Emiliano Andrade-Covarrubias was found unresponsive in his cell at the GEO Group-run Rio Grande Processing Center in Laredo on Saturday. Heβs the seventh person to die in ICE custody in Texas this year and the second in Laredo alone. Andrade-Covarrubias was legally in the United States on a green card.
His daughter says the family learned of his death from the county medical examiner rather than federal officials. She said her father, who had heart disease, diabetes and high blood pressure, was denied his medications and ignored by medical staff when he complained of chest tightness and trouble breathing. The family has opened a GoFundMe for burial and funeral costs.
This is historic. The number of dockworkers set to go on strike on 30 October is expanding rapidly. Some 50 ports will now be shut down, not only on the Mediterranean, but also in Ireland, India and Mexico. The global movement against militarism and war is entering a new phase.
Everything reminds me of a song.
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Look away, look away
Look away out west to San Francisco
Look away, look away
Look away down south to Sydney Harbour
Where the dockers have organised
The world's longest picket line
@billybragg, Never Cross a Picket Line
New trailer for Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal's Blindspotting Seasons 1 and 2. After a two-season run on Starz from 2021-2023, the Emmy-award winning series finds a new home at Netflix with both seasons available starting tomorrow October 20th, 2026
50-STATE-ALERT FOR MISSING CALIFORNIA TEEN
K'Miracle Anderson is a 16-year-old girl who was reported missing from the East Bay area.
Case Details
β’ Demographics: Born May 29, 2010 (16 years old), 5'3" tall, and weighing approximately 125 lbs.
β’ Disappearance Location: While often associated with the broader Berkeley area, flyers note she went missing from neighboring Emeryville, California.
If you have any active information regarding her current whereabouts, please contact local law enforcement or the community advocacy organizations (such as Love Never Fails) listed on her physical missing person bulletins.
The Emeryville Police Department (EPD) handles missing person reports through its Criminal Investigations section. You can reach the main Emeryville Police Department line at (510) 596-3700.
β’ California Department of Justice Hotline: You can also contact the California DOJ Missing Persons Unit at 1-800-222-FIND (1-800-222-3463) for state-level registry assistance.
β’ National Database: Unresolved cases can be cross-referenced or tracked using the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs).
Tips: [email protected]
Hanaa al-Zabda, a widowed Palestinian mother, makes cheese at home to support 10 orphaned children from three families after losing her husband and son during Israel's onslaught on Gaza. She now provides for her three children and her seven orphaned nieces and nephews, whose parents were killed during the war.
π· Osama Kahlout