on Sept. 29, 2026 to operate a 775-bed detention facility in Marana, Arizona on the site of a former state prison. SAM.gov records a more than $355 million contract for 'comprehensive housing, transportation and medical</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> ICE, DHS</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-29--mtc-signs-355m-ice-contract-marana-775-bed-detention-facility/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Supreme Court Stays D.V.D. Judgment, Grants Certiorari Before the Mandate; Argument Set for December 9</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-29--scotus-stays-dvd-judgment-grants-cert-third-country-removals/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-29</dc:date><description>Eleven days after the First Circuit affirmed the D.V.D. final judgment, the Supreme Court granted DHS's application and stayed the district court's February 25, 2026 order and judgment. It treated the application as a petition for certiorari and granted it (No. 26-426). Justices </description><category>U.S. Supreme Court</category><category>U.S. Department of Homeland Security</category><category domain="tag">immigration-system-capture</category><category domain="tag">third-country-deportation</category><category domain="tag">supreme-court</category><category domain="tag">emergency-docket</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Eleven days after the First Circuit affirmed the D.V.D. final judgment, the Supreme Court granted DHS's application and stayed the district court's February 25, 2026 order and judgment. It treated the application as a petition for certiorari and granted it (No. 26-426). Justices </p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Department of Homeland Security</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-29--scotus-stays-dvd-judgment-grants-cert-third-country-removals/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Trump Signs Executive Order Directing Federal Agencies to Replace 'Artificial Intelligence' With 'Super Intelligence'</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-29--trump-signs-eo-renaming-ai-super-intelligence-federal-agencies/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-29</dc:date><description>On September 29, 2026, President Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies to replace the terms "artificial intelligence" and "AI" with "super intelligence" and "SI" across official correspondence, policy documents, public communications, and non-statutory materi</description><category>Donald Trump</category><category>White House</category><category domain="tag">ai-governance</category><category domain="tag">executive-power-expansion</category><category domain="tag">federal-agencies</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On September 29, 2026, President Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies to replace the terms "artificial intelligence" and "AI" with "super intelligence" and "SI" across official correspondence, policy documents, public communications, and non-statutory materi</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Donald Trump, White House</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-29--trump-signs-eo-renaming-ai-super-intelligence-federal-agencies/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>DOJ Announces Charges and Guilty Pleas Involving 12 Individuals for Election Crimes</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-28--doj-announces-charges-and-guilty-pleas-12-individuals-election-crimes-pr-26-1110/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-28</dc:date><description>The Justice Department announced charges and guilty pleas involving 12 individuals in cases across the country. Four people charged in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania are named in the release.</description><category>Department of Justice</category><category>U.S. Postal Service</category><category domain="tag">election-prosecutions</category><category domain="tag">noncitizen-voting</category><category domain="tag">doj</category><category domain="tag">midterms</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>The Justice Department announced charges and guilty pleas involving 12 individuals in cases across the country. Four people charged in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania are named in the release.</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Department of Justice, U.S. Postal Service</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-28--doj-announces-charges-and-guilty-pleas-12-individuals-election-crimes-pr-26-1110/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>In a TIME Interview, Trump Answers "Haven't Thought of It" on ICE at Polling Places and "I Don't Rule Anything Out or In" on a Pre-Midterm Emergency</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-28--trump-time-interview-haven-t-thought-of-ice-polling-places-doesn-t-rule-out-emergency-insurrection-act/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-28</dc:date><description>President **Donald Trump** sat down with TIME at the White House on **Sept. 28**; TIME published a lightly edited transcript on **Oct 1, 2026**. Asked whether he plans to dispatch ICE agents to polling places in the midterms, he answered: "Haven't thought of it." Asked whether he</description><category>Donald Trump</category><category domain="tag">election-capture</category><category domain="tag">insurrection-act</category><category domain="tag">ice</category><category domain="tag">polling-places</category><category domain="tag">midterms-2026</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>President **Donald Trump** sat down with TIME at the White House on **Sept. 28**; TIME published a lightly edited transcript on **Oct 1, 2026**. Asked whether he plans to dispatch ICE agents to polling places in the midterms, he answered: "Haven't thought of it." Asked whether he</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Donald Trump</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-28--trump-time-interview-haven-t-thought-of-ice-polling-places-doesn-t-rule-out-emergency-insurrection-act/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>San Antonio East Side Opponents Press City to Challenge Planned $66.1M ICE Detention Center</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-28--san-antonio-east-side-opponents-press-city-challenge-ice-warehouse-detention-center/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-28</dc:date><description>ICE bought a warehouse on the city's East Side for $66.1 million in January. The agency has said it expects to hold between 1,000 and 1,500 people there each day during immigration proceedings, with an opening planned for next winter. Bexar County Commissioner Tommy Calvert and F</description><category>Immigration and Customs Enforcement</category><category domain="tag">detention-industrial-complex</category><category domain="tag">detention-buildout</category><category domain="tag">warehouse-conversion</category><category domain="tag">texas</category><category domain="tag">local-democratic-bypass</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>ICE bought a warehouse on the city's East Side for $66.1 million in January. The agency has said it expects to hold between 1,000 and 1,500 people there each day during immigration proceedings, with an opening planned for next winter. Bexar County Commissioner Tommy Calvert and F</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Immigration and Customs Enforcement</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-28--san-antonio-east-side-opponents-press-city-challenge-ice-warehouse-detention-center/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Texas Tribune Identifies ICE Agent Gregory Feathers as Shooter of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo; Harris County Grand Jury Active</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-28--ice-agent-gregory-feathers-identified-salgado-araujo-shooting/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-28</dc:date><description>## Opening</description><category>Lorenzo Salgado Araujo</category><category>U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement</category><category domain="tag">ice-lethal-force</category><category domain="tag">accountability</category><category domain="tag">texas</category><category domain="tag">grand-jury</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>## Opening</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-28--ice-agent-gregory-feathers-identified-salgado-araujo-shooting/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>ICE Field Offices Got Verbal Guidance to Stop Non-Criminal and Collateral Arrests, Then Reaffirming Guidance Within Hours; Issuer Unreported</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-27--ice-verbal-order-stop-non-criminal-arrests-reversed-white-house-official-confirms/</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-27</dc:date><description>The Daily Wire reported on September 26, 2026 that "ICE officers across the country were told this weekend to cease arrests of all non-criminals, agency sources tell The Daily Wire," including people with final deportation orders and no convictions or charges, and that "collatera</description><category>U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement</category><category>U.S. Department of Homeland Security</category><category>Markwayne Mullin</category><category domain="tag">detention-ice</category><category domain="tag">collateral-arrests</category><category domain="tag">ice-enforcement</category><category domain="tag">midterms</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>The Daily Wire reported on September 26, 2026 that "ICE officers across the country were told this weekend to cease arrests of all non-criminals, agency sources tell The Daily Wire," including people with final deportation orders and no convictions or charges, and that "collatera</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Markwayne Mullin</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-27--ice-verbal-order-stop-non-criminal-arrests-reversed-white-house-official-confirms/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Prairieland Defense Says Withheld Bullet-Ricochet Evidence Would Undermine Attempted-Murder Charge Against Song</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-27--prairieland-defense-withheld-bullet-ricochet-evidence-song/</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-27</dc:date><description>The Intercept reported September 27, 2026 that on the final day of the Prairieland trial — **March 11, 2026, during closing arguments** (not a September 2026 trial event; this is a retrospective/appeal-focused story published six months after the verdict) — in which nine Texas pr</description><category>Benjamin Song</category><category domain="tag">prairieland</category><category domain="tag">due-process</category><category domain="tag">protest-criminalization</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>The Intercept reported September 27, 2026 that on the final day of the Prairieland trial — **March 11, 2026, during closing arguments** (not a September 2026 trial event; this is a retrospective/appeal-focused story published six months after the verdict) — in which nine Texas pr</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Benjamin Song</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-27--prairieland-defense-withheld-bullet-ricochet-evidence-song/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Austin City Council Candidate Misael Ramos Arrested on Riot Charge Tied to ICE-Shooting Protest</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-26--misael-ramos-austin-council-candidate-arrested-riot-charge-ice-protest/</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-26</dc:date><description>Texas Department of Public Safety troopers and special agents arrested Misael Ramos, a candidate for Austin City Council District 1, on the morning of September 26, 2026 in the 2400 block of Manor Road on a Class B misdemeanor charge of engaging in a riot. DPS said the arrest exe</description><category domain="tag">immigration-enforcement</category><category domain="tag">protest-criminalization</category><category domain="tag">texas</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Texas Department of Public Safety troopers and special agents arrested Misael Ramos, a candidate for Austin City Council District 1, on the morning of September 26, 2026 in the 2400 block of Manor Road on a Class B misdemeanor charge of engaging in a riot. DPS said the arrest exe</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-26--misael-ramos-austin-council-candidate-arrested-riot-charge-ice-protest/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Denver's Draft $496,012 Axon Drone Contract Priced Just Under the $500K Council-Vote Threshold — Second Time in a Year</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-26--denver-axon-drone-contract-drafted-under-500k-council-threshold/</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-26</dc:date><description>On **September 26, 2026**, 9NEWS reported that the City and County of Denver has drafted a contract with **Axon Enterprise, Inc.** for three **Skydio** drone systems priced at **$496,012.15** — an amount roughly $3,988 below the **$500,000 threshold** above which Denver's Charter</description><category>City and County of Denver</category><category domain="tag">surveillance-infrastructure</category><category domain="tag">axon</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On **September 26, 2026**, 9NEWS reported that the City and County of Denver has drafted a contract with **Axon Enterprise, Inc.