This report was delivered to a meeting of the International Youth and Students for Social Equality (IYSSE) at University of Michigan on March 20, 2025. Joseph Kishore is the National Secretary of the Socialist Equality Party (US).
Ninth Circuit grants Trump control over California National Guard in Los Angeles
The decision paves the way for Trump to similarly deploy soldiers around the country in response to any protests against the immigration Gestapo that impede disappearing and deportation operations.
Jacob Crosse•
ICE agents kidnap 84 workers in Louisiana, US citizen in Los Angeles and Emmy-winning journalist in Georgia
In line with deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller’s demand for 3,000 daily arrests, border police and federal agents are detaining and disappearing immigrant and US citizen workers alike.
Jacob Crosse•
Another University of Michigan researcher arrested as Justice Department escalates anti-China campaign
These DOJ actions follow Secretary of State Marco Rubio's May 28 threat to “aggressively revoke visas” for Chinese international students.
Stephen St. Clair•
After mass anti-Trump protests, UAW President Fain doubles down on support for trade war
Fain’s video is, for all intents and purposes, the response of the bureaucracy to the mass protests last weekend. In the emerging showdown between the working class and Trump, the bureaucracy is lining up against workers on the other side of the barricade.
Tom Hall•
Sandy English•
Jacob Crosse•
Mike Head•
Joshua Rodriguez•
Steve James•