Resistance, in physics, is the force that hinders the flow of charged electrons as they zigzag from point to point. It started with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arresting a few international students who protested against the Gaza war. On 14 February, the Democrats refused to fund the immigration enforcement functions of homeland security unless the Republicans agreed to significant reforms reining in ICE’s lawlessness. The memo “does not and has never applied to civil immigration enforcement actions in or near ... immigration courts”, said the letter. And then there’s Trump’s executive order abolishing birthright citizenship for the babies of undocumented immigrants.

Source: The Guardian April 12, 2026 14:28 UTC