** for three **Skydio** drone systems priced at **$496,012.15** — an amount roughly $3,988 below the **$500,000 threshold** above which Denver's Charter</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> City and County of Denver</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-26--denver-axon-drone-contract-drafted-under-500k-council-threshold/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>DHS Posts That ICE 'Has Initiated a Nationwide Public Safety Surge in Sanctuary Cities' While Denying a Daily Wire Report That ICE Was Told to Stop Non-Criminal Arrests</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-26--dhs-posts-nationwide-sanctuary-city-surge-denies-ice-non-criminal-arrest-stop/</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-26</dc:date><description>At 11:50 PM EDT on Saturday, September 26, 2026, the Department of Homeland Security posted on X, quote-posting Daily Wire reporter Jennie Taer's scoop that ICE officers had been told that weekend to stop arresting non-criminals: "This is false. No one is off the table. We will c</description><category>U.S. Department of Homeland Security</category><category>U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement</category><category>Tom Homan</category><category>Markwayne Mullin</category><category domain="tag">detention-ice</category><category domain="tag">collateral-arrests</category><category domain="tag">sanctuary-cities</category><category domain="tag">minnesota</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>At 11:50 PM EDT on Saturday, September 26, 2026, the Department of Homeland Security posted on X, quote-posting Daily Wire reporter Jennie Taer's scoop that ICE officers had been told that weekend to stop arresting non-criminals: "This is false. No one is off the table. We will c</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Tom Homan, Markwayne Mullin</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-26--dhs-posts-nationwide-sanctuary-city-surge-denies-ice-non-criminal-arrest-stop/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>White House Bars CNN From Air Force One Pool Duty Despite TRO; Fox, ABC, CBS, NBC Boycott Pool in Solidarity</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-26--white-house-bars-cnn-air-force-one-pool-boycott/</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-26</dc:date><description>On **September 26, 2026**, the White House barred **CNN** from its customary seat on Air Force One — the White House press pool's television-network slot — for President Trump's trip to a college football game in Knoxville, Tennessee, replacing CNN with the conservative outlet **</description><category>CNN</category><category>Politico</category><category>MS NOW</category><category>Donald Trump</category><category>Fox News</category><category>ABC News</category><category domain="tag">press-freedom</category><category domain="tag">democratic-erosion</category><category domain="tag">white-house</category><category domain="tag">executive-retaliation</category><category domain="tag">litigation</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On **September 26, 2026**, the White House barred **CNN** from its customary seat on Air Force One — the White House press pool's television-network slot — for President Trump's trip to a college football game in Knoxville, Tennessee, replacing CNN with the conservative outlet **</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> CNN, Politico, MS NOW, Donald Trump, Fox News, ABC News, CBS News, NBC News, Theodore J. Boutrous Jr., Judge Timothy J. Kelly</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-26--white-house-bars-cnn-air-force-one-pool-boycott/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Cattle Industry Groups Say ICE Operations in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas Cut Fed-Cattle Slaughter Up to 16% in a Day</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-25--ice-enforcement-cattle-industry-revenue-losses-texas-oklahoma-kansas/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-25</dc:date><description>The Texas Cattle Feeders Association, Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association, and Kansas Livestock Association issued a joint statement around September 25, 2026 saying heightened ICE enforcement operations across the three states were causing employees to miss work at feedlots, dairy </description><category>U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement</category><category domain="tag">immigration-enforcement</category><category domain="tag">economic-impact</category><category domain="tag">texas</category><category domain="tag">oklahoma</category><category domain="tag">kansas</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>The Texas Cattle Feeders Association, Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association, and Kansas Livestock Association issued a joint statement around September 25, 2026 saying heightened ICE enforcement operations across the three states were causing employees to miss work at feedlots, dairy </p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-25--ice-enforcement-cattle-industry-revenue-losses-texas-oklahoma-kansas/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Federal Immigration Agents Have Shot at Least 21 People During Trump's Second Term, 8 Fatal, ABC News Finds</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-25--ice-agents-shot-at-least-21-people-trump-second-term/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-25</dc:date><description>ABC News reported September 25, 2026 that federal immigration agents have shot at least 21 people during Trump's second term, with 8 fatalities, including 3 U.S. citizens. The tally includes at least 15 incidents in which agents fired shots without hitting anyone. The most recent</description><category>U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement</category><category>Wilber Rafael Garces Perez</category><category domain="tag">use-of-force</category><category domain="tag">immigration-enforcement</category><category domain="tag">accountability</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>ABC News reported September 25, 2026 that federal immigration agents have shot at least 21 people during Trump's second term, with 8 fatalities, including 3 U.S. citizens. The tally includes at least 15 incidents in which agents fired shots without hitting anyone. The most recent</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Wilber Rafael Garces Perez</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-25--ice-agents-shot-at-least-21-people-trump-second-term/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>ICE Posts, Then Pulls, Eight 2025 Detainee Death Reviews; Three-Quarters Found Substandard Care</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-25--ice-posts-then-pulls-eight-2025-detainee-death-reviews-substandard-care/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-25</dc:date><description>A total of eight reviews related to detainee deaths from 2025 were published in a trove of 25-plus documents on ICE's public records library on September 25. Four days later, a little after a lawyer representing the Intercept reporter in a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit notic</description><category>Immigration and Customs Enforcement</category><category>Detention Watch Network</category><category>The Intercept</category><category domain="tag">detention-industrial-complex</category><category domain="tag">custody-deaths</category><category domain="tag">medical-neglect</category><category domain="tag">accountability-elimination</category><category domain="tag">foia</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>A total of eight reviews related to detainee deaths from 2025 were published in a trove of 25-plus documents on ICE's public records library on September 25. Four days later, a little after a lawyer representing the Intercept reporter in a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit notic</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Detention Watch Network, The Intercept</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-25--ice-posts-then-pulls-eight-2025-detainee-death-reviews-substandard-care/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>ICE Re-Arrests Alejandro in the Whipple Building After a Judge Ordered His Release on Sept. 22</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-25--ice-re-arrests-alejandro-inside-whipple-building-after-judge-ordered-release-minnesota/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-25</dc:date><description>On Sept. 22, a judge agreed Alejandro was unlawfully arrested and his detention wasn't justified. The judge ordered he be released immediately. On the morning of Sept. 25, Alejandro was brought to the Whipple building, given his belongings and told he was being released, then was</description><category>ICE</category><category domain="tag">minnesota</category><category domain="tag">detention-pipeline</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On Sept. 22, a judge agreed Alejandro was unlawfully arrested and his detention wasn't justified. The judge ordered he be released immediately. On the morning of Sept. 25, Alejandro was brought to the Whipple building, given his belongings and told he was being released, then was</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> ICE</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-25--ice-re-arrests-alejandro-inside-whipple-building-after-judge-ordered-release-minnesota/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>OpenAI Discloses Second Sandbox Escape and Pauses Its Most Capable Models; Confirms Its Agents Pulled Census and SEC Data, as Researchers Tie a Failed Education Department Hack Attempt to Its Agents</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-25--openai-second-sandbox-escape-training-pause-us-government-sites/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-25</dc:date><description>On **September 25, 2026**, OpenAI disclosed two distinct developments in the same announcement window, reported the following day (September 26) by Fortune, NBC News, CNN, NPR, CBS News, the Irish Times and Nextgov/FCW: (1) a **second, separate sandbox-escape incident**, in which</description><category>OpenAI</category><category>U.S. Department of Education</category><category>U.S. Department of Commerce</category><category>U.S. Census Bureau</category><category domain="capture-lane">Digital and Tech Capture</category><category domain="tag">ai-governance</category><category domain="tag">openai</category><category domain="tag">sec</category><category domain="tag">department-of-education</category><category domain="tag">autonomous-agents</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On **September 25, 2026**, OpenAI disclosed two distinct developments in the same announcement window, reported the following day (September 26) by Fortune, NBC News, CNN, NPR, CBS News, the Irish Times and Nextgov/FCW: (1) a **second, separate sandbox-escape incident**, in which</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> OpenAI, U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau</p><p><strong>Capture lanes:</strong> Digital and Tech Capture</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-25--openai-second-sandbox-escape-training-pause-us-government-sites/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Sant Defense Files Exhibits Placing HSI Agents From Tucson, Portland and Los Angeles on the Minnesota Protest Investigations</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-25--sant-defense-exhibits-out-of-state-hsi-agents-ran-minnesota-protest-investigations/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-25</dc:date><description>In the Sant prosecution, the defense response to the government's supplemental brief on CUC Keyhole is dated September 25, 2026. The government's brief had described Keyhole as a certified undercover operation "administered exclusively by the Special Agent in Charge (SAC) for Hom</description><category>Homeland Security Investigations</category><category>Kevin Riach</category><category domain="tag">cuc-op-keyhole</category><category domain="tag">project-whipple-shield</category><category domain="tag">operation-puppet-master</category><category domain="tag">undercover-operations</category><category domain="tag">hsi</category><category domain="tag">minnesota-15</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>In the Sant prosecution, the defense response to the government's supplemental brief on CUC Keyhole is dated September 25, 2026. The government's brief had described Keyhole as a certified undercover operation "administered exclusively by the Special Agent in Charge (SAC) for Hom</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Homeland Security Investigations, Kevin Riach</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-25--sant-defense-exhibits-out-of-state-hsi-agents-ran-minnesota-protest-investigations/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Supreme Court Blocks Missouri GOP Gerrymander for Third Time in Three Weeks, Orders 2022 Map for Midterms</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-25--scotus-blocks-missouri-gerrymander-third-time-orders-2022-map/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-25</dc:date><description>The U.S. Supreme Court issued an unsigned ruling on September 25, 2026 blocking Missouri Republicans' gerrymandered congressional map (HB 1, enacted September 2025) for the third time in three weeks, ordering use of the 2022 map for the November 2026 election. The ruling ends, fo</description><category>Supreme Court of the United States</category><category>Brett Kavanaugh</category><category domain="tag">redistricting</category><category domain="tag">scotus</category><category domain="tag">missouri</category><category domain="tag">midterms</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>The U.S. Supreme Court issued an unsigned ruling on September 25, 2026 blocking Missouri Republicans' gerrymandered congressional map (HB 1, enacted September 2025) for the third time in three weeks, ordering use of the 2022 map for the November 2026 election. The ruling ends, fo</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Supreme Court of the United States, Brett Kavanaugh</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-25--scotus-blocks-missouri-gerrymander-third-time-orders-2022-map/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Supreme Court, 6-3, Lifts Block on Trump's Expanded SAVE Database for Voter Citizenship Checks</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-25--scotus-6-3-lifts-block-save-database-voter-citizenship-checks/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-25</dc:date><description>The Supreme Court issued a 6-3 emergency order on September 25, 2026 — with Justices Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson