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What Will It Take To End Trump’s ICE Raids?

By Sonali Kolhatkar, Independent Media Institute Guest Commentator

Our reliance on armed agents of the state has led to fascism. The only way out is to abolish policing and militarism.

July 3, 2025 1 min read Free to read

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Commentator, Sonali Kolhatkar is the

host and producer of Uprising, a popular,

daily, drive-time program on KPFK,

Pacifica Radio in Los Angeles and co-

director of the Afghan Women’s Mission,

a US-based non-profit organization that

works with the Revolutionary Association

of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA).

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Sonali Kolhatkar, Independent Media Institute Guest Commentary

BlackCommentator.com Guest Commentator, Sonali Kolhatkar is the host and producer of Uprising, a popular, daily, drive-time program on KPFK, Pacifica Radio in Los Angeles and co- director of the Afghan Women's Mission, a US-based non-profit organization that works with the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA).

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