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Human Rights Watch report details abuse at immigration detention center

Kat Lonsdorf

People held in the immigration detention camp at the Fort Bliss military base in Texas have experienced beatings and life-threatening medical neglect, according to a report by Human Rights Watch.

Members of the Army National Guard patrol at the Lincoln Memorial on July 2 in Washington, D.C.

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Trump's National Guard deployment in D.C. has been extended until 2029

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President Trump's deployment of the National Guard to Washington, D.C., has been extended several times. Now it's set to last until Inauguration Day 2029.

Cindy Leachman Aldridge holds a photo of her late grandson, Jonah Neal, at her home on July 12 in Owensboro, Ky. Jonah Neal was killed in May in Memphis, Tenn., by a federal agent with the Memphis Safe Task Force.

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He was having a mental health crisis. Memphis task force agents came and shot him

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Jonah Neal, 25, was struck by a Homeland Security Investigations agent in May. There have been at least four deadly shootings related to the task force.

National Guard members provide security ahead of July 4th festivities on July 03, 2026, in Washington, DC.

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Minnesota is pulling troops early from D.C., as pressure grows on Michigan

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is pulling his National Guard early from Washington, D.C. as the chorus against Democratic governors sending troops to the city amid President Trump's ongoing deployment grows louder.

Democratic governors threaten to pull their National Guard members from D.C.

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Several Democratic governors sent National Guard members to D.C. ahead of America 250 celebrations. But residents have noticed them patrolling the city with Trump's anti-crime task force instead.

Members of the National Guard stand in front of a large image of U.S. President Donald Trump that hangs from the the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building on May 18, 2026 in Washington, D.C.

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Michigan governor threatens to pull troops from D.C. if used for Trump task force

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Michigan Gov. Whitmer is one of four Democrats who sent their states' National Guard troops to Washington, D.C. ahead of America 250 celebrations in recent weeks, amid President Trump's ongoing — and controversial — deployment in the city.

Members of the National Guard patrol as National Park Service workers clean algae from the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C.

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In a first since Trump deployed the guard to D.C., Democrats are sending troops

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Several Democratic governors have sent National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., ahead of America 250, amid President Trump's highly visible — and controversial — ongoing deployment to the city.