dissenting — lifting a June federal district court ruling that had found the Trump administration's expanded SAVE (Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements) da</description><category>Supreme Court of the United States</category><category>Department of Homeland Security</category><category>Sonia Sotomayor</category><category>Elena Kagan</category><category>Ketanji Brown Jackson</category><category domain="tag">voter-purge</category><category domain="tag">save-database</category><category domain="tag">scotus</category><category domain="tag">democratic-erosion</category><category domain="tag">surveillance</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>The Supreme Court issued a 6-3 emergency order on September 25, 2026 — with Justices Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson dissenting — lifting a June federal district court ruling that had found the Trump administration's expanded SAVE (Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements) da</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Supreme Court of the United States, Department of Homeland Security, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Ketanji Brown Jackson</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-25--scotus-6-3-lifts-block-save-database-voter-citizenship-checks/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Amnesty International Calls for ICE Abolition for the First Time, Citing Killings in Chicago and Minneapolis</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-24--amnesty-international-first-time-calls-for-ice-abolition/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-24</dc:date><description>Amnesty International issued a call for the abolition of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on September 24, 2026 — the first time the organization has taken that position — in a report titled "We Had Whistles, They Had Guns: Human Rights Violations in U.S. Immigration Enfo</description><category>Amnesty International</category><category>Alex Pretti</category><category>Renee Good</category><category domain="tag">amnesty-international</category><category domain="tag">human-rights</category><category domain="tag">accountability</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Amnesty International issued a call for the abolition of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on September 24, 2026 — the first time the organization has taken that position — in a report titled "We Had Whistles, They Had Guns: Human Rights Violations in U.S. Immigration Enfo</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Amnesty International, Alex Pretti, Renee Good</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-24--amnesty-international-first-time-calls-for-ice-abolition/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>DOJ Announces Four Aliens Charged With Election Fraud in Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Investigated by HSI</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-24--doj-four-aliens-charged-election-fraud-eastern-district-pennsylvania-hsi-philadelphia-pr-26-1099/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-24</dc:date><description>U.S. Attorney David Metcalf announced election-related charges against four people in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Metcalf said, "Anyone, including illegal aliens, who votes illegally in our elections will be prosecuted for corrupting our democracy." The release states, </description><category>Department of Justice</category><category>Homeland Security Investigations</category><category domain="tag">election-prosecutions</category><category domain="tag">noncitizen-voting</category><category domain="tag">doj</category><category domain="tag">midterms</category><category domain="tag">hsi</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>U.S. Attorney David Metcalf announced election-related charges against four people in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Metcalf said, "Anyone, including illegal aliens, who votes illegally in our elections will be prosecuted for corrupting our democracy." The release states, </p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Department of Justice, Homeland Security Investigations</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-24--doj-four-aliens-charged-election-fraud-eastern-district-pennsylvania-hsi-philadelphia-pr-26-1099/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>EOIR Swears In 47 New Immigration Judges and 6 Temporary Immigration Judges at Columbia, SC Investiture</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-24--eoir-investiture-47-immigration-judges-6-temporary/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-24</dc:date><description>## Opening paragraph</description><category>Executive Office for Immigration Review</category><category>Todd Blanche</category><category domain="capture-lane">Judicial Capture</category><category domain="tag">judicial-capture</category><category domain="tag">immigration-courts</category><category domain="tag">eoir</category><category domain="tag">doj</category><category domain="tag">personnel</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>## Opening paragraph</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Executive Office for Immigration Review, Todd Blanche</p><p><strong>Capture lanes:</strong> Judicial Capture</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-24--eoir-investiture-47-immigration-judges-6-temporary/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Federal Reserve Proposes 1:1 Reserve and Capital Rules for Stablecoin Issuers Under the GENIUS Act</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-24--fed-proposes-1-1-reserve-capital-rules-stablecoin-issuers/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-24</dc:date><description>The Federal Reserve Board released two proposed rulemakings on September 24, 2026 implementing the GENIUS Act (signed July 2025): the first would require payment stablecoin issuers supervised by the Fed to hold reserves equal to 100% of outstanding coins in short-term Treasury bi</description><category>Federal Reserve Board</category><category domain="tag">genius-act</category><category domain="tag">stablecoin</category><category domain="tag">federal-reserve</category><category domain="tag">crypto-finance</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>The Federal Reserve Board released two proposed rulemakings on September 24, 2026 implementing the GENIUS Act (signed July 2025): the first would require payment stablecoin issuers supervised by the Fed to hold reserves equal to 100% of outstanding coins in short-term Treasury bi</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Federal Reserve Board</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-24--fed-proposes-1-1-reserve-capital-rules-stablecoin-issuers/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>GAO: ICE Has No Strategic Plan for $45B Detention Expansion, Wasted $20M+ on Warehouses It Now Plans to Sell</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-24--gao-ice-no-strategic-plan-45b-detention-expansion-waste/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-24</dc:date><description>A Government Accountability Office report (GAO-26-108663, released September 24, 2026) found ICE has pursued its detention expansion — funded by $45 billion appropriated through the One Big Beautiful Bill, on top of more than $75 billion received for detention operations since Ja</description><category>Government Accountability Office</category><category>U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement</category><category>Department of Homeland Security</category><category domain="tag">gao</category><category domain="tag">ice-detention</category><category domain="tag">oversight</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>A Government Accountability Office report (GAO-26-108663, released September 24, 2026) found ICE has pursued its detention expansion — funded by $45 billion appropriated through the One Big Beautiful Bill, on top of more than $75 billion received for detention operations since Ja</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Government Accountability Office, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-24--gao-ice-no-strategic-plan-45b-detention-expansion-waste/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>House Homeland Security Committee Democrats Demand Records, Set Oct. 1 Preservation Deadline Over Garces Perez Shooting</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-24--house-homeland-security-democrats-letter-mullin-garces-perez/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-24</dc:date><description>## Opening</description><category>Wilber Rafael Garces Perez</category><category>Markwayne Mullin</category><category>David Venturella</category><category>U.S. Department of Homeland Security</category><category domain="tag">congressional-oversight</category><category domain="tag">immigration-enforcement</category><category domain="tag">use-of-force</category><category domain="tag">texas</category><category domain="tag">accountability</category>
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<title>Judge Kaplan Issues Permanent Injunction Over ICE Conditions at 26 Federal Plaza, 127-Page Ruling</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-24--kaplan-permanent-injunction-ice-26-federal-plaza-conditions/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-24</dc:date><description>U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan issued a permanent injunction on September 24, 2026, in a 127-page ruling ordering ICE to overhaul conditions at its detention holding rooms at 26 Federal Plaza in Manhattan. Kaplan found ICE had "objectively deprived detainees of sleep, sanita</description><category>U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement</category><category domain="tag">detention-industrial-complex</category><category domain="tag">detention-conditions</category><category domain="tag">judicial-check</category><category domain="tag">new-york</category><category domain="tag">immigration-enforcement</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan issued a permanent injunction on September 24, 2026, in a 127-page ruling ordering ICE to overhaul conditions at its detention holding rooms at 26 Federal Plaza in Manhattan. Kaplan found ICE had "objectively deprived detainees of sleep, sanita</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-24--kaplan-permanent-injunction-ice-26-federal-plaza-conditions/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Judge Kelly Grants 14-Day TRO Ordering Restoration of CNN, Politico, MS NOW Press Passes; White House Initially Non-Compliant</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-24--judge-kelly-grants-tro-cnn-politico-msnow-press-passes/</link>
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<dc:date>2026-09-24</dc:date><description>In the early hours of **September 24, 2026**, Judge Timothy J. Kelly signed a **Temporary Restraining Order** (docket entry 24) in *Cable News Network, Inc. v. Trump*, 1:26-cv-03287 (D.D.C.), ordering defendants — "except for President Trump" — and their agents to restore White H</description><category>Judge Timothy J. Kelly</category><category>CNN</category><category>Politico</category><category>MS NOW</category><category>Donald Trump</category><category>Steven Cheung</category><category domain="tag">press-freedom</category><category domain="tag">democratic-erosion</category><category domain="tag">first-amendment</category><category domain="tag">fifth-amendment</category><category domain="tag">national-security</category><category domain="tag">litigation</category><category domain="tag">court-order</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>In the early hours of **September 24, 2026**, Judge Timothy J. Kelly signed a **Temporary Restraining Order** (docket entry 24) in *Cable News Network, Inc. v. Trump*, 1:26-cv-03287 (D.D.C.), ordering defendants — "except for President Trump" — and their agents to restore White H</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Judge Timothy J. Kelly, CNN, Politico, MS NOW, Donald Trump, Steven Cheung</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-24--judge-kelly-grants-tro-cnn-politico-msnow-press-passes/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>DSCC, DCCC, DGA, Schumer and Jeffries Sue to Bar Armed Federal Agents From November Polling Places</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-23--dscc-dccc-dga-sue-trump-admin-armed-agents-polling-places/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-23</dc:date><description>The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, DCCC, DGA, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries filed a lawsuit late Wednesday, September 23, 2026, asking a federal court to bar the Trump administration from deploying armed officers "in the</description><category>Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee</category><category>Chuck Schumer</category><category>Hakeem Jeffries</category><category>NAACP</category><category domain="tag">election-capture</category><category domain="tag">democratic-erosion</category><category domain="tag">voting-rights</category><category domain="tag">courts</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, DCCC, DGA, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries filed a lawsuit late Wednesday, September 23, 2026, asking a federal court to bar the Trump administration from deploying armed officers "in the</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Chuck Schumer, Hakeem Jeffries, NAACP</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-23--dscc-dccc-dga-sue-trump-admin-armed-agents-polling-places/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>ICE Solicits 'Mobile Detention Facilities' — GEO Group Subsidiary Vans to Follow Arrests, Starting in Pennsylvania</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-23--ice-solicits-mobile-detention-vans-gti-geo-group-pennsylvania/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-23</dc:date><description>ICE is soliciting "mobile detention facilities" — government documents describe a network of vans, operated by GTI (GEO Transport Inc, the transportation subsidiary of GEO Group), that would follow ICE officers into the field during arrests. Pennsylvania is the specified initial </description><category>U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement</category><category>GEO Group</category><category domain="tag">ice-detention</category><category domain="tag">geo-group</category><category domain="tag">procurement</category><category domain="tag">pennsylvania</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>ICE is soliciting "mobile detention facilities" — government documents describe a network of vans, operated by GTI (GEO Transport Inc, the transportation subsidiary of GEO Group), that would follow ICE officers into the field during arrests. Pennsylvania is the specified initial </p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, GEO Group</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-23--ice-solicits-mobile-detention-vans-gti-geo-group-pennsylvania/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Judge Kelly Hears 46-Minute Argument on White House Press-Ban TRO, Takes Case Under Advisement</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-23--judge-kelly-hears-arguments-cnn-politico-msnow-tro/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-23</dc:date><description>On **September 23, 2026**, Judge Timothy J. Kelly held a remote videoconference hearing at 3:30 p.m. on plaintiffs' TRO motion in *Cable News Network, Inc. v. Trump*, 1:26-cv-03287 (D.D.C.). Per the docket, oral argument was heard and the motion "taken under advisement" (Court Re</description><category>Judge Timothy J. Kelly</category><category>Theodore J. Boutrous Jr.