The mass, extra-legal deportation was one of the most notorious assaults on labor and civil liberties during World War I, provoking national outrage and highlighting tensions over labor rights, wartime security, and federal authority.
On July 12, 1917, a deputized force of about 2,000 vigilantes rounded up roughly 1,200 striking miners, labor organizers, and suspected sympathizers in Bisbee, Arizona, and forcibly deported them by rail into the New Mexico desert.
The mass, extra-legal deportation was one of the most notorious assaults on labor and civil liberties during World War I, provoking national outrage and highlighting tensions over labor rights, wartime security, and federal authority.
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On June 16, 2026, the FBI announced it had successfully disrupted an alleged plot involving explosive-laden drones targeting a high-profile Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event at the White House, an event notably associated with Donald Trump.
The FBI thwarted a planned attack on a UFC event hosted by Trump at the White House.
A gunman was killed after opening fire near the White House, prompting a security response.
A gunman was shot and killed by Secret Service agents after opening fire near the White House.