Jared
@jaredmcclain.bsky.social
Civil Rights Lawyer
“Crusading against government officials and the immunity doctrines that protect them." -St. Tammany Parrish Sheriff's Office
Contractually obligated to say that my opinions are my own
“Crusading against government officials and the immunity doctrines that protect them." -St. Tammany Parrish Sheriff's Office
Contractually obligated to say that my opinions are my own
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This is called “chain refoulment” and it’s illegal under both U.S. and international law. And the State Department and ICE know very well what Ghana is doing and simply don’t care.
ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.
November 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
This is called “chain refoulment” and it’s illegal under both U.S. and international law. And the State Department and ICE know very well what Ghana is doing and simply don’t care.
Finally got the chance to start We Had It Coming. Each story feels like a gift. Twenty-five pages in I was already anxious about finishing it too quickly.
My new collection of short stories and poetry -- We Had It Coming -- is available for pre-order now! It's the best thing I've ever written and I think you all will find solace and despair in equal measure within.
www.welcometohellworld.com/my-new-book-...
www.welcometohellworld.com/my-new-book-...
November 25, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Finally got the chance to start We Had It Coming. Each story feels like a gift. Twenty-five pages in I was already anxious about finishing it too quickly.
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ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.
November 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM
ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.
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After @apnews.com and @ij.org worked together to expose CBP’s unconstitutional mass surveillance, @markey.senate.gov, @markwarner.bsky.social and @repdangoldman.bsky.social are questioning the legality of the program.
apnews.com/article/bord...
apnews.com/article/bord...
Lawmakers question legality of Border Patrol license plate reader program
Democratic lawmakers are questioning the legality of a U.S. Border Patrol program that uses predictive intelligence to detain drivers for suspicious travel. Sen.
apnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:53 PM
After @apnews.com and @ij.org worked together to expose CBP’s unconstitutional mass surveillance, @markey.senate.gov, @markwarner.bsky.social and @repdangoldman.bsky.social are questioning the legality of the program.
apnews.com/article/bord...
apnews.com/article/bord...
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A few years ago we sued over an illegal traffic stop in Texas. What we found in discovery was somehow even worse than what we expected.
Our new video shows what we found: Pretextual drug-interdiction stops are violating people's rights every day.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChIr...
Our new video shows what we found: Pretextual drug-interdiction stops are violating people's rights every day.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChIr...
November 24, 2025 at 3:11 PM
A few years ago we sued over an illegal traffic stop in Texas. What we found in discovery was somehow even worse than what we expected.
Our new video shows what we found: Pretextual drug-interdiction stops are violating people's rights every day.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChIr...
Our new video shows what we found: Pretextual drug-interdiction stops are violating people's rights every day.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChIr...
A few years ago we sued over an illegal traffic stop in Texas. What we found in discovery was somehow even worse than what we expected.
Our new video shows what we found: Pretextual drug-interdiction stops are violating people's rights every day.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChIr...
Our new video shows what we found: Pretextual drug-interdiction stops are violating people's rights every day.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChIr...
November 24, 2025 at 3:11 PM
A few years ago we sued over an illegal traffic stop in Texas. What we found in discovery was somehow even worse than what we expected.
Our new video shows what we found: Pretextual drug-interdiction stops are violating people's rights every day.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChIr...
Our new video shows what we found: Pretextual drug-interdiction stops are violating people's rights every day.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChIr...
Violating the First Amendment to hide the record of all their violations of the Fourth Amendment.
An ICE agent was caught removing a sign marking an ICE kidnapping in DC last week! Do we think he did it out of anger, embarrassment, or most appropriately shame? If you think what you’re doing is right, why are you trying to hide the evidence? 👀
November 24, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Violating the First Amendment to hide the record of all their violations of the Fourth Amendment.
Before we sued over the construction site raids in Alabama, we talked to contractors who’ve lost business because their colleagues were kidnapped, and they said the same thing:
They’re just trying to make ends meet. The raids are unpleasant, but they’re someone else’s problem.
They’re just trying to make ends meet. The raids are unpleasant, but they’re someone else’s problem.