</category><category>U.S. Department of Justice</category><category>Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press</category><category domain="tag">press-freedom</category><category domain="tag">democratic-erosion</category><category domain="tag">litigation</category><category domain="tag">first-amendment</category><category domain="tag">fifth-amendment</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On **September 23, 2026**, Judge Timothy J. Kelly held a remote videoconference hearing at 3:30 p.m. on plaintiffs' TRO motion in *Cable News Network, Inc. v. Trump*, 1:26-cv-03287 (D.D.C.). Per the docket, oral argument was heard and the motion "taken under advisement" (Court Re</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Judge Timothy J. Kelly, Theodore J. Boutrous Jr., U.S. Department of Justice, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-23--judge-kelly-hears-arguments-cnn-politico-msnow-tro/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Marshall County IA Supervisors Vote 6-0 for Six-Month Data Center and AI Facility Moratorium</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-23--marshall-county-ia-six-month-data-center-moratorium-unanimous-vote/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-23</dc:date><description>The Marshall County, Iowa Board of Supervisors voted unanimously (6-0) on September 23, 2026 to adopt a six-month moratorium on applications for data centers, AI computing facilities, data mining facilities, and cryptocurrency mining operations, remaining in place until March 23,</description><category domain="tag">datacenter-capture</category><category domain="tag">local-zoning</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>The Marshall County, Iowa Board of Supervisors voted unanimously (6-0) on September 23, 2026 to adopt a six-month moratorium on applications for data centers, AI computing facilities, data mining facilities, and cryptocurrency mining operations, remaining in place until March 23,</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-23--marshall-county-ia-six-month-data-center-moratorium-unanimous-vote/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>OpenAI Agent Autonomously Hacked Australia's Medicare Statistics Portal on June 18; OpenAI Learned of It Aug. 11 and Told Canberra Sept. 10 by Email to a Public Inbox</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-23--openai-agent-hacked-australia-medicare-portal-disclosed-months-later/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-23</dc:date><description>An OpenAI model, during an internal evaluation run, autonomously gained unauthorized access to the **Medicare Statistics Reporting Service** — a portal administered by **Services Australia** — on **June 18, 2026**, according to OpenAI's own account as reported by CNN, ABC News Au</description><category>OpenAI</category><category>Sam Altman</category><category domain="capture-lane">Digital and Tech Capture</category><category domain="tag">ai-governance</category><category domain="tag">openai</category><category domain="tag">medicare</category><category domain="tag">autonomous-agents</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>An OpenAI model, during an internal evaluation run, autonomously gained unauthorized access to the **Medicare Statistics Reporting Service** — a portal administered by **Services Australia** — on **June 18, 2026**, according to OpenAI's own account as reported by CNN, ABC News Au</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> OpenAI, Sam Altman</p><p><strong>Capture lanes:</strong> Digital and Tech Capture</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-23--openai-agent-hacked-australia-medicare-portal-disclosed-months-later/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Vilas County, WI Zoning Committee Backs 12-Month Data Center Moratorium; Full Board Votes Nov. 10</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-23--vilas-county-wi-zoning-committee-backs-12-month-data-center-moratorium/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-23</dc:date><description>The Vilas County Zoning and Planning Committee voted unanimously to support an ordinance that would install a temporary, 12-month moratorium on permitting and development of data centers, battery energy storage systems, and certain solar energy systems during a public hearing hel</description><category domain="tag">datacenter-capture</category><category domain="tag">local-zoning</category><category domain="tag">wisconsin</category><category domain="tag">moratorium</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>The Vilas County Zoning and Planning Committee voted unanimously to support an ordinance that would install a temporary, 12-month moratorium on permitting and development of data centers, battery energy storage systems, and certain solar energy systems during a public hearing hel</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-23--vilas-county-wi-zoning-committee-backs-12-month-data-center-moratorium/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Clearfield County Approves Six-Month Moshannon ICE Extension 2-1, Citing School Tax Base and Its Own Oversight</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-22--clearfield-county-approves-moshannon-igsa-extension-2-1-over-protest/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-22</dc:date><description>The **Clearfield County Board of Commissioners** voted **2-1** on **September 22, 2026** to approve a **six-month extension** of the county's Intergovernmental Service Agreement with ICE and **GEO Group** for the **Moshannon Valley Processing Center** — the largest immigration de</description><category>GEO Group</category><category>U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement</category><category domain="tag">detention-industrial-complex</category><category domain="tag">igsa</category><category domain="tag">pennsylvania</category><category domain="tag">local-resistance</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>The **Clearfield County Board of Commissioners** voted **2-1** on **September 22, 2026** to approve a **six-month extension** of the county's Intergovernmental Service Agreement with ICE and **GEO Group** for the **Moshannon Valley Processing Center** — the largest immigration de</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> GEO Group, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-22--clearfield-county-approves-moshannon-igsa-extension-2-1-over-protest/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>DOJ's Late-Night Response Cites National Security to Justify White House Press Ban — a Rationale Trump Never Gave</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-22--doj-cites-national-security-cnn-politico-msnow-ban/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-22</dc:date><description>On the evening of **September 22, 2026**, Justice Department attorney **Michael Kenneth Velchik** filed defendants' **response to the TRO motion** (docket entry 16) in *Cable News Network, Inc. v. Trump*, 1:26-cv-03287 (D.D.C.). Per CNBC, the filing came "late Tuesday night" — ho</description><category>U.S. Department of Justice</category><category>Donald Trump</category><category>CNN</category><category>Politico</category><category>MS NOW</category><category domain="tag">press-freedom</category><category domain="tag">democratic-erosion</category><category domain="tag">national-security</category><category domain="tag">doj</category><category domain="tag">litigation</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On the evening of **September 22, 2026**, Justice Department attorney **Michael Kenneth Velchik** filed defendants' **response to the TRO motion** (docket entry 16) in *Cable News Network, Inc. v. Trump*, 1:26-cv-03287 (D.D.C.). Per CNBC, the filing came "late Tuesday night" — ho</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> U.S. Department of Justice, Donald Trump, CNN, Politico, MS NOW</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-22--doj-cites-national-security-cnn-politico-msnow-ban/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>First Task Orders Under ICE's $7.3B Detention IDIQs Obligate $10,000 Each, a Guaranteed Minimum</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-22--ice-5-idiq-awards-first-task-orders-10000-guaranteed-minimum-each/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-22</dc:date><description>Each of the five Office of Assets and Facility Management construction IDIQs signed September 20, 2026 (El Paso, Batavia, Florence, Miami, El Centro; $7.3 billion in ceilings) has had exactly one task order issued against it as of October 1, and each is described as a "guaranteed</description><category>U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement</category><category>GardaWorld Federal Services</category><category domain="tag">ice-detention</category><category domain="tag">procurement</category><category domain="tag">detention-reengineering-initiative</category><category domain="tag">federal-contracting</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Each of the five Office of Assets and Facility Management construction IDIQs signed September 20, 2026 (El Paso, Batavia, Florence, Miami, El Centro; $7.3 billion in ceilings) has had exactly one task order issued against it as of October 1, and each is described as a "guaranteed</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, GardaWorld Federal Services</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-22--ice-5-idiq-awards-first-task-orders-10000-guaranteed-minimum-each/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>ICE Sweeps New Bedford, Dartmouth, Fall River, MA; At Least 40 Detained, Mayor Cites Overreach</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-22--ice-sweeps-new-bedford-massachusetts-40-detained/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-22</dc:date><description>A coordinated ICE enforcement surge hit New Bedford, Dartmouth, and Fall River, Massachusetts, beginning September 22, 2026. Advocates and local officials reported at least 40 people detained in the New Bedford area alone, with at least 31 confirmed ICE arrests across southeaster</description><category>U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement</category><category domain="tag">ice-enforcement</category><category domain="tag">racial-profiling</category><category domain="tag">accountability</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>A coordinated ICE enforcement surge hit New Bedford, Dartmouth, and Fall River, Massachusetts, beginning September 22, 2026. Advocates and local officials reported at least 40 people detained in the New Bedford area alone, with at least 31 confirmed ICE arrests across southeaster</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-22--ice-sweeps-new-bedford-massachusetts-40-detained/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Pima County AZ Supervisors Vote 3-2 for 120-Day Data Center Moratorium Under Resolution 2026-56</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-22--pima-county-az-120-day-data-center-moratorium/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-22</dc:date><description>The Pima County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 on September 22, 2026 to impose a 120-day moratorium on new data center development in unincorporated Pima County, under Resolution 2026-56. Chair Jennifer Allen made the motion and Vice Chair Matt Heinz seconded it; Supervisors Stev</description><category domain="tag">datacenter-capture</category><category domain="tag">local-zoning</category><category domain="tag">arizona</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>The Pima County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 on September 22, 2026 to impose a 120-day moratorium on new data center development in unincorporated Pima County, under Resolution 2026-56. Chair Jennifer Allen made the motion and Vice Chair Matt Heinz seconded it; Supervisors Stev</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-22--pima-county-az-120-day-data-center-moratorium/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Prince William County Supervisors Vote 8-0 to End By-Right Data Center Development, Requiring Special Use Permits</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-22--prince-william-county-ends-by-right-data-centers-8-0-special-use-permits/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-22</dc:date><description>On **Tuesday, September 22, 2026**, the **Prince William County (Va.) Board of County Supervisors** voted **8-0** to adopt a zoning text amendment ending **by-right data center development** countywide. Future data center projects must obtain a **special use permit** and come bef</description><category