Last month, the Trump administration announced it would ax the Chemical Safety Board, the independent federal watchdog that investigates chemical accidents.

When I spoke with Alfredo Juarez Zeferino, known as “Lelo,” while he was imprisoned in the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Washington, he had to be very careful about what he said.

As a self-employed labor reporter, I have no paid vacation days and need your help to take them.

Probationary employees who had been on paid leave were told to report to ICE within seven days or lose their jobs. It could signal problems with ICE recruitment.