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Cleveland Police Hire Firm to Look for Potential Bias When Officers Encounter the Public

The move follows a Marshall Project - Cleveland analysis that found police searched Black people more often than White people in stops in 2023.

Cleveland • 10.23.2025

How Encounters With Police Can Lead to ICE Arrests — Even In Sanctuary Cities

Even without a formal agreement for police to help with immigration enforcement, the ways local and federal agencies work can result in ICE arrests.

Feature • 09.05.2025

ICE Is Deporting Thousands With Minor Offenses — From Traffic Violations to Weed Possession

Many people with little or no criminal record have been swept into the administration’s immigration dragnet since January, an analysis of deportation data shows.

Feature • 08.15.2025

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