Day 116

May 15, 2025

3 documented events

  1. Serious Rights Violation Deportation & Immigration

    Buona Forchetta restaurant raid

    ICE executed a search warrant at Buona Forchetta, an Italian restaurant in San Diego, arresting 4 workers.

    From: ICE Workplace Raids and Mass Arrests at Job Sites

  2. Serious Rights Violation Press Freedom

    Over 500 VOA staff receive termination notices

    More than 500 VOA staff members — both contractors and employees — receive termination notices indicating their contracts will end on May 23 or May 30, escalating the dismantlement despite ongoing legal challenges.

    From: USAGM and Voice of America Broadcasting Dismantlement

  3. Serious Rights Violation Civil Rights

    Mohammed Hoque released on bond

    Mohammed Hoque is released on $7,500 bond after an immigration court and then a federal judge order the government to release him while his case proceeds. He has been detained for approximately two months.

    From: Political Prisoners: Detention of Campus Activists for Pro-Palestinian Speech