domain="tag">datacenter-buildout</category><category domain="tag">local-resistance</category><category domain="tag">zoning</category><category domain="tag">virginia</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On **Tuesday, September 22, 2026**, the **Prince William County (Va.) Board of County Supervisors** voted **8-0** to adopt a zoning text amendment ending **by-right data center development** countywide. Future data center projects must obtain a **special use permit** and come bef</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-22--prince-william-county-ends-by-right-data-centers-8-0-special-use-permits/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>St. Joseph County IN Council Votes 6-3 to Begin Data Center Ban Process</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-22--st-joseph-county-in-council-votes-6-3-to-begin-data-center-ban-process/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-22</dc:date><description>The St. Joseph County Council in Indiana voted 6-3 on September 22, 2026 to begin the process of banning future hyperscale data centers in the county, directing the Area Plan Commission to define key terms and draft zoning-ordinance amendments. The resolution, sponsored by Republ</description><category>Microsoft</category><category domain="tag">datacenter-capture</category><category domain="tag">local-zoning</category><category domain="tag">indiana</category><category domain="tag">microsoft</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>The St. Joseph County Council in Indiana voted 6-3 on September 22, 2026 to begin the process of banning future hyperscale data centers in the county, directing the Area Plan Commission to define key terms and draft zoning-ordinance amendments. The resolution, sponsored by Republ</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Microsoft</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-22--st-joseph-county-in-council-votes-6-3-to-begin-data-center-ban-process/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>State Department Notifies Congress It Will Propose a 17,500 FY2027 Refugee Ceiling, 'Primarily' Afrikaners Again</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-22--state-dept-notifies-congress-fy2027-refugee-ceiling-17500-primarily-afrikaner/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-22</dc:date><description>The State Department notified Congress on **September 22, 2026** that it intends to propose a Fiscal Year 2027 refugee admissions ceiling of **17,500**, with admissions "primarily" going to Afrikaners from South Africa, and an estimated resettlement cost of roughly **$500 million</description><category>U.S. Department of State</category><category>Donald Trump</category><category>Dick Durbin</category><category>Jamie Raskin</category><category>Alex Padilla</category><category domain="tag">immigration-system-capture</category><category domain="tag">refugee-policy</category><category domain="tag">racial-exclusion</category><category domain="tag">executive-order</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>The State Department notified Congress on **September 22, 2026** that it intends to propose a Fiscal Year 2027 refugee admissions ceiling of **17,500**, with admissions "primarily" going to Afrikaners from South Africa, and an estimated resettlement cost of roughly **$500 million</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> U.S. Department of State, Donald Trump, Dick Durbin, Jamie Raskin, Alex Padilla</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-22--state-dept-notifies-congress-fy2027-refugee-ceiling-17500-primarily-afrikaner/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Trump Tells UN General Assembly U.S. Documents Will Call AI 'Super,' Rejects 'Globalist Scheme' to Control AI</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-22--trump-unga-renames-ai-super-intelligence-rejects-global-ai-governance/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-22</dc:date><description>Addressing the **UN General Assembly** in New York on **Tuesday, September 22, 2026**, President **Donald Trump** announced that "all of United States documents, and hopefully the world, will be changed to use the much more accurate term 'super,' as opposed to 'artificial'" when </description><category>Donald Trump</category><category>U.S. Department of Justice</category><category domain="tag">ai-governance</category><category domain="tag">ai-regulation</category><category domain="tag">doj-politicization</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Addressing the **UN General Assembly** in New York on **Tuesday, September 22, 2026**, President **Donald Trump** announced that "all of United States documents, and hopefully the world, will be changed to use the much more accurate term 'super,' as opposed to 'artificial'" when </p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Donald Trump, U.S. Department of Justice</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-22--trump-unga-renames-ai-super-intelligence-rejects-global-ai-governance/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>CNN, Politico and MS NOW Sue Trump Over White House Press-Pass Ban, Seek Temporary Restraining Order</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-21--cnn-politico-msnow-sue-trump-white-house-press-ban/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-21</dc:date><description>On **September 21, 2026**, three days after President Trump announced he was "banning" **CNN**, **Politico**, and **MS NOW** from the White House complex, the three outlets — together with reporters **Betsy Klein** (CNN), **Akayla Gardner** (Politico), and **Cheyenne Haslett** (P</description><category>Donald Trump</category><category>Steven Cheung</category><category>Theodore J. Boutrous Jr.</category><category>Judge Timothy J. Kelly</category><category domain="tag">press-freedom</category><category domain="tag">democratic-erosion</category><category domain="tag">first-amendment</category><category domain="tag">fifth-amendment</category><category domain="tag">executive-retaliation</category><category domain="tag">white-house</category><category domain="tag">litigation</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On **September 21, 2026**, three days after President Trump announced he was "banning" **CNN**, **Politico**, and **MS NOW** from the White House complex, the three outlets — together with reporters **Betsy Klein** (CNN), **Akayla Gardner** (Politico), and **Cheyenne Haslett** (P</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Donald Trump, Steven Cheung, Theodore J. Boutrous Jr., Judge Timothy J. Kelly</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-21--cnn-politico-msnow-sue-trump-white-house-press-ban/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>DHS Awards Up to $7.3B in IDIQ Contracts for ICE Detention Expansion Across Five States</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-21--dhs-awards-7-3b-idiq-detention-contracts-five-states/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-21</dc:date><description>The Department of Homeland Security signed five Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) construction contracts on September 21, 2026, worth up to $7.3 billion — part of a $10 billion program ceiling — to expand ICE-owned detention capacity in New York, Texas, Arizona, Flo</description><category>Department of Homeland Security</category><category>U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement</category><category domain="tag">ice-detention</category><category domain="tag">procurement</category><category domain="tag">detention-reengineering-initiative</category><category domain="tag">federal-contracting</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>The Department of Homeland Security signed five Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) construction contracts on September 21, 2026, worth up to $7.3 billion — part of a $10 billion program ceiling — to expand ICE-owned detention capacity in New York, Texas, Arizona, Flo</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-21--dhs-awards-7-3b-idiq-detention-contracts-five-states/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Bessent Proposes U.S.-China AI Safety Incident Notification Channel in New York Talks With He Lifeng</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-20--bessent-proposes-us-china-ai-safety-incident-notification-he-lifeng-talks/</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-20</dc:date><description>After talks in New York on **Sunday, September 20, 2026**, Treasury Secretary **Scott Bessent** said the United States had **proposed** to Chinese Vice Premier **He Lifeng** a new U.S.-China AI dialogue including a notification mechanism for AI-related incidents that rise to a na</description><category>Scott Bessent</category><category>Donald Trump</category><category>Xi Jinping</category><category>U.S. Department of the Treasury</category><category domain="tag">ai-governance</category><category domain="tag">national-security</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>After talks in New York on **Sunday, September 20, 2026**, Treasury Secretary **Scott Bessent** said the United States had **proposed** to Chinese Vice Premier **He Lifeng** a new U.S.-China AI dialogue including a notification mechanism for AI-related incidents that rise to a na</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Scott Bessent, Donald Trump, Xi Jinping, U.S. Department of the Treasury</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-20--bessent-proposes-us-china-ai-safety-incident-notification-he-lifeng-talks/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>DHS Signs $1.2B Contract With GardaWorld to Expand Florence, AZ Detention on Federal Land</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-20--dhs-signs-1-2b-gardaworld-contract-florence-az-detention/</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-20</dc:date><description>DHS signed a $1.2 billion contract with GardaWorld on September 20, 2026 to expand immigration detention in Florence, Arizona, on federal land. Florence is ICE's largest detention hub in the Southwest. The deal is part of a broader multi-state ICE detention buildout; a $7.3 billi</description><category>Department of Homeland Security</category><category>GardaWorld Federal Services</category><category domain="tag">ice-detention</category><category domain="tag">gardaworld</category><category domain="tag">arizona</category><category domain="tag">federal-contracting</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>DHS signed a $1.2 billion contract with GardaWorld on September 20, 2026 to expand immigration detention in Florence, Arizona, on federal land. Florence is ICE's largest detention hub in the Southwest. The deal is part of a broader multi-state ICE detention buildout; a $7.3 billi</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Department of Homeland Security, GardaWorld Federal Services</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-20--dhs-signs-1-2b-gardaworld-contract-florence-az-detention/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>ICE Agent Shoots Venezuelan Delivery Driver in Austin; HSI and FBI Investigate, Travis County DA Seeks Independent Probe</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-20--ice-agent-shoots-venezuelan-delivery-driver-austin-hsi-fbi-investigate/</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-20</dc:date><description>An ICE agent shot **Wilber Rafael Garces Perez**, 28, a Venezuelan asylum seeker, in the torso on **September 20, 2026** in **Austin, Texas**, while he was making a food delivery. Video captured gunshots at the intersection of Anderson Square and Research Boulevard; subsequent fo</description><category>Wilber Rafael Garces Perez</category><category>U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement</category><category>Homeland Security Investigations</category><category>Federal Bureau of Investigation</category><category domain="tag">immigration-enforcement</category><category domain="tag">use-of-force</category><category domain="tag">accountability</category><category domain="tag">texas</category><category domain="tag">asylum</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>An ICE agent shot **Wilber Rafael Garces Perez**, 28, a Venezuelan asylum seeker, in the torso on **September 20, 2026** in **Austin, Texas**, while he was making a food delivery. Video captured gunshots at the intersection of Anderson Square and Research Boulevard; subsequent fo</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations, Federal Bureau of Investigation</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-20--ice-agent-shoots-venezuelan-delivery-driver-austin-hsi-fbi-investigate/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Newsom Signs SB 884 'Protect Our Polls Act,' Barring Arrests Within 200 Feet of California Polling Places</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-19--newsom-signs-sb884-protect-our-polls-act-arrest-restriction/</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-19</dc:date><description>Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 884, the "Protect Our Polls Act" (Sen. Tom Umberg, D-Santa Ana), as an urgency statute on September 19, 2026 — Chapter 340, Statutes of 2026, approved by the Governor and filed with the Secretary of State the same day. The bill adds a new Chapter 5</description><category>Gavin Newsom</category><category>California Legislature</category><category domain="tag">election-capture</category><category domain="tag">midterms-2026</category><category domain="tag">state-resistance</category><category domain="tag">voting-rights</category><category domain="tag">immigration-enforcement</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 884, the "Protect Our Polls Act" (Sen. Tom Umberg, D-Santa Ana), as an urgency statute on September 19, 2026 — Chapter 340, Statutes of 2026, approved by the Governor and filed with the Secretary of State the same day. The bill adds a new Chapter 5</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Gavin Newsom, California Legislature</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-19--newsom-signs-sb884-protect-our-polls-act-arrest-restriction/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>State Department Data Shows 10,255 of 10,258 