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Jenny Cal @jennycal.bsky.social · 3h

Wow.
They grabbed this man, shuffled him all around in the US, out of the US, and back in. He evidently had an open asylum case which should have been honored. And, they were making determinations on his case without his lawyer or interpreter present.
What a mess.

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 16h

The aborted deportation illustrates the continuing confusion caused by the Trump administration’s wide-scale immigration enforcement.

Why did the feds fly an Oregon asylum seeker back to Guatemala but then turn around?

The aborted deportation illustrates the continuing confusion caused by the Trump administration’s wide-scale immigration enforcement.

www.oregonlive.com

Jenny Cal @jennycal.bsky.social · 5h

Article describes conditions at Tacoma detention facility, and touches on what it means to be "detained"

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 15h

The population of the detention facility is surging, exacerbating long-standing complaints about conditions. But its oversight is shrinking.

Raw chicken dinner, no soap: ICE detainees recount rough conditions in Tacoma facility

The population of the detention facility is surging, exacerbating long-standing complaints about conditions. But its oversight is shrinking.

www.oregonlive.com

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 8h

“We’re cold, but not as cold as ICE,” said a sign on one rider’s back.

Portland cyclists strip down in pouring rain to protest ICE facility and Trump troop deployment

“We’re cold, but not as cold as ICE,” said a sign on one rider’s back.

www.oregonlive.com

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Jenny Cal @jennycal.bsky.social · 15h

"Deferred" is a polite way to say that China is letting the US sit in the dirty diaper of foreign policy this Trump administration has soiled

Reuters @reuters.com · 15h

USTR says China 'deferred' when US reached out for phone call after export controls expansion reut.rs/48JZD6X

USTR says China 'deferred' when US reached out for phone call after export controls expansion

Trade Representative Jamison Greer said on Sunday that the U.S. reached out to China for a phone call following an announcement that it was expanding its rare earths export controls but Beijing deferred, while China accused the U.S. of what it called "double standards."

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Jenny Cal @jennycal.bsky.social · 15h

"While the remedies ordered by Cummings apply only to the six-state region of the Chicago Field Office, the NIJC said the consent decree's policy applies nationwide."

abc7chicago.com/post/chicago...

Warrantless arrests by ICE in Chicago area ruled unlawful by federal judge

A U.S. District Judge has ruled ICE agents violated a consent decree over warrantless arrests in the Chicago area and unlawfully detained more than two dozen people in the first months of Trump's seco...

abc7chicago.com

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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 2d

Three key points:
1) The admin has been planning mass firings to begin in October since February
2) The work necessary to carry out mass firings is illegal during a shutdown, violating the Antideficiency Act, which carries a criminal penalty
3) This harms America, ridding us of talent and expertise

Russ Vought v @russvought
The RIFs have begun.
12:27 PM • 10/10/25 • 15K Views

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Jenny Cal @jennycal.bsky.social · 2d

#showmeyourhellhole

Portland District 2 Neighbors Indivisible❌👑 @indivisiblepdx.bsky.social · 3d

It’s a party for free speech at the ICE facility.

Much to the chagrin of the President, who has asked the Mayor to restrict free speech to specific zones in our city.

To that? We say -

Trump is in the Epstein Files 😌😌😌

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Jenny Cal @jennycal.bsky.social · 2d

This might be a good #showmeyourhellhole post...

Jenny Cal @jennycal.bsky.social · 2d

Today in Portland, OR: another peaceful demonstration at ICE's Macadam facility.

Musician and activist Andrea Gonzalez of Sana Sana Centro de Salud y Expresión performs “O Canto do Cisne Negro for the Silenced.”

#showmeyourhellhole

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Jimmy Kimmel Live @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social · 4d

Did Trump write the infamous Epstein birthday letter? You decide.

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Portland District 2 Neighbors Indivisible❌👑 @indivisiblepdx.bsky.social · 3d

It’s a party for free speech at the ICE facility.

Much to the chagrin of the President, who has asked the Mayor to restrict free speech to specific zones in our city.

