Muhanad J. M. Alshrouf, a 22-year-old Palestinian man, was detained by immigration authorities at Houston’s Bush Intercontinental Airport for nine days. Attorneys say his detention is just one part of the Trump administration’s broader crackdown.

Youth drive a generational shift in how the Muslim community engages in U.S. politics. This tension appeared during Ramadan when activists demanded accountability from elected officials and their own leaders.

Progressive challenger Pervez Agwan is looking to unseat an AIPAC-backed Democrat in Texas’s 7th district. “We have to be strong, principled, and bold when we get into Congress. We can’t be pushovers,” Agwan tells Mondoweiss.