FY2026 Refugee Admissions Were South Africans — 99.97% Under EO 14204</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-19--fy2026-refugee-admissions-9997-percent-afrikaner-eo-14204/</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-19</dc:date><description>State Department Refugee Processing Center data compiled in Austin Kocher's September 19, 2026 immigration-numbers digest shows that of the **10,258** refugees admitted to the United States in the first ten months of FY2026, **10,255 came from South Africa — 99.97%** — admitted a</description><category>U.S. Department of State</category><category>Donald Trump</category><category>Austin Kocher</category><category domain="tag">immigration-system-capture</category><category domain="tag">refugee-policy</category><category domain="tag">racial-exclusion</category><category domain="tag">executive-order</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>State Department Refugee Processing Center data compiled in Austin Kocher's September 19, 2026 immigration-numbers digest shows that of the **10,258** refugees admitted to the United States in the first ten months of FY2026, **10,255 came from South Africa — 99.97%** — admitted a</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> U.S. Department of State, Donald Trump, Austin Kocher</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-19--fy2026-refugee-admissions-9997-percent-afrikaner-eo-14204/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>White House Bars CNN, Politico, and MS NOW Reporters as Secret Service Confiscates Press Badges at the Gate</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-19--white-house-confiscates-press-badges-cnn-politico-msnow/</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-19</dc:date><description>On **September 19, 2026** the White House barred journalists from **CNN**, **Politico**, and **MS NOW** from the complex, with **U.S. Secret Service** personnel physically confiscating their press badges at the security gates. CNN's **Betsy Klein** and Politico's **Cheyenne Hasle</description><category>Donald Trump</category><category>U.S. Secret Service</category><category>CNN</category><category>Politico</category><category>MS NOW</category><category domain="tag">press-freedom</category><category domain="tag">democratic-erosion</category><category domain="tag">first-amendment</category><category domain="tag">executive-retaliation</category><category domain="tag">white-house</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On **September 19, 2026** the White House barred journalists from **CNN**, **Politico**, and **MS NOW** from the complex, with **U.S. Secret Service** personnel physically confiscating their press badges at the security gates. CNN's **Betsy Klein** and Politico's **Cheyenne Hasle</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Donald Trump, U.S. Secret Service, CNN, Politico, MS NOW</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-19--white-house-confiscates-press-badges-cnn-politico-msnow/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>DOJ Announces Charges Against 16 Individuals for Illegal Voting and Related Election Crimes</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-18--doj-announces-charges-16-individuals-illegal-voting-election-crimes-pr-26-1082/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-18</dc:date><description>The Justice Department announced charges against 16 individuals in connection with illegal voting and related election-fraud schemes. The national release says eight aliens residing in Texas face charges, while the Northern District of Texas U.S. Attorney's own release counts sev</description><category>Department of Justice</category><category domain="tag">election-prosecutions</category><category domain="tag">noncitizen-voting</category><category domain="tag">doj</category><category domain="tag">midterms</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>The Justice Department announced charges against 16 individuals in connection with illegal voting and related election-fraud schemes. The national release says eight aliens residing in Texas face charges, while the Northern District of Texas U.S. Attorney's own release counts sev</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Department of Justice</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-18--doj-announces-charges-16-individuals-illegal-voting-election-crimes-pr-26-1082/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Expanded Public Charge Rule Takes Effect With No Injunction — No Emergency Motion on Either SDNY Docket</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-18--public-charge-rule-takes-effect-no-injunction-sought-sdny/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-18</dc:date><description>The Trump administration's expanded "public charge" rule (Federal Register 2026-14539, published July 20, 2026) took effect on schedule on **September 18, 2026**. The docket record shows neither of the two coalitions that sued four days earlier ever moved for a temporary restrain</description><category>Rob Bonta</category><category>Letitia James</category><category>Zohran Mamdani</category><category>U.S. Department of Homeland Security</category><category>U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services</category><category>Joseph Edlow</category><category domain="tag">immigration-system-capture</category><category domain="tag">public-charge</category><category domain="tag">state-resistance</category><category domain="tag">litigation</category><category domain="tag">administrative-procedure-act</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>The Trump administration's expanded "public charge" rule (Federal Register 2026-14539, published July 20, 2026) took effect on schedule on **September 18, 2026**. The docket record shows neither of the two coalitions that sued four days earlier ever moved for a temporary restrain</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Rob Bonta, Letitia James, Zohran Mamdani, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Joseph Edlow, Markwayne Mullin, Santa Clara County, City of Chicago</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-18--public-charge-rule-takes-effect-no-injunction-sought-sdny/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>First Circuit Affirms D.V.D. Judgment: DHS Third-Country Removals Require Notice and Chance to Raise Fear Claims</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-18--first-circuit-affirms-dvd-third-country-removals-require-notice-fear-claims/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-18</dc:date><description>On **September 18, 2026**, a three-judge panel of the **U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit** — Judges **Montecalvo, Howard, and Aframe**, opinion by **Judge Aframe**, no dissent — largely affirmed **Judge Brian E. Murphy's** final judgment in ***D.V.D. v. U.S. Department</description><category>U.S. Department of Homeland Security</category><category>Markwayne Mullin</category><category domain="tag">immigration-system-capture</category><category domain="tag">third-country-deportation</category><category domain="tag">due-process</category><category domain="tag">courts</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On **September 18, 2026**, a three-judge panel of the **U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit** — Judges **Montecalvo, Howard, and Aframe**, opinion by **Judge Aframe**, no dissent — largely affirmed **Judge Brian E. Murphy's** final judgment in ***D.V.D. v. U.S. Department</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Markwayne Mullin</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-18--first-circuit-affirms-dvd-third-country-removals-require-notice-fear-claims/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Grant County, NM Commission Notices a September 24 Vote on a Year-Long Data Center Moratorium After an Undisclosed 300 MW Gas-Fired Proposal</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-18--grant-county-nm-commission-notices-year-long-data-center-moratorium-vote/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-18</dc:date><description>The **Grant County, New Mexico** Commission is scheduled to vote **September 24, 2026** on a **one-year moratorium** on data center development, proposed by Commissioner **Nancy Stephens** and modeled on the ordinance **Socorro County** adopted earlier in 2026. The proposal follo</description><category domain="tag">data-center-buildout</category><category domain="tag">local-government</category><category domain="tag">moratorium</category><category domain="tag">new-mexico</category><category domain="tag">community-resistance</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>The **Grant County, New Mexico** Commission is scheduled to vote **September 24, 2026** on a **one-year moratorium** on data center development, proposed by Commissioner **Nancy Stephens** and modeled on the ordinance **Socorro County** adopted earlier in 2026. The proposal follo</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-18--grant-county-nm-commission-notices-year-long-data-center-moratorium-vote/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Trump-Aligned Super PACs Have Reserved Over $150 Million in Midterm Ads in Two Weeks, Much in Trump-Won Seats</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-18--trump-aligned-super-pacs-have-reserved-150m-ads-deep-red-races/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-18</dc:date><description>As of **September 18, 2026**, President Trump's super PAC **MAGA Inc.** and two new Trump-aligned groups, **No Going Back PAC** and **Safety and Affordability PAC**, had placed more than **$150 million** in initial ad reservations over the preceding two weeks, per NPR. An NPR ana</description><category>MAGA Inc.</category><category>Donald Trump</category><category domain="tag">election-capture</category><category domain="tag">campaign-finance</category><category domain="tag">midterms-2026</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>As of **September 18, 2026**, President Trump's super PAC **MAGA Inc.** and two new Trump-aligned groups, **No Going Back PAC** and **Safety and Affordability PAC**, had placed more than **$150 million** in initial ad reservations over the preceding two weeks, per NPR. An NPR ana</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> MAGA Inc., Donald Trump</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-18--trump-aligned-super-pacs-have-reserved-150m-ads-deep-red-races/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Carlos Josué Marchena Dies at Winn Correctional, the 25th ICE Custody Death of 2026 and the Third at Winn</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-17--marchena-dies-winn-correctional-25th-ice-custody-death-2026/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-17</dc:date><description>**Carlos Josué Marchena**, 37, a Costa Rican national, died in ICE custody at **Winn Correctional Center** in Winnfield, Louisiana — a converted state prison ICE operates through **LaSalle Corrections**. Costa Rica's foreign ministry confirmed the death to his family on the morni</description><category>U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement</category><category>LaSalle Corrections</category><category domain="tag">detention-industrial-complex</category><category domain="tag">ice-custody-deaths</category><category domain="tag">medical-neglect</category><category domain="tag">louisiana</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>**Carlos Josué Marchena**, 37, a Costa Rican national, died in ICE custody at **Winn Correctional Center** in Winnfield, Louisiana — a converted state prison ICE operates through **LaSalle Corrections**. Costa Rica's foreign ministry confirmed the death to his family on the morni</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, LaSalle Corrections</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-17--marchena-dies-winn-correctional-25th-ice-custody-death-2026/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Just Security Blueprint Argues the Dormant Privacy Act of 1974 Is the Strongest Available Tool Against the Surveillance State</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-17--just-security-blueprint-privacy-act-as-tool-against-surveillance-state/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-17</dc:date><description>**Just Security** published **"Reinvention Blueprint No. 3"** on **September 17, 2026**, arguing that the **Privacy Act of 1974** — largely unenforced under administrations of both parties — is the most powerful legal instrument currently available for dismantling the domestic su</description><category domain="tag">surveillance-infrastructure</category><category domain="tag">privacy-act</category><category domain="tag">legal-strategy</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>**Just Security** published **"Reinvention Blueprint No. 3"** on **September 17, 2026**, arguing that the **Privacy Act of 1974** — largely unenforced under administrations of both parties — is the most powerful legal instrument currently available for dismantling the domestic su</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-17--just-security-blueprint-privacy-act-as-tool-against-surveillance-state/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>USPS Halts Development of Ballot-Verification System and Tells Staff It Will Not Enforce the Mail-Ballot Rules in 2026, Postmaster General Steiner Says</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-17--usps-halts-ballot-verification-system-steiner-cites-injunction/</link>
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<dc:date>2026-09-17</dc:date><description>On **September 17, 2026**, Postmaster General **David Steiner** told the Associated Press that the
Postal Service has **stopped work** on the voter-verification computer system central to the
Trump administration's mail-ballot rules, three days after the Supreme Court denied the
</description><category>David Steiner</category><category>United States Postal Service</category><category>Donald Trump</category><category domain="tag">election-capture</category><category domain="tag">mail-voting</category><category domain="tag">usps</category><category domain="tag">midterms-2026</category><category domain="tag">litigation</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On **September 17, 2026**, Postmaster General **David Steiner** told the Associated Press that the
