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Manuel @icyourpixels.bsky.social · Jan 19

Hi, Bluesky! 👋

I’m Manuel, a cybersecurity specialist with a deep interest in immigration policy and its impact on our society. Focusing on topics like DHS initiatives, border security, and immigration reform.

Looking forward to learning, and connecting.🇺🇸

#ImmigrationPolicy

Manuel

@icyourpixels.bsky.social

This week in the U.S.: ICE plans to spend $38.3B converting warehouses into detention hubs, expanding to 92,600 beds by late 2026. When enforcement scales like this, regular people feel it first. Big move, thin guardrails. #ICE #Immigration

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ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion turning warehouses into detention centers

Documents released Thursday offer the most complete picture to date of the Trump administration’s controversial and costly plan to overhaul immigrant detention using industrial buildings.

February 14, 2026 at 9:14 PM

Manuel

@icyourpixels.bsky.social

Quick one from Minneapolis: DHS says 2 ICE officers may have lied under oath about a Jan. 14 shooting that left a Venezuelan man wounded, and DOJ is investigating. Due process only works if agents tell the truth. Watch what DHS won’t say out loud. #Minneapolis #ICE

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DHS Official Says Officers Apparently Lied About Shooting Incident

Two immigration officers are under investigation over allegations that they may have lied under oath about how an incident unfolded in Minneapolis last month, during which a Venezuelan migrant was sho...

February 14, 2026 at 9:10 PM

Manuel

@icyourpixels.bsky.social

New in federal courts: 4,400 rulings since October found ICE detaining people unlawfully, with 20,200 habeas petitions filed as detention climbed to 68,000. #Immigration #RuleOfLaw

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US Courts Rule 4,400 Times ICE Detains Immigrants Illegally Amid Ongoing Detentions

Hundreds of judges around the country have ruled more than 4,400 times since October that President Donald Trump’s administration is detaining immigrants unlawfully, a Reuters review of court records ...

February 14, 2026 at 9:07 PM

Manuel

@icyourpixels.bsky.social

Quick one from Washington: DHS sent hundreds of admin subpoenas to Google, Meta, Reddit, Discord to unmask anonymous ICE critics, per NYT; many pulled before a judge ruled. #Immigration #CivilLiberties

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DHS Sends Hundreds of Subpoenas to Social Media Firms for Data on Anonymous ICE Critics: NYT

The Department of Homeland Security is expanding its efforts to identify Americans who oppose Immigration and Customs Enforcement by sending tech companies legal requests for the names, email addresse...

February 14, 2026 at 9:04 PM

Manuel

@icyourpixels.bsky.social

If the Washington Post report holds, U.S. officials reviewed a 2024 Norway test where a scientist built a pulsed-microwave device and got AHI-like symptoms. The results don’t prove foreign attacks, but they complicate the “nothing there” line. #HavanaSyndrome

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CIA, Pentagon reviewed secret 'Havana syndrome' device in Norway, Washington Post reports

U.S. officials investigated a previously unreported experiment in Norway in which a government scientist tested a microwave device and developed neurological symptoms similar to so-called Havana syndr...

February 14, 2026 at 9:03 PM

Manuel

@icyourpixels.bsky.social

This week nationwide: 60 educators from 18 states told a federal court that immigration enforcement near schools is driving absences and fear. When policy shifts hit bus stops and playgrounds, kids feel it first. Pressure like this rarely stays “targeted.” #Immigration

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Teachers describe immigration enforcement's impact on classrooms in challenge of Trump policy

In one testimonial after another, teachers detailed all the ways President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown has shaped their work and the lives of their students. In a court filing Thursday, educa...

February 13, 2026 at 8:58 PM

Manuel

@icyourpixels.bsky.social

This week in Minneapolis: 2 ICE officers are under criminal probe after video showed “untruthful statements” about a Jan. 14 shooting. A judge dismissed charges with prejudice. If this is about rule of law, it applies to agents too. #Minneapolis #ICE

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Feds investigating whether 2 ICE officers lied about the shooting of a Venezuelan man in Minneapolis

Federal authorities have opened a criminal probe into whether two immigration officers lied under oath about the shooting of a Venezuelan man in Minneapolis last month.

