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Faith on the front lines against ICE

Across the city, liberal and progressive clergy say the Gospel calls them to stand with immigrants under siege

Salon

ICE buys $100k worth of ‘non-lethal’ pepper ball rounds days after blinding protester with one

Exclusive: Four days after a 21-year-old anti-ICE protester was blinded by a pepper ball round, the deportation agency purchased nearly $100,000 more of them, according to federal procurement data reviewed by The Independent

The Independent UK

Chicago Pastor Speaks Out After Being Shot by ICE in the Head and Body with Pepper Balls

Chicago pastor Rev David Black speaks out after being shot in the head and body with pepper balls by ICE during a peaceful protest, sparking outrage and legal action.

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Chicago’s faith leaders on front lines of resistance against ICE crackdown

Religious leaders’ ‘powerful prophetic and moral compass’ comes to fore amid ICE arrests, teargas and violence

The Guardian - US

House Democrats spotlight Trump immigration enforcement harms - Roll Call

House Democrats held a forum Wednesday to call attention to harms from President Donald Trump's tough-on-immigration enforcement policies.

Roll Call

Federal Judge 'Startled' by ICE Conduct Orders Agents to Wear Body Cameras During Operations

A federal judge in Illinois has ordered immigration enforcement officers in the Chicago area to wear body cameras after reports and footage showed federal agents using rubber bullets, tear gas, and other chemical munitions against protesters, journalists, and faith leaders

International Business Times

Federal Judge 'Startled' by ICE Conduct Orders Agents to Wear Body Cameras During Operations

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Pastor hit by ICE pepper bullets in Chicago rebukes Trump administration’s description of protest: ‘Categorically false’

Rev. David Black disputes Homeland Security officials blaming ‘agitators’ and ‘rioters’ for blocking ICE facility

The Independent UK

‘MAGA said they were pro-religion’: Trump supporters’ beliefs questioned as ICE targets Chicago priest

Throughout his presidential campaign and after his win, Donald Trump has maintained a very pro-religion, pro-Christian and pro white American stance. However, two of those positions are now under question as the US president continues his relentless efforts at bringing the country’s population under his control, even if that entails…

The Mary Sue

DHS Justifies Shooting Pepper Balls At Pastor In Chicago Suburb: 'Impeding Operations'

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) justified shooting pepper balls at a group of protesters in Chicago in September, including a pastor, after the images went viral on social media

Latin Times

Chicago Pastor Joins Lawsuit Alleging Federal Abuse at ICE Protest: 'Officers Were Aiming for My Head'

A Chicago pastor who says he was shot multiple times with pellets by federal officers during a vigil on September 19 outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility has joined a sweeping lawsuit accusing the Trump administration

Latin Times

‘So much for Christian values’: ICE agent caught firing a pepper ball on an unarmed priest in Chicago

The self-proclaimed champions of “Christian values” have now turned their weapons on the very faith they claim to defend. In Donald Trump‘s glorious America, the so-called moral army of MAGA just fired on a priest.

The Mary Sue

Pastor shot in the head by ICE agents sues Trump administration over First Amendment threats in Chicago

David Black joins journalists and protesters in lawsuit to stop ‘pattern of extreme brutality’ from federal agents

The Independent UK

Ofwat appoints interim chief executive after David Black departure

Chris Walters, senior director for the price review, will take the helm from August 30

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Ofwat appoints interim chief executive as current boss Black steps down

Chris Walters, senior director for the price review, will take the helm from August 30, Ofwat announced on Thursday.

The Guardian - UK

Ofwat chief executive to step down ahead of regulator’s abolition

David Black’s decision comes amid intense scrutiny of water companies and criticism of the sector

The Independent UK

Ofwat chief David Black to step down with regulator set to be abolished

Mr Black, who took over as Ofwat's boss in 2021, decided the time is right for him to pursue new opportunities

Evening Standard

David Byrne and Hayley Williams write original songs for Netflix film The Twits

The film adaptation based on the characters from Roald Dahl’s book of the same name will feature three original songs.

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Evening Standard

Ofwat chief executive David Black to stand down

Mr Black will leave the role at the end of August with an interim chief executive being appointed in due course, the regulator said.

The Guardian - UK

Thames Water refuses to claw back bonuses paid using £3bn emergency loan

Money was paid out from loan meant to stabilise firm’s finances weeks before it paused retention payments plan

The Independent UK

Thames Water fined record £123m over sewage breaches and dividend payments

Regulator Ofwat said Thames had ‘let down its customers and failed to protect the environment’ as it issued the water industry’s biggest ever fine.

The Guardian - UK

Thames Water hit with £123m of fines over sewage and dividend breaches

As Ofwat imposes record fine for environmental failing, minister says ‘era of profiting from failure is over’

Evening Standard

Thames Water hit by record £123 million fines over "betrayal of customers"

Huge penalties relate to “systemic” wastewater failures and breaches of rules over dividend payments

The Independent UK

Watchdog tells water firms to speed up building new reservoirs

Ofwat said water company bosses must find ways to ‘achieve earlier completion’ on major projects in the coming years.

The Guardian - UK

It’s tough at the top – but which business leader has the most at stake in 2025?

From post and planes to TV, phones and retail chains – and even a central bank – here are the chiefs facing the most testing of times

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