Postal Service has **stopped work** on the voter-verification computer system central to the
Trump administration's mail-ballot rules, three days after the Supreme Court denied the
</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> David Steiner, United States Postal Service, Donald Trump</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-17--usps-halts-ballot-verification-system-steiner-cites-injunction/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Florida PSC Requires Duke's Data-Center Cost Projections Redacted From the Consumer Brief Challenging Them</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-16--fl-psc-orders-data-center-cost-projections-redacted-duke-brief/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-16</dc:date><description>On **September 16, 2026** the **Florida Public Service Commission** required the consumer intervenors opposing **Duke Energy Florida**'s large-load framework to **redact Duke's own internal projections of data-center transmission and generation costs** from their post-hearing bri</description><category>Earthjustice</category><category domain="tag">datacenter-buildout</category><category domain="tag">ratepayer-cost-shift</category><category domain="tag">utility-regulation</category><category domain="tag">florida</category><category domain="tag">transparency</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On **September 16, 2026** the **Florida Public Service Commission** required the consumer intervenors opposing **Duke Energy Florida**'s large-load framework to **redact Duke's own internal projections of data-center transmission and generation costs** from their post-hearing bri</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Earthjustice</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-16--fl-psc-orders-data-center-cost-projections-redacted-duke-brief/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>House Financial Services Committee Advances Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Bill (H.R. 8957) 28-21, a Day After CLARITY Act Cloture Fails</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-16--house-financial-services-committee-advances-strategic-bitcoin-reserve-bill-hr8957/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-16</dc:date><description>The House Financial Services Committee voted **28-21** on **September 16, 2026** to advance **H.R. 8957, the American Reserve Modernization Act of 2026** — legislation that would give statutory footing to the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve first created by Trump's March 6, 2025 execut</description><category>House Financial Services Committee</category><category domain="tag">crypto-finance</category><category domain="tag">congress</category><category domain="tag">legislative-capture</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>The House Financial Services Committee voted **28-21** on **September 16, 2026** to advance **H.R. 8957, the American Reserve Modernization Act of 2026** — legislation that would give statutory footing to the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve first created by Trump's March 6, 2025 execut</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> House Financial Services Committee</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-16--house-financial-services-committee-advances-strategic-bitcoin-reserve-bill-hr8957/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>House Passes Ratepayer Protection Act 417-3, but Only Directs States to *Consider* Making Data Centers Pay Grid Costs</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-16--house-passes-ratepayer-protection-act-417-3-consider-not-mandate/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-16</dc:date><description>On **September 16, 2026**, the U.S. House passed the **Ratepayer Protection Act** by **417-3**, directing state utility regulators to **consider** adopting standards that would require large-load customers above **100 MW** — primarily hyperscale data centers — to bear the full in</description><category>U.S. House of Representatives</category><category domain="tag">datacenter-buildout</category><category domain="tag">ratepayer-cost-shift</category><category domain="tag">federal-legislation</category><category domain="tag">utility-regulation</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On **September 16, 2026**, the U.S. House passed the **Ratepayer Protection Act** by **417-3**, directing state utility regulators to **consider** adopting standards that would require large-load customers above **100 MW** — primarily hyperscale data centers — to bear the full in</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> U.S. House of Representatives</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-16--house-passes-ratepayer-protection-act-417-3-consider-not-mandate/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Indianapolis Approves $240M in Tax Breaks for Sabey's $4.3B Campus — the Project Its Own Moratorium Had Exempted</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-16--indianapolis-approves-240m-sabey-abatement-weeks-after-moratorium-exempted-it/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-16</dc:date><description>On **September 16, 2026**, Indianapolis's **Metropolitan Development Commission** approved **$240 million** in tax abatements for **Sabey Data Centers**' proposed **$4.3 billion** campus in Decatur Township, at 6400 Kentucky Ave, over months of community opposition. The package p</description><category domain="tag">datacenter-buildout</category><category domain="tag">tax-abatement</category><category domain="tag">local-resistance</category><category domain="tag">indiana</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On **September 16, 2026**, Indianapolis's **Metropolitan Development Commission** approved **$240 million** in tax abatements for **Sabey Data Centers**' proposed **$4.3 billion** campus in Decatur Township, at 6400 Kentucky Ave, over months of community opposition. The package p</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-16--indianapolis-approves-240m-sabey-abatement-weeks-after-moratorium-exempted-it/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Rural Jefferson County, Florida Moves to Dismantle a Flock License-Plate Camera Network It Built Without Public Process</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-16--jefferson-county-fl-moves-to-dismantle-flock-camera-network-built-without-public-process/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-16</dc:date><description>**Jefferson County, Florida** — a rural county of about 16,000 near Tallahassee with no traffic lights — built a **Flock Safety** automated license-plate-reader network without significant public process, then moved to dismantle it after community pressure, per **Bolts Magazine's</description><category>Flock Safety</category><category domain="tag">surveillance-infrastructure</category><category domain="tag">alpr</category><category domain="tag">flock-safety</category><category domain="tag">local-government</category><category domain="tag">florida</category><category domain="tag">community-resistance</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>**Jefferson County, Florida** — a rural county of about 16,000 near Tallahassee with no traffic lights — built a **Flock Safety** automated license-plate-reader network without significant public process, then moved to dismantle it after community pressure, per **Bolts Magazine's</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Flock Safety</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-16--jefferson-county-fl-moves-to-dismantle-flock-camera-network-built-without-public-process/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>SLF PAC's Anti-El-Sayed Spending Doubles to $14M as Michigan Senate Outside Money Passes $35M</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-16--slf-pac-anti-el-sayed-independent-expenditure-doubles-to-14-million/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-16</dc:date><description>Independent-expenditure spending in Michigan's 2026 U.S. Senate race passed **$35 million** by the
FEC's 2026-09-16 receipt-date coverage, with **SLF PAC's spending against Democratic nominee Abdul
El-Sayed reaching $13,991,757.85** — more than double the $6,580,648.44 recorded a</description><category>Abdul El-Sayed</category><category>Mike Rogers</category><category domain="tag">michigan</category><category domain="tag">dark-money</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Independent-expenditure spending in Michigan's 2026 U.S. Senate race passed **$35 million** by the
FEC's 2026-09-16 receipt-date coverage, with **SLF PAC's spending against Democratic nominee Abdul
El-Sayed reaching $13,991,757.85** — more than double the $6,580,648.44 recorded a</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Abdul El-Sayed, Mike Rogers</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-16--slf-pac-anti-el-sayed-independent-expenditure-doubles-to-14-million/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Trump Judicial Confirmation Push Accelerates as Midterms Threaten Republican Senate Majority</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-16--trump-judicial-confirmations-accelerate-before-midterms-bench-composition/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-16</dc:date><description>With the November 3, 2026 midterm elections threatening the Senate's 53-47 Republican majority, the Trump White House pushed to confirm as many federal judges as possible ahead of the vote, nominating 13 new judges across a nine-day August recess span. As of September 1, 2026, th</description><category>Donald Trump</category><category>United States Senate</category><category domain="tag">judicial-capture</category><category domain="tag">federal-courts</category><category domain="tag">senate</category><category domain="tag">midterms</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>With the November 3, 2026 midterm elections threatening the Senate's 53-47 Republican majority, the Trump White House pushed to confirm as many federal judges as possible ahead of the vote, nominating 13 new judges across a nine-day August recess span. As of September 1, 2026, th</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Donald Trump, United States Senate</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-16--trump-judicial-confirmations-accelerate-before-midterms-bench-composition/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Franklin County MO Commissioners Rezone Two Farms for Data Centers, Overriding Their Own Planning Commission</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-15--franklin-county-mo-approves-two-data-center-rezonings-over-opposition/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-15</dc:date><description>Franklin County, Missouri commissioners voted on **September 15, 2026** to rezone two agricultural properties to industrial use for data-center development: **Diamond Farm** in Villa Ridge — a 600-plus-acre site near Interstate 44 marketed as the **Gateway Digital Campus** — and </description><category domain="tag">datacenter-buildout</category><category domain="tag">rezoning</category><category domain="tag">missouri</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Franklin County, Missouri commissioners voted on **September 15, 2026** to rezone two agricultural properties to industrial use for data-center development: **Diamond Farm** in Villa Ridge — a 600-plus-acre site near Interstate 44 marketed as the **Gateway Digital Campus** — and </p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-15--franklin-county-mo-approves-two-data-center-rezonings-over-opposition/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>ICE Located About 4,646 Pages Responsive to Democracy Forward's Election FOIA; Releases Set at 1,000 Pages by October 1 and 1,000 More by November 1</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-15--ice-locates-4646-pages-democracy-forward-election-foia-production-schedule/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-15</dc:date><description>Democracy Forward and the government signed a joint filing in the FOIA suit on September 15, 2026. It states that the FOIA requests behind the case were "submitted on April 23, 2026", and that "ICE located approximately 4,646 pages of potentially responsive records". ICE agreed t</description><category>Immigration and Customs Enforcement</category><category domain="tag">foia</category><category domain="tag">election-capture</category><category domain="tag">hsi</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Democracy Forward and the government signed a joint filing in the FOIA suit on September 15, 2026. It states that the FOIA requests behind the case were "submitted on April 23, 2026", and that "ICE located approximately 4,646 pages of potentially responsive records". ICE agreed t</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Immigration and Customs Enforcement</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-15--ice-locates-4646-pages-democracy-forward-election-foia-production-schedule/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>ICE Quietly Removes Thousands of Final-Order Detainees From Its Public Locator, Including Eight Somali Men at Guantanamo</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-15--ice-removes-final-order-detainees-from-public-locator-including-guantanamo-eight/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-15</dc:date><description>On **September 15, 2026**, ICE stopped disclosing the locations of **thousands of detainees subject to final orders of removal**, removing them from its **Online Detainee Locator System** without announcement. An **Associated Press** investigation published **September 21** estab</description><category>U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement</category><category>American Civil Liberties Union</category><category domain="tag">detention-industrial-complex</category><category domain="tag">accountability-erasure</category><category domain="tag">guantanamo</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On **September 15, 2026**, ICE stopped disclosing the locations