If Trump’s deportation machine were an army

 Jeffrey St. Clair >

 
+ Sarah Lazare, In These Times: “If Trump’s deportation machine were an army, it would be the 13th most heavily funded on earth. This puts it above the militaries of Australia and Canada, and just below Israel’s. This force is invading US cities, yet depicting itself as the victim.”

+ ICE agents are dressing up as utility workers in Oregon to spy on and gain access to people’s houses. In response, NW Natural Gas issued a public notice about how to identify its employees and contractors in the field.

+ New detention data published by ICE this week brings the current population to a record high of 68,990, with 92% of the growth since May driven by immigrants with no criminal convictions. A week into the new year and there’s already been a death in ICE detention.