Adrian Carrasquillo
@adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social
Author, Huddled Masses for The Bulwark. The guy who told you Latino voters mattered before it was cool. ✍🏽 in Vanity Fair, POLITICO Mag, Rolling Stone, The Guardian
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SCOOP: Immigration Groups Weigh Boycott of Home Depot
As ICE raids target the home-improvement chain, what does the company owe its customers and the immigrants who do work for them?
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SCOOP: A National Boycott of Home Depot is Likely Coming Before the End of the Year
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NEW from me: A Backlash Is Brewing Against Companies Helping ICE
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A Backlash Is Brewing Against Companies Helping ICE
Activists are targeting the reputations of Home Depot, AT&T, and other businesses.
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November 29, 2025 at 4:26 PM
NEW from me: A Backlash Is Brewing Against Companies Helping ICE
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@adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social w/ an update on ICE thuggery in NC. A victim, "Aceituno voted for Trump in 2024 because of the border and the economy. He now calls it 'the worst decision of my life'.”
@jvl.bsky.social calls this "Lessons in Hot Stove Touching".
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@jvl.bsky.social calls this "Lessons in Hot Stove Touching".
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A Baker, a Pastor, and Charlotte’s Stand Against ICE
How everyday people are reminding the nation what it means to be American.
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November 21, 2025 at 6:47 PM
@adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social w/ an update on ICE thuggery in NC. A victim, "Aceituno voted for Trump in 2024 because of the border and the economy. He now calls it 'the worst decision of my life'.”
@jvl.bsky.social calls this "Lessons in Hot Stove Touching".
www.thebulwark.com/p/baker-past...
@jvl.bsky.social calls this "Lessons in Hot Stove Touching".
www.thebulwark.com/p/baker-past...
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A Charlotte bakery: "We didn’t close during the pandemic, we didn’t close during the recession." The ICE raids have forced them to do what they've never had to before.
More on Charlotte under ICE in the latest Huddled Masses from @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/485sLDr
More on Charlotte under ICE in the latest Huddled Masses from @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/485sLDr
November 21, 2025 at 5:29 PM
A Charlotte bakery: "We didn’t close during the pandemic, we didn’t close during the recession." The ICE raids have forced them to do what they've never had to before.
More on Charlotte under ICE in the latest Huddled Masses from @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/485sLDr
More on Charlotte under ICE in the latest Huddled Masses from @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/485sLDr
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“We decide what happens here, we’re North Carolinians”
A Baker, a Pastor, and Charlotte’s Stand Against ICE. @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social in @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/baker-past...
A Baker, a Pastor, and Charlotte’s Stand Against ICE. @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social in @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/baker-past...
A Baker, a Pastor, and Charlotte’s Stand Against ICE
How everyday people are reminding the nation what it means to be American.
www.thebulwark.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:50 PM
“We decide what happens here, we’re North Carolinians”
A Baker, a Pastor, and Charlotte’s Stand Against ICE. @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social in @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/baker-past...
A Baker, a Pastor, and Charlotte’s Stand Against ICE. @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social in @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/baker-past...
🚨NEW: I got to thinking about who represents us? The masked ICE agent, racially profiling US citizens and throwing people on the ground before getting their paperwork?
Or everyday people reminding the nation what it means to be American. Here are their stories:
www.thebulwark.com/p/baker-past...
Or everyday people reminding the nation what it means to be American. Here are their stories:
www.thebulwark.com/p/baker-past...
A Baker, a Pastor, and Charlotte’s Stand Against ICE
How everyday people are reminding the nation what it means to be American.
www.thebulwark.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:04 PM
🚨NEW: I got to thinking about who represents us? The masked ICE agent, racially profiling US citizens and throwing people on the ground before getting their paperwork?
Or everyday people reminding the nation what it means to be American. Here are their stories:
www.thebulwark.com/p/baker-past...
Or everyday people reminding the nation what it means to be American. Here are their stories:
www.thebulwark.com/p/baker-past...
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“'It is very evil and it’s hard to watch...but if you can find where to look, it’s not hard to be inspired by all the people standing up to fight it.'”
