Graeme Blair
@graemeblair.com
Professor of Political Science at UCLA
Deportation Data Project (deportationdata.org)
Organizer at UCLA Faculty Association (AAUP+AFT)
Posts do not represent the positions of any of these organizations
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Deportation Data Project (deportationdata.org)
Organizer at UCLA Faculty Association (AAUP+AFT)
Posts do not represent the positions of any of these organizations
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Reposted by Graeme Blair
Two active cases of tuberculosis and 18 cases of COVID-19 have been identified at a massive immigration detention center in El Paso, according to the local Democratic member of Congress.
www.texastribune.org/2026/02/07/i...
www.texastribune.org/2026/02/07/i...
Two tuberculosis cases detected at Camp East Montana ICE facility
Eighteen cases of COVID-19 were also identified. U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar on Friday visited the 5,000-bed tent facility on the Fort Bliss Army base and said she saw many "chronic issues."
www.texastribune.org
February 7, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Two active cases of tuberculosis and 18 cases of COVID-19 have been identified at a massive immigration detention center in El Paso, according to the local Democratic member of Congress.
www.texastribune.org/2026/02/07/i...
www.texastribune.org/2026/02/07/i...
Dear Democratic leaders of cities, counties, and states: we are scrutinizing how your police officers and sheriff's deputies handle ICE protesters just as we are watching their cooperation with ICE on the streets and at jails and prisons. Your words are not enough. See you at the ballot box.
February 7, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Dear Democratic leaders of cities, counties, and states: we are scrutinizing how your police officers and sheriff's deputies handle ICE protesters just as we are watching their cooperation with ICE on the streets and at jails and prisons. Your words are not enough. See you at the ballot box.
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One man tracking people being deported & deportation flights at the Minneapolis airport.
One person creating a record for future inquiries & potential prosecutions.
Trevor Paglen's deep surveillance documentation now being done by everyday people.
www.npr.org/2026/02/06/n...
One person creating a record for future inquiries & potential prosecutions.
Trevor Paglen's deep surveillance documentation now being done by everyday people.
www.npr.org/2026/02/06/n...
Minneapolis now has daily deportation flights. One man has been documenting them
A professional airplane enthusiast has been tracking the federally chartered deportation flights out of the Minneapolis airport as DHS sends immigration detainees to other states and, eventually, othe...
www.npr.org
February 7, 2026 at 7:20 PM
One man tracking people being deported & deportation flights at the Minneapolis airport.
One person creating a record for future inquiries & potential prosecutions.
Trevor Paglen's deep surveillance documentation now being done by everyday people.
www.npr.org/2026/02/06/n...
One person creating a record for future inquiries & potential prosecutions.
Trevor Paglen's deep surveillance documentation now being done by everyday people.
www.npr.org/2026/02/06/n...
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I published a short and quick primer on how local law enforcement, mostly sheriffs, can collaborate with ICE. I hope it's useful -- I also would love to know what people are seeing in their community.
sheriffs.substack.com/p/how-local-...
sheriffs.substack.com/p/how-local-...
How Local Law Enforcement Collaborates with ICE
February 6, 2026
sheriffs.substack.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:45 AM
I published a short and quick primer on how local law enforcement, mostly sheriffs, can collaborate with ICE. I hope it's useful -- I also would love to know what people are seeing in their community.
sheriffs.substack.com/p/how-local-...
sheriffs.substack.com/p/how-local-...
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“The problem here is that people are stuck in a fantasy of liberal legal formalism that imagines that police are accountable to the public," Alex Vitale, the author of The End of Policing, told me.
July 19, 2025 at 8:16 PM
“The problem here is that people are stuck in a fantasy of liberal legal formalism that imagines that police are accountable to the public," Alex Vitale, the author of The End of Policing, told me.
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The Department of Justice is cutting off options to challenge removal orders from immigration courts, helping the Trump administration speed up deportations efforts.