February 13, 2026 at 8:54 PM

Manuel

@icyourpixels.bsky.social

This week in Otay Mesa, Kristi Noem toured a vault of 188,218 lbs of seized drugs, claiming a 56% fentanyl drop under Donald Trump. U.S. Border Patrol says 9 straight months saw zero migrant releases. #BorderPolicy

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DHS Secretary Noem Says This Is 'the Most Secure Border in American History'

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) - Kristi Noem, Department of Homeland Security Secretary, visited the Otay Mesa detention facility today to tout the border's security and denounce Democrats for failing to fu...

February 13, 2026 at 8:48 PM

Manuel

@icyourpixels.bsky.social

Worth noting in Portland: Residents at Gray’s Landing say tear gas from the ICE building across the street has sent kids to urgent care and veterans to the ER; 29 protest-related injuries reported since June 2025. #Portland #ICE

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Affordable housing residents near Portland ICE building to ask judge to limit feds’ use of tear gas

Multiple residents of an affordable housing complex in Portland, Oregon, have bought gas masks to wear in their own homes, to protect themselves from tear gas fired by federal agents outside the immig...

February 13, 2026 at 8:43 PM

Manuel

@icyourpixels.bsky.social

Worth noting in Boston: a federal judge ordered the U.S. to bring back a Babson student deported to Honduras despite a court stay. When the government violates its own orders, due process isn’t optional. Not a headline you shrug at. #DueProcess

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Judge Orders Deported Babson Student to Be Returned in 14 Days

Lopez Belloza was deported at Logan Airport on Nov. 20, 2025, while trying to fly home to surprise her parents for Thanksgiving.

February 13, 2026 at 8:40 PM

Manuel

@icyourpixels.bsky.social

This week in Pennsylvania: Josh Shapiro urged Kristi Noem to reconsider converting 2 warehouses into ICE detention sites for up to 9,000 people. Policy isn’t abstract—it lands on homes, water systems, and first responders. #Pennsylvania #ICE

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Governor Tells DHS to Reconsider Plans to Convert Warehouses to ICE Detention Facilities

"Like many Pennsylvanians, I am horrified and saddened by the scenes unfolding across our country," Shapiro wrote.

February 13, 2026 at 8:37 PM

Manuel

@icyourpixels.bsky.social

Worth noting in Minnesota: after 4,000 arrests and 2 citizens killed, Tom Homan says ICE could return and expand raids nationwide. When enforcement scales like this, regular people feel it first. Big move, thin guardrails. #Minnesota #ICE

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Tom Homan warns agents could return to Minnesota and threatens raids in other cities

‘Let me be clear — Mass deportations will continue,’ he told Fox News’ Laura Ingraham after earlier announcing drawdown

February 13, 2026 at 8:33 PM

Manuel

@icyourpixels.bsky.social

This week in Minneapolis: Gov. Tim Walz says ICE’s 2-month surge and 4,000+ arrests left “deep scars” and generational trauma, pledging $10M in forgivable loans to residents. Policy isn’t abstract—it lands on homes and jobs. #Minnesota #ICE

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Tim Walz Says ICE Created ‘Generational Trauma’ in Enforcing Federal Immigration Law, Offers $10 MILLION in ‘Forgivable Loans’ to Residents

"They left us with deep damage. Generational trauma. Economic ruin in some cases."

February 13, 2026 at 8:31 PM

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ACLU

@aclu.org

Operation Metro Surge is over, but federal agents will remain and many communities are still experiencing abuse across the country.

Alongside @aclumn.bsky.social, we'll keep working to demand an end to this anti-immigrant rampage and accountability for the harms inflicted upon all our communities.

Trump administration to end Minnesota immigration crackdown

Border czar Tom Homan said Thursday that a significant drawdown of agents is underway.

February 13, 2026 at 4:16 PM

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Adam Isacson

@adamisacson.com

After 35 attacks and 131 deaths, we’re normalizing the illegal boat strikes, erasing the dead as "narco-terrorists"—even while drug supplies appear unaffected. Some in the military are growing comfortable with this. But the slippery slope is clear: impunity breeds escalation, perhaps even at home.

The "boat strikes" are still happening. Five things you need to know. - WOLA

U.S. military strikes on drug smuggling boats have killed 131 people since September, yet media coverage has faded. These extrajudicial killings violate international law, fail to stop drug traffickin...

February 13, 2026 at 4:22 PM

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ACLU

@aclu.org

BREAKING: We're filing a lawsuit challenging Ohio's new law that seeks to purge voters from the rolls based on outdated citizenship data.

This law sets up eligible voters — especially recently naturalized citizens — to be wrongly stripped from the voter rolls on the day before the election.