Great, moving, hopeful piece on #Charlotte by @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social
One day, we'll see the stars again.
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Great, moving, hopeful piece on #Charlotte by @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social
One day, we'll see the stars again.
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A Baker, a Pastor, and Charlotte’s Stand Against ICE
How everyday people are reminding the nation what it means to be American.
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November 21, 2025 at 4:41 PM
“'It is very evil and it’s hard to watch...but if you can find where to look, it’s not hard to be inspired by all the people standing up to fight it.'”
Great, moving, hopeful piece on #Charlotte by @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social
One day, we'll see the stars again.
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Great, moving, hopeful piece on #Charlotte by @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social
One day, we'll see the stars again.
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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"I’m told that Mamdani’s team and other New York officials have already begun quiet but urgent preparations for hostile deployments from ICE, the National Guard, or both."
Read about it in the latest edition of Huddled Masses from @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/after-zohr...
Read about it in the latest edition of Huddled Masses from @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/after-zohr...
After Zohran’s Win, Trump Is Coming for New York
An inside look at NYC’s preparations for when Trump sends in the National Guard and an ICE and CBP surge.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:13 PM
"I’m told that Mamdani’s team and other New York officials have already begun quiet but urgent preparations for hostile deployments from ICE, the National Guard, or both."
Read about it in the latest edition of Huddled Masses from @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/after-zohr...
Read about it in the latest edition of Huddled Masses from @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/after-zohr...
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After Zohran Mamdani’s win, Trump is coming for New York.
@adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social has the inside story on how city officials, activists, and businesses are preparing for ICE raids and a National Guard surge.
Only in the latest edition of Huddled Masses: lnk.thebulwark.com/4o199qa?utm_...
@adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social has the inside story on how city officials, activists, and businesses are preparing for ICE raids and a National Guard surge.
Only in the latest edition of Huddled Masses: lnk.thebulwark.com/4o199qa?utm_...
November 14, 2025 at 10:16 PM
After Zohran Mamdani’s win, Trump is coming for New York.
@adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social has the inside story on how city officials, activists, and businesses are preparing for ICE raids and a National Guard surge.
Only in the latest edition of Huddled Masses: lnk.thebulwark.com/4o199qa?utm_...
@adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social has the inside story on how city officials, activists, and businesses are preparing for ICE raids and a National Guard surge.
Only in the latest edition of Huddled Masses: lnk.thebulwark.com/4o199qa?utm_...
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“Everyone is staying home, everyone is scared. There’s so much uncertainty. COVID was bad, but this is way worse.” Waitress at a Chicago restaurant.
Excellent reporting from @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social of living with ICE and trying to keep businesses open in Chicago.
Excellent reporting from @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social of living with ICE and trying to keep businesses open in Chicago.
"Everyone is aware of the need—of both the businesses suffering from ICE and the prospective clients who now won’t leave their houses to get food. They are eager to help out." ICYMI, @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social from Chicago: www.thebulwark.com/p/ice-has-cr...
ICE Has Created a ‘Ghost Town’ in the Heart of Chicago
Local communities are stepping up to save neighborhood restaurants and stores.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:22 AM
“Everyone is staying home, everyone is scared. There’s so much uncertainty. COVID was bad, but this is way worse.” Waitress at a Chicago restaurant.
Excellent reporting from @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social of living with ICE and trying to keep businesses open in Chicago.
Excellent reporting from @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social of living with ICE and trying to keep businesses open in Chicago.
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Good reporting here from @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social of @thebulwark.com on the agony of living with ICE and trying to keep businesses open in Chicago.
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ICE Has Created a ‘Ghost Town’ in the Heart of Chicago
Local communities are stepping up to save neighborhood restaurants and stores.
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November 7, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Good reporting here from @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social of @thebulwark.com on the agony of living with ICE and trying to keep businesses open in Chicago.
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“Everyone is staying home, everyone is scared. There’s so much uncertainty. COVID was bad, but this is way worse.”
Waitress at a Chicago restaurant, to @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social
www.thebulwark.com/p/ice-has-cr...
Waitress at a Chicago restaurant, to @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social
www.thebulwark.com/p/ice-has-cr...