DOJ Rule Limits Immigrants’ Options to Fight Deportation Orders
The Justice Department is largely cutting off an avenue for challenging immigration court orders, a move that helps the Trump administration reduce case backlogs and speed up deportations.
news.bloomberglaw.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:23 PM
The Department of Justice is cutting off options to challenge removal orders from immigration courts, helping the Trump administration speed up deportations efforts.
Mayor Bass, why are you allowing this to continue?
Video appears to show violent assault by an LAPD officer today on a journalist who was doing nothing wrong and clearly identifying himself. Would be egregious violation of a court order, state law, and department policy.
Anyone recognize the victim?
Anyone recognize the victim?
Daniel Sosa on Instagram: "LAPD violently assaults a member of the press holding up his press badge.
Seriously? Again? Why does LAPD continue assaulting the press court order after court order?
To...
499 likes, 70 comments - daniel_sosa_420 on February 4, 2026: "LAPD violently assaults a member of the press holding up his press badge.
Seriously? Again? Why does LAPD continue assaulting the pres...
www.instagram.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Mayor Bass, why are you allowing this to continue?
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Elizabeth, a 10-year-old Minnesota girl, spent a month detained at the ICE facility in Dilley, TX before her release last night w/ her mom.
Dilley now has a measles outbreak and hundreds of other kids remain detained. Elizabeth has flu-like symptoms and her mom has hives, a school official told me
Dilley now has a measles outbreak and hundreds of other kids remain detained. Elizabeth has flu-like symptoms and her mom has hives, a school official told me
Minnesota girl, 10, released from ICE custody after a month in detention
Elizabeth Zuna Caisaguano and her mother released from Texas facility to head back to Minnesota to reunite with her father
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Elizabeth, a 10-year-old Minnesota girl, spent a month detained at the ICE facility in Dilley, TX before her release last night w/ her mom.
Dilley now has a measles outbreak and hundreds of other kids remain detained. Elizabeth has flu-like symptoms and her mom has hives, a school official told me
Dilley now has a measles outbreak and hundreds of other kids remain detained. Elizabeth has flu-like symptoms and her mom has hives, a school official told me
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our government used a Blackhawk helicopter in a major American city, detained children and zip-tied U.S. citizens all to target... squatters
and the alleged Tren de Aragua presence? "It was a brutal lie against the American public."
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
and the alleged Tren de Aragua presence? "It was a brutal lie against the American public."
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
The Real Story Behind the Midnight Immigration Raid on a Chicago Apartment Building
The Trump administration has claimed the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua had taken over the building. But new documents make no mention of the gang and reveal federal agents had information about “ille...
www.propublica.org
February 4, 2026 at 11:46 PM
our government used a Blackhawk helicopter in a major American city, detained children and zip-tied U.S. citizens all to target... squatters
and the alleged Tren de Aragua presence? "It was a brutal lie against the American public."
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
and the alleged Tren de Aragua presence? "It was a brutal lie against the American public."
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
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Update: In the past week we've learned ICE has secured property to build human warehouses in Merrimack, NH and Williamsport, MD *as well as* Surprise, AZ; Upper Bern, PA; and Tremont, PA.
Facts that bear repeating.
Facts that bear repeating.
In the past week we've learned ICE has secured property to build human warehouses in Merrimack, NH and Williamsport, MD. Just some facts I think bear repeating.
February 4, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Update: In the past week we've learned ICE has secured property to build human warehouses in Merrimack, NH and Williamsport, MD *as well as* Surprise, AZ; Upper Bern, PA; and Tremont, PA.
Facts that bear repeating.
Facts that bear repeating.
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Attorneys for man killed by off-duty ICE agent call on California A.G. to investigate
Attorneys for man killed by off-duty ICE agent call on California A.G. to investigate
Attorneys for Keith Porter Jr. — who was shot and killed by an off-duty ICE agent on New Year's Eve — called for California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta to take over the investigation of the incident, claiming the LAPD won't conduct a fair review.
www.latimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Attorneys for man killed by off-duty ICE agent call on California A.G. to investigate
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Urgency grows as hundreds of children languish in immigration detention—sick, scared, and depressed.
