Category: Challenging Corruption

Ramirez Introduces the Reimagining Safety Act, Legislation to Dismantle DHS, Abolish ICE, Reimagine Community Safety

The previously announced introduction follows a weekend filled with DHS-related incidents, including the DHS agents shooting of an immigrant in New York in front of his 5-year-old child, running over an immigrant in Houston, Texas, and raiding the home of Congresswoman Omar. Washington, DC – Yesterday, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), Ranking Member of a
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Free Speech For People Sues DOJ to Enforce FOIA Requests for Records of Justice Department Investigation Conducted by Trump Operatives to Target Political Opponents

Lawsuit Seeks Records about Kurt Olsen’s Work, Including Communications with the White House Amid Concerns about Potential Retaliatory Use of Federal Investigative Authority Boston — Free Speech For People filed a lawsuit today against the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), seeking to compel the release of records that could shed light on a reported investigation
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FIEL Houston and Free Speech For People Call on Houston Officials to Investigate Violent Crimes by Federal Agents

In light of the recent killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by federal immigration agents, Free Speech For People (FSFP) and FIEL (“Familias Inmigrantes y Estudiantes en la Lucha” or “Immigrant Families and Students in the Fight”) today sent letters requesting that Houston Mayor John Whitmire and Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare take steps to
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Free Speech For People Urges State Attorneys General to Launch Criminal Investigations of Trump for Soliciting Voter Fraud

Free Speech For People, a national nonpartisan legal advocacy organization, today urged Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, as President of the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) for all state attorneys general, to explore the state prosecution of President Donald Trump under their respective state laws for urging his supporters to commit voter fraud in
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Trump “Has Failed Us”: Major Jason Watson Calls on Congress to Impeach and Remove Trump in New CNN Interview

Major Jason Watson, an active-duty U.S. Air Force officer, appeared on CNN’s Erin Burnett OutFront this week to explain why he is calling on Congress to impeach and remove President Donald Trump despite the serious personal and professional consequences he may face. “He has failed us,” Watson said. “He is flagrantly violating the Constitution, breaking
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Free Speech For People and League of Women Voters of Delaware File Amicus Brief before the Delaware Supreme Court to Reverse a Lower Court Ruling Allowing Corporations to Vote

On July 23, 2026, Free Speech For People filed an amicus brief before the Delaware Supreme Court in partnership with the League of Women Voters of Delaware and local counsel Mark Billion in support of the ACLU of Delaware’s lawsuit challenging a provision in the Town of Fenwick Island’s Charter that authorizes voting by property-owning
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Easthampton Becomes Third Massachusetts Community to Call for Accountability for Federal Immigration Agents Under State Criminal Laws

Following Amherst and Northampton, Measure Condemns Unlawful ICE Actions and Urges State and Local Law Enforcement to Hold Federal Agents Accountable When They Commit Crimes in Massachusetts EASTHAMPTON, MA (July 16, 2026) – The Easthampton City Council voted unanimously last night to pass a resolution calling on Massachusetts state and local prosecutors to investigate and
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Free Speech For People Files Ethics Complaints Against Law Firms Latham and Simpson Thacher

Free Speech For People, a national nonpartisan legal advocacy organization, continues to push for accountability for the firms that entered into illegal agreements with Trump and his associates to evade punitive government acts. Having previously filed legal ethics complaints against Paul Weiss, Skadden, and Kirkland, FSFP has now filed additional complaints with the Attorney Grievance
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Free Speech For People Statement on Trump’s Corrupt and Illegal $1.8 Billion Slush Fund

Donald Trump has created a thoroughly corrupt and unconstitutional $1.8 billion slush fund for the benefit of himself and his cronies. While our country struggles under surging gas prices caused by his unconstitutional attack on Iran and under surging costs of goods and services due to his unconstitutional imposition of economy-crippling tariffs, Trump has orchestrated
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Northampton City Council Passes Resolution Calling on State and Local Prosecutors to Hold Federal Agents Accountable for Violations of Massachusetts Law

Measure Condemns Unlawful Immigration Enforcement Tactics and Urges State Action to Protect Civil Rights NORTHAMPTON, MA (May 8, 2026) – The Northampton City Council voted unanimously last night to pass a resolution calling on Massachusetts state and local prosecutors to investigate and prosecute federal agents, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, when they violate
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