ICE Has Created a ‘Ghost Town’ in the Heart of Chicago
Local communities are stepping up to save neighborhood restaurants and stores.
www.thebulwark.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:19 PM
“Everyone is staying home, everyone is scared. There’s so much uncertainty. COVID was bad, but this is way worse.”
Waitress at a Chicago restaurant, to @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social
www.thebulwark.com/p/ice-has-cr...
Waitress at a Chicago restaurant, to @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social
www.thebulwark.com/p/ice-has-cr...
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I’m so grateful @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social is telling these stories. Don’t look away.
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ICE Has Created a ‘Ghost Town’ in the Heart of Chicago
Local communities are stepping up to save neighborhood restaurants and stores.
www.thebulwark.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I’m so grateful @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social is telling these stories. Don’t look away.
www.thebulwark.com/p/ice-has-cr...
www.thebulwark.com/p/ice-has-cr...
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Many things will continue to get worse, before they get better. But last night was a good night.
Today's Morning Shots is a big edition featuring @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social, @eggerdc.bsky.social, and @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/vive-la-re...
Today's Morning Shots is a big edition featuring @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social, @eggerdc.bsky.social, and @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/vive-la-re...
Vive La Résistance
Waves can be blue after all.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Many things will continue to get worse, before they get better. But last night was a good night.
Today's Morning Shots is a big edition featuring @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social, @eggerdc.bsky.social, and @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/vive-la-re...
Today's Morning Shots is a big edition featuring @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social, @eggerdc.bsky.social, and @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/vive-la-re...
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With the Trumpian Hispanic realignment theory dead, this Home Depot boycott might be even more likely to materialize. Go back and read @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/scoop-ice-...
SCOOP: Immigration Groups Weigh Boycott of Home Depot
As ICE raids target the home-improvement chain, what does the company owe its customers and the immigrants who do work for them?
www.thebulwark.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:30 AM
With the Trumpian Hispanic realignment theory dead, this Home Depot boycott might be even more likely to materialize. Go back and read @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/scoop-ice-...
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BREAKING: There has been another ICE raid at a Home Depot today — this time in Phoenix.
In this Huddled Masses exclusive, @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social reported that immigration groups are weighing a boycott of the chain.
In this Huddled Masses exclusive, @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social reported that immigration groups are weighing a boycott of the chain.
October 31, 2025 at 6:31 PM
BREAKING: There has been another ICE raid at a Home Depot today — this time in Phoenix.
In this Huddled Masses exclusive, @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social reported that immigration groups are weighing a boycott of the chain.
In this Huddled Masses exclusive, @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social reported that immigration groups are weighing a boycott of the chain.
SCOOP: A National Boycott of Home Depot is Likely Coming Before the End of the Year
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SCOOP: Immigration Groups Weigh Boycott of Home Depot
As ICE raids target the home-improvement chain, what does the company owe its customers and the immigrants who do work for them?
www.thebulwark.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:42 PM
SCOOP: A National Boycott of Home Depot is Likely Coming Before the End of the Year
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At 4 p.m. ET, Huddled Masses reporter @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social will be holding a Substack chat to take your questions on immigration, Trump’s crackdown, and his reporting. This is members only so subscribe and join here: substack.com/chat/87281
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October 30, 2025 at 1:48 PM
At 4 p.m. ET, Huddled Masses reporter @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social will be holding a Substack chat to take your questions on immigration, Trump’s crackdown, and his reporting. This is members only so subscribe and join here: substack.com/chat/87281
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@adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social reports from Chicago on how the community is standing up to ICE.
Read the latest Huddled Masses only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/three-days...
Read the latest Huddled Masses only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/three-days...
Three Days In Chicago: A City on the Brink
Groups are finding new ways to stand up to ICE in Chicago. Here are their stories.
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October 24, 2025 at 2:56 PM
@adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social reports from Chicago on how the community is standing up to ICE.
Read the latest Huddled Masses only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/three-days...
Read the latest Huddled Masses only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/three-days...
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- @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social is always worth reading, even as it breaks your heart. And some hope at the end.
