The Standing Record

This is the Standing Record for September 24, 2026. We recorded 1 event from September 23, 2026 that erode our democratic ideals and added 14 more from earlier dates — 348 so far this month, bringing the total archive to 2225. If you saw something happen — yesterday, or any other day — that belongs here, send it to our tip line.

ICE agent pepper-sprayed activist monitoring masked courthouse arrest in Meriden, Connecticut; second activist hospitalized after fall

Event: September 23, 2026 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Jurisdiction: Federal Abuses: Excessive force by law enforcement, Obstruction of a First Amendment-protected activity

On September 23, 2026, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent pepper-sprayed an activist and another activist was hospitalized after falling during a confrontation outside a courthouse in Meriden, Connecticut, where masked ICE agents arrested a man on a removal warrant. Members of a rapid-response team said they had gathered to monitor and film the operation when the clash occurred, and neither Meriden's mayor nor its police department had been notified of ICE's presence beforehand.

People & Organizations: - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement#5ac0f506

Read the full entry: https://standingrecord.com/entries/2026/09/23/federal-excessive-force-by-law-enforcement-7b8cb410/ Primary source: 'Deeply wrong and shameful': CT activists, ICE clash at Meriden courthouse

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've archived over the past day. If you know of something from months or years back that belongs here, send it to our tip line.

• December 2, 2025 — USDA Secretary Rollins threatened to cut SNAP funding to Democratic-led states unless they turned over recipient data
• December 2, 2025 — Trump declared Biden-era autopen-signed pardons, commutations and executive orders 'null and void'
• December 2, 2025 — DOJ sued New Mexico to compel production of unredacted, sensitive voter registration data
• December 2, 2025 — DOJ sued Washington to compel release of unredacted, sensitive voter registration data
• December 3, 2025 — Trump pardoned Rep. Henry Cuellar and his wife of federal bribery charges tied to Azerbaijan payments
• April 21, 2026 — Riverside County Sheriff's Office retaliated against sergeant who reported harassment, jury found; county ordered to pay $2.25 million
• September 4, 2026 — Supreme Court stayed Fourth Circuit ruling, reinstating discounted campaign ad rates for parties and PACs before 2026 midterms
• September 10, 2026 — Escobar says ICE denied her access to detainees and footage during oversight visit to Camp East Montana
• September 10, 2026 — DOJ and FBI opened federal investigation into Shasta County ballots based on elections chief's unsubstantiated fraud claims
• September 11, 2026 — ICE agents struck one teenage US citizen and pepper-sprayed another during a vehicle stop in Alamo, Texas
• September 14, 2026 — DHS and EOIR opened secret immigration courtrooms at 26 Federal Plaza, blocked press, clergy and counsel access
• September 21, 2026 — U.S. Marshals Service began moving 400 pre-trial detainees to a Georgia jail 188 miles from the Atlanta courthouse
• September 22, 2026 — Trump disclosed more than 1,100 July stock trades worth up to $270 million, including SpaceX shares in companies his administration regulates
• September 22, 2026 — State audit found North Dakota Development Fund board failed to disclose conflicts behind nearly $4 million in funding to board-tied entities

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