It's true, the only job available in the United States is kidnapping restaurant and daycare workers
November 24, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Before we sued over the construction site raids in Alabama, we talked to contractors who’ve lost business because their colleagues were kidnapped, and they said the same thing:
They’re just trying to make ends meet. The raids are unpleasant, but they’re someone else’s problem.
They’re just trying to make ends meet. The raids are unpleasant, but they’re someone else’s problem.
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yet another case of U.S. Citizens arrested by immigration agents on serious charges — then the government drops those charges
A common trait in many cases of citizens detained by immigration agents that @propublica.org reviewed
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
A common trait in many cases of citizens detained by immigration agents that @propublica.org reviewed
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
DEVELOPING: With prosecutors abruptly moving to dismiss all charges, Marimar Martinez’s case is poised to be the latest — and clearly highest-profile — indictment against “Operation Midway Blitz” protesters to disintegrate at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse.
Story: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/20/m...
Story: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/20/m...
Feds move to dismiss charges against woman shot by border agent amid controversy over bragging texts
Federal prosecutors on Thursday abruptly moved to dismiss all charges against a woman shot by a Border Patrol agent after she allegedly rammed his vehicle in Brighton Park last month, marking a str…
www.chicagotribune.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:44 PM
yet another case of U.S. Citizens arrested by immigration agents on serious charges — then the government drops those charges
A common trait in many cases of citizens detained by immigration agents that @propublica.org reviewed
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
A common trait in many cases of citizens detained by immigration agents that @propublica.org reviewed
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
Cops not bothering to identify the person they're arresting is, unsurprisingly, a running theme in our mistaken-identity cases.
Given how much leniency courts give cops to make "reasonable" mistakes, you're lucky if their mistake only costs you a few hours.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3J6S...
Given how much leniency courts give cops to make "reasonable" mistakes, you're lucky if their mistake only costs you a few hours.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3J6S...
November 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Cops not bothering to identify the person they're arresting is, unsurprisingly, a running theme in our mistaken-identity cases.
Given how much leniency courts give cops to make "reasonable" mistakes, you're lucky if their mistake only costs you a few hours.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3J6S...
Given how much leniency courts give cops to make "reasonable" mistakes, you're lucky if their mistake only costs you a few hours.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3J6S...
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This stuff is just unspeakably horrible. These are not the facts you want to see, if you are the government.
November 21, 2025 at 1:10 AM
This stuff is just unspeakably horrible. These are not the facts you want to see, if you are the government.
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My colleague Jaba Tsitsuashvili talked to @katiecouric.bsky.social about @ij.org's cases against the ICE raids:
katiecouric.substack.com/p/attacks-on...
katiecouric.substack.com/p/attacks-on...
Attacks on the Press, Venezuela, and Epstein
A recording from Katie Couric's live video
katiecouric.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:42 PM
My colleague Jaba Tsitsuashvili talked to @katiecouric.bsky.social about @ij.org's cases against the ICE raids:
katiecouric.substack.com/p/attacks-on...
katiecouric.substack.com/p/attacks-on...
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We just put out a video on George Retes' case.
George a U.S. citizen & army vet who DHS pepper sprayed and detained for three days without a phone call.
He details his truly insane and inhumane treatment by militarized government agents: youtu.be/Y91VgKlJfLI?...
George a U.S. citizen & army vet who DHS pepper sprayed and detained for three days without a phone call.
He details his truly insane and inhumane treatment by militarized government agents: youtu.be/Y91VgKlJfLI?...
ICE Raid Mistake: American Vet Jailed for Days
YouTube video by Institute for Justice
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 7:18 PM
We just put out a video on George Retes' case.
George a U.S. citizen & army vet who DHS pepper sprayed and detained for three days without a phone call.
He details his truly insane and inhumane treatment by militarized government agents: youtu.be/Y91VgKlJfLI?...
George a U.S. citizen & army vet who DHS pepper sprayed and detained for three days without a phone call.
He details his truly insane and inhumane treatment by militarized government agents: youtu.be/Y91VgKlJfLI?...
