Dispatches from the Resistance
With the Trump administration engaged in self‑dealing on multiple fronts, it can be tempting to think corruption is now just part of American life. But most Americans aren’t corrupt and don’t condone corruption. They’re furious about it and increasingly see it as one of the forces breaking our democracy.
Every day, individuals, communities, and courts across the country are pushing back against Trump’s power grabs—and that collective action is starting to break through.
At the American Kleptocracy Clearinghouse, we aim to document and elevate these fights for accountability so they’re visible, connected, and harder for the powerful to ignore.
Communities Pull the Plug on the ICE Detention Machine
March 12, 2026
The Trump administration’s immigration detention expansion is deliberate and opaque. Yet the federal government depends on public cooperation to make its detention machine run—and that cooperation can be withdrawn.
In today’s update, we explore how local communities can stop the spread of the ICE detention empire.