February 13, 2026 at 6:53 PM

Manuel

@icyourpixels.bsky.social

Worth noting in Chicago: on Oct 4, 2025, a Border Patrol agent shot Marimar Martinez 5 times. Newly released bodycam captures “It’s time to get aggressive,” and texts brag, “I fired 5 rounds… Put that in your book boys.” #Chicago #Immigration

February 12, 2026 at 6:15 PM

Manuel

@icyourpixels.bsky.social

Looks like ICE is moving in Indiana: video shows masked agents boxing in a gray SUV on a residential block. Show-of-force policing doesn’t equal safety. Call it what it is—state intimidation. #Immigration #Indiana

February 12, 2026 at 5:51 PM

Manuel

@icyourpixels.bsky.social

This week in DC: DHS faces a shutdown Friday. TSA and Coast Guard would work unpaid, CISA delays cyber guidance, FEMA strains disaster funds—while ICE keeps its $75B runway. #DHS #Shutdown

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Homeland Security Officials Voice Concerns About Looming Shutdown

A disruption in reimbursements to states for disaster relief costs. Delays in cybersecurity response and training. And missed paychecks for the agents who screen passengers and bags at the nation’s ai...

February 12, 2026 at 5:47 PM

Manuel

@icyourpixels.bsky.social

Quick one from Minnesota: protests at 2 dozen+ Target stores over the 5-week ICE surge and employee detentions. When enforcement moves into workplaces, families and jobs take the hit first. Big move, thin guardrails. #Minnesota #ICE

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Protesters in multiple states press Target to oppose the immigration crackdown in Minnesota

Activists planned protests at more than two dozen Target stores around the United States on Wednesday to pressure the discount retailer into taking a public stand against the 5-week-old immigration cr...

February 12, 2026 at 5:44 PM

Manuel

@icyourpixels.bsky.social

Washington update: Lawmakers are clashing over ICE agents wearing face masks during street arrests, after images of smashed car windows and a child in a bunny-ear cap detained went viral. Show-of-force policing doesn’t equal safety. #ICE #Immigration

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Lawmakers clash over ICE agents wearing face masks

WASHINGTON — Beyond the car windows being smashed, people tackled on city streets — or even a little child with a floppy bunny ears snowcap detained — the images of masked federal officers has become ...

February 12, 2026 at 5:38 PM

Manuel

@icyourpixels.bsky.social

New in Palm Desert: Cardi B told fans on her “Little Miss Drama” stop she’d “jump” ICE and had bear mace if agents showed up. That’s the level of fear people expect outside concerts now. Policy isn’t abstract—it lands on families in real time. #ICE #Immigration

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Cardi B airs chilling threat to authorities over arresting her fans

In the U.S., there is a crackdown on illegal immigration by ICE, or Immigration and Customs Enforcement. But critics say the authority's tactics are brazen. Now, Cardi B is taking a stand against...

February 12, 2026 at 5:37 PM

Manuel

@icyourpixels.bsky.social

This week in Minneapolis: senators pressed ICE and CBP chiefs over the shootings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Even Republicans said filming agents isn’t a crime. If this stands, the precedent travels. #Minnesota #ICE

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Minnesota officials, heads of immigration agencies to testify at Senate hearing

Four Minnesota officials and the leaders of three major immigration agencies are set to testify before the Senate Homeland Security Committee on Thursday.

February 12, 2026 at 5:36 PM

Manuel

@icyourpixels.bsky.social

Worth noting: an op-ed says holding ICE detainers protects workers and taxpayers. That framing skips how broad sweeps often reach beyond serious convictions and land on families with jobs. Fear-by-default isn’t public safety. #Immigration

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Enforcing immigration laws benefits American workers, taxpayers

The Trump administration is right to enforce immigration laws gets criminal illegal immigrants out of communities. It is exceedingly unwise for jurisdictions to release undocumented immigrants from th...

February 12, 2026 at 5:33 PM

Manuel

@icyourpixels.bsky.social

This week in Minneapolis: Operation Metro Surge is ending after 3,000 agents and 4,000+ arrests, following the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. When enforcement scales like this, regular people feel it first. Trust doesn’t survive this. #Minnesota #Immigration

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Federal authorities announce an end to the immigration crackdown in Minnesota

The immigration crackdown in Minnesota that led to mass detentions, protests and two deaths is coming to an end, border czar Tom Homan said Thursday.

February 12, 2026 at 5:31 PM