The Standing Record

This is the Standing Record for September 4, 2026. Nothing new from September 3, 2026, but we added 18 events that erode our democratic ideals from earlier dates to the archive — 68 so far this month, 1965 in total. If you saw something happen — yesterday, or any other day — that belongs here, send it to our tip line.

This day in history

We haven't recorded anything for September 3, 2026 yet, so we thought it would be fun to take a look back in history.

• September 3, 2025 — DHS opened 'Camp 57' ICE detention unit inside Angola prison's former solitary-confinement wing for civil immigration detainees
• September 3, 2025 — DHS Secretary Noem terminated 2021 TPS designation for Venezuela, stripping deportation protection from ~250,000 Venezuelans

Filling out the archive

We're steadily backfilling the archive — working backward through the record so the timeline is complete, not just current. These are older events we archived yesterday. If you know of something from months or years back that belongs here, send it to our tip line.

• October 9, 2025 — Menasha, Wisconsin officer Cristian Morales used department's Flock system to track ex-girlfriend's car
• October 10, 2025 — Niceville, Florida officer used Flock camera network to stalk fellow officer, harass spouse
• January 5, 2026 — Echols County, Georgia sheriff's office secretary arrested, charged with stalking after misusing Flock database to track two people she knew
• January 8, 2026 — USCIS canceled naturalization interviews and oath ceremonies nationwide, including for applicants outside its travel-ban list
• January 8, 2026 — U.S. Border Patrol agents shot and wounded two Venezuelan nationals during Portland vehicle stop
• January 9, 2026 — USDA suspended $129 million in Minnesota, Minneapolis award payments over fraud allegations
• July 7, 2026 — Greene County, Ga. deputy misused Flock database to track a license plate for three months, fired and charged
• July 15, 2026 — LAPD officers repeatedly restrained a hooded, handcuffed jail inmate who died minutes later
• August 20, 2026 — Lufkin, Texas officer misused Flock license-plate database to track 11 people over a year, indicted on 100 felony counts
• August 23, 2026 — JTF Western Hemisphere killed 2 aboard suspected narcotics vessel in eastern Pacific; 67th strike, ~223 campaign deaths
• August 24, 2026 — Second Habersham County deputy misused Flock license-plate database for personal, non-law-enforcement searches; fired and arrested
• August 27, 2026 — Former Covington, Ga. officer arrested for Flock camera misuse, oath-of-office violation
• August 31, 2026 — Richmond County, Ga. sheriff's deputy misused Flock database for personal reasons, fired, charged
• August 31, 2026 — Richmond County, Ga. sheriff's investigator misused Flock database for personal reasons, fired, charged
• September 1, 2026 — San Francisco Chronicle investigation revealed CBP held dozens of SFO detainees, including green-card holders, beyond 72-hour legal limit
• September 1, 2026 — Georgia Department of Corrections special agent misused Flock license-plate cameras for non-law-enforcement purposes; arrested and charged
• September 2, 2026 — DOJ legal opinion expanded welfare-reporting mandate to all state agencies, tying future TANF/SSI funding to reporting immigrants to DHS
• September 2, 2026 — Revere, Mass. police officer misused Flock cameras and state database to track ex-girlfriend, suspended without pay

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