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We've been going after mass surveillance (like ALPRs) and pretextual traffic stops for years.
This article highlights @ij.org client Alek Schott's case to show how the two issues have converged.
It's time to take away the government's toys.
This article highlights @ij.org client Alek Schott's case to show how the two issues have converged.
It's time to take away the government's toys.
November 20, 2025 at 7:07 PM
We've been going after mass surveillance (like ALPRs) and pretextual traffic stops for years.
This article highlights @ij.org client Alek Schott's case to show how the two issues have converged.
It's time to take away the government's toys.
This article highlights @ij.org client Alek Schott's case to show how the two issues have converged.
It's time to take away the government's toys.
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They lied about it. All of it. A thug cop shot an unarmed woman five times without justification, boasted about it to his colleagues, and then this administration tried cover it all up by arresting her and charging her with felonies.
Absolutely incredible; after shooting Marimar Martinez 5 times and arresting her on claims that she rammed them and pulled a gun, prosecutors have now moved to dismiss ALL criminal charges against her and her codefendant.
New: the govt has moved to dismiss its assault case against Marimar Martinez and Anthony Ian Santos Ruiz, two people accused of "box[ing] in" a Border Patrol vehicle in Chicago on Oct. 4.
One agent shot Martinez, with evidence presented to the court that he later bragged about in text messages.
One agent shot Martinez, with evidence presented to the court that he later bragged about in text messages.
November 20, 2025 at 6:24 PM
They lied about it. All of it. A thug cop shot an unarmed woman five times without justification, boasted about it to his colleagues, and then this administration tried cover it all up by arresting her and charging her with felonies.
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U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis just handed down the written opinion version of her preliminary injunction order, regarding use of force by federal agents in Chicago.
It's the one already put on hold by the 7th Circuit.
It's 233 pages.
Here you go: cst.brightspotcdn.com/49/34/daecfb...
It's the one already put on hold by the 7th Circuit.
It's 233 pages.
Here you go: cst.brightspotcdn.com/49/34/daecfb...
November 20, 2025 at 8:01 PM
U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis just handed down the written opinion version of her preliminary injunction order, regarding use of force by federal agents in Chicago.
It's the one already put on hold by the 7th Circuit.
It's 233 pages.
Here you go: cst.brightspotcdn.com/49/34/daecfb...
It's the one already put on hold by the 7th Circuit.
It's 233 pages.
Here you go: cst.brightspotcdn.com/49/34/daecfb...
My colleague Jaba Tsitsuashvili talked to @katiecouric.bsky.social about @ij.org's cases against the ICE raids:
katiecouric.substack.com/p/attacks-on...
katiecouric.substack.com/p/attacks-on...
Attacks on the Press, Venezuela, and Epstein
A recording from Katie Couric's live video
katiecouric.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:42 PM
My colleague Jaba Tsitsuashvili talked to @katiecouric.bsky.social about @ij.org's cases against the ICE raids:
katiecouric.substack.com/p/attacks-on...
katiecouric.substack.com/p/attacks-on...
We just put out a video on George Retes' case.
George a U.S. citizen & army vet who DHS pepper sprayed and detained for three days without a phone call.
He details his truly insane and inhumane treatment by militarized government agents: youtu.be/Y91VgKlJfLI?...
George a U.S. citizen & army vet who DHS pepper sprayed and detained for three days without a phone call.
He details his truly insane and inhumane treatment by militarized government agents: youtu.be/Y91VgKlJfLI?...
ICE Raid Mistake: American Vet Jailed for Days
YouTube video by Institute for Justice
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 7:18 PM
We just put out a video on George Retes' case.
George a U.S. citizen & army vet who DHS pepper sprayed and detained for three days without a phone call.
He details his truly insane and inhumane treatment by militarized government agents: youtu.be/Y91VgKlJfLI?...
George a U.S. citizen & army vet who DHS pepper sprayed and detained for three days without a phone call.
He details his truly insane and inhumane treatment by militarized government agents: youtu.be/Y91VgKlJfLI?...
