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Omar Jadwat @omarjadwat.bsky.social · Jul 22

Nobody voted for this.

Well, nobody but Stephen Miller.

www.latimes.com/california/s...

Deaf, mute and terrified: ICE arrests DACA recipient and ships him to Texas

Javier Diaz Santana, who is deaf and mute, was swept up in a federal immigration raid at his job in Temple City, unable to communicate in handcuffs. His attorney says U.S. agents "don’t care whether y...

www.latimes.com

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ACLU SoCal @aclusocal.bsky.social · Apr 30

Good news: A federal court barred Border Patrol from stopping and arresting people using practices that violate the Constitution. We shouldn't have to live our lives in fear of being stopped by ICE. @ufw.bsky.social @aclu.org @aclu-norcal.bsky.social @sdicaclu.bsky.social

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · Jul 7

BREAKING: Documents filed in court today assert that officials from El Salvador told the United Nations that it "facilitated the use of the Salvadoran prison infrastructure" by the U.S. but that "the jurisdiction and legal responsibility for these persons lie exclusively with the" U.S.

As set forth in the attached Report, the Government of El Salvador responded to the UN
inquiry opened by the four families asking about the disappearance of their family members:
1 The attached exhibit has redacted personal identifying information for the four men discussed in the WGEID report. Petitioners can file an unredacted version of the exhibit under seal at the Court's request, with the exception of one of the cases for particular privacy reasons related to that individual.
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Case 1:25-cv-00766-JEB Document 160
Filed 07/07/25
Page 2 of 4
The Salvadoran State emphatically states that its authorities have not arrested, detained, or transferred the persons referred to in the communications of the Working Group. The actions of the State of El Salvador have been limited to the implementation of a bilateral cooperation mechanism with another State, through which it has facilitated the use of the Salvadoran prison infrastructure for the custody of persons detained within the scope of the justice system and law enforcement of that other State. In this context, the jurisdiction and legal responsibility for these persons lie exclusively with the competent foreign authorities, by virtue of international agreements signed and in accordance with the principles of sovereignty and international cooperation in criminal matters. In this regard, the actions attributable to the Salvadoran State are limited to its sovereignty and territorial jurisdiction, and therefore it cannot be held responsible for the failure to observe the principle of non-refoulement with respect to the persons mentioned.
Ex. 1 at 6, 9 (emphasis added).

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Hell Gate *subscribe today!* @hellgatenyc.com · Jun 10

On Saturday, the FDNY rushed to 26 Federal Plaza, where ICE is holding more than 100 people in inhumane conditions, to respond to an emergency call, only to learn there was no such emergency. What's going on? hellgatenyc.com/fdny-ice-hea...

The FDNY Was Sped to ICE Headquarters for a Bogus 911 Call: 'They Used Us'

After the fire truck pulled up to the federal building where more than 100 people are being held, a van of the sort ICE uses to transport detainees sped out past protesters.

hellgatenyc.com

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Omar Jadwat @omarjadwat.bsky.social · May 22

the best faith. faith the likes of which has never been seen before in the history of our country.

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/u...

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Omar Jadwat @omarjadwat.bsky.social · May 9

Humanitarian protection section, US Embassy Pretoria

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · May 10

NEW: Federal judges across the country are increasingly warning of a due process crisis caused by President Donald Trump’s deportation blitz.

Their message: If we eliminate due process for the ‘least’ of us, Americans could be next.

www.politico.com/news/2025/05...

Judges have a warning about Trump’s rapid deportations: Americans could be next

Judges across the country continue to note that if courts don’t protect the rights of the least popular and most vulnerable, everyone is at risk.

www.politico.com

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John Hawkinson @johnhawkinson.bsky.social · May 9

WKS: THE COURT FINDS HER CONTINUED DETENTION CANNOT STAND. BAIL IS NECESSARY.

#Ozturk

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Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · May 9

This Rümeysa Öztürk hearing is radicalizing.

I've been a court reporter for many years, and I've never covered anything like this: A student deeply committed to her studies, imprisoned solely over writing an op-ed, being made to testify under oath for her own freedom.

Dark, dark stuff.

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Omar Jadwat @omarjadwat.bsky.social · May 9

Humanitarian protection section, US Embassy Pretoria

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Omar Jadwat @omarjadwat.bsky.social · May 1

Art of the deal

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Lesley Abravanel🥂🪩 @lesleyabravanel.bsky.social · Apr 30

Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi was released from federal custody on Wednesday morning following a hearing at the federal courthouse in Burlington. Mahdawi will be allowed to keep permanent residency in Vermont and will still be allowed to go to Columbia www.mynbc5.com/article/mohs...

Detained Palestinian student Mohsen Mahdawi released on conditions

Mahdawi was arrested by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents on April 14 in Colchester while attending a naturalization interview.

www.mynbc5.com

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NPR @npr.org · Apr 29

Speaking to NPR in his first media interview since his detention, lawful permanent U.S. resident Mohsen Mahdawi finds peace in meditation and hopes "America will fulfill its promise."

