After spending over seven months in multiple jails across North Texas, the Prairieland Defendants finally had their federal trial start on Tuesday, February 17. But then, as soon as the first defense attorney started asking questions to the prospective jurors, presiding Judge Mark Pittman declared a mistrial. Why? Because attorney MarQuetta Clayton, the only Black […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) continues its violent practices, resulting in death across the U.S. Their actions are impacting the lives of everyday people, our neighbors, and immigrant communities. NLG members from our Portland chapter, alongside the ACLU, won a Temporary Restraining Order against ICE’s widespread use of chemical weapons. In Chicago, federal agents […]

The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) and its Palestine Subcommittee stand with Leqaa Kordia, her family, attorneys, and advocates across the country to demand her immediate release from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Prairieland Detention Center. Leqaa is the last protester to remain in ICE detention for pro-Palestine speech during protests at Columbia University. She is […]

DHS has been shooting tear gas, pepper balls, rubber bullets, and other “less lethal” munitions at people protesting the ICE facility in Portland, Oregon, blanketing the neighborhood in tear gas and other chemical agents, for months. Protesters and journalists have been injured by these munitions, and DHS has targeted journalists for doing their jobs. Some […]

To our neighbors: The last day Alex Pretti was alive was a day of triumph. Minneapolis went on strike. One thousand businesses closed. One hundred faith leaders were arrested in a civil disobedience action. Tens of thousands marched in the streets. It was called the Day of Truth and Freedom. Alex Pretti is a hero. […]

The Trump administration and the State of Texas continue their campaign to paint anyone as a “domestic terrorist”. This time, they arrested Lucy, the 19th Prairieland Defendant, under accusations of Hindering Prosecution of Terrorism. Why? For allegedly having Signal calls and teaching folks how to delete Signal messages. These cases in North Texas should concern […]

The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) joins the International Association of Democratic Lawyers (IADL) in condemning in the strongest and most unequivocal terms the US bombing of Caracas as well as the attacks on Miranda, La Guaira, and Aragua.  We also express our outrage that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, have been kidnapped […]

To the people of Minneapolis. To the people of the Twin Cities. To the people of Minnesota.  Once again the eyes of the world are on our city. ICE murdered Renee Nicole Good. An ICE agent stood in front of her car and shot her through the windshield. She died there. Blocks from her home. […]