We've been going after mass surveillance (like ALPRs) and pretextual traffic stops for years.
This article highlights @ij.org client Alek Schott's case to show how the two issues have converged.
It's time to take away the government's toys.
This article highlights @ij.org client Alek Schott's case to show how the two issues have converged.
It's time to take away the government's toys.
November 20, 2025 at 7:07 PM
We've been going after mass surveillance (like ALPRs) and pretextual traffic stops for years.
This article highlights @ij.org client Alek Schott's case to show how the two issues have converged.
It's time to take away the government's toys.
This article highlights @ij.org client Alek Schott's case to show how the two issues have converged.
It's time to take away the government's toys.
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it's weird to live in a world where a new 'worst thing you've ever imagined' happens at least a few times a month and it's easy to let it all run together and just sort of wash over you and go totally numb to all of it so you don't freak out because you still have to do laundry and go to work.
November 20, 2025 at 6:34 PM
it's weird to live in a world where a new 'worst thing you've ever imagined' happens at least a few times a month and it's easy to let it all run together and just sort of wash over you and go totally numb to all of it so you don't freak out because you still have to do laundry and go to work.
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On July 23rd, 2025, Greene was found lying in a wooded NJ area with her hands and feet bound together w/ black zip ties after her co-conspirator had called 911. She had cuts and lacerations. But detectives confirmed they were actually done by a body modification specialist in PA who they interviewed
November 19, 2025 at 11:37 PM
On July 23rd, 2025, Greene was found lying in a wooded NJ area with her hands and feet bound together w/ black zip ties after her co-conspirator had called 911. She had cuts and lacerations. But detectives confirmed they were actually done by a body modification specialist in PA who they interviewed
November 17, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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"...while the raids continued, the flow of information about them did not."
From @geoffhing.bsky.social and @jillcastellano.bsky.social
www.themarshallproject.org/2025/11/15/d...
From @geoffhing.bsky.social and @jillcastellano.bsky.social
www.themarshallproject.org/2025/11/15/d...
ICE Raids Kept On During the Shutdown, But the Detention Data Stayed Hidden
More than seven weeks have passed since the last comprehensive release of detention and deportation numbers.
www.themarshallproject.org
November 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
"...while the raids continued, the flow of information about them did not."
From @geoffhing.bsky.social and @jillcastellano.bsky.social
www.themarshallproject.org/2025/11/15/d...
From @geoffhing.bsky.social and @jillcastellano.bsky.social
www.themarshallproject.org/2025/11/15/d...
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Given what we’ve seen on America’s streets, it’s worth repeating what the court says here:
Needlessly pointing a firearm at someone can violate the Fourth Amendment, even if the officer never pulls the trigger.
Needlessly pointing a firearm at someone can violate the Fourth Amendment, even if the officer never pulls the trigger.
Fourth Circuit publishes an opinion to make a point that otherwise would go unseen.
www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/...
www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/...
November 14, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Given what we’ve seen on America’s streets, it’s worth repeating what the court says here:
Needlessly pointing a firearm at someone can violate the Fourth Amendment, even if the officer never pulls the trigger.
Needlessly pointing a firearm at someone can violate the Fourth Amendment, even if the officer never pulls the trigger.
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According to the car wash owner, agents arrested employees before they could obtain their documentation from their work lockers. So many were likely here legally.
Here's hoping this article on Zac boasting about how he ruined some immigrants' lives follows him around for a very long time.
Here's hoping this article on Zac boasting about how he ruined some immigrants' lives follows him around for a very long time.
BU College Republicans president says he called ICE to ‘detain these criminals’ at Allston Car Wash
The president of Boston University College Republicans wrote on X he called the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement requesting it detain employees at Allston Car Wash, the site of a Nov. 4 raid w...
dailyfreepress.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:03 PM
According to the car wash owner, agents arrested employees before they could obtain their documentation from their work lockers. So many were likely here legally.
Here's hoping this article on Zac boasting about how he ruined some immigrants' lives follows him around for a very long time.
Here's hoping this article on Zac boasting about how he ruined some immigrants' lives follows him around for a very long time.