A judge’s order last weekend sent Liam Conejo Ramos back home to Minneapolis. But so many others remain jailed. Leaders nationwide are speaking out to defend a critical legal safeguard. ⬇️
A judge’s order last weekend sent Liam Conejo Ramos back home to Minneapolis. But so many others remain jailed. Leaders nationwide are speaking out to defend a critical legal safeguard. ⬇️
February 3, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Urgency grows as hundreds of children languish in immigration detention—sick, scared, and depressed.
A judge’s order last weekend sent Liam Conejo Ramos back home to Minneapolis. But so many others remain jailed. Leaders nationwide are speaking out to defend a critical legal safeguard. ⬇️
A judge’s order last weekend sent Liam Conejo Ramos back home to Minneapolis. But so many others remain jailed. Leaders nationwide are speaking out to defend a critical legal safeguard. ⬇️
Did Trump "close the border" when he took office again? Did Biden cause a wave of migration through lax border enforcement? The answer may surprise you!
www.justsecurity.org/130422/fact-...
www.justsecurity.org/130422/fact-...
Fact Checking the “Success” of Trump Border Patrol Policies
A new study shows that border policies under both Biden and Trump had relatively small effects on border crossings.
www.justsecurity.org
February 3, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Did Trump "close the border" when he took office again? Did Biden cause a wave of migration through lax border enforcement? The answer may surprise you!
www.justsecurity.org/130422/fact-...
www.justsecurity.org/130422/fact-...
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In a @kff.org survey from fall '25, nearly half of likely undocumented immigrant adults, and one in seven who are lawfully present, said they had avoided medical care since January '25 due to immigration-related concerns -- recent increases in ICE presence could further exacerbate these challenges
February 3, 2026 at 4:10 PM
In a @kff.org survey from fall '25, nearly half of likely undocumented immigrant adults, and one in seven who are lawfully present, said they had avoided medical care since January '25 due to immigration-related concerns -- recent increases in ICE presence could further exacerbate these challenges
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Re-sharing, still looking for folks.
I’d like to interview folks for a possible story who’re still suffering from injuries sustained by LAPD, LASD, and ICE/CBP at the protests last year or while documenting immigration raids. Concussions, breathing issues from tear gas, broken bones
Signal: joeyscott.05, email in bio, DMs also open.
Signal: joeyscott.05, email in bio, DMs also open.
February 3, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Re-sharing, still looking for folks.
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Immigration enforcement quotas can fuel violence, intimidation, deaths, & unlawful arrests, like what we have seen unfolding in communities across the country.
These arbitrary quotas have led to harsher & more expansive immigration enforcement.
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These arbitrary quotas have led to harsher & more expansive immigration enforcement.
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January 30, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Immigration enforcement quotas can fuel violence, intimidation, deaths, & unlawful arrests, like what we have seen unfolding in communities across the country.
These arbitrary quotas have led to harsher & more expansive immigration enforcement.
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These arbitrary quotas have led to harsher & more expansive immigration enforcement.
⬇️
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An 11th hour order from Judge Reyes postpones the Trump administrations termination date for Haitians with TPS. Story soon in GBH. Read our recent story
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
Thousands of Mass. Haitians face end of temporary protected status in February
Immigrants, business leaders, and elected officials fear possible deportation
www.wgbh.org
February 3, 2026 at 12:41 AM
An 11th hour order from Judge Reyes postpones the Trump administrations termination date for Haitians with TPS. Story soon in GBH. Read our recent story
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
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After a few weeks delay, ICE just released new detention statistics. They show 70,766 people in detention as of 1/26/2026. I believe this is the first time this data source has reported a detained population over 70k.
February 2, 2026 at 10:33 PM
After a few weeks delay, ICE just released new detention statistics. They show 70,766 people in detention as of 1/26/2026. I believe this is the first time this data source has reported a detained population over 70k.
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The average daily population at Dilley, the family detention center that held 5-year-old Liam Ramos, is up to 867, according to new federal data.
