The Rachel Maddow Show 'Ignorance is Strength': Judge shuts down Trump's history re-write in devastating ruling
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Feb 17, 2026 A judge rebukes an effort to erase uncomfortable history, likening the move to Orwellian censorship. Reporting covers ICE harassment of reporters and activists and legal fights over clergy access to detainees. Communities organize to block new detention facilities and local officials wrestle with political fallout. Polling shows political strategies failing to distract from harsh immigration policies.
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Judge Forces Religious Access To Detainees
- A federal judge ordered ICE to allow Catholic clergy back into Broadview to provide Ash Wednesday services to detainees by Wednesday.
- Rachel Maddow highlighted the administration's prior decision to bar priests and nuns despite claiming to champion religious freedom.
Local Resistance Stops ICE Facility Plans
- Local opposition has repeatedly stopped planned ICE prison conversions, including Hutchins, Texas and Kansas City, Missouri.
- Community protests and pressure convinced property owners to refuse sales to ICE in multiple cities.
Pressure Pushes Contractors Away From ICE
- Activists and residents pressured contractors and airlines tied to ICE, prompting companies like Daedalus Aviation and Avello to withdraw services.
- Grassroots campaigns are affecting the logistics that enable deportations and detentions.