Detained on verge of U.S. citizenship, Mohsen Mahdawi speaks from Vermont prison

Speaking to NPR in his first media interview since his detention, lawful permanent U.S. resident Mohsen Mahdawi finds peace in meditation and hopes "America will fulfill its promise."

www.npr.org

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · Apr 25

Attorney general Pam Bondi authored a memo instructing ICE to utterly ignore the fourth amendment in conducting Alien Enemies Act arrests and “deportations” to foreign prisons.

Exclusive: DOJ memo offers blueprint to Tren de Aragua deportation plan

Trump administration officials directed police to circumvent courts and pursue gang members into their homes without a warrant, a new document shows.

www.usatoday.com

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Omar Jadwat @omarjadwat.bsky.social · Apr 26

NYC public school parents: please vote in your CEC elections.

Here are recommendations from Families for Change: www.familiesforchangenyc.org/voting

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Omar Jadwat @omarjadwat.bsky.social · Apr 25

Dec: www.courtlistener.com/docket/69862...

Form: www.courtlistener.com/docket/69862...

Sealed Exhibits – #49 in J.A.V. v. Trump (S.D. Tex., 1:25-cv-00072) – CourtListener.com

SEALED EXHIBITS D Cisneros Declaration re: 45 Response in Opposition to Motion, by Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem, Marco Rubio, Donald J. Trump, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Cus...

www.courtlistener.com

Omar Jadwat @omarjadwat.bsky.social · Apr 25

SCOTUS: Govt must give notice at a reasonable time and in such a manner as will allow ppl being targeted under alien enemies act to actually seek habeas relief

Govt: we’ll give them a form, in English, that doesn’t mention habeas or any right to any review and send them to CECOT 12 hours later

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · Apr 25

Criminal warrants from the judiciary are not necessary.

Administrative warrants are recommended “as much as practical”.

So, no warrant needed.

• It provides directives to front-line officers apprehending suspected Tren de Aragua members, suggesting officers obtain a warrant of apprehension and removal "as much as practicable." Those administrative warrants are signed by immigration officers, not judges like criminal warrants.

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Omar Jadwat @omarjadwat.bsky.social · Apr 25

Bondi alien enemies act memo: www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

in addition to saying multiple times that there is no judicial review,

-It says agents can enter homes without a warrant
-It says agents can arrest on "reasonable belief," instead of "probable cause"; including in homes

Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · Apr 25

March 14 Pam Bondi memo called for no due process for those being removed under Alien Enemies Act. Memo obtained & reported on by @usatoday.com
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · Apr 25

March 14 Pam Bondi memo called for no due process for those being removed under Alien Enemies Act. Memo obtained & reported on by @usatoday.com
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

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Molly Crane-Newman @mollycranenewman.bsky.social · Apr 21

Mahmoud Khalil’s wife, Dr. Noor Abdalla, gave birth to their first child today, a baby boy.

In a statement, she said, “My son and I should not be navigating his first days on earth without Mahmoud. ICE and the Trump administration have stolen these precious moments from our family…”

I welcomed our son into the world earlier today without Mahmoud by my side. Despite our request for ICE to allow Mahmoud to attend the birth, they denied his temporary release to meet our son. This was a purposeful decision by ICE to make me, Mahmoud, and our son suffer.
Mahmoud remains unjustly detained in an ICE detention center over 1,000 miles away from his firstborn child. My son and I should not be navigating his first days on earth without Mahmoud. ICE and the Trump administration have stolen these precious moments from our family in an attempt to silence Mahmoud’s support for Palestinian freedom.
I will continue to fight every day for Mahmoud to come home to us. I know when Mahmoud is freed, he will show our son how to be brave, thoughtful, and compassionate, just like his dad.

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Justice Action Center @justiceactionctr.bsky.social · Apr 15

🎉BREAKING: We won! The judge just officially stayed (blocked) the federal notice that was set to end humanitarian parole for Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela on April 24th. The court also granted us class certification. Stay tuned for more details on what this ruling means!

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Apr 13

“BRING HIM HOME” 🔥

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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · Apr 11

"Pete Belton, 44, from Ilkeston says he was shocked to find his forearm featured in a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) document used to help identify alleged members of Tren de Aragua (TdA), a transnational criminal organisation." www.bbc.com/news/article...

British man's tattoo wrongly linked to Venezuelan gang in US government document

A tattoo belonging to a man from Derbyshire has appeared in a US government document used to identify members of Tren de Aragua, a notorious Venezuelan gang, despite the man having no connection to th...

www.bbc.com

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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · Apr 11

The obscenity (and the menace to Jews) of these officials pretending any of this police state assault on our constitutional order has anything to do with concern about antisemitism is off the charts. Just diabolical.

NPR @npr.org · Apr 9

Effective immediately, the government says it will begin screening immigrant social media for activity that officials think indicates support for antisemitism.

U.S. says it is now monitoring immigrants' social media for antisemitism

Effective immediately, the government says it will begin screening immigrant social media for activity that officials think indicates support for antisemitism.

www.npr.org

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