There's currently active cases of measles at Dilley and lawyers say their clients are on lockdown.
(h/t @geoffhing.bsky.social who pulled data)
There's currently active cases of measles at Dilley and lawyers say their clients are on lockdown.
(h/t @geoffhing.bsky.social who pulled data)
February 2, 2026 at 11:09 PM
The average daily population at Dilley, the family detention center that held 5-year-old Liam Ramos, is up to 867, according to new federal data.
There's currently active cases of measles at Dilley and lawyers say their clients are on lockdown.
(h/t @geoffhing.bsky.social who pulled data)
There's currently active cases of measles at Dilley and lawyers say their clients are on lockdown.
(h/t @geoffhing.bsky.social who pulled data)
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To anyone tempted to celebrate Noem's big announcement that ICE will use body cams and that it will be expanded nationwide as funding is available...
That's already been official ICE policy for over two years.
www.ice.gov/news/release....
That's already been official ICE policy for over two years.
www.ice.gov/news/release....
February 2, 2026 at 10:54 PM
To anyone tempted to celebrate Noem's big announcement that ICE will use body cams and that it will be expanded nationwide as funding is available...
That's already been official ICE policy for over two years.
www.ice.gov/news/release....
That's already been official ICE policy for over two years.
www.ice.gov/news/release....
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Yep. Please don't let this shiny object distract from real reforms.
To anyone tempted to celebrate Noem's big announcement that ICE will use body cams and that it will be expanded nationwide as funding is available...
That's already been official ICE policy for over two years.
www.ice.gov/news/release....
That's already been official ICE policy for over two years.
www.ice.gov/news/release....
February 2, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Yep. Please don't let this shiny object distract from real reforms.
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This needs to be at the top of every story about the ICE body-cam thing. They already have body cameras.
The ProPublica story on the Pretti killers says DHS has bodycam footage from the incident but they refuse to release it
www.propublica.org/article/alex...
www.propublica.org/article/alex...
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org
February 2, 2026 at 10:31 PM
This needs to be at the top of every story about the ICE body-cam thing. They already have body cameras.
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Horrifying. ICE confirms measles outbreak at Dilley family detention center. www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-dil...
ICE halts "all movement" at Texas detention facility due to measles infections
The measles cases at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center were detected Friday, Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement to CBS News.
www.cbsnews.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:42 AM
Horrifying. ICE confirms measles outbreak at Dilley family detention center. www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-dil...
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"A 2-year-old boy was breastfeeding in detention. One 6-year-old boy had leukemia. An 8-year-old girl began wetting the bed. A 14-year-old girl engaged in self-harm." A must read.
Liam Conejo Ramos is not alone. (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/o...
Opinion | Liam Ramos Is Just One of Hundreds of Children at This Detention Center. Release Them All.
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2026 at 1:58 PM
"A 2-year-old boy was breastfeeding in detention. One 6-year-old boy had leukemia. An 8-year-old girl began wetting the bed. A 14-year-old girl engaged in self-harm." A must read.
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African nations make up a striking share of the countries swept into the Trump administration’s new freeze on immigrant visas.
The 26 African countries include Somalia, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan, Sierra Leone, and Ghana. https://capitalbnews.org/ghana-us-immigration-visa-freeze/
The 26 African countries include Somalia, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan, Sierra Leone, and Ghana. https://capitalbnews.org/ghana-us-immigration-visa-freeze/
Ghana Helped U.S. Deport Migrants, and Now Its Own Citizens Are Shut Out
Twenty-seven African nations are included in a U.S. visa freeze, even as many have helped enforce Washington’s deportation agenda.
capitalbnews.org
February 1, 2026 at 2:02 PM
African nations make up a striking share of the countries swept into the Trump administration’s new freeze on immigrant visas.
The 26 African countries include Somalia, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan, Sierra Leone, and Ghana. https://capitalbnews.org/ghana-us-immigration-visa-freeze/
The 26 African countries include Somalia, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan, Sierra Leone, and Ghana. https://capitalbnews.org/ghana-us-immigration-visa-freeze/