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Military contractors linked to controversial Blackwater want civilian army and detention camps to run Trump’s deportation plans

Civil rights groups condemn ‘industrial-scale human suffering’ proposed by Erik Prince-backed group

The Independent UK

Erik Prince: Privatize mass deportation

Former Blackwater CEO Erik Prince is pitching a plan to deputize private citizens to arrest immigrants

Salon

Former ICE Director Pours Cold Water on Proposal to Privatize Trump's Mass Deportations: 'That's Subject to An Immediate Injunction'

John Sandweg, acting director of ICE from 2013-2014, expressed skepticism about the chances the proposal would have of being implemented if accepted by the White House

Latin Times

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Leaked Proposal to Privatize Mass Deportations Suggests Trump Can't Deliver Immigration Promises Without It

The plan plainly states that "too keep pace with the Trump deportations, it would require a 600% increase in activity" and "it is unlikely that the government could swell its internal ranks to keep pace"

Latin Times

Everything We Know About Eric Prince, Mastermind Behind The $25B Plan to Deport 12 Million Immigrants By 2026

The plan features several "processing camps" on military bases, a private fleet of planes and private citizens empowered to make arrests

Latin Times

Blackwater founder Erik D Prince advocates for $100 Million bounties on Venezuela regime leaders Maduro and Cabello

As the political crisis in Venezuela deepens and the repression against the protests becomes more violent, the ideas on social media to solve the situation also abound. Erik D Prince has a bold suggestion for the U.S. government.

Latin Times

"Blackwater Park has been hyped as this big breakthrough for us. It really wasn't": How stress, isolation and Grand Theft Auto III inspired Opeth to write Windowpane

After 2001's Blackwater Park, Opeth knew they needed something special. But when Mikael Åkerfeldt suggested recording two albums at once, the band were almost pushed to breaking point

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Private Russian military companies are multiplying – and so are the Kremlin’s problems

The Kremlin said Friday that it is considering granting legal status to some of the more than two dozen private military companies active in Russia. Legally, these shadow paramilitary groups do not exist – which allows them to operate parallel to Russia's armed forces, at times doing high-risk "dirty" jobs…

France 24

Angus Craig farewelled as funerals begin for the 10 Greta bus crash victims

Angus Craig has been remembered as a young man who packed a lot of love and life into nearly 29 years.

The Canberra Times

Meet the top DOJ prosecutor taking on Trump

Jay Bratt has made his career on similar cases.

Axios

Libel Lawsuit by Blackwater Founder Erik Prince Against The Intercept Rejected

A federal court held that Prince was a public figure, and hadn't offered enough plausible allegations that the defendants knew the statements were false or likely false (the so-called "actual malice" showing).

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