To that? We say -

Trump is in the Epstein Files 😌😌😌

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Jenny Cal @jennycal.bsky.social · 2d

More people in Oregon will be hungry

New SNAP rules start Nov. 1. Here’s what it means for Oregonians

www.oregonlive.com/nation/2025/...

New SNAP rules start Nov. 1. Here’s what it means for Oregonians

Sweeping changes to SNAP are coming sooner than anticipated.

www.oregonlive.com

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 2d

I love this interview: www.wweek.com/culture/2025...

An Interview With the Portland Chicken

Jack Dickinson, 26, says “we’re winning this.”

www.wweek.com

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 3d

Post this everywhere‼️
-and-

RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES

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Jenny Cal @jennycal.bsky.social · 3d

This opinion piece pulls together some important threads.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/o...

Opinion | ‘ICE Goes Masked for a Single Reason’

www.nytimes.com

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Jenny Cal @jennycal.bsky.social · 3d

Here's a case of a US Citizen being racially profiled and arrested by ICE while on the job in Oregon.
Oregonians, let's stand strong and not allow ICE to target our neighbors.

ICE arrests US citizen in Oregon. Attorney decries ‘illegal abduction’

www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

ICE arrests US citizen in Oregon. Attorney decries ‘illegal abduction’

Francisco Miranda, who was born in California, was detained by masked agents, taken away in an unmarked van and held for several hours at the ICE office in Portland.

www.oregonlive.com

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 3d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Jenny Cal @jennycal.bsky.social · 3d

This constituent thanks you for your dedication to the laws of our land, due process, and protecting our rights with regard to federal overreach.

Jenny Cal @jennycal.bsky.social · 4d

I love hearing people passionate about plants tell plant stories.

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Jenny Cal @jennycal.bsky.social · 4d

Here's how Fox News in Portland fact-checks Trump and Noem on the ICE facility. Turns out, we don't need military intervention.

www.kptv.com/2025/10/09/f...

Fact-checking President Trump’s roundtable on ‘Antifa’

President Donald Trump on Wednesday hosted a White House roundtable focused on what he described as “Antifa,” a term meaning “anti-fascist.”

www.kptv.com

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Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield @agdanrayfield.bsky.social · 5d

It doesn’t matter whether you’re a Republican or a Democrat — you should be worried when you hear the president say a judge should “work for him”. No judge should ever serve any politician. That’s not how the balance of powers works.

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Jenny Cal @jennycal.bsky.social · 5d

Let's build it back better

Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 5d

Today in Politics Chat, I talked about how power sloshes around when a president is checked out, and noted that right now unelected officials like Stephen Miller are trying to grab it. But instead, We the People can take it back and create a better nation.

Jenny Cal @jennycal.bsky.social · 5d

"“We’re watching things be televised and published every day and a lot of us are horrified about what’s taking place,” Lettunich said. “We’re way past awareness; we have to find ways to stop the craziness.”"

Jenny Cal @jennycal.bsky.social · 5d

"Merlos has not been charged with a crime, and has only minor traffic offenses from 15 years ago. She has a valid work permit through 2029 and a pending U Visa application, which is available to people who have been victims of crime in the U.S. and agree to help law enforcement."

National Immigration Law Center @nilc.org · 18d

"Dreams can come true if you work really hard."

That's what Jackie Merlos shared when she was previously featured in the Portland Business Journal. Now, she's locked up in ICE custody, needlessly separated from her young U.S. citizen kids.

Free the Merlos family.
bit.ly/47ZVdIE

After ICE arrests parents, Portland business owner takes in 4 kids - Portland Business Journal

Portland business owners Mimi Lettunich and Jackie Merlos have been friends for 20 years. With Merlos now in ICE custody, Lettunich is championing her case.

www.bizjournals.com

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Jenny Cal @jennycal.bsky.social · 6d

I like the looks of this demonstration. But, I am a sucker for carbs.
www.oregonlive.com/galleries/GW...

About two dozen people in pajamas gathered with coffee and pastries outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building in South Portland on Sunday morning, Oct. 5, 2025, for the Portl...

www.oregonlive.com