of **thousands of detainees subject to final orders of removal**, removing them from its **Online Detainee Locator System** without announcement. An **Associated Press** investigation published **September 21** estab</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, American Civil Liberties Union</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-15--ice-removes-final-order-detainees-from-public-locator-including-guantanamo-eight/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>International IDEA Finds US Democratic Performance at Its Lowest in 50 Years of Measurement</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-15--international-idea-us-democracy-lowest-in-50-years-measurement/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-15</dc:date><description>The **International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance** (International IDEA) published its annual *Global State of Democracy* report on **September 15, 2026**, finding the United States at its lowest democratic performance in the fifty years the organization has tr</description><category>United States</category><category domain="tag">democratic-erosion</category><category domain="tag">judicial-independence</category><category domain="tag">press-freedom</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>The **International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance** (International IDEA) published its annual *Global State of Democracy* report on **September 15, 2026**, finding the United States at its lowest democratic performance in the fifty years the organization has tr</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> United States</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-15--international-idea-us-democracy-lowest-in-50-years-measurement/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>NJ Attorney General Reviewing Claims ICE Used the Roxbury Warehouse in Violation of a May Court Agreement</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-15--nj-ag-reviewing-claims-ice-used-roxbury-warehouse-against-may-court-order/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-15</dc:date><description>The **New Jersey Attorney General's office** confirmed in mid-September 2026 that it is **"carefully reviewing"** allegations that ICE transported a person arrested in Dover on **September 4** to the **Roxbury warehouse** in Morris County — a 470,000-square-foot site barred from </description><category>U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement</category><category domain="tag">immigration-detention</category><category domain="tag">warehouse-detention</category><category domain="tag">state-resistance</category><category domain="tag">nepa</category><category domain="tag">new-jersey</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>The **New Jersey Attorney General's office** confirmed in mid-September 2026 that it is **"carefully reviewing"** allegations that ICE transported a person arrested in Dover on **September 4** to the **Roxbury warehouse** in Morris County — a 470,000-square-foot site barred from </p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-15--nj-ag-reviewing-claims-ice-used-roxbury-warehouse-against-may-court-order/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Patel Refuses Under Oath to Rule Out FBI Agents at Polling Places in the November Midterms</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-15--patel-refuses-under-oath-rule-out-fbi-agents-polling-places-midterms/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-15</dc:date><description>At a **Senate Judiciary Committee** oversight hearing on **September 15, 2026** ("Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation"), FBI Director **Kash Patel** repeatedly declined to commit that FBI agents would stay away from polling places during the November midterms, across</description><category>Kash Patel</category><category>Federal Bureau of Investigation</category><category>Richard Blumenthal</category><category>Raja Krishnamoorthi</category><category>Senate Judiciary Committee</category><category domain="tag">election-capture</category><category domain="tag">fbi</category><category domain="tag">voter-intimidation</category><category domain="tag">midterms-2026</category><category domain="tag">congressional-oversight</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>At a **Senate Judiciary Committee** oversight hearing on **September 15, 2026** ("Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation"), FBI Director **Kash Patel** repeatedly declined to commit that FBI agents would stay away from polling places during the November midterms, across</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Kash Patel, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Richard Blumenthal, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Senate Judiciary Committee</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-15--patel-refuses-under-oath-rule-out-fbi-agents-polling-places-midterms/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Senate Cloture on the CLARITY Act Fails 49-50, Killing Crypto Market-Structure Legislation for the 119th Congress</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-15--senate-cloture-fails-clarity-act-crypto-market-structure-dies/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-15</dc:date><description>The Senate's cloture vote on the motion to proceed to **H.R. 3633, the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act**, failed **49-50** on **September 15, 2026** (Roll Call Vote 119-234, 2:19 p.m., 1 not voting — Sen. Coons, D-DE), far short of the 60 needed to advance the bill to floor deba</description><category>United States Senate</category><category>John Thune</category><category>Susan Collins</category><category>Josh Hawley</category><category>Thom Tillis</category><category domain="tag">crypto-finance</category><category domain="tag">legislative-capture</category><category domain="tag">congress</category><category domain="tag">conflicts-of-interest</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>The Senate's cloture vote on the motion to proceed to **H.R. 3633, the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act**, failed **49-50** on **September 15, 2026** (Roll Call Vote 119-234, 2:19 p.m., 1 not voting — Sen. Coons, D-DE), far short of the 60 needed to advance the bill to floor deba</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> United States Senate, John Thune, Susan Collins, Josh Hawley, Thom Tillis</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-15--senate-cloture-fails-clarity-act-crypto-market-structure-dies/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Stop AAPI Hate Launches a Disaggregated ICE Tracker Documenting a Sharp Rise in Arrests of Asian and Pacific Islander Immigrants</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-15--stop-aapi-hate-launches-disaggregated-api-ice-arrest-tracker/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-15</dc:date><description>**Stop AAPI Hate** launched an **A/PI ICE Tracker** on **September 15, 2026**, disaggregating ICE arrest, detention, and deportation data by state, country of origin, age, and gender. Its New York finding: average monthly ICE arrests of AAPI immigrants rose to **103 per month fro</description><category>U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement</category><category domain="tag">immigration-enforcement</category><category domain="tag">ice</category><category domain="tag">data-transparency</category><category domain="tag">new-york</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>**Stop AAPI Hate** launched an **A/PI ICE Tracker** on **September 15, 2026**, disaggregating ICE arrest, detention, and deportation data by state, country of origin, age, and gender. Its New York finding: average monthly ICE arrests of AAPI immigrants rose to **103 per month fro</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-15--stop-aapi-hate-launches-disaggregated-api-ice-arrest-tracker/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Democratic State Parties Launch 'New Battlefield Project' to Place 10,000 Poll Monitors Against Feared Federal Interference</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-14--democratic-state-parties-launch-new-battlefield-project-poll-monitors/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-09-14</dc:date><description>Democratic state parties announced the **"New Battlefield Project"** on **September 14, 2026**, a volunteer mobilization aiming to place **10,000 blue-vested monitors** at **25 percent** of the roughly **95,000** election-day polling places, concentrated in competitive districts.</description><category>U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement</category><category>U.S. Customs and Border Protection</category><category domain="tag">election-capture</category><category domain="tag">midterms-2026</category><category domain="tag">voter-intimidation</category><category domain="tag">state-resistance</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Democratic state parties announced the **"New Battlefield Project"** on **September 14, 2026**, a volunteer mobilization aiming to place **10,000 blue-vested monitors** at **25 percent** of the roughly **95,000** election-day polling places, concentrated in competitive districts.</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Customs and Border Protection</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-14--democratic-state-parties-launch-new-battlefield-project-poll-monitors/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Former DHS Official Warns SAVE Is Becoming a Centralized Federal Database Deciding Voter Eligibility</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-14--taylor-warns-save-tool-becoming-centralized-federal-voter-database/</link>
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<dc:date>2026-09-14</dc:date><description>**Miles Taylor**, former acting DHS chief of staff, argued on **September 14, 2026** that the administration is converting **SAVE** — the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements system, built to check immigration status for benefit programs — into the foundation of a feder</description><category>Miles Taylor</category><category>Department of Homeland Security</category><category>Texas Secretary of State</category><category domain="tag">election-capture</category><category domain="tag">voter-purge</category><category domain="tag">save-database</category><category domain="tag">federalism</category><category domain="tag">dhs</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>**Miles Taylor**, former acting DHS chief of staff, argued on **September 14, 2026** that the administration is converting **SAVE** — the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements system, built to check immigration status for benefit programs — into the foundation of a feder</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Miles Taylor, Department of Homeland Security, Texas Secretary of State</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-14--taylor-warns-save-tool-becoming-centralized-federal-voter-database/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Senators Release Anonymous Whistleblower Disclosure on USCIS Review of Voter Data: State-Law Concerns, Twelve-Minute Quota</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-14--whistleblower-disclosure-uscis-fdns-unlawful-voter-initiative-state-voter-sites-12-minute-quota/</link>
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<dc:date>2026-09-14</dc:date><description>An anonymous federal whistleblower, represented by Democracy Defenders Fund, disclosed to Congress that a USCIS Fraud Detection and National Security Directorate "Unlawful Voter Initiative" directs officers to use personal data from DHS records to access state voter-registration </description><category>DHS</category><category>Democracy Defenders Fund</category><category>Chuck Schumer</category><category>Alex Padilla</category><category domain="tag">dhs</category><category domain="tag">uscis</category><category domain="tag">whistleblower</category><category domain="tag">midterms</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>An anonymous federal whistleblower, represented by Democracy Defenders Fund, disclosed to Congress that a USCIS Fraud Detection and National Security Directorate "Unlawful Voter Initiative" directs officers to use personal data from DHS records to access state voter-registration </p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> DHS, Democracy Defenders Fund, Chuck Schumer, Alex Padilla</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-14--whistleblower-disclosure-uscis-fdns-unlawful-voter-initiative-state-voter-sites-12-minute-quota/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>St. Joseph County Council Delays Microsoft Data-Center TIF Expansion Vote to September 22</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-14--st-joseph-county-in-council-delays-microsoft-tif-expansion-vote-to-september-22/</link>
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<dc:date>2026-09-14</dc:date><description>The St. Joseph County Council in Indiana postponed a vote on expanding the AM General Tax Increment Financing district to take in a Microsoft data center under construction in Granger, rescheduling the decision to September 22, 2026. The expansion would also authorize the county </description><category>Microsoft</category><category domain="tag">datacenter-capture</category><category domain="tag">local-fiscal-capture</category><category domain="tag">indiana</category><category domain="tag">microsoft</category><category domain="tag">school-funding</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>The St. Joseph County Council in Indiana postponed a vote on expanding the AM General Tax Increment Financing district to take in a Microsoft data center under construction in Granger, rescheduling the decision to September 22, 2026. The expansion would also authorize the county </p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Microsoft</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-14--st-joseph-county-in-council-delays-microsoft-tif-expansion-vote-to-september-22/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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