"Joe Rogan’s audience expects politics from him, and for these stories to pierce the consciousness of regular people who are not as politically involved, they have to start circulating in largely apolitical forums." And they might be: www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-depo...
The Lived Truth Behind Trump’s Deportation Numbers
Statistics tell one story. Trauma, terror, and communities torn apart tell a more complete one.
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October 18, 2025 at 9:47 AM
- @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social is always worth reading, even as it breaks your heart. And some hope at the end.
Reposted by Adrian Carrasquillo
Statistics tell one story. Trauma, terror, and communities torn apart tell a more complete one.
The latest edition of Huddled Masses from @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-depo...
The latest edition of Huddled Masses from @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-depo...
The Lived Truth Behind Trump’s Deportation Numbers
Statistics tell one story. Trauma, terror, and communities torn apart tell a more complete one.
www.thebulwark.com
October 17, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Statistics tell one story. Trauma, terror, and communities torn apart tell a more complete one.
The latest edition of Huddled Masses from @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-depo...
The latest edition of Huddled Masses from @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-depo...
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"Rogan’s audience expects politics from him, and for these stories to pierce the consciousness of regular people who are not as politically involved, they have to start circulating in largely apolitical forums."
@adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-depo...
@adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-depo...
The Lived Truth Behind Trump’s Deportation Numbers
Statistics tell one story. Trauma, terror, and communities torn apart tell a more complete one.
www.thebulwark.com
October 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM
"Rogan’s audience expects politics from him, and for these stories to pierce the consciousness of regular people who are not as politically involved, they have to start circulating in largely apolitical forums."
@adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-depo...
@adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-depo...
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It’s not enough to round up and detain those here illegally; video of it must be shot, edited, dramatized, and disseminated. ICE is now in the content creation business. ICYMI @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/ice-propag...
The ICE Propaganda Campaign Goes Into Overdrive
MAGA commentators are stepping up as soldiers in Trump’s culture war to provoke confrontations against “Antifa” with the backing of DHS.
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October 12, 2025 at 10:00 AM
It’s not enough to round up and detain those here illegally; video of it must be shot, edited, dramatized, and disseminated. ICE is now in the content creation business. ICYMI @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/ice-propag...
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"“We are concerned by messaging from the Department of Homeland Security that suggests children who were trafficked against their will into the US by cartels will be part of an incentive program ... 1/3
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Exclusive: Dems Fire Back at Trump’s ‘Freaky’ Kid Self-Deportation Plan
It is both not as gross AND worse than you think.
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October 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
"“We are concerned by messaging from the Department of Homeland Security that suggests children who were trafficked against their will into the US by cartels will be part of an incentive program ... 1/3
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NEW: @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social obtained a draft letter from the Congressional Hispanic Caucus on Trump's "illegal" and "downright predatory" self-deportation plan for unaccompanied migrant children.
Read the latest Huddled Masses, only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/exclusive-...
Read the latest Huddled Masses, only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/exclusive-...
Exclusive: Dems Fire Back at Trump’s ‘Freaky’ Kid Self-Deportation Plan
It is both not as gross AND worse than you think.
www.thebulwark.com
October 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
NEW: @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social obtained a draft letter from the Congressional Hispanic Caucus on Trump's "illegal" and "downright predatory" self-deportation plan for unaccompanied migrant children.
Read the latest Huddled Masses, only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/exclusive-...
Read the latest Huddled Masses, only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/exclusive-...
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"It’s not enough to round up and detain those here illegally, video of it must be shot, edited, dramatized, and disseminated. ICE isn’t just doing immigration enforcement, it is now firmly in the content creation business."
The latest from @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social at The Bulwark...
The latest from @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social at The Bulwark...
The ICE Propaganda Campaign Goes Into Overdrive
MAGA commentators are stepping up as soldiers in Trump’s culture war to provoke confrontations against “Antifa” with the backing of DHS.
www.thebulwark.com
October 9, 2025 at 9:39 PM
"It’s not enough to round up and detain those here illegally, video of it must be shot, edited, dramatized, and disseminated. ICE isn’t just doing immigration enforcement, it is now firmly in the content creation business."
The latest from @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social at The Bulwark...
